Mia Anstine shares her exercise regimen and gives tips on how to stay in shape for archery.

Mia Anstine suggests shooting range games for the entire family.

Mia Anstine gives her tips on how to motivate your child during the hunt.

Mia Anstine gives her tips for keeping your little guy or gal comfortable while on cold-weather adventures.

Mia Anstine discusses the importance of properly caring for harvested animals, and shares LG’s “secret” deer-jerky recipe.

Mia Anstine discusses choosing a big-game hunting rifle for women and youth.

Mia discusses selecting archery equipment and preparing for hunting season.

Mia Anstine tells why she likes to hunt with a crossbow, specifically TenPoint Crossbow Technologies.

LG drew a Colorado bull elk tag! Mia Anstine gives tips as they prepare for a pack-in, high-mountain elk hunt. We think you’ll like the advice, too — especially if you’re going hunting up high this fall.

LG and her team qualified in the junior division for the National Youth Hunter Education Challenge competition. On July 21-26, 2013, LG and her team will compete at the NRA Whittington Center in Raton, N.M., against more than 300 young sportswomen and men from around the country.

The Little Gal (LG) is a member of a club called Youth Hunter Education Challenge (YHEC). It teaches kids hunting, responsibility, wildlife identification, orienteering and survival skills. Locally, our Safari Club International (SCI) chapter makes significant contributions to this youth program. At the 2012 SCI banquet we bought a hunt for two to Alberta, Canada. […]

Is there something about fun that entails work and waking up before the sun? In the life of Mia and the Little Gal (LG), it sure seems to be the case. Whether we are hunting or fishing, we do believe in the saying, “The early bird gets the worm.” This early-morning adventure was a first […]

I had the pleasure of speaking with Eva Shockey, co-host of “Jim Shockey’s Hunting Adventures,” airing on the Outdoor Channel. I was pleasantly surprised to find that she is even more genuine in person than on television. The young huntress was filled with enthusiasm as she gave me some insight into her love of hunting and closeness of her family.

I must admit, it has taken me a few days to drag some info out of my Little Gal (LG). I returned from SHOT Show and shared pictures of the products I saw, people I met and events I attended. I received little to no reaction from her. She was trying to prove a point […]

If you’ve been following us for any time at all, you may know that the Little Gal enjoys activities such as Youth Hunter’s Education Challenge (YHEC). With hunting season pretty much over in Colorado, the kids are getting back into focus for their 2013 season of YHEC. LG is in the local Pathfinder’s Club, and […]

Quality time in the outdoors is so rewarding. The Little Gal and I have been working our tails off the past nine days, as well as forming an amazing bond and memories that will never be forgotten. She had a license to hunt a bull elk, so we headed out to public land to find […]

We shoot quite often and it’s always fun to share shooting with others. I became a shooting instructor because I wanted to properly teach safety, respect and to see the glow on a new shooters face. This summer we had a very special guest and his family come for a visit. He has Spinal Muscular […]

The Little Gal and I have been experiencing an amazing, whirlwind of a summer. We hope you have been enjoying yours as well. We already shared some of our summer vacation with you, but summer did not stop there. That was only the beginning. Shortly after we returned home, the Little Gal headed off to basketball […]

As many of you know, I am doing my best to raise my Little Gal with a great respect and appreciation of the outdoors, shooting, hunting and the like. Part of this includes me including her in outdoor activities. It also includes pointing her in the direction of great mentors. I have met a number […]

As we start the New Year I have been sick – sniffling, sneezing and now … coughing. The Little Gal has been helpful (as well as tolerant), but the cold doesn’t seem to go away. Hank and the Little Gal put me to bed before 7 p.m. on New Year ’s Day. I woke up […]

I take the Little Gal on any adventure and try to teach her anything and everything possible. This year, our end-of-summer-vacation was a first for both of us. We headed south of Houston for some saltwater fishing. We excitedly took a back-seat Jeep ride in the dark down to the beach. We were outfitted with […]

The Little Gal has enjoyed raising livestock for the past few years. She is in 4-H and has done quite well with her pigs over the years. From the start she has always wanted to raise lambs. In the past she has borrowed and paid Mom and Dad back. This year, she bought her animals with her own money, […]

In her debut blogpost here, Mia Anstine writes about raising her daughter to be a huntress and to love the outdoors. She describes a turkey hunt where she and her husband brought in several toms, but not the right one for the Little Gal!