Women's Outdoors

For many of us, the best way to muster through the cold winter is to plan for spring. Calibered Events will hold its 3rd Annual Ladies Shotgun “Salon” – a sporting clays and spa getaway – at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort in Farmington, Pa., from April 23 thru 26. If you want to think spring and also, dream about pampering yourself while improving your shotgunning skills, this is the event for you.

Are you following #MaggieMonday, courtesy of Colt’s Manufacturing Company on its social media outlets — a feature that highlights pro competition shooter Maggie Reese? This series is an opportunity for you to get to know Colt’s sponsored shooter better. Maggie is a 3-gunner, firearms instructor and captain of the ladies at Team Surefire. Her sponsors include Safariland and Hornady.

Michelle Whitney Bodenheimer reports on where TeamWON traveled in 2014.

You can learn the technique of how to snowshoe at the upcoming Montana Becoming an Outdoors-Woman Clinic (BOW) on Jan. 24 at Thompson Falls, Montana. Discover the fun of snowshoeing while exploring the winter landscape! A beginner/novice class runs from 8:00 –1:00. An intermediate class runs from 11:30 – 4:30. Both the morning and afternoon classes will eat lunch at the Elks Lodge in Thompson Falls.

HOUSTON, Texas –To better serve customers, Comp-Tac Victory Gear, a leading manufacturer of competition and concealed carry holsters and accessories, has launched a new and improved Comp-Tac.com website.

My love of the over/under shotgun began with a split-second decision I made while acting as master of ceremonies for a live auction and fundraising banquet. The bidding was about to close on one of the most beautiful guns I’d ever seen: a Beretta white onyx 28-gauge over/under shotgun with a 28-inch barrel, choke tubes and gold inlay engraving.

My kids grew up in junk shops and flea markets and got dragged to jumble sales and garage sales and rummage sales, depending upon which part of the world we lived in at the time. They wore clothes from the thrift shop where I worked at Edwards Air Force Base, and loved coming over after school to “help.” The stash of M&M’s in the back enticed them to offer their free labor. And, of course they loved to shop the sales. That little thrift shop, run by the officers’ wives of the base, routinely acccrued thousands of dollars of sales per day and contributed all proceeds to worthy charitable causes. It also defrayed the clothing and toy budget for our growing family of 3 boys and 1 girl.

I did not grow up playing with toy guns. I grew up playing with dolls. In fact, as a child, I never had any interest in guns.

(Ashley Rae Facebook photo)

From Shotgun Life, Holly Heyser wonders why women love to waterfowl hunt, but don’t make the calls.

Talk about “Bringing the Wild Inside” with Rita’s column on “Going to the Dogs,” where she details 2 projects for your 4-legged friends.  

Wanna win WON? How about a signed Girls with Guns’ (GWG) baseball cap and a pair of hunting gloves? Oh no, we’re not talking about any old baseball cap. This one? It’s been to Africa and back with Norissa Harman and Jen Adams, proprietors of Girls with Guns Clothing and stars of the new television show, Universal Huntress, on the Sportsman Channel.

In this guest post, competition shooter Karla Herdzik details how to set effective training goals for the 2015 season.

It’s been another great run here at The WON, covering shooting, hunting, fishing and adventure for women by women. We have a team of outstanding writers and photographers who are out there everyday, living active and outdoorsy lives. If they’re not doing anything outdoors, I can guarantee you that they’re thinking about being outdoors.

Guest writer Marcy Harris describes her birthday trip to the Bahamas, where she went swimming with the sharks. Marcy keeps us up to date on her latest bucket list accomplishments.

In our new “Ask Marti Davis” format of Marti Davis Afield, she explores what underwear is under there — all about baselayers for hunting.

When Jen Adams and Norissa Harman started Girls with Guns Clothing in a garage a few years ago, with Jen sitting on the floor running the embroidery machine, they never envisioned that a few years later, they’d be starring in a TV show. Universal Huntress TV (UHTV) debuts Mon., Dec. 29, at 8 p.m. PST on the Sportsman Channel.

As winter has arrived in my snowy home state of Michigan, I find thinking about what precautions I can take in case of a vehicle-related emergency in the winter, i.e., flat tire, stuck on an icy hill, dead battery, etc. Below are 5 items to keep in your vehicle in the winter.

Rebecca Long, the founder of HotLeaf camo, favors the pink thang in her newly developed camo print. A seriously hot pink oak leaf pattern swirls throughout her camo, which is intended to blend in, yet stand out.

RED BLUFF, CA - Let’s Ride – Universal Huntress TV, brought to you by Remington®, follows the small-town country girls behind iconic outdoor fashion line Girls with Guns Clothing® as they travel around the globe on the journey of a lifetime.