4-H Shooting Sports – Junior Archery (ages 10 -12)

 

Junior Archery campers practice shooting bows at targets on the Bryant Pond archery range.Start with the basics. Build confidence. Discover the fun of archery.

Ready to pick up a bow for the first time? Junior Archery is designed to give young campers a fun and supportive introduction to the sport of archery.

Led by certified 4-H Shooting Sports instructors, campers begin with range safety and equipment basics before heading to the range for plenty of hands-on practice. Along the way, they develop proper shooting form, build accuracy, and gain confidence with every arrow.

Take Your First Shot

Junior Archery is all about building a strong foundation while having fun on the range. Campers progress at their own pace as they learn and practice skills that may include:

  • Archery and range safety
  • Parts and proper use of archery equipment
  • Proper shooting form and technique Aiming and accuracy
  • Genesis bow shooting Introduction to recurve bows as skills
  • progress 3D target shooting
  • Archery games and skill-building challenges

Our Genesis bows are a great fit for beginning archers, allowing campers to focus on developing good shooting habits and confidence. As their skills progress, campers may also have the opportunity to try recurve bows and new shooting challenges.

The goal isn’t simply to hit the bull’s-eye—it’s to help young archers develop the skills, confidence, and enthusiasm to continue enjoying the sport.

And because this is summer camp, the experience goes beyond archery. Campers also enjoy traditional Bryant Pond activities including swimming, canoeing and kayaking, ropes course challenges, hiking, and other camp-wide adventures.

Three campers leap from the dock into the lake while other campers enjoy waterfront time at Bryant Pond.” Camper practices shooting a compound bow during the Hunter Safety Archery program at Bryant Pond. Campers wearing life jackets paddle kayaks across the lake during a summer camp activity at Bryant Pond.

Dates & Registration

Ages: 10–12

2027 Program Dates:

Week #7 (8/8/27-8/13/27)

Cost:  $795.

Registration Information & How to Register

Important Information About Personal Shooting Sports Equipment

Because The University of Maine defines firearms and archery equipment as weapons and has a strict weapons policy for the safety of all, and for liability and insurance reasons, camp program participants are asked not to bring their personal shooting sports equipment to Bryant Pond 4-H Camp & Learning Center without prior authorization from the Camp Director or the Maine 4-H Shooting Sports Program Coordinator. The 4-H Shooting Sports instruction team at Bryant Pond is very familiar with the wide variety of equipment here, and competently provide complete instruction in the shooting sports discipline programs that we offer.

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