Las Vegas, Nev. – Team Smith & Wesson Captain Julie Golob won the Ladies Revolver Championship at the USPSA Nationals September 20. This makes Julie the only shooter, male or female, ever to win a national championship in all six divisions (Open, Limited, L10, Production, Single Stack and Revolver) in USPSA’s 35-year history. Julie shot […]

KGH InSights, a publication of The Kids Gone Hunting Foundation, is now available to read online at www.kidsgonehunting.com. The magazine-like format is geared toward kids age 7 to 17.   “In this first edition you will find stories written by kids, such as Alli Armstrong’s “Kid’s Eye View of Hunting” and Sydney Simmering’s “Campfire Tales.” Regular […]

For the past couple of years I have been intrigued with the idea of going to Africa to shoot big game with my bow – something most women have not accomplished. Yes, women hunt big game in Africa, but most often with a rifle. After a year of planning, I was going on my African […]

Thanks to Natalie Foster, from Girls Guide to Guns and a fashion jewelry designer to boot, Glock aficionados may wear their choice of firearm around their necks. Natalie’s online boutique at Etsy not only featured this necklace in 14k gold or silver, you may order with or without that other basic for women — pearls! […]

Kudos to Bass Pro Shops for featuring Marti Davis, of Willard, Mo., in its Ladies/Youth Clothing section of the 2011 Master Hunting Catalog. Marti appears in full draw in a treestand set up — just like in real life for this hard hunting woman. On the pro staffs of Moultrie Products, Mossy Oak, Knight and […]

Editor’s note: We recall the first time we saw Kirstie Pike, CEO of Prois Hunting and Field Apparel, at her debut at SHOT Show. Located out in what we called the circus tent area, under the big top, with a couple of tables and a bunch of super impressive, performance-based camo. We bought it on […]

Tenth-grader Molly Smith of Team Smith & Wesson won First Lady Iron Sighted Revolver honors (for the second year in a row) at the recent Steel Challenge World Speed Shooting Championships in Piru, California. Her winning score was 141.99. Molly shot the match with her Smith & Wesson Model 627 revolver chambered in .38 caliber. […]

(Gallatin, TN) – Legendary professional angler Pam Martin-Wells claimed her second straight Lady Bass Anglers Association (LBAA) tournament victory today on Tennessee’s Old Hickory Lake. But equally important Martin-Wells pulled off a come from behind win in the Angler of the Year race to capture the LBAA’s first pro division Angler of the Year (AOY) […]

Todd White, Bowfishing Association of Illinois Southern Director, and Official Sponsor of Slew Rat Bowfishing Team, knows that women are rapidly entering the world of bowfishing. In an effort to help encourage new women bowfishers, and to recognize the current “Dancing Arrow Divas” of the bowfishing world, he added a Ladies Division to the BAI/Muzzy […]

The Steel Challenge World Championship has been held for the last 30 years in Piru, Calif. Top shooters from all over the world travel to take part in the speed and accuracy competition. There are many women working hard both in the shooting box and behind the scenes to make this match a huge success. […]

Piru, CA — Professional shooter Jessie Harrison (formerly Jessie Abbate) won the Lady’s Steel Master title at the World Speed Shooting Championships in Piru, California this past weekend. Harrison won the Lady’s Open Rimfire, the Lady’s Limited, and the Lady’s Open on her way to the Steel Master title. The Steel Master title is calculated […]

If you’re in the Kansas City area this weekend, please stop by the women’s department at Cabela’s and say hi to Prois Hunting and Field Apparel Pro Staffer Barbara Baird. Barb will be there from noon till 5 p.m. on Sat., Aug. 20, and noon till 4 p.m. on Sun., Aug. 21. She’ll be discussing […]

Tune in to hear Outdoors Radio with Dan Small this week, when Dan presents women bloggers at The WON. Outdoors Radio airs on 11 stations throughout Wisconsin, with broadcast reach into Illinois, Michigan and Minnesota. The award-winning show covers a wide range of outdoor pursuits, from hunting, fishing and foraging to camping, boating, and other […]

A new phenomenon is occurring around the state and the nation. Women are donning ear and eye protection, braving the heat (in most cases) and joining shooting leagues. That’s right; the range is no longer a safe refuge for males. No longer can guys get away for an hour or two and just burn some […]

Próis® Hunting & Field Apparel, the leading manufacturer of performance-driven hunting clothing for women, continues to celebrate females who dominate in the field with its annual Próis Awards. On Aug. 16, the  company has officially given the ʻgreen lightʼ for all huntresses who are hardcore at heart to enter the prestigious contest. And the competition […]

For several months, Janelle Soutner had been experiencing a strange variety of health symptoms, which led her to several different doctors who conducted a multitude of tests; however this yielded no answers.  As she approached the brink of beginning to question her own sanity, Janelle finally found the source of both her physical and mental […]

Lyons Falls, NY — This has been an exciting year for Otis Technology sponsored female Olympians. Otis Technology is proud to endorse America’s most decorated female Olympic shooter, four-time- Olympic medalist Kim Rhode as well as 2006 and 2010 USA Olympians, Tracy and Lanny Barnes. According to Rhode, “When a competition is won or lost […]

Check out Brenda Valentine’s webpage that features a four-state event on behalf of the National Wild Turkey Federation. She writes, “There are several photos taken at the NWTF 4-State South-Central Rendezvous in Shreveport last weekend now posted on my website and also on my Face Book page. It is very likely you will see a […]

We rejoice when our female associates and colleagues get rewards for their work, and Holly Heyser, aka NorCal Cazadora — a shooting, hunting, blogging machine from California — recently announced on her blog that she will be signing on as a columnist over at another of our favorite e-zines, Shotgun Life. Irwin Greenstein and his […]

She likes to call it “the feminine invasion of the bowfishing world,” and Gretchen Steele is offering a goody bag full of Dancing Arrow Diva products — journal, pen, tee shirt, key fob, mouse pad, bumper sticker (Carp Fear Me!) tucked into a colorful tote bag with the Dancing Arrow Diva logo on the front. […]

We’re looking forward to introducing you to teen shooter from California Molly Smith and her new blog called “Millisecond Molly.” It debuts soon. Molly shoots on Team Smith & Wesson, and blogs about her adventures at her own blog, The Molly Minute. Her enthusiasm for the shooting sports and her bubbly personality combine to make […]

Natalie Foster, CEO of the popular website Girls Guide to Guns, has given The WON permission to run her videos on our landing page. We like Natalie’s approach to shooting and her videos are clean, clear and entertaining. She brings her warmth and sense of humor to each one. Want to see Natalie get fitted […]

What do women want in the outdoors? You can hear Paige Eissinger and Barb Baird talk to radio host Larry Rea, of Outdoors with Larry Rea, about what women want and also about the new look of the Women’s Outdoor News.

Last week, we spent an afternoon with the Cub Scouts group of La Plata County, Colorado! There was a big handful of kids that we talked to and played games with during their week long camp. They were such great kids! After we talked to the scouts about what we do, how to lead a […]

Do you have an outdoor event you’d like to promote on the Internet, but aren’t sure where to get the right promotion? She’s So Fly is a great place to advertise your event, whether it’s fly fishing, fishing, paddle sports or hunting. The best part? It’s free! Sherri Russell, of She’s So Fly, compiles a comprehensive women’s […]

GLOCK’s newest team member, teen Tori Nonaka, is taking the shooting world by storm. Read Jennifer Yoder’s article about this rising star’s lifestyle and approach to shooting pistol matches.

This hunt is an awesome opportunity for you to enjoy a weekend hunting and fishing with other women at a nice lodge in beautiful southeast Alabama. This hunt will be for a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 12 hunters. You will be hunting hogs on 3,000 acres of agricultural land, pine plantations and […]

Market survey about women and gun safes. Do women want a gun safe designed to appeal to them? Participate in this survey from Liberty Safes USA.

We think you’ll want to listen to Kenn Blanchard, aka Black Man with a Gun, and his weekly podcast. He might even sing for you!

Where Kirstie Pike talks to the pastor of pistoleros Kenn Blanchard in his Urban Shooter Podcast at the NRA show about form and function of women’s camo vs. cute!

We like to read this type of news item. From the Fla. Fish and Wildlife Commission: a new public hunting area that encourages family hunts!