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”

Hunting Wives

This meme was inspired by the fact that sometimes we hunters (I feel like the female type, especially) are so optimistic at the beginning of a hunt, banking on fresh backstrap or tenderloin for dinner, that we don’t thaw anything out or make any kind meal plan for when we’re home from the hunt. It’s unfortunate when we come home empty-handed and hungry…

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7 Ways To Romance A Hunter

To romance a hunter

If I were to ask my husband what kind of romantic date he’d like to have on Valentine’s Day, he would respond with his is-this-a-test look, then simply answer, “You”. (I might know, because I might have asked him once.) If you’ve received a similar response from your significant other, then you probably know that it’s all good—love is not dead; people simply have different ways of celebrating and showing it. In any case, love can always benefit from a good stirring. Here are seven ways to romance a hunter: Continue reading “7 Ways To Romance A Hunter”

“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””