If you are a parent who would like to have your child participate in a club, there are many active 4-H Shooting sports clubs in NJ. Please visit the county links to the left for locations, main contact person and meeting times of clubs. You can also contact your local Cooperative Extension office to see if new clubs are forming. 4-H Shooting Sports programs for children are also offered at Lindley G. Cook 4-H Camp during the summer camping program.
If you are only interested in competition or individual lessons for you or your child, then 4-H shooting sports may not be for you.
We utilize shooting sports as a vehicle for youth development, and a key component of that is working together in groups. We do have a few opportunities for inter-club matches, and offer an invitational gathering for all clubs in the spring, but we do not focus on creating competitive shooters.
If you are interested in forming a shooting sports club, you will need to first approach your Rutgers Cooperative Extension agent of the county you live in to see you can start a club. Once you get approval and complete the volunteer process, we can get the ball rolling to get your club going. The training to run a shooting sports program is offered in the early fall and on the last weekend of April, and you can get certified in Archery, Air Rifle, or one of the other curriculums. For details about the 14 hour training, please visit the instructor training page. Once certified, you can instruct youth. The State program also can loan a limited amount of archery or air rifle equipment for short periods of time to get your club off the ground.
Atlantic County
Key Leader :Ken Lehberger
Website:Atlantic Clubhouse
Club Disciplines taught: Archery, Rifle
Meeting Location: 3210 Route 50 Mays Landing, NJ
Meeting Dates: 3rd Monday of the month 7-9pm
Club Registration: Typically Begins Late September
Bergen County
Bergen County has a certified instructor, but no clubs to date
Burlington County
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Club Disciplines taught: Archery
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Camden County
No Registered Club at this time
Cape May County Shore Shooters
Key Leader :Colleen and Brian Hayes
Website:Cape May Clubhouse
Club Disciplines taught: Archery
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Essex County
No Registered Club at this time
Gloucester County
No Registered Club at this time
Hudson County
No Registered Club at this time
Hunterdon County Deadeyes
Club Leader: Sherri Peterson
Website: Hunterdon Clubhouse
Meeting Area: Quakertown Recreational Club 95 Quakertown Rd, Quakertown, NJ
Meeting Dates: 4th thursday of the month
Club Focus: Archery and Air Rifle
Club Registration: Ongoing, dependant upon enrollment. Typically September
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Comments: Offer fair demonstrations and exhibits.
Mercer County 4-H Hot Shots Shooting Club
Key Leader : Jay Ottinger and Vincent Shea
Additional Leader: Altaira Bejgrowicz
Website: Mercer Clubhouse
Club Disciplines taught: Archery, Rifle, Shotgun
Meeting Location: Assunpink Wildlife Management Area or Sportsmen’s Center, TBA
Meeting Dates: 1st & 3rd Sundays of the Month, from 1-3pm
Club Registration: Ongoing & dependent upon enrollment
Special Programs: Demonstrations at the County Fair
Comments: Still looking for a local indoor range to host club
Middlesex County Sharpshooter
Key Leaders: Barbara Cruz
Website: Middlesex Clubhouse
Meeting Area: 4-H Log Cabin, Cranbury Rd. East Brunswick, NJ
Meeting Dates: 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each Month
Club Focus: Archery, Air Rifle, 22 Rifle, Shotgun
Club Registration: year round
Special Programs: Summer Camp day Program with Archery, Fundraiser during the fair with Beamhit Rifle system
Comments: Offer additional archery shoots on weekends.
Monmouth County
No Registered Club at this time
Morris County Claybusters
Instructors: Keith Small
Website: Morris Clubhouse
Meeting Area: 1st Presbyterian Church of Rockaway 35 Church St. Rockaway N.J.
Meeting Dates: 1st Thursday of every Month 7:00-9:00pm
Club Focus: clay target shooting
Club Registration: September,but e-mail if after
Special Programs: Community Service
Comments: club,for now strictly clay target shooting shoots at least twice per month
Ocean County Bow benders Archery Club
Key Leader: Frank Mc Gayhey, Tom Mc Gayhey and Craig Newman
Website: Ocean Clubhouse
Meeting Area: Newman's Farm or Black Night Archery Range both in Jackson, NJ
Meeting Dates: Thursdays
Club Focus: Archery
Club Registration: July - ongoing
Special Programs: Offers Clinics and Fair Presentations
Comments: If members provide their email it greatly facilitates getting information out to them so please provide your email to Frank McGayhey
Also, 4H members from surrounding counties without Archery programs would be welcome. Our meetings are closer to parts of Monmouth, Mercer and Burlington Counties than we are to parts of Southern Ocean County.
Please check with your local county agent before signing up if you are from another county.
Passaic County
No Registered Club at this time
Salem County Sharp Shooters
Salem County Sharpshooters
Key Leader: Andrew Hill
Kenneth Alexander John Showler
Website: Salem Clubhouse
Meeting Area: Ware Building Route 45 Woodstown, NJ
Meeting Dates: 3rd Monday of each Month
Club Focus: Rifle
Club Registration: Typically begins in September
Special Programs: Booth / Fundraise at Fair
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Somerset County
Marksmen At Somerset 4-H (M.A.S.H.)
Key Leader :Steven DeSouza and Todd Dagnall
Contact: mash4h@hotmail.com
Website:Somerset Clubhouse
Club Disciplines taught: Rifle
Meeting Location: Somerset 4-H Center, 310 Milltown Rd., Bridgewater, NJ 08807-3587
Meeting Dates:
2nd Tuesday of the month - Business Meeting 7pm
3rd Sunday of the month - Shooting day 9am (off site)Club Registration: We schedule safety training events throughout the year. Please contact us for availability.
There are two clubs in Sussex County, The Shelton Sharpshooters and the Sussex County Sharpshooters
Sussex County Sharpshooters Club
Key Leader :William Hubbell
Website: Sussex Clubhouse
Club Disciplines taught: Archery, Rifle, Shotgun, Muzzleloader and Living history.
Meeting Location: To be announced
Meeting Dates: 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month, Recreational Shoot 2nd Sunday of every month
Club Registration: Typically Begins Late September
Key Leader : Bill Teitsma
Website: Shelton Sharpshooters Clubhouse
Club Disciplines taught: Archery, Rifle, Shotgun, Muzzleloader and Living history.
Meeting Location: Lindley G Cook 4-H Camp, 100 Stuble Road, Branchville, NJ
Meeting Dates: 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month, Recreational Shoot 3rd Sunday of every month
Club Registration: Typically Begins Late September
Union County
There are four clubs in Union County, 2 archery clubs, the Lightening Wheels Club and The Colonial Living History Club .
Archery Clubs Key Leader: Ellen Di Iorio
Website: Union Clubhouse 1 Union Clubhouse 2
Meeting Area: Union County Archery Range Oak Ridge Park Oak Ridge Road Clark, NJ
Meeting Dates: 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month 1 - 4 pm September through June.
Club Focus: Archery Club
Registration: July and August 4-H Office, 300 North Avenue East, Westfield, NJ 908-654-9854, x 2237
Special Programs:4H families annual picnic/projects day in June. Approximately 100 people.
Comments: Lead Instructor Ellen Di Iorio is one of the State Instructor training team members.
Lightening Wheels Club Key Leader : Julie Goerlich
Website: Lightning Wheels Club
Disciplines taught: Archery
Meeting Location: Oak Ridge Park Archery Range, Clark, NJ
Meeting Dates: Mondays, 5–7 p.m. (weather permitting)
Club Registration: UC 4-H office, 300 North Ave E, Westfield. 908-654-9854
Notes: open to Union County residents, 6th – 13th grades
Warren County
No Registered Club at this time