How to Start Hunting – A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginning Hunters

How to start hunting

So you made up your mind to start hunting. Congratulations! Hunting is a challenging, but worthy endeavor. But how to start hunting, you ask?

Those of us who were fortunate enough to grow up with a hunting mom or dad have the advantage of being able to put into practice what we learned and observed from a young age.

For those who were neither raised in a hunting family nor had grandparents or close friends who hunted, it can be overwhelming to know where to start. This step-by-step guide for beginning hunters is for you. Continue reading “How to Start Hunting – A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginning Hunters”

Balancing Field and Family Time: Tips for Parents of Little Ones

Field and family - hunting with kids

If you’re a mom or dad who hunts, you might look longingly back on the days when you reserved all your vacation time for hunting season and you had the freedom to leave for days on end to scout and hunt. Now that kids are in the picture—and I’m talking about those that are too young to safely handle a firearm, lack the stamina to walk more than a mile on their own, and are unable to remain still and quiet for an extended period of time—it’s not quite as simple to balance field and family time. Continue reading “Balancing Field and Family Time: Tips for Parents of Little Ones”

“14-YEAR-OLD GIRL HARVESTS BOONE & CROCKETT BIGHORN RAM”

“14-year-old” Girl Harvests Boone & Crockett Bighorn Ram”…. I remember the headline and local TV story well—the big girlish smile that graced the screen and proud-as-punch dad beside her. I was there, but I stood behind the cameras when they filmed. It was her moment, after all. And she—my big sister—had earned it. Continue reading ““14-YEAR-OLD GIRL HARVESTS BOONE & CROCKETT BIGHORN RAM””