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.
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tlantic 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
This summer McGuire Youth Programs partnered with Garden State Archery Club in Jacobstown, NJ and the Burlington County 4-H Cooperative Extension to develop a 4-H Archery Club for our youth in the 4th-8th grades. Garden State Archers purchased twelve youth bows, opened their club to our youth, and provided 4-H certified instructors. The Burlington County 4-H office paid for the 4-H Shooting Sports instructors’ course as well as providing funding to purchase arrows, arm guards and fletching.
Our program offered two separate archery clubs, one for 4th-6th graders and one for the Middle School youth 7th & 8th grade. Each club had twelve members. The members spent the summer learning the history of archery, archery safety, arrow fletching, shooting techniques, bow maintenance, scoring, setting up a practice course and a true love for the sport. By the end of the summer, the youth were setting up the practice area and they even went out on the course to shoot at distances up to thirty yards. As soon as we get through the NJ winter, our youth will start shooting again. Thanks to the support of all of our partners, this club was a HUGE success.Camden County
No Registered Club at this time
Cape May County
Key Leader :Colleen and Brian Hayes
Website:Cape May Clubhouse
Club Disciplines taught: Archery
Meeting Location:
Meeting Dates:
Club Registration:
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
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
Special Programs:
Comments: Offer fair demonstrations and exhibits.
Mercer County
Key Leader : Jay Ottinger and Vincent Shea
Additioanl 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
Key Leaders: Cheryl Wankmueller and Debra Videla
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
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
Ocean County Bow benders Archery Club
Key Leader: Frank Mc Gayhey and Tom Mc Gayhey
Website: Ocean Clubhouse
Meeting Area: Black Night Archery Range Jackson, NJ
Meeting Dates: Sundays 1pm - 3pm and Thursdays in the Spring
Club Focus: Archery
Club Registration: July - ongoing
Special Programs: Offers Clinics and Fair Presentations
Comments:
Passaic County
No Registered Club at this time
Salem County
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
Comments:
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 : Linda Pierson
Website: Sussex 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 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 three clubs in Union County, 2 archery clubs and The Colonial Living History Club .
Key Leader: Ellen Di Iorio
Website: Union Clubhouse 1
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: Archery Instructor Training offered in Union County - Please see Calendar for training dates 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.
Warren County
No Registered Club at this time