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What's New This Week
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- Ambassador Highlights - Makenzie and Shriya featured this week
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June Show - Help find community Sponsors - Use this Donation Form
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Colorado 4-H Shooting Sports Rule Book (Updated 4/2026)
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Breeding day for rabbit meat pens! April 20th…..NO EARLIER.
- Rabbit Vaccination Clinic Available - April 25th
- It's chick time! We have many chicks available for adoption starting next week from our Outreach Embryology programs with local schools. Contact the office if interested.
| | Click the Green Button Below for the detailed schedule for this 4-H year | |
April 16th
Cloverbud Activity Night at CSU Extension Basement at 5:30 pm
April 18th
Livestock Judging Contest
April 25th
Buckle Series Horse Show #3 at DC Fairgrounds Indoor Arena
April 26th
Deadline to Register for Super Saturday in 4-H online
April 27th
Horse Steering Committee Meeting at CSU Extension Basement at 6:30 pm
April 27th
Deadline to Register for MQA
April 28th
Cowboys 4-H Dog Practice - Open to All Dog Youth at Multipurpose Barn North at 5:30 pm
RSVP Required
April 30th, May 1st
Meat Quality Assurance (MQA) at Kirk Hall see details below
RSVP Required
May 1st
LAST Day to Add/Drop a 4-H Project
IDs Due for Cat, Swine, Breeding Sheep, Breeding Goats, Breeding Beef
Deadline for Youth Council and Horse Scholarships
May 2nd
Super Saturday Contests at Kirk Hall and CSU Extension Basement check in starts at 8:00 am
May 4th
Youth and Leader's Council Meetings at CSU Extension Basement at 6:30 pm
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Meat Quality Assurance MQA Sessions will be April 30th and May 1st.
Click Here for more details and RSVP Here
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Reminder: Last Day to Add or Drop a 4-H Project is May 1st
Email the Extension Office to Add a General Project (other than Shooting Sports) or Drop any project by May 1st.
SAVE THE DATE: Fair Entry will be open
June 2nd at 10 am through June 17th at 5 pm.
Fair Entry is the tool the Fair uses to register for every Fair Show, Contest and Project Completion Entries. You will register for Exhibit Day, Shooting Sports contests, Animal Shows, etc. at this time. More information will be coming in the next weeks, but please mark these dates on your families 4-H Calendar.
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Meet your Douglas County 4-H Ambassadors
This week: Makenzie & Shriya
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Mark your Calendar for these General Project Events Coming up:
- May 2nd - Super Saturday
- July 17th - Exhibit Day Project ONLY - Project Drop Off Noon - 6:00 pm
- July 18th - Exhibit Day
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Douglas County Super Saturday Contests
Saturday, May 2nd, 20226
Click the buttons below for detailed information on this event.
Deadline to Register for Super Saturday Contests is April 26th.
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Mark your Calendar for these Shooting Sports Project Activities Coming up:
- April 15th - Hunter Safety Cards are Due
- June 26th - Practice Cards Due by 5:00 pm
- County Shoot
- Saturday, June 27th - Western Heritage Contests
- Tuesday, July 7th - Air Pistol and Rifle Contests
- Wednesday, July 8th - Archery Contests
- Saturday, July 11th - .22 Pistol, .22 Rifle, Muzzleloader Contests
- Sunday, July 12th - Shotgun Contests
- Wednesday, July 15th - Shooting Sports Awards Banquet
- State Shoot
- Weekend 1 - August 22-23
- .22 Rifle, Air Rifle, Air Pistol, Archery, Muzzleloading
- Weekend 2 - September 5-6
- .22 Pistol, Shotgun
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County Practice Signups
Reminder, you must have your 2026 Practice Card to be able to participate at 4-H Shooting Sports Practices (see messages above).
Click the links below to use the Signup Genius to sign up for a practice. Signing up is your commitment to Show Up and Participate at this practice. Practice schedules will fill up, waitlists are available. Please be sure to delete your spot at a practice if you are unable to attend in the Signup Genius or call the Extension Office at 720-733-6940. This will open up a spot for another member to attend practice.
You will get a warning from the office if you are a no-show to practice and you will lose ability to sign up for future practices, so please be courteous to let us know if you need to cancel well in advance, Thank you!
Sign Up Tips:
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Remember to sign up for each Youth that will be attending practice. Only one youth per slot please.
- Please be sure to sign up for the Discipline you will be shooting (example, .22 Rifle / Air Rifle / Air Pistol / .22 Pistol / Muzzleloader)
- Arrive early to help setup the range and get the most out of practice, stay to help clean up
- Thank your Leaders!
Douglas County 4-H: Shotgun Practices
Douglas County 4-H: Archery Practices
Douglas County 4-H: Firearm Practices (.22/Air/Muzzleloader)
| | Deadline for MQA Registration is April 27th, 2026. | | |
Upcoming Shows sponsored by
Douglas County Youth Council
| | Registration through the Showman App coming May 1st! | | |
The Douglas County Livestock Judging Team will have wholes or halves of bulk pork available. If you’ve been wanting to fill your freezer or just want to support the team, this is a great chance to do both!
Wholes are $325 + processing, and processing will be done at Stagecoach Meat Company so you can get it cut exactly how you want. Processing will cost around $400 depending on hanging weight and cuts ordered. The pigs go to slaughter on April 20th, so let us know soon if you want one!
Message Lonny Trehal at 303-243-0155 if you have any questions or are interested!
| | Weekly Equine Webinars will be starting March 26th, Click the button above and the save the date for these informative sessions! | | The Douglas County 4-H Horse Steering Committee is proud to present the Douglas County Buckle Series again this year! | | |
The Douglas County 4-H Horse Steering Committee is proud to present the Douglas County Buckle Series again this year!
This year the show will include: Showmanship, English Equitation (Pattern and Rail classes), Show Hack, English Control/Hunter Hack, Western Horsemanship (Pattern and Rail classes), Ranch Riding, and Reining/Western Riding. We will have divisions for Walk/Trot (limited to Douglas County 4-H youth only), 8-13, 14-18 and 19+.
The Horse Steering Committee would love to see you all at the Douglas County Fairgrounds on these dates: Sunday March 22nd, April 25th, May 17th, and June 13th.
For more information, please utilize the links below:
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Breeding day for rabbit meat pens is April 20th…..NO EARLIER.
Earlier breeding dates will be DQd.
Should be born on approximately May 21st.
Meat Pen of 3 Rabbits Eligibility Requirements:
- Each rabbit must be no more than 69 days old and weaned from the doe on the day of show.
- Each rabbit must weigh between 3.5 pounds and 5.5 pounds.
- All 3 rabbits must be the same breed and color.
- The rabbits can be either gender.
- Rabbits must be purebred.
- Rabbit Breed must be a Meat/Commercial Breed.
- All rabbits must be tattooed.
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GOAT Project Opportunities
Message from your Fair Superintendent: Please keep an eye out on Facebook pages for Goat Shows that may interest you.
- Market goat shows Weld county goat extravaganza
- Ring of success
- Cbga memorial day show
- United we show
- Red carpet
- Briggsdale
- Cbga labor day show
- June show
And many more can be found on the showmanapp
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We will have a few batches of Chicks hatched from our Extension school embryology programs. We will have many chicks available to adopt in the next 2 weeks, through April 24th.
Please click the link above for more information and to signup if interested in adopting some chicks!
| | Scholarship / Career Opportunities | | |
Douglas County 4-H Youth Council Scholarship
and Horse Stipend
Applications Due May 1st
Click below to view Application Packet and details Instructions to apply.
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Virtual Career Night for Teens
WHEN: April 19, 2026 - 5:00 p.m. (MDT)
WHO CAN WATCH: Anyone wanting to learn about career opportunities.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE: It’s online, so once you register for this free program at the link below a Zoom link will emailed to you: https://wyoming4h.org/virtual-career-night
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Community Opportunities
Click on images below for Flyer Information
| | CALF - Colorado Agricultural Leadership Foundation | | |
Looking for a summer camp that’s anything but ordinary? Camp CALF is all about hands-on fun and real ranch experiences! Campers should expect to get muddy, dirty, and outdoors while hanging out with farm animals and learning a wide variety of skills.
From archery and boat races to bird seed bombs and more, Camp CALF creates unforgettable memories while connecting kids to agriculture in meaningful ways.
Sign up your kids now - spots are going fast: https://thecalf.org/camp-calf.html
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Looking for an Animal Clinic or Show to attend with your animals?
Colorado State 4-H has provided a one stop shop that will list upcoming events month by month. Click the button below to check this out!
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CONTACTS
Guinevere Nelson, Director - guinevere.nelson@colostate.edu
Mercedes Glenn, 4-H Animal & Equine Science Agent - mercedes.glenn@colostate.edu
Sylvia Worcester, Extension Finance and Program Coordinator - sylvia.worcester@colostate.edu
Julie Tanaka, Extension Program Coordinator - julie.tanaka@colostate.edu
Any other inquiries can be sent to: info.douglascoextension@gmail.com
Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 8 am - 5 pm, Closed Fridays
All Blast Submissions Must Be Sent into the Office by 12:00 PM the Wednesday Before You Would Like Your Information Added
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