Maine B.O.W. Introductory Skills Weekend this weekend

(PressZoom) – The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife is hosting its annual Becoming an Outdoors Woman (BOW) Introductory Skills Weekend from Friday, Sept. 17 to Sunday, Sept. 19 at Camp Caribou on Pattee Pond in Winslow.

Registrations still are being accepted. No previous experience is required. So sign up now! A brochure and the registration form are posted at mainebow.com. For more information, contact BOW Coordinator Emily Jones at (207) 287-8069 or at emily.jones@maine.gov.

The workshop is directed towards women 18 years and older who are interested in gaining or improving their skills in hunting, fishing and outdoor recreation in a safe and comfortable environment.

The weekend workshop provides participants with the opportunity to try a variety of outdoor activities under the supervision of experienced instructors and registered guides. The cost is $225 and covers everything — good food, lodging, all equipment and lots of opportunity to learn. Partial scholarships are available based on need. Participants stay in heated bunk-style cabins, and meals are served cafeteria-style in the main lodge.

Some of the 36 instruction courses offered over the three days include: canoeing, kayaking, outdoor survival, firearms use and range safety, skeet shooting, fly casting, knot tying, GPS, map and compass, archery, trapping, bow hunting, trip planning, outdoor cooking, ropes course, forest ecology, planting for wildlife, basic fishing, biking, and much more!

A complete Hunter Safety Certification Course is available as a course strand for the weekend. Participants in Hunter Safety take four required classes with additional evening instruction and a Sunday afternoon final test.

The national Becoming an Outdoors Woman program began in 1991 when it was first offered at the University of Wisconsin after a study there concluded that women preferred to learn hunting, fishing and outdoor skills in a non-competitive atmosphere with other women.

More than 80 women, ranging in age from 18 to over 60, attend Maine BOW’s Introductory Skills Weekend each year.

You don’t have to dread dragging that deer this season!

Dragging deer is the most dreaded part of hunting. The Game Glide makes dragging up to 46% easier and surprisingly, this performance does not come at a significant cost or complexity. Plus, fits easily in your pocket or pouch, so that it is always there when you NEED it!

The Game Glide ultra-light deer sled is available at HerCamoShop.com for $9.99.

The Game Glide is:

• Effective – Game Glide helps to keep the fun in hunting by making the drag back to camp up to 46% easier.
• Ultra Light – weighs only 5 ounces!
• Convenient – when packaged the Game Glide fits easily into a pocket or pouch – folded size is roughly 3 ¾ inches wide X 6 ¾ inches long
• Right size – unfolded size is 25 inches wide X 50 inches long – will accommodate the largest trophy buck to a small doe
• Quick and Easy to Use – intuitive to use and attaches in seconds with only 3 strings!
• Simple – works with your existing deer drag, not in place of it
• Innovative – so innovative that it’s patent pending!
• Disposable – no need to scrub and sanitize for reuse
• Tough&Slick™! – made of a highly specialized, high-tech material that is puncture and tear propagation resistant
• Protective – will help to protect your trophy’s hide from damage
• Recyclable – after use, remove and dispose of the ropes and recycle the Tough&Slick material

Brownells named ammo sponsor for Klays for Kids team challenge

Brownells has donated and shipped 43 cases of shotshells to the 9th Annual Klays for Kids Sporting Clays Team Challenge, scheduled for September 24, 2010, at the Coyote Valley Sporting Clays range near Morgan Hill, California. The Klays shoot is hosted by the NFL Alumni Northern California Chapter (NFL Alumni-NCC).

“The Klays for Kids Sporting Clays Team Challenge is a great way to promote youth shooting sports in a safe, competitive setting. We’re glad we could help the NFL Alumni by donating ammunition for the event,” said Brownells President Pete Brownell.

Gary Weaver, chairperson for the Klays event and a member of the NFL Alumni-NCC’s executive committee said, “We appreciate Brownells’ donation, and we’re happy to have them as ammunition sponsor for the event.”

At the Klays event, shooters compete in teams of five, which include a celebrity captain. The tournament consist of sporting clays targets presented in a casual tournament format.

Proceeds from the tournament will benefit Bay Area kids’ charities, said Weaver, who is a former linebacker for the Oakland Raiders and Green Bay Packers.

“Brownells’ ammo sponsorship covers one of our big costs,” he said, “which it allows us to donate more money to the charities. It’s a generous contribution that will help a lot of kids.”

For more information on the event, log on to www.nflalumninoca.org or call (650) 366-3659.

At Brownells Everything is Guaranteed period! …Forever, 100%, with no restocking fees. Founded in 1939, they supply more than 30,000 firearms parts, accessories and gunsmithing tools to armorers, gunsmiths, and shooters worldwide. Brownells provides free tech help and there’s no minimum order size or small order fees. To order, or for more information, call 800-741-0015 or visit brownells.com and mention code PGI

Traci Schauf: Real life spills better than TV thrills

The culmination of a weekend of fishing and canoeing was my daughter in the ER getting seven stitches in her hip, the result of taking a tumble on the slick rocks.  Yes, there will be a scar, but it won’t be visible unless she wears a string bikini, which will never happen as long as she lives under my roof. Or turns 30, whichever come first.

An angry relative asked me how I “could put my daughter at risk like that,” risk meaning possible injury and potential infection from the river water. My indignant reply was that I would rather risk stitches than have her become a couch potato and suffer from obesity.  Drastic comparison perhaps, but I really think that a sedentary lifestyle is just as dangerous as the risk of falls, or cuts, or bee stings, or any other potential problem we might encounter in the outdoors.  The camaraderie we build as a family does not happen in front of the television (which is one reason we don’t have one). Video games do not teach resourcefulness like backpacking does. Facebook will never replace campgrounds as my social network of choice.

Am I keeping my very active daughter as still as possible till the stitches heal?  You bet.  Will I take her out again?  Of course.  That scar might be a reminder to be more careful on the rocks, but it’s also a reminder of a great trip our family experienced, and the stories we’ll share from it.  I’ll defend that risk any day.

Traci Schauf is a college instructor, freelance writer, amateur photographer, and obsessed outdoorswoman who divides her residency between Oklahoma and Kansas.  With her family, she canoes, kayaks, bikes, hikes, backpacks and fishes.  She hosts her own daily blogs about her family and outdoor life at http://momonvacation.blogspot.com and healthy living and fitness at http://community.wholeliving.com/profiles/blog/list?user=3q9603u0ypadw.  She has been published in Country Woman, Family Fun, and Contempo magazines. Traci’s philosophy is “there is an outdoor activity for everyone, and everyone should be outdoors.”

Bass angler Judy Wong inducted into Hall of Fame

Yamamoto pro staff member, Judy Wong, was inducted into the Legends of the Outdoors Hall of Fame in August. She has fished the Bassn’Gal Tour, Women’s Bass Fishing Association, Women’s Bassmaster Tour, BASS Opens, FLW and Stren Series events. Read the rest of Tim Huffman’s article about Wong here, in Inside Line: http://www.insideline.net/index.php/tournament-fishing/235-judy-wong-inducted-into-hall-of-fame

Nebraska Becoming An Outdoors-Woman to be held Oct. 1-3 in Halsey

This workshop is designed for anyone 18 years of age or older to learn the outdoor skills usually associated with hunting and fishing, but useful in a variety of outdoor pursuits.

“Workshop increased my confidence to become a more active participant rather than just an observer.”

“I enjoyed EVERYTHING about the BOW weekend!”

“This was my first year…but not my last. It was awesome!”

http://bit.ly/8ZXypm for brochure and http://bit.ly/amsznc for registration form.

Weinhaimer, Cogdell and Heiden make cut for Shotgun World Clay Target Team

This year’s Fall Selection Match at Hill Country Shooting Sports Center in Kerrville, Texas, was the final arm of qualification for the 2011 Shotgun World Clay Target Team. During last weekend’s trap competition, twelve shooters made the cut. Combining their match and final performance in Kerrville with match and final performance from the USAS Shotgun Nationals in July, USAS is proud to announce the following athletes to the 2011 World Team:

Members of the 2011 Women's Trap World Clay Target Team (L to R) Caitlin Weinheimer, Corey Cogdell, and Rachael Heiden. Photo by USA Shooting.

Men’s Trap                                             Junior Men’s Trap
1. Ryan Hadden                                      1. Garrett Walters
2. Lance Bade                                         2. TJ Bayer
3. Collin Wietfeldt                                    3. Dustin Anderson

Women’s Trap                                        Junior Women’s Trap

1. Rachael Heiden                                    1.  Miranda Wilder
2. Corey Cogdell                                       2.  Ashley Carroll
3. Caitlin Weinheimer                               3.  Janessa Beaman

Men’s Double Trap                               Junior Men’s Double Trap
1. Josh Richmond                                    1. Derek Haldeman
2. Jeff Holguin                                           2. Billy Crawford
3. Glenn Eller                                            3. Ian Rupert

Men’s Skeet                                           Junior Men’s Skeet
1. Vincent Hancock                                 1. TJ Bayer
2. Jon Michael McGrath                          2. Phillip Jungman
3. Frank Thompson                                 3. Dustin Perry

Women’s Skeet                                     Junior Women’s Skeet
1. Kim Rhode                                           1. Brandy Drozd
2. Caitlin Connor                                      2. Morgan Craft
3. Jaiden Grinnell                                     3. Riley Moody

Winchester Ammunition is a Proud Sponsor of the USA Shooting Shotgun Team: Winchester® Ammunition has been the exclusive ammunition sponsor and supplier of the USAShooting Shotgun Team since 1999. Members of the 2008 shotgun team brought home four medals from Beijing using Winchester AA International Target loads. Winchester is an industry leader in advancing and supporting conservation, hunter education and our country’s proud shooting sports heritage. For more information about Winchester and its complete line of products, visit www.winchester.com.

About USA Shooting:
USA Shooting, a 501c3 non-profit corporation, was chartered by the United States Olympic Committee as the National Governing Body for the sport of shooting in April 1995. USA Shooting’s mission is to prepare American athletes to win Olympic medals, promote the shooting sports throughout the U.S. and govern the conduct of international shooting in the country. Check us out on the web at www.usashooting.org and on Twitter at twitter.com/USAShooting.

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Contact:
Katie McGinty
719-866-4896
katie.mcginty@usashooting.org
USA Shooting

Twelve iPhone apps for exploring outdoors

We like the iPhone here at the WON, and not just because one of our kids works at Apple! We use a track app, and a weather app, and are always on the lookout for yet another app to add to the collection. Check out this article that describes 12 apps for the outdoors.http://mashable.com/2010/09/04/iphone-apps-outdoors/

Dutch Oven and outdoor cooking event in Missouri

Grab a friend, family member or spouse and come spend the weekend learning to cook outdoors, meeting new friends and fellowshipping with other sportsmen and women.

The NWTF invites you to attend a Dutch Oven & Outdoor Cooking event Sept. 25-26 at Heartland Center in Parkville, Mo.

Check-in Sat. at 9 a.m., then spend the afternoon making fire starters and cooking in a cardboard box oven.

Later, enjoy dinner and overnight accommodations at Heartland Center’s Trask Lodge.

Practice your newly-acquired cooking skills Sunday morning by cooking a full outdoor breakfast.

Pre-registration is required.
Click here to download registration form.

Registration fees cost:

• $75 for NWTF members
• $105 for non-members

Registration fee includes lodging, three meals and use of class equipment/supplies, plus NWTF membership and one year subscription to Turkey Country magazine for non-members.

The first 20 participants to register will receive a FREE lodge cookbook!
For more information, or to register, contact Ellen Benitz at (816) 387-6606 or ebenitz@nwtf.net, Sherry Hill at (816) 992-3650 or Patty Scharinger at (913) 651-0271.

Compass Game Works Action Back original pack feeder/seeder: One spreader to fit all of your needs

Spread seed or feed wherever you need with The Action Back™ Original Pack Feeder/Seeder by Compass Game Works™. The Action Back™, available in Realtree™ AP camouflage, is the most versatile spreader ever designed. Constructed with aluminum, stainless-steel and plastic, The Action Back™ is both durable and lightweight. The adjustable downspout and reducing inserts allow it to spread any size feed, seed, fertilizer or pelletized mineral in hard-to-reach locations.

The Action Back™ is perfect for planting a “honey hole” or spreading attractant in those spots back in the thick stuff where the big ones like to hang out. With its 35 lb. capacity, you can also attach The Action Back™ to your ATV to plant larger food plots or feed out shooting lanes. Or, use the optional plug-in remote accessory along with the receiver hitch attachment to fit it on larger ATV’s, UTV’s, Bad Boy Buggies and trucks. When you’ve found a spot where you want to concentrate your feeding and hunting, you can hook up The Action Back™ with the hanging attachment and use the plug-in digital timer to feed at the prime hunting times while you’re in the stand.

For more information visit www.theactionback.com.

Let Compass Game Works™ put The Action Back™ into your hunting.”

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