BEAVERTON, Ore. — Leupold & Stevens, Inc. announces organizational changes designed to improve the company’s performance in key areas of its global sales and marketing efforts, while maintaining focus on the tactical optics market. Changes within the sales division include: Kevin Trepa will assume responsibility as vice president of global sales and business development for […]

For a while, she was like a friend to those of us in the Midwest who had read her blog, but never met her. Then, a bunch of us met her at a Team Huntress event in South Dakota and she and I were roommates. Holly Heyser, aka NorCal Cazadora, wrote an outdoor blog for […]

Congrats to Stacey Breeden, a reader who wins the lucky package from Bang Bang Boutique, in our St. Pat’s giveaway, where she told us about her “lucky charm” for hunting: Happy St. Patrick’s Day!!! Yes, in fact I do wear a lucky charm. It happens to be a necklace my son made me when he […]

Bang Bang Boutique’s giving of the green … The Celtic knot symbol is also referred to as the mystic knot, or the endless knot. The more esoteric or spiritual meaning of this symbol alludes to beginnings and endings. A less spiritual representation is also related to the knot’s endless nature. Some may use this symbol […]

Traci Schauf reviews “We Were an Island: The Maine Life of Art and Nan Kellam.”

Many of you know Nancy Jo Adams as our Guru Huntress, a warm and loveable hunting machine that can be trusted to tell us what works and what doesn’t work when afield. For the past few years, Nancy Jo has been inviting women to join her as she hunts, and arranging several types of hunts […]

Athena Means, proprietor of GunGoddess.com, suspects that you didn’t get everything you wanted for Valentine’s Day, did you? So, here she is with two great giveaway prizes for two randomly chosen winner who answer this question: Imagine you have a little old gun bucket list. What’s next on the list to acquire? And why? Oh, […]

Our pals at Girls with Guns Clothing tell us their winter line is selling fast! Check out 16 new products that say loud and clear, “I’m a woman and I like shooting!” We like the shirt lineup — from tees that would look great layered with jackets and sweaters, to hoodies to the exclusive GWG […]

Congrats to Donna Strickland, who wins the Smith & Wesson giveaway that Julie Golob introduced in her Valentine’s Day blog. We asked our readers to tell us when they fell in love with shooting. Donna’s recollection of that time is short and powerful: “I grew up with guns – an early memory is standing on […]

Congrats, again, to Tracy Hughes — winner of one of the three autographed Smith & Wesson ball caps by Julie Golob. Julie, the Captain of Smith & Wesson’s shooting team, brought three new ball caps to the SHOT Show and signed them for our winners. Tracy received her hat in the mail this week, and […]

Starting out of the cove, I am interested in small clips that Barbara Reedy uses to hold the line in place on pre-strung crappie poles in the stern mounted rack. Most anglers twist the line around the guides to keep poles from becoming entangled. She explains that they are hair clips and just the right […]

We’re always delighted to introduce you to our advertisers, the real people behind the banners and blocks and links here at The WON. Please welcome Athena Means, proprietor of GunGoddess.com, to our network. She is of Greek heritage and grew up in South Africa. Athena met her husband in Europe while he was stationed in […]

Brenda Valentine, First Lady of Hunting®, is  among a select group of outdoor legends invited by Armed Forces Entertainment in conjunction with Paralyzed Veterans of America Outdoor Recreation Heritage Fund (PVA_ORHF)to tour active-duty military bases to honor America’s currently-deployed, fighting men and women.  The tour will take place in early 2012. The inaugural Outdoor Legends […]

The Women’s Outdoor News is proud to sponsor a lineup of Women’s Seminars at the upcoming National Wild Turkey Federation Convention & Sports Show, to be held Feb. 9 through 12 at Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, Tenn. Seminar topics include “Outdoor Photography for Women,”  “Wild Survivial: Do It Yourself Survival Bracelets,” […]

F+W Media is looking for a Digital Media Producer/Editor for its television production dept. This person must demonstrate a high level of commitment and enthusiasm, have excellent oral and written communications skills, and be able to work independently or as a team member. Responsibilities: The Digital Media Producer /Editor will provide creative and technical service […]

OSTERSUND, SWEDEN — We left Colorado and lots of snow several weeks ago to head to the pre-World Cup training camp in Ostersund, Sweden. Once we arrived we found warm weather and the only snow we found was from what they had stored over the summer. A mountain of snow was stored in the woods […]

I’ve been a whitetail hunter since I was young. Moving to Montana and living not too far from the Milk River I’ve had some memorable seasons filling the freezer. I enjoy the peaceful nature of whitetail hunting – watching the deer, learning their patterns and the challenge of being completely still and silent. In Montana […]

We welcome new advertiser Bang Bang Boutique to the lineup of women-friendly advertisers that support the concept of offering “news and reviews and stories about you” — the outdoorswoman — here at The WON. Meet Kimberly Bortz, proprietor of Bang Bang Boutique. The availability of range gear for women is what sparked the idea for […]

Stand by … She says she squealed with excitement when she saw her name listed as “author” at Amazon.com. This, from a world champion shooter who never flinches under pressure. Julie Golob, multi-national and international record holder for women’s pistol shooting, has written THE book on shooting and competitive shooting, published by Skyhorse Publishing. In […]

Gear Court reviewer and feature writer for The Women’s Outdoor News, Kristen Monroe, lands a guest blogging gig at the prestigious Filson website. Kudos to Kristen! She describes why she chose Filson and encourages outdoor enthusiasts to find their passions and share them with others through their favorite manufacturers’ media outlets.

MISSOULA, Mont.—Outdoor television personality and seminar speaker Kristy Titus is the latest celeb to join the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation as a feature member of Team Elk. RMEF recently launched the Team Elk concept to help capture the spirit of all RMEF members, now more than 180,000 strong, working together for a common goal—ensuring the […]

It wasn’t long ago that it would be an odd sight to see a waterfowl hunter, gun dog handler, or hunt test handler wearing pink, but thanks to Deb West of Waterloo, Ill., those days are rapidly disappearing. West, who also owns Brownwaterdogs, is the founder and mastermind behind a group called The Pink Whistle Society. […]

On October 3, 2011, the top shooters from around the globe met in Rhodes, Greece, to commence competition in the IPSC World Shoot XVI. This event takes place once every three years and is considered to be the Olympics of practical shooting. The best shooters from around the world joined to compete at both the […]

Rolla, MO — (Women’s Outdoor News) — Kim Rhode has been named USA Today’s “Olympic Athlete of the Week,” for her recent commanding performance in the United Arab Emirates at the International Shooting Sport Federation’s Shotgun World Cup. Rhode placed first. See the article in USA Today.

(Gilbertsville, KY) – Murray, Kentucky’s Deb Warner should know better than anyone the ins and outs of Kentucky Lake — she has lived here all her life, her dad was a commercial “cat” angler on the lake, she lives on the lake, and has fished it thousands of times. With all these years of experience, […]

DALLAS (Oct. 3, 2011)–An icon in the European hunting, conservation and business communities, Christiane Underberg of Rheinberg, Germany, has been selected to receive the 2012 Peter Hathaway Capstick Hunting Heritage Award from Dallas Safari Club (DSC). Underberg will be honored at the DSC Convention and Sporting Expo in Dallas, Jan. 5-8. DSC and the Dallas […]

The Women of the Wild Outdoors (WOWO) TV show is  gaining ground in outdoor television – having an impact, inspiring women to go outside and to share their stories. Along with the popular show (sponsored by Scheels and others that see the vision on the Pursuit Channel), the producers, Lisa and Ed Retterath, decided to […]

Our pal, Wild Woman Gretchen Steele, alerted us to this new “look” over at Project Appleseed. Gretchen, an outdoor woman extraordinaire, photojournalist and blogger, as well as Shoot to Thrill photographer, picks up on these things. Project Appleseed combines traditional American marksmanship rifle skills with a heritage program that includes the history of the Battles […]

The list is out. Próis Hunting and Field  Apparel’s pro staff and field staff selections have been made for 2012. Joining the ranks of some of the industry’s most dynamic representatives of hunting and shooting are Sara Ahrens, Beth Ann Amico, Mia Anstine, Kendra Petska, Amy Hanneman, Kelly Heard, Tracey Splechter and Capt. Leslie N. Smith. […]

On this week’s Black Man with A Gun podcast, there’s a shout-out to Julie Golob. Julie just won the Ladies Revolver Title at the United States Practical Shooting Association’s national competition in Las Vegas. In observance of National Hunting and Fishing Day, Babbs in the Woods — a regular contributor to the podcast — also […]

  Strange things can happen when you spend too much time in a tree stand. After a month or more of bowhunting, then rifle season and a couple weekends of muzzleloader season, and a deer hunter is likely to go bonkers. Especially on sunny days, when shadows play tricks with your eyes; or on dreary, […]