BERTHOUD — As the temperature climbed over 100 degrees on a recent afternoon, 17-year-old Brittany Cawthra used a ramrod to pound a 50-caliber lead ball tightly into her traditional Thompson/Center ...

They may be old-fashioned, but some contestants in 4-H’s annual shooting competitions get a bang out of muzzleloading rifles. The muzzleloading contest was the last of three pre-fair shooting events ...

The Morgan County muzzleloading competition took place on Saturday at Muir Springs. Trever Carritt, senior; and Andrew Schoemaker, junior; respectively led the scoring for muzzleloading. Mark Hanson ...

Photo provided Jack Hutson of Doddridge County earned the top spot in the muzzleloader competition and was crowned national champion at the National 4-H Shooting Sports Competition June 26-July 1 in ...

It's loud and dirty, but that doesn't deter those who enjoy the shooting sport of muzzleloading. Deafening bangs, bright flashes and a cloud of smoke accompanied each shot, but the teenagers involved ...

Jun 27, 2019 Jun 27, 2019 Updated Mar 5, 2020 0 A sibling rivalry on Nebraska’s muzzleloader team has motivated Morgan and Ford Ekhoff to show their potential at this week’s 4-H Shooting Sports ...

PRESS RELEASE WVU Extension Service: The team from West Virginia University Extension’s 4-H youth development program is returning home to West Virginia with a host of medals from the 2022 National ...

History intrigued Raymond Hanson when he was a kid, especially the mid- to late 1800s when the West was being settled. Buffalo hunting was part of this, and the rifles used during that time were of ...