Ninety-eight 4-H members from eight counties participated in the Northwest District 4-H Trap Shoot on Saturday, Oct. 15, at the Grand National Gun Club near Enid.

There were four junior teams, 11 intermediate teams and seven senior teams that competed from the West District.

There were 11 shooting sports teams that represented Kingfisher County In the Junior Division, the team of Jameson Ladwig (Hennessey), Addison Huntsberger (Hennessey), Beau Whittenburg (Hennessey) and Jake Rother (Okarche) placed first.

Whittenburg was second individually in the competition.

In the Intermediate Division, the team of Kaleb Peach (Hennessey), Trent Choate (Hennessey), Mason McGee (Hennessey) and Hudson Mueggenborg (Okarche) was second.

McGee tied for second individually.

The team of Reid Witt (Kingfisher), Hagen Swanson (Dover), Brok Cooper (Hennessey) and Sam Kroener (Okarche) placed third in the Senior Division.

Also participating from Kingfisher County were: Rylan Burns, Tyson Evans, Will Finley, Josh Finley and Merrin Evans of Kingfisher; Carson Wright, Wagner Endres, Will Kroener, Brady Alig, Holden Schieber, Gabe Vogt, Grady Rother, Henry McIlvain, Sam Henderson, Colton Wright, Tyler Marinelli, Hayden Wittrock, Grady Krittenbrink, Tenley Ludwig, Carly Rother, Colin Stover, Conagher Taylor, Grant Krittenbrink, Hayden Robinson, Parker Schieber, Jake Henrichs and Ryan Mayo, all of Okarche; Blake Wilburn of Cashion; and Tyson Sturgill, Brooklyn Martin and Kaden Kennedy of Hennessey.

The State Trap Shoot was held Oct. 23 at the Oklahoma Trap and Skeet Association in El Reno.

There were 236 4-H members from 17 counties competing.

That included nine junior teams, 20 intermediate teams and 24 senior teams.

Eleven shooting sports teams represented Kingfi sher County.

In the Junior Division the team of Ladwig, Huntsberger, Whittenburg and Rother placed second while Tyson Evans, Carson Wright and Endres placed ninth.

Individually, Ladwig was eighth, Huntsberger tied for 10th, Whittenburg tied for 12th and Jake Rother tied for 14th.

In the Intermediate Division, the team of Peach, Choate, McGee and Mueggenborg placed second.

Holden Schieber, Will Finley, Vogt and Grady Rother placed fifth.

Sturgill, Will Kroener and Alig tied for 10th.

Also McIlvain, Henderson, Colton Wright and Marinelli were 12th; Stover, Taylor, Grant Krittenbrink and Robinson placed 15th; Bella Hufnagel (Okarche), Cooper Anderson (Okarche), Holland Carnott (Okarche) and Tate Bias (Okarche) placed 17th; and Wittrock, Grady Krittenbrink, Ludwig and Carly Rother placed 18th.

Among the indivduals, Choate was fourth, and Will Kroener and Mueggenborg tied for 15th.

In the Senior Division, the team of Kennedy, Swanson, Cooper and Sam Kroener tied for eighth place. Merrin Evans, Josh Finley, Parker Schieber and Henrichs placed 22nd.

Kennedy tied for 16th individually.

Shooting sports continues to be one of the fastest growing projects available to 4-H members in Oklahoma and across the nation.

What began in 1982 with just shotgun (trap) shooting now includes training and competition in air rifle, air pistol, black powder, archery, small bore rifle, small bore pistol and living history.

To become involved in the Oklahoma 4-H shooting sports program, youth must meet 4-H enrollment requirements.

Any boy or girl residing in or attending school in Oklahoma may enroll in Oklahoma 4-H after he or she has reached age 9. A completed 4-H enrollment card must be on file with their local Extension Office.

To participate in 4-H shooting sports-trap shoot, 4-H members must meet the above requirements plus be 10 years old, must be certifi ed through the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Hunter Safety Program and receive a minimum of eight hours of instruction by a certified 4-H shooting sports instructor.

“Like other 4-H projects, shooting sports depends on willing adults to work with the youth,” said Heather Jones, Kingfisher County Extension educator for 4-H youth development.

Oklahoma 4-H shooting sports requires adults to be 21 years of age (18 for archery), pass a 12-hour coaches training course and have no felony convictions.

“4-H members learn valuable life skills in the Oklahoma 4-H shooting sports program,” Jones added. “Gun safety is stressed at every practice and contest. Teamwork, responsibility and commitment are taught. 4-H shooting sports also strengthens families, as a high percentage of parents and even grandparents are in attendance at practice and contests.”

Jones said there are other benefits.

“4-H members also have the opportunity to make and enter projects related to shooting sports in county and state fairs sharing with others what they have learned in this 4-H project,” she said.

“Many trap shooters develop speeches and illustrated presentations and present in club meetings or contests. They can also report on their shooting sports project in their county 4-H record book and receive awards and recognition including $1,000 scholarships at the state level.”

For more information on 4-H shooting sports, contact Jones at 405-375-3822 or go online at http://oklahoma4h. okstate.edu.