Complete your Range & Target Merit Badges – 9/26

Time to finish that Blue Card!

DATE: Saturday, September 26, 2026

START TIME: 9:00am

END TIME: Noon

LOCATION: Camp Loud Thunder, 9906 175th St W, Illinois City, IL

WHO: Scouts BSA Youth, ages 11 and up with a partial blue card in Archery, Rifle Shooting, or Shotgun Shooting

COST: 

  • Archery: $2.00
  • Rifle Shooting: $6.00
    • Includes 25 rounds of ammuntion & targets
    • Additional ammunition & targets are available at $4.00 per 25 rounds.
  • Shotgun Shooting: $20.00
    • Includes 25 rounds of ammuntion & targets
    • Additional ammunition & targets are available at $15.00 per 25 rounds.

COURSE QUESTIONS: Contact Harold Cover at [email protected] or 563-320-5372

REGISTRATION QUESTIONS: Contact the Illowa Council Service Center at [email protected] or 563-388-7233

About this Merit Badge Clinic

This is a chance to complete your Archery or Rifle Shooting merit badges if you have a partial blue card. This is NOT a complete merit badge opportunity.

No personal firearms or ammunition is permitted.

Participants must bring their Partial Blue Card.

Archery: We will work on shooting requirements option B, f2

Rifle Shooting: We will work on shooting requirements option A, 2k & l.

If there are more shooters than the range will hold, we will rotate the shooting line every 25 minutes.

Shotgun Shooting: We will work on shooting requirements.

Registration Information

Online registration is open through September 23, 2026, at midnight.