Babbs in the Woods: On the Fourth, celebrate the Second

I wish that all children could be as fortunate as little Allison as she sat beside her daddy at a picnic table, enjoying her lunch of a hamburger, a Sunny Delight and a pickle.

All around her, sounds of rapid gunfire exploded in the distance. She did not cower in fear. She knew the people shooting the guns would not hurt her. Read the story »

Outside My Comfort Zone: My hero is a ‘loose cannon’ too

I’ve come to the conclusion over the last few weeks that there is no established political party for me. So I’ve decided to start my own party and have named it “Loose Cannons of America.” To belong you have to be willing to stand up for what you believe is right and not what mainstream media, nor the Democrats, nor the Republicans, tell you is right!

Over the last five years I’ve received emails, phone calls and direct confrontations, from people within the gun industry feeling the need to tell me they thought I was a “loose cannon” for writing a book called Babes with Bullets ™. I’m a “loose cannon” for using the same title to organize ladies handgun camps across the US. I’m a “loose cannon” because I don’t see what we are doing with our camps as political for one specific party (never have, never will.) Read the story »

My Job … My Outdoors: Jane Keller hears the beauty of the outdoors

A few months ago, Jane Keller talked about why she became an interpreter for the deaf. She worked at a phone company in Oklahoma, and when she discovered that a deaf woman would be moving into her department, she thought, “I can’t imagine what it will be like for her if no one can talk to her.” So, she started learning to sign.

That’s how Jane is about the outdoors, wanting to spread the joy of learning the skills to take advantage of being outside and not wanting to leave anyone behind. That’s why she created the Team Huntress Concept and why she raised her teenage daughter to be an incredible outdoorswoman.

Read about this South Dakota woman’s lifestyle, and how she has combined her many interests to make it complete. Read the story »

Guru Huntress: She tried it, she liked it .. the ATA Double Parallel Limb Bow Case by SKB Corp.

In the Spring of 2007 I was invited to compete in the 2008 National Bow Hunt Competition in Glenrock, Wyoming. Having over an entire year until the event, I started getting prepared for this trip many months in advance. When the thought of flying first came to mind, a gut wrenching feeling took over me at the reality that I would have to hand my compound bow over to the mercy of the airline when I checked it at the counter. I don’t know about you, but my experience with getting checked baggage back without rips, rubs, dings and mars has been slim to none. Read the story »

Flying the Coop : A Babe and her mom are never parted

She’s never backed down from a challenge, not MY mama! I should know. I’ve seen her faced with plenty, not the least of which was wearing a happy smiling face while she watched her nine-year-old daughter face possible death from an unknown illness. She never gave up on me back then and I never knew the situation was that grave, not until I was much older and she told me “the rest of the story.”

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The Green Smoothie Shooter: Paige’s first green smoothie

Paige Eissinger wrote this to me the other day: “I just threw the ingredients into the blender with some ice cubes and turned it on. I’m sure the amount of ingredients would depend on how much smoothie someone’s planning to make. Here’s what I threw in to make enough for 2 small smoothies (about 2-1/2 cups):

About 10 small leftover watermelon balls (probably about 1 cup) Read the story »

It’s in the Bag! She still likes BlackHawk’s tactical bag

It’s a hip bag that can sit on your hip and carries your concealed firearm in a holster Velcroed to an interior pocket. And while on the subject of pockets and gadgets, the list goes on and on. Features include a back-of-the-flap, zippered mesh pocket, two elastic securing loops for a chem-light or small flashlight, a removable lengthwise zipper pouch, an interior key ring keeper, pen channels, hook and loop name-tag strip, and a zippered exterior compartment. Oh, there’s also a small water bottle pocket and a cell phone pocket … all in a compact 10.5″ x 7 ” x 4″ package. I’m telling you, women of the outdoor world, this bag sits up — on a waterproof Hawk-tex bottom — and takes notice. Read the story »

The Recipe Box: Tie one on with ‘The Fly Girl’

When most people (even those with little angling knowledge) think about a “fishing fly,” the mind’s eye conjures an image of a dry fly tied in the traditional Catskill style: long, straight tail, and hackle fibers sticking out at right angles to the hook shank.

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