Shooting Sports
Welcome to the Lafayette County Shooting Sports Page
Lafayette County Shooting Sports Disciplines: Archery, Air Rifle, Air Pistol, .22 Rifle, .22 Pistol, Shotgun
**IF you are interested in participating, please update your 4-H projects in 4-H Online or reach out to the Extension Office to be placed on the rosters to receive the email notifications for practices.
4-H Archery Clinics are starting for 2025-2026
*Archery clinics will be taking place on Sundays at the Gratiot Community Center gymnasium located at 5630 Main St. Gratiot, WI from 1:00-3:00 pm
January 11
April 12
January 25
April 26
February 8
June TBD
February 22
March 8
March 22
* April 26 – Practice or 150 round section of the Fair Shoot. June TBD – Outdoor Practice. TBD – 3-D round of the Fair Shoot.
Shooting Sports Expectations, Emergency, and Release & Consent Forms
Whistle Commands
**Follow the whistle commands given by the range commander. If you are not familiar with the whistle commands
ask the range commander to give verbal commands with the whistle blasts until you are familiar with them.
WHISTLE: TWO BLASTS
VERBAL: “Archers to the shooting line.”
(Meaning: Pick up the bow and move into position on the shooting line. Do not pick up the arrows.)
WHISTLE: ONE BLAST
VERBAL: “Begin Shooting”
(Meaning: Archers may take the arrows out of the quivers and begin shooting.)
WHISTLE: THREE BLASTS
VERBAL: “Walk forward and get your arrows,”
(Meaning: Archers have completed shooting. All archers have set their bows down and are standing
behind the waiting line. They may now go forward to the target line and pull their arrows.)
WHISTLE: FIVE OR MORE BLASTS (series of blasts)
VERBAL: “STOP, STOP, STOP, STOP” or CEASE FIRE”
(Meaning: Immediately let down and put arrows back in the quiver, and step tack behind the
waiting line. There is an emergency on the range.)
Parts of a Bow
Parts of an Arrow
4-H Air Rifle Clinics for 2025-2026
Archery clinics are held at the Darlington Gun Club located at 148 Gun Club Rd., Darlington. Enrolled youth (parent’s) will receive email notifications a week ahead for upcoming clinics with the registration links.
January 16
January 31
January 17
February 6 **Make-up from January 23
January 23 **Rescheduled-COLD
January 24
January 30
4-H Air Pistol Clinics for 2025-2026
4-H .22 Clinics for 2025-2026
4-H Shotgun/Trap Clinics for 2025-2026
