Montana 4-H Shooting Sports events provide 4-H Shooting Sports members with opportunities to participate in fun and educational competitive matches in archery, air rifle, air pistol, and small bore rifle.  The State Shoot is open to all 4-H members enrolled in these disciplines, and is also the qualifying event for teens (14+) hoping to compete at the National 4-H Tournament in air rifle, air pistol, or small bore.  Archery and other disciplines have separate qualifying matches.

Montana 4-H Shooting Sports Qualifying Events

The following events serve as the qualifier to participate in the National 4-H Shooting Sports Invitational in June.

Age Requirements - Participants must have passed their 14th birthday by January 1 of the current year and may not have passed their 19th birthday before January 1 of the current year in which the 4-H Shooting Sports National Championships are held.

Archery Pre-Qualifier - Sunday, April 4th, 2026

Livingston Rod and Gun Club

Contact Sid Amaro at sramaro350@gmail.com for information about the Archery Pre-Qualifier. 

Archery Qualifier - Sunday, April 26th, 2026

Livingston Rod and Gun Club

Contact Sid Amaro at sramaro350@gmail.com for information about the Archery Qualifier. 

Muzzleloader Qualifier - Sunday, April 25th, 2026

Livingston Rod and Gun Club

Contact Jim Sykes at msykes1@wispwest.net for information about the Muzzleloader Qualifier. 

2025-2026 County Shooting Sports Events

Archery, Pistol, Rifle, 3D Match- January 10th, 2026

Contact 2qtrcircle@gmail.com for more information about the Archery, Pistol, Rifle, 3D Match.

Cascade County Postal Match - TBD

Great Falls, MT

Contact cascadecoshootingsports@gmail.com for more information about the Cascade County Postal Match.

Fallon County Invitational- Feburary 6-7, 2026

Baker, MT

Contact Fallon2@montana.edu  more information about the Cascade County Postal Match.

Archery, Rifle, & Pistol Match - TBD

Miles City, MT

Contact jessica.blankenship2@montana.edu for more information about the Miles City Archery, Rifle, & Pistol Match.

Archery, Rifle, Pistol, & Hunting Match - January 24, 2026

Kalispell, MT

Contact davisgka@gmail.com for more information about the Kalispell Archery, Rifle, Pistol, & Hunting Match.

Marias Fair Invitational - TBD

Shelby, MT

Contact brent.hanson.bh@gmail.com for more information about the Marias Fair Invitational.

Register for the Marias Fair Invitational.

Carbon County Archery Shoot - TBD

Red Lodge, MT

Contact carboncountyarchery@gmail.com for more information about the Carbon County Archery Shoot.

2026 Pondera County Airgun Match - TBD

Conrad, MT

Contact wendy.wedum@montana.edu for more information about the 2025 Pondera County Airgun Match.

Bitterroot 4-H Archery Invitational - TBD

Victor, MT

Contact Hope Earp at (406)961-4615 or via email at montana4hroots@yahoo.com for more information about the Bitterroot Archers Tournament.

Broadus Sharp Shooters Invitational - TBD

Broadus, MT

Contact Kelda Page at (406)436-2424 or kelda.page@montana.edu for more information about the Broadus Sharp Shooters Invitational.

Pondera 4-H Shooters In-Person Invitational, Mail-in, or Drop-off - TBD

Conrad, MT

Contact Wendy Wedum for more information at wendy.wedum@montana.edu. 

Cascade County Invitational - TBD

Great Falls, MT

Contact cascadecoshootingsports@gmail.com for more information about the Cascade County Postal Match.

Fred Grant Memorial Invitational - February 14, 2026

Ronan, MT

For more information contact Bob Cornwell at 3cb.cornwell@gmail.com. 

Yellowstone County 4-H Shooting Sport Invitational- TBD

Billings, MT

Contact Brandy Butler at brandy.butler@montana.edu or (406)256-2828 for more information about the Yellowstone County 4-H Shooting Sport Invitational.

Beaverhead County Invitational - TBD

Dillon, MT

Contact jsutton@limaschoolmt.org for more information about the Beaverhead County Invitational.

Choteau County Archery, Target Bow, and 3D Invitations - February 28, 2026

Fort Benton, MT

Contact tyler.lane@montana.edu for questions about the Choteau County Archery Invitation.

 

2026 State Shooting Sports Events

State Shooting Sports Invitational - March 6-8, 2026

Visit the State Shoot page for more information.

State 4-H Shotgun Qualifier - 2026 To Be Confirmed

Email Scott Francis for further details about the State 4-H Shotgun Qualifier at scott.francis@montana.edu.

State Western Heritage - 2026 To Be Confirmed

Missoula, MT

For more information about the State Western Heritage Competition, contact scott.francis@montana.edu.

2026 National Shooting Sports Events

2025 4-H Shooting Sports National Quiz Bowl

The 2025 4-H Shooting Sports National Quiz Bowl registration portal is now open. Quizzes this year are comprised of 50 new questions for Intermediate/Seniors and 25 new questions for Juniors as a mix of General 4-H, STEM, Rifle, Pistol, Shotgun, Archery, Hunting Skills, and Western Heritage - hosted on a brand new, exciting, hopefully trouble free, platform.

Quiz Bowl registration price is the same as last year, $10 for individuals and $40 for teams.

Team members are automatically scored as individuals and receive individual awards/recognition as well as awards/recognition. Upon registration you will be provided with a link to the study materials and a personal quiz link.

The 2025 quiz bowl dates are to be confirmed. You will only have one chance to take the quiz. Quiz scores are based on the number of correct answers and the amount of time remaining in the quiz.

View quiz bowl information, registration links, and study guides.

National Shoot - June 21-26, 2026

For more information about National Shoot, contact scott.francis@montana.edu.

National Western Heritage - To Be Confirmed

Visit the Western Heritage website for further information.