Back in October, I received a complimentary copy of the book Chicks with Guns. Inside the package, a handwritten note from the author, Lindsay McCrum, graciously invited me to read the book with a hope that I would enjoy it. Impressive. Later, after reading the book (also impressive because it is so real), reading numerous […]

In certain circles, she’s known as Mother Nature. Here, at The WON, we call her The Happy Camper. But who is she and why does she blog? Recently accepted into the prestigious blogging network of BlogHer, Traci Schauf tells us why she blogs and how her Mother Nature blog has been built. Babbs: Tell us […]

So, I’m getting ready to head out the door and I see this email from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation: Coffin Auction a Unique Undertaking for Conservation. If you know me, you know that I am a sucker for anything macabre, morbid, having to do with cemeteries, graveyards and/or mausoleums. I’m just like that … so, […]

It’s the rut. It’s whitetail season here in the Ozarks. I sit at the “governor’s desk” – a piece of furniture built for “the Colonel,” my father-in-law, in the ’60s and make lists – call the plumber, talk to the general contractor about a strike plate for the back door and grab bars for the […]

Our pal Sherri Russell, over at She’s So Fly, clued us in to the camo-ization of formal wear a little while ago. In fact, she not only sent us some photos of herself modeling formal wear in camo, she put us in touch with Sheryl Miller of Miller Bridal and Sewing in Fremont, Mich. Sheryl […]

So, I was making a face at my granddaughter, Pippi Jean, and smiling up at her and she just bent down and kissed my face. Well, it was a baby kiss and her daddy caught it on camera and sent it to me this week. So see? You just never know. You can be out […]

So, I stopped in at the Southeastern Outdoor Press Association‘s conference, to catch up with some folks and shoot some guns recently. The afternoon of shooting, hosted by the fabulous Ozark Shooters Sports Complex in Walnut Shade (just down the road from Evening Shade, really), also held another activity: a spudgun shoot to raise funds for […]

Kudos to Karie Scott, from Oakdale, Tenn., who on Oct. 1 won the National Wild Turkey Federation’s Wild Turkey World Still Target Championship in 20-gauge Open Division. We’re not talking the Ladies Division either. She beat her mentor, Steve Conover, who taught her to shoot! Previously, Karie had won first place the last two years […]

So, I open my rural mailbox and there it is … another Cabela’s specialty catalog. This one is for Christmas and features men’s chamois shirts. Enough. I’ve had enough. I cannot take the onslaught of Cabela’s catalogs. After 30+ years, I’m tired. I have a lot of stuff. If I want something, I’ll check Cabela’s […]

As we celebrate 40 years of National Hunting and Fishing Day, on the fourth Saturday of September, I have to internalize what it means to me. You see, hunting and fishing (and shooting) — and writing about these things — changed my life. I used to be a travel and music industry writer. Before that, […]

The Google Alert caught my eye. It pointed me to the  Wichita Falls TimesRecordNews and an online post by its editor, Deanna Watson, introducing new outdoor writer Nancy Howell. Nancy’s story of how she came to be an outdoor writer is poignant. Her husband, Mark Howell, had been writing for the newspaper, until his unexpected […]

If a woman wants to learn to shoot, there’s a very good chance she will be taught by a guy. That’s just the way it is in the real world. There are very few women instructors out there, but the good news is that more and more women are entering the field of instructing. Last […]

“Hi, Barb. I’m Margie.” I looked up from a table of Prois camo things last summer in Bozeman, Montana, into the crystal blue eyes of Margie Nelson. You see, she reads The WON and made the trip over to Bozeman from Livingston to meet Kirstie Pike (Prois’s CEO) and me, and to talk about women […]

Natalie Foster, of Girls Guide to Guns, highlighted this little piece of news recently, about Kate Middleton’s female bodyguard. Upon reading the article, I discovered that Muammar Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi hired a legion of 40 female bodyguards, called the Amazonian Guard. Wow. To say that I was amazed is an understatement. So, I started thinking […]

I met Tisma Juette three years ago, when she worked for Bass Pro Shops in the Chicago area and coordinated women’s outdoor events. What a go-getter she was. Later, we hooked up at a National Wild Turkey Federation convention in Nashville. On that day, we started early in the morning at an IHOP, hit the […]

Welcome to the first in our series of Fabulous Fashion Friday (FFF). We are gearing this department toward women that desire to make a statement about their love for the outdoors, without wearing their hunting clothes in public. To kick off the first FFF, we are going to visit Doeville and its lineup of apparel […]

This week, an email update with the subject line “Can Ticks Affect Deer Development?” popped into my inbox from Quality Deer Management Association, one of my favorite wildlife conservation organizations. Living in the land of tickdom here in the Ozarks of Missouri, combined with billions and billions of chiggers, I have often wondered if deer are […]

Traditions, passions, outdoor sports — they all come together here at the new Women’s Outdoor News. Barbara Baird visits the North-South Skirmish Association’s annual event at Ft. Shenandoah in Virginia, lights a cannon and reunites her passion for all things outdoors and women’s pursuit of outdoor traditions and skills.

We’re setting up the traffic cones and getting ready to redirect all traffic from May 15-31 to our Facebook Fan Page as we get ready for our June 1 launch of the New WON.

One thing about women shooters, they do not pack their guns away between competitions. Every one whom I’ve ever met who can legally carry in her home state, will carry a concealed gun. While in Las Vegas, at the SHOT show last January, I asked some shooting stars to reveal what they carry.

We seem to suffer angst here in the women’s outdoor market over the use of pink. Is the industry coddling us, pandering to us, making fun of us when it creates a pink AK-47 or other type gun? During the past three years, I’ve seen articles, Op-Ed pieces and insults hurled at the subject of […]

Where would we be without Google Alerts? When I read the header “Fishing line hooks woman’s eye,” I just had to read it. Seems the newbie fly fisher, casting in winds, didn’t wear fishing glasses. It wasn’t really the line that bothered her, but the little hook at the end of it. You can watch […]

Where would we be without Google Alerts? When I read the header “Fishing line hooks woman’s eye,” I just had to read it. Seems the newbie fly fisher, casting in winds, didn’t wear fishing glasses. It wasn’t really the line that bothered her, but the little hook at the end of it. You can watch […]

Welcome to the world, little Pippi Jean, and to Camo Gramma’s “Little Women in the Outdoors” program.

She’s like Jackie O. She’s got style, class and a sense of humor, that Laura Burgess. She’s also willing to share her success story and did so recently in an interview at Girls Guide to Guns, conducted by its publisher, Natalie Foster. Natalie is a newcomer to the industry and a rising star. Laura’s star rose […]

We couldn’t be more excited for the twin biathletes Lanny and Tracy Barnes and their newly launched website. The WON will be following the women on their quest to compete in the 2014 Olympics.

Outdoor Blogger Network founders Joe Wolf and Rebecca Garlock tell me why they started the organization, that connects the outdoor community, and what they hope to accomplish with it. If you’re an outdoor blogger, or love to read outdoor blogs, this is the place for you to be.

For the past few years, The Hunter’s Wife (aka Jody Narantic) and I have been lobbing friendly banter back and forth between our blogs. Jody recently invited me to guest blog at her site while she goes on a fishing trip, of which we’re sure she will have had a proper manicure beforehand. You see, […]

Kudos to Tracy Barnes, who won the shootout at the World Team Challenge for Biathlon in Germany.

I like camo when it makes lifestyle statements. It doesn’t always have to be practical. Camo underwear and swimsuits have their places in society. Enter Realtree and its swimsuit (catalog) issue, complete with a YouTube video of women who might waltz on over to Vicky’s Secret and don a pair of wings for the next […]

Pistols go bang, so think fast! Learn the reasons for this mnemonic, created to help as a learning device for the six fundamentals of shooting.