Hunting

A young man wearing orange aims his rifle in an open field.


Do you want to learn to identify wildlife, call to game, select camo, and plan for a camping trip? These are just a few of the things you’ll learn as you “travel the trails” in this discipline!

The hunting discipline engages youth ages 8-18 in the area of wildlife education and outdoor experiences.  This discipline utilizes many aspects of hunting to teach youth the importance of hunting as a wildlife management tool, along with identification and ecology of a myriad of wild animal species. 

 

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A 4-H’er wearing sunglasses tallies arrows in a colorful paper archery target.
Filed Under: 4-H, 4-H Shooting Sports, STEM – Science Technology Engineering and Math June 13, 2019

LOUISVILLE, Miss. -- The Mississippi State University Extension Service will hold the North Mississippi 4-H Summer Camp Explore July 23-26 in Winston County.

Brandy Barnes, a member of the Mississippi State University Extension Service Hinds County 4-H, prepares for shooting sports practice in Byram on Feb. 29, 2016. She earned one of four spots on the National 4-H Shooting Sports Championship team and will compete in the .22-caliber rifle division in Grand Island, Nebraska, June 26-July 1, 2016. (Photo by MSU Extension Service/Susan Collins-Smith)
Filed Under: 4-H, 4-H Shooting Sports April 5, 2016

RAYMOND, Miss. -- Brandy Barnes’ excitement is building, but she keeps a cool head at the firing range.

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