WFC adheres to the Boy Scouts of America’s longstanding policy of teaching its youth and adult members the safe, responsible, intelligent
handling, care, and use of firearms, air rifles, BB guns, and archery equipment in planned, carefully managed, and supervised programs. BSA range sports covered in the Shooting Sports Manual include: Archery, BB, Airguns, Slingshot, Catapult, Rockets, Rifle, Shotgun, Pistols, Tomahawk, and Knife Throwing.
and values-based leadership training. Shooting sports have the ability to attract and retain youth in the movement. Millions of young people participate
in one or more of the sports annually guided by adult volunteers who have the training and knowledge to provide quality programs in a safe and effective way. The Range & Target Activities (RATA) Committee verifies qualified supervision, appropriate planning, approved ranges, and proper equipment is available for all shooting sports events. The committee supports the Council’s goals of ensuring training opportunities for leaders to help them support safe and authorized marksmanship activities.
Let us help YOU to promote range sports and safety in YOUR PROGRAM CALENDAR!
WFC Range & Target Activities Committee:
Chairman: Clark Guy
WFC Staff Advisor: Marcus Ragland
Vice-Chair Training: Paul Anderson
Vice-Chair Equipment: George Caldwell
Vice-Chair Admin: Arienne Simon
Events Supported: All Council events (WFC Resident Camps, Day Camps, Cub Leader Range Master Courses), OA events, Exploring and Venturing events, District Camporees. Reviews and planning take time, so contact us well in advance of your planned event.
All requests to allow or support a shooting sport (archery, rifle, pistol, shotgun, slingshot, BB, tomahawk/knife throwing or other range sports) at ANY event held in WFC (Council or District) must be authorized by the Chairman of the Council RATA Committee.
By BSA standards, the event is not authorized for shooting sports activities unless event approval is
received from the Council Shooting Sports Committee Chairman and may risk loss of BSA insurance.
2025 WFC RATA SUPPORTED EVENTS :
Range Master and Archery Level 1 Instructor Training
WFC Cub Day Camps
NRA and USAA basic and instructor courses
WFC Sporting Clays Tournament
Page Updated 2025-2-07
