Lancaster County 4‑H is offering an Archery Contest on Saturday, Nov. 23, 8 a.m. at the Nebraska Game and Parks Turpin Outdoor Education Center, 4703 N. 44th St., Lincoln. Register by Monday, Nov. 11 at https://go.unl.edu/archerycontest2025. To participate, youth must be ages 8–18 (by January 1 of the current year) and actively enrolled in the 4‑H shooting sports project under the direct supervision of a certified 4‑H shooting sports instructor. Participants exhibiting unsafe practices may be disqualified from the contest at the discretion of the superintendent.
The contest will consist of 12 ends of 5 arrows on an NFAA Indoor 40 cm target. Scoring X, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 from the center out. Archers will be classified according to age division and bow style.
Age divisions:
• Junior — Ages 8–11 (10 yards)
• Intermediate — Ages 12–14 (10 yards for Basic Bow (BB); 20 yards for all other bow styles)
• Senior — Ages 15–18 (20 yards)
In addition to age divisions, archers are classified according to bow styles:
• Freestyle Limited Recurve (FSLR) — Longbow or recurve that must be shot with fingers. Sights without magnification and stabilizers are allowed.
• Basic Bow (BB) — Compound, recurve, or longbow that must be shot with fingers. No sights allowed.
• Freestyle Limited (FSL) — Any compound bow that must be shot with fingers. Sights, stabilizers, and peep sights are allowed.
• Freestyle (FS) — Same as Freestyle Limited, except must be shot with mechanical release.
• Bowhunter Freestyle (BHFS) — Same as Freestyle, except stabilizer cannot exceed 12 inches, pin sights only (no magnification). Sights cannot be adjusted after the first scoring arrow.
This is a Lancaster County Super Fair contest held before the fair and premium payouts must be picked up Monday, Aug. 4, 2025 7–11 a.m. at the Sandhills Global Event Center – Ag Society Hall. If you have questions, contact Kate Pulec at kpulec3@unl.edu or 402-441-7180.