Women's Outdoors

Champion competition shooter Vera Koo continues her series on practical and common sense advice for competition shooters and training regimens. In this installment, she lays out why you must train in inclement weather.

Bruce Hutcheon, host of Whitetail Rendezvous Podcast, interviewed The WON’s publisher Barbara Baird. Find out about why she started Women’s Outdoor News, and about what she sees happening in the world of women in hunting and shooting today. She and Bruce also talk about how to get started in hunting, how to find mentors and what women really want when it comes to hunting and shooting.

Check out Whitetail Rendezvous.

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More than 200 women gathered together in Phoenix, Ariz., to attend the  2nd Annual The Well Armed Woman (TWAW) Chapter Leader Conference, doubling in attendance from last year.

Also Inside: A Roan Antelope Story with a Bad Beginning and True Adventures from a Guide

Join the DIVA WOW ladies at Patriot Protection for our DIVA and DIVA Dude Couple Holster Clinic designed to give you the opportunity to “try before you buy” holsters for concealed carry.

Our good friend, Judy Rhodes, has entered her Drahthaar dog, Shaka, into the prestigious Garden & Gun Good Dog Photograph Contest. Shaka accompanies her human on many hunting trips, and sometimes out to DIVA WOW events, especially, if the events feature dog training.

The 3rd Annual Wyoming Women’s Antelope Hunt is in the books, as a roaring success. I had the honor of attending this hunt, where 40 women set afield with guides, mentors and a tremendous support team back at the Ranch at Ucross, near Clearmont, Wy., to hunt pronghorn antelope. For some, it would be their first time behind a gun and aimed at game.

Our pal, Joyce Schmalz, has been busy in her wild kitchen, whipping up a delightful dish made of moose and quail. As usual, she tells a story that really takes you there — for the entire process, 2 times!

We love to highlight outdoor blogs written by women, and we are delighted to share this post, by South Carolinian Hollis Lumpkin, at her blog called “The Bright Side of the Road.” In this installment, Hollis takes us paddle boarding and fishing — at the same time — and lists the essentials needed for such an outing.

The Road to Rio for the USA Shooting Team isn’t an easy path, but at the halfway point, it is Janessa Beaman who will take the lead into the final stage of Women’s Trap.  The 24-year-old assured as much after topping the leaderboard during part one of the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials of Shotgun taking place in Tucson, Arizona.

An acquaintance recently asked me about taking his girlfriend on a hunt. She had mentioned to him that she wanted to try hunting, but wasn’t sure which animal she wanted to hunt. This isn’t the first time I’ve been asked about this topic. I put together some tips on guiding a new hunter that make common sense.

This week, Dan Small Outdoors Radio features outfitter Becky Lou Lacock, cookbook author Hank Shaw, Range of Richfield owner Jim Babiasz and archery expert JC Chamberlin. Jeff arrows a doe on the Kelm family farm. Dan heads to Hayward for the Musky Fly Fishing World Championship. Dan & Jeff win a total of 11 awards in the Association of Great Lakes Outdoor Writers Awards in Craft competition.

Wendy Magyese lists 12 tips for safety while staying in a hotel.

Phoenix, Ariz. - Oct 7, 2015 - Hundreds of The Well Armed Woman (TWAW) female shooting group leaders and instructors from across the United States gathered in Phoenix, Ariz., to network, train and learn how to better expand the world of firearms to women across the US.

Recently, I competed in the NRA World Shooting Championships. There were 12 stages focusing on various firearm disciplines, 5 of which involved using a magnified optic or scope. This column is intended to be a guide for people new to the use of riflescopes, and those afraid to ask questions. Riflescopes, whether for competition or hunting, offer a lot of choices. Choosing the best scope for your situation can be tough, unless you understand the anatomy of a riflescope and what the various parts do. Many times it’s simply a matter of cost, but having a better understanding of scope terminology can help when shopping for a scope, or using one you’ve never looked through before.

SPRINGFIELD, MO, Oct. 6, 2015 — Barbara Baird, publisher of Women’s Outdoor News, aka Babbs, will be attending the 3rd Annual Wyoming Women’s Antelope Hunt, held at the Ranch at the Ucross, in Wyoming from Oct. 8 to 12. While there, she will be posting news and photos about the event to The WON’s many social media outlets, so that readers can feel involved and learn more about this important venue that brings women from around the nation together to hunt — some for the first time.

All women ages 14 years and older are invited to Tenkiller State Park, Nov. 6 to 8, 2015, for the annual Women in the Outdoors Workshop, where girls and women can come learn outdoor skills from outstanding instructors. Everything from dutch oven cooking to crafting handmade knives will be taught. Designed specifically for women, the Women in the Outdoors Workshop will include topics and hands-on instruction in areas such as hiking, camping, hunting, shooting, archery, primitive cooking and fishing. All individual classes are taught at a beginner’s level by capable instructors.

Learn more about this event.

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When I first fell for my ruggedly handsome outdoorsman, I had no idea that he spoke a foreign language. No, not a language of romance like Italian or French, and nothing as exotic as Balinese or Icelandic. Alas, his patois is more of a mashup of grunts, animal mating calls, pantomimes, and words shortened beyond recognition, except to dogs. The following glossary explains these sounds, and also the terms of endearment familiar only to Camo Queens.

October 5, 2015 (Rochester, NY) – Voting opens today for the annual OpticsPlanet Brilliance Awards, for which LaserMax has been nominated as 2015 “Best Laser Sight.” Having devoted over a quarter century to the research, engineering and development of the world’s most rugged and reliable laser sighting systems, LaserMax is delighted to have been selected for this fitting recognition.