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

Custer County 4-H Postal – December 15, 2025 – February 13, 2026 

Miles City, MT 

Contact custercountyshootingsports@gmail.com for more information about the Miles City Archery, Rifle, & Pistol Postal Match. 

Lewis & Clark County Invitational- January 10th, 2026

Contact 2lc4hss@gmail.com for more information about the Archery, Pistol, Rifle, 3D Match.

Custer County Invitational- January 16-17, 2026

Miles City, MT

Contact custercountyshoootingsports@gmail.com.  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. 

Carbon County Archery Shoot - February 1, 2026 

Red Lodge, MT

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

2026 Pondera County Airgun Match – February 7, 2026 

Conrad, MT 

Contact wendy.wedum@montana.edu for more information about the 2026 Pondera County Airgun Match. 

Pondera 4-H Shooters In-Person Invitational, Mail-in, or Drop-off – February 7, 2026 

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

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 Fallon County Invitational.

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.

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.

 

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 – February 21, 2026 

Dillon, MT 

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

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

Fort Benton, MT

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

Mineral County Archery Shoot - February 28, 2026 

Superior, MT 

Contact LorieCotter@stonetreesolutions.com for questions about the Mineral County Archery Invitational 

Madison County Archery Shoot – March 14-15, 2026 

Ennis, MT 

Contact melissa.ann.cearney@gmail.com for questions about the Madison County Archery Invitational 

 Missoula County Archery Shoot – March 28, 2026 

Missoula, MT 

Contact benhunting47@yahoo.com for questions about the Missoula County Archery Invitational 

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

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.