McDowell County 4-H young Guns shootings sports teams recently competed at the North Carolina State 4-H Shooting Sports Tournament in Ellerbe, North Carolina. McDowell 4-Hers joined of 300 other youth from around the state to try their hand at shotgun, archery, rifle, black powder, air rifle, and air pistol. McDowell 4-H took two teams this year that included; Levi Pittman, Austin Staton, Maggie Gouge, Jacob Shultz, Ethan Gill, Sterling Smith and Austin Hogan. The Young Guns would like to say a special thank you to The Friends of the NRA for equipment and the Carolina West Shooting Club in Nebo for use of their facilities to practice. The teams will start preparing in January for the North Carolina Wildlife tournament to be held in March. For more information on youth shooting sports or 4-H please contact Chad Ray at 652-8104.
