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In a few months, Anderson and her friend and fellow archer, Hailey Schroeder, will have a new place to practice and compete. The new 4 H Outdoor Adventure Center in Brookings currently under construction will house Olympic sized archery lanes.

"Not having a permanent range in the past has kind of been hard, but with a new place like this; we going to be able to come here all the time and shoot and honestly it going to help me a lot more in my shooting and becoming a better shooter and I so excited for that," 14 year old Hailey Schroeder said.

"We can have 40 lanes of shooting, actually 50 Black Nike Air Vapormax Flyknit if we need to. We can 50 archers lined up here shooting, 40 archers in an Olympic arrangement, shooting archery. We can have tournaments, host tournaments in Brookings," 4 H Shooting Sports Instructor Jim Adkins said.

Brookings High School Junior Courtney Anderson has shattered archery records and has even been invited to a Junior Olympic camp. The only problem is: where to practice.

"That really our goal, to get kids and some members of their family, parents or grandparents, to come out here; get together have fun and creative memories; that what we want to do," Swanson said.

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"Air pistol, air rifle, 22 pistol, 22 rifle," Swanson said.

"Our goal is to get as many kids involved in archery as we can," Nancy Swanson, Executive Director of the South Dakota 4 H Foundation said.

The Dakota Nature Park consists of a series of ponds for fishing, mountain bike trials and cross country ski trails.

go down to Yankton," 16 year old Courtney Anderson said.

The Center leaders say not only will the outdoor programs and shooting sports benefits the kids who participate, but they hope the Outdoor Adventure Center can be a destination for everyone.

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room. That where a new four million dollar facility in Brookings comes in. And the new Outdoor Adventure Center will offer so much more than target practice.

While all the shooting sports will take place inside this building once it is complete; the idea is to get kids outside to get them active in the 135 acre Dakota Nature Park.

not just archery; this 30,000 square foot building will house other ranges for 4 H shooting sports.

BROOKINGS, SD When you think of 4 H you may think of its livestock, baking, crafts and public speaking programs. But one of the biggest parts of 4 H is now shooting sports.

"So they can learn about things in the facility and they can head out the back door to the Dakota Nature Park and do it," Swanson said.

"Not only do we have the youth component, which is our primary focus, but we really are inviting all ages to be involved in the outdoor adventure center of South Dakota," Adkins said.

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"We rather have them in the woods than on the sofa. And our tag line is active, stay active; because we know a lot of children are not outside anymore," Swanson said.

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