Inspiring youth to:

• Learn care for and safety of archery equipment (recurve and compound)
• Demonstrate safety through practice, talks, demonstrations and exhibits
• Demonostrate skills in archery through local, district and state events
• Explore career areas in relation to archery

Inspiring youth to:

• Learn care for and safety of air pistol equipment
• Demonstrate safety through practice, talks, demonstrations and exhibits
• Demonstrate skills in air pistols through local, district and state events
• Explore career areas in relation to air pistol

Inspiring youth to:

• Learn care for and safety of air rifle equipment
• Demonstrate safety through practice, talks, demonstrations and exhibits
• Demonstrate skills in air rifle through local, district, and state events
• Explore career areas in relation to air rifle.

Inspiring youth to:

• Learn care for and safety of bb guns.
• Demonstrate safety through practice, talks, demonstrations and exhibits
• Demonstrate skills in bb gun through local, district, state and national events.
• Explore career areas in relation to bb guns.

Investigate topics such as:

• The history, ethics, laws, and careers around hunting
• Types of hunting and outdoor equipment
• Preparing/planning for hunting including firearm safety and outdoor survival skills
• Hunting skills and techniques such as tracking game, field care and processing of game
• Characteristics of popular game species and wildlife identification
• Explore career areas in relation to hunting skills

Inspiring youth to:

• Learn care for and safety of muzzleloading equipment
• Demonstrate safety through practice, talks, demonstrations and exhibits
• Demonstrate skills in muzzleloading through local, district, and state events
• Explore career areas in relation to muzzleloading

Inspiring youth to:

• Learn care for and safety of shotgun equipment
• Demonstrate safety through practice, talks, demonstrations and exhibits
• Demonstrate skills in shotgun through local, district, and state events
• Explore career areas in relation to shotgun

Inspiring youth to:

• Learn care for and safety of .22 pistol equipment
• Demonstrate safety through practice, talks, demonstrations and exhibits
• Demonstrate skills in .22 pistol through local, district, and state events
• Explore careers in relation to .22 pistol

Inspiring youth to:

• Learn care for and safety of .22 rifle equipment
• Demonstrate safety through practice, talks, demonstrations and exhibits
• Demonstrate skills in .22 rifle through local, district, and state events
• Explore careers in relation to .22 rifle

Inspiring youth to:

• Instill the practices of firearm safety, personal responsibility, and marksmanship along with an appreciation for American history.
• Learn in a participatory living history style through the use of historically accurate firearms, clothing, and accessories representative of the years 1860-1900.
• Optional: Create an “alias,” or name/costume representative of a character in the Old West.