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

Cascade County 4-H Postal Match – December 1, 2025 – February 27, 2026 

Great Falls, MT 

Contact smkirby19@yahoo.com for more information about the Great Falls Archery, Rifle, & Pistol Postal Match. 

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 

Helena, MT 

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

Archery, Rifle, & Pistol Match – January 16-17, 2026 

Miles City, MT 

Contact custercountyshootingsports@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. 

Shelby-Marias Fair Invitational – February 1, 2026  

Shelby, MT 

Contact  blazingarrows4h@gmail.com for more information about the Shelby Archery Shoot. 

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.  

Fallon County Invitational - February 6-7, 2026 – Cancelled for 2026 

Baker, MT 

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

Fred Grant Memorial Invitational - February 14, 2026 – Cancelled for 2026 

Ronan, MT 

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

Cascade County 4-H Shoulder Match – February 21, 2026 – February 22, 2026 

Great Falls, MT 

Contact smkirby19@yahoo.com for more information about the Great Falls Archery, Rifle, & Pistol Match. 

Yellowstone County 4-H Shooting Sport Invitational – February 21, 2026 

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. 

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

Fort Benton, MT 

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

 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.