Gary Jobe

BELLA VISTA, ARKANSAS

State Director Info

Background

  • NRA Instructor – rifle, shotgun, pistol
  • Level II Coach – rifle, pistol
  • Chief Range Officer
  • 4-H State Instructor – rifle, shotgun, pistol, muzzle loader, archery
  • 4-H National Instructor – rifle, pistol
  • State Director Arkansas BB-Air Gun Program
  • NRA State Director – Youth Hunter Education Program
  • 4-H Shooting Sports Committee/Arkansas Rifle Pistol Association- Youth Director

Awards

Several recognitions for introducing and promoting youth shooting sports from various organizations

Personal Info

  • Married to Tina Jobe for 42 years with one son, Justin
  • Owner of a gun shop in Houston, TX
  • Hobbies include reloading, target shooting, .22 silhouette competition, outdoor interests such as hunting, fishing and hiking

Reasons

I enjoy introducing new and young shooters to shooting sports. Many youth grow up in an area where they do not have an opportunity to shoot or hunt. Also, many youth grow up in a family environment and are never taught safety or responsibility.

Goals/Hopes

Continue to grow youth shooting through local programs and make competitive shooting more accessible.

Arkansas Holds Junior State CMP Three-Position Championship

Submitted by Gary Jobe, Match Director, Arkansas CMP State Director

White Hall High School in White Hall, Ark., was the site of the 2025 CMP Arkansas State Three-Position Air Rifle Championship on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025. While the weather and roadways were still a concern on Saturday, most of the 149 registered competitors were able to make the journey to White Hall from the many JROTC, CMP and NRA Clubs across the state. 

THE WINNERS

INDIVIDUALS

SPORTER DIVISION

1st PLACE: Ethan Bellish, Central Arkansas Hawkeyes, Score: 547- 19X

2nd PLACE: Breanna Yates, Saline County Shooting Sports, Score:540- 21X

3rd PLACE: Jake Cox, Saline County Shooting Sports, Score: 520- 12X

PRECISION DIVISION 

1st PLACE: Chloe Parish, Central Arkansas Hawkeyes, Score: 577-29X

2nd PLACE: Victoria Bellish, Central Arkansas Hawkeyes, Score: 567- 20X

3rd PLACE: Nikulas Bellish, Central Arkansas Hawkeyes, Score: 560- 21X



TEAMS

SPORTER DIVISION

1st PLACE: Saline County Shooting Sports, Score: 2043- 46X

Team Members: Breanna Yates, Jake Cox, Malachi Jackson, Teagan Smith. Coached by Logan Yates

2nd PLACE: Central Arkansas Hawkeyes Sporter Team, Score: 2007- 38X

Team Members: Ethan Bellish, Elliot Martin, Tayhlor Henson, Evan Martin. Coached by Ryan Bellish

3rd PLACE: Mountain Home JROTC Bombers Team 1, Score: 1842- 19X

Team Members: Ethan Darracq, Brittney Jones, Lucas Pool, Deano Busch. Coached by Jason Williams

PRECISION DIVISION

1st PLACE: Central Arkansas Hawkeye Precision, Score: 2204- 73X

Team Members: Chloe Parish, Victoria Bellish, Nikulas Bellish, Kaitlyn Edwards. Coached by Bryan Herburger

2nd PLACE: Forth Smith North Side JROTC Precision, Score 2114- 57X

Team Members: Audrene Hays, Dominic Legaria, Keragan Glidden, Addison Moss. Coached by Thomas Johnson

3rd PLACE: Mountain Home JROTC Precision 1, Score 2072-45X

Team Members: Dylan Prins, Karhys Herbert, MaKynly Smith, Aaron Hale. Coached by Jason Williams



The CMP Arkansas State Three-Position Air Rifle Championship is sponsored locally by the Arkansas BB/Air Gun Program, Friends of NRA, Arkansas Rifle and Pistol Association, Arkansas Gun and Cartridge Collectors Club, Daisy Outdoors and Crosman/Velocity.

ARKANSAS STATE BB GUN CHAMPIONSHIP

Submitted by Gary Jobe, Match Director & CMP Arkansas State Director

The weather may have been cold outside, but inside the Benton County Fairground Exhibit Building in Bentonville, Ark., the competition was HOT! Held Saturday, Feb. 8, the competition was the 2025 Arkansas State BB Gun Championship. Over 90 young boys and girls, 15 years of age and younger, competed for top honors and awards.


AR BB Gun Championship 1

Many people might consider a BB Gun more of a toy, but don’t tell that to these young athletes that shoot at a “bullseye 10-ring” the size of this dot at distances of 5 meters (16 feet 4.85 inches). Each youth fires 10 shots in four Olympic-style positions: prone, standing, sitting and kneeling.  They also take a 50-question firearms safety exam. A perfect score in all events would equal 500 points, but it usually takes a score in the upper 460’s to place in the match. 

Athletes compete as five-person teams and as individuals. First, second and third place awards are presented in four categories: Team Award, Team/Individual Division, Alternate Individual Division and Champion Individual Division. The top three teams advance and represent Arkansas at the Daisy National BB Gun Championship held in Rogers, Ark., in June. The top three overall winners in each of the three Individual Divisions received a “Special Edition” Engraved Daisy Avanti Model 499 BB Rifle.

THE WINNERS:

TEAM COMPETITION

1ST Place: Central Arkansas Hawkeyes “Blue Team” – Overall Score 2247, 51 Bullseyes.

Colt Jones, John Gibson, Hagen Carter, Kristian Robinson, Bria Butler; Coached by Andy Faulkner

2nd Place: Central Arkansas Hawkeyes “Red Team” – Overall Score 2145, 35 Bullseyes

Jeremiah Blount, Harper Zeilter, Hayes Scroggin, Carter West, Piper Wells; Coached by Dustin Henson

3rd Place: Greene County Team #1 –Overall score 2138, 27 Bullseyes.

Maverick Moss, Jace King, Zoey Eubanks, Kale Head, Max Gray; Coached by Daniel King

INDIVIDUAL DIVISION

1ST Place: Colt Jones, Central Arkansas Hawkeyes “Blue Team” – Score 460, with 15 Bullseyes

2nd Place: Corley Locke, Madison County “Bullseye Team” – Score 460 with 11 Bullseyes

3rd Place: Emma Ogden, Madison County “Bullseye Team” – Score 456 with 7 Bullseyes


AR BB Gun Championship 2

ALTERNATE INDIVIDUAL DIVISION

1ST Place: Joseph Haywood, Greene County – Score 449 with 6 Bullseyes

2nd Place: Lynlee King, Ozark Youth Shooting Team (Bentonville) – Score 424 with 8 Bullseyes

3rd Place: Lyla Smith, Madison County – Score 365 with 4 Bullseyes

CHAMPIONS INDIVIDUAL DIVISION

1st Place: Evan Martin, Central Arkansas Hawkeyes – Score 463 with 9 Bullseyes

2nd Place: Tayhlor Henson, Central Arkansas Hawkeyes – Score 460 with 13 Bullseyes

3rd Place: Kaitlyn Edwards, Central Arkansas Hawkeyes – Score 446 with 4 Bullseyes

The Arkansas BB Gun Championship a program of the Arkansas BB/Air Gun Program and is open to any boy or girl under the age of 15 that has an interest in learning how to safely handle a gun and become involved in competitive youth shooting sports. AR BB/AGP is supported by the Arkansas Rifle and Pistol Association, Arkansas Friends of NRA and Arkansas Gun and Cartridge Collectors Club.

For information on this and many other youth shooting programs, please contact [email protected]. For a complete list of competitors, teams and scores, visit https://www.orionscoring.com/.