Posted in Ammo, Contest, Giveaway, Shooting, Shooting Gear, Win, tagged ammo, contest, giveaway, win on December 31, 2012| Leave a Comment »
In celebration of reaching 600,000 supporters on their Facebook page, one lucky winner will receive a gift certificate worth $600 to use on the ammo of their choice from the National Association for Gun Rights!!!
They’ll contact you through email on Tuesday, January 8, if you are selected as the winner!
Happy Hunting!
– Marci
Posted in Cleaning Fish, Fishing, Trout, tagged Cleaning Fish, Fishing, Trout on December 28, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Nice video on how to easily clean and skin a trout.
Happy Hunting (and Fishing)!
– Marci
Posted in Fish, Fishing, Game, Trout, Wild Game, tagged fish, fish id, Fishing, game, identification, wild game on December 26, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Knowing your fish is most certainly an important part of fishing. Trout and salmon are a good example of why we need to be able to easily identify fish. One salmon may be in season while another one is out. Unless you want to risk a big fine, you’d better make sure you’re not trying to keep the wrong one!
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game has a very nice chart to help you identify game fish. It also has lots of additional information on the fish such as life history, feeding habits and angling techniques.
Know before you go!
Happy Hunting & Fishing!
– Marci
Posted in Fishing, Fishing Gear, Trout, Wild Game, tagged Fishing, fishing gear, fishing setup, knots, tie a knot on December 24, 2012| Leave a Comment »
When I go fishing, I seem to setup my gear just fine. But to be honest, I don’t actually know what I’m doing. I’m just guessing. Well here is a great little diagram for a very basic fishing setup and how to tie a basic fishing knot. Now I can do it correctly with the guesswork taken out of it!
Happy Hunting & Fishing!
– Marci
Posted in Deer, Elk, Guns & Rifles, Hunter Education, Hunter Safety, Hunting, Shooting, Whitetail Deer, tagged deer, elk, guns, hunt, hunter, hunter education, hunting, rifle, rifles, safety, shooting on December 21, 2012| Leave a Comment »
When it comes to learning, games and interactive media are wonderful! Computers and the internet have made learning many new things fun rather than grueling. Hunting education and safety are now easier than ever as well as fun!
When hunting, we tend to get excited when we have an animal in our sights. But just because they’re in your sights doesn’t mean you should pull the trigger. When IS the correct time to pull the trigger? What is a good angle and what is a bad angle? If you pull the trigger, is the animal going to fall down dead because it was a good shot, or is it going to run away hurt?
The interactive game, Shoot or Don’t Shoot, is a good way to learn if you should shoot or not shoot a deer depending on the angle it is at or what is between you and the deer. Brought to you buy the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, this is a wonderful interactive learning exercise that is very educational and useable.
Happy Hunting!
– Marci
Posted in Deer, Game, Hunting, Shooting, tagged deer, game, gun, hunt, hunting, rifle, shoot, shooting, whitetail on December 20, 2012| Leave a Comment »
What’s the matter? Hunting season is over? Well hunting season is never over if you’re hunting for deer in this fun little online game! Okay… it’s not as fun as real hunting, but you certainly get to shoot more deer! So take a break, have some fun and shoot some deer!
Happy Hunting!
– Marci
Posted in Bow hunting, Deer, Elk, Guns & Rifles, Hunter Education, Hunter Safety, Hunting, Shooting, Treestand, tagged deer, elk, guns, hunt, hunter, hunting, shooting, treestand on December 18, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Treestand Safety Course at HunterCourse.com
Every hunter should be thoroughly trained in hunting safety. But hunting from a treestand has its own set of safety procedures that go with it and if you are hunting from a stand, you’re definitely going to want to know them and have them down cold.
HunterCourse.com has a wonderful, free, online treestand safety course. If you ever hunt from a treestand, take the time and do this course. They could not have made it any more convenient and easy. It’s free. It’s online. And you can do it at your convenience.
Happy Hunting!
– Marci
Posted in Guns & Rifles, Hunter Education, Hunting, Shooting, Sighting in Guns, tagged guns, hunt, hunting, rifle, rifles, shooting, shot placement, sighting in on December 16, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Sometimes sighting in your rifle can be confusing. I personally don’t tend to turn the dials the wrong way, but I’ve seen others do it more times than I can count. I’ve also seen them turn the wrong dial.
Well who knew that this was even possible… but now you can practice sighting in your rifle online! HunterCourse.com has a great interactive rifle range.
1. You can choose from 3 different ranges: shotgun range, rifle range and archery range.
2. You can choose from 4 different target types.
3. There are 3 sight options; open, peep and telescope.
4. You can change your shooting position to either standing, sitting, kneeling, prone or bench rest.
This fun interactive range takes your through all of the steps to get your rifle sighted perfectly. It’s fun and educational!
HunterCourse.com Interactive Rifle Range!
Happy Hunting!
– Marci
Posted in Hunter Education, Hunter Safety, Hunting, Shooting, Women Hunters, tagged deer, education, elk, hunter, hunting, safety on December 14, 2012| Leave a Comment »
One of the most important and essential components of hunting is safety. It is a basic element. It is a building block in which all other hunting activities are based on and built upon. Whether we are hunting alone on our own private property or on public land with countless other hunters around us, we should always be looking through our proverbial safety glasses.
It is always heart wrenching to hear stories about hunting accidents. Of course, no matter how much you know and prepare, an accident can happen. But many accident are avoidable. No matter how much you know, you don’t know everything. You can always learn something new. Even an old dog.
My butcher, Bryson, told me a good story the other day. He was standing there cleaning and butchering an elk that was hanging and an old man hobbled by. The old man stopped and watched Bryson for a while. Finally the old man piped up, “What the hell do you think you’re doing?!”
“Butchering an elk,” Bryson said, a little more than annoyed by the nosy old man.
The old man raised an eyebrow. “Well that might be what you think you’re doing anyway!” And with that, he proceeded to walk over to Bryson and show him a thing or two about butchering.
It ends up that the old man was a butcher for over 60 years. He knew a lot. Bryson has also been doing his job for some time and his father was a butcher too. Bryson was smart. He didn’t have to know everything. He recognized immediately that this old man had a lot to teach and that he had a lot to learn. He shut his mouth and learned a lot that day.
So again… no matter how much we know, we can always learn more. And hunter safety is so important that we should always assume there is more to learn. Lives depend on it.
Let me introduce you to Hunter-ed.com. They offer free online safety courses for your state (33 states at this time). You simply choose your state and register for free. They have made the official state curriculum fun and easy. You can learn at your own pace with engaging and interactive animations and videos. Learning hunting safety has never been so easy!
This is MY next step on my hunting to-do list. I hope to see you there!
Happy Hunting!
– Marci
Posted in Bow hunting, Camo, Guns & Rifles, Hunting, Hunting Clothes, Hunting equipment, Hunting Gear, Reviews, Shooting Gear, tagged camo, camouflage, great review, hunter, hunting, hunting clothes, hunting gear, shooting on December 13, 2012| Leave a Comment »
When I buy hunting gear, it’s always nice to know what other hunters are using, what they like, and what they don’t like. I try to talk to other people I trust and get their opinions. Sometimes it pays off and sometimes I buy things that I just don’t end up liking. But I’m sure that my hunting gear purchases lean towards the “good purchase” side because I do my research.
That’s where SportsmansReview.com comes in. At Sportsman’s Review, you can find reviews on all kinds of hunting and fishing gear, like rainwear, game calls, trail cams, optics, decoys, stands, knives, tools, boats etc. The list goes on and on.
You can look at a quick overall chart which compares brands or read full reviews if you want more detail.
Great site!
Happy Hunting!
– Marci
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