One of our Gear Court reviewers loves her Stormy Kromer hat and it seems with this spate of bad weather settling in across the country, this would be a great investment for you, too. And, our advertiser, Hanks Clothing, is offering it on sale and with free shipping. And, read the history of the hat and thanks to Stormy’s wife … who sewed the first one!
My Job … My Outdoors: Karen Lee brings outdoor stories to our homes
November 18, 2009 by Leave a Comment
A quiet dynamo. Those words describe editor Karen Lee at the National Wild Turkey Federation. Read her answers to The WON’s standard two-question interview and also, discover about her little business on the side that will be incorporated into some future NWTF Hunting Heritage banquets, and we can hardly wait to smell the results.
The Fishing Line: Naomi's guide to ice fishing and a few 'hot' spots to ice fish thrown in to boot
November 17, 2009 by 2 Comments
When the weather turns colder and you just gotta fish, you may want to invest the time and effort to ice fish. Naomi Shapiro gives helpful tips and techniques for ice fishing, and throws in a few choice spots in the north central Midwest locale for you to consider. See this week’s Fishing Line for Naomi’s expert advice.
Gear Review: She’s nuts about her Acorn socks
November 3, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Scent Free Lip Gloss: She 'hunts like a girl'
November 3, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Flit and shoot — Kathryn Nazzaro describes how to photograph pine cone bandits
October 21, 2009 by Leave a Comment
The Fishing Line: Naomi Shapiro debuts with 'Chancellor Bismarck and dogs might appreciate fly fishing in Anchorage!'
October 14, 2009 by Leave a Comment
The Gear Gals: A new category and a fresh review about a gal and her first shotgun
October 6, 2009 by 3 Comments
She used to be a member of The WON’s Bag Lady Brigade, but now, Georgette Wood and all the other reviewers write for a new category — The WON’s Gear Gals. Here’s a band of outdoors women who test the tar out of equipment and promise no high highfalutin reviews. Georgette details choosing and using a Benelli Nova shotgun. In fact, a lot of the gear is stuff they’ve acquired through years of experience and by opening their own pocketbooks to pay for the privilege of having equipment that works for them. Stay tuned for this new category and know that none of these reviews come with strings attached.
Babbs in the Woods: Sometimes she likes it separate and not equal, sometimes she doesn’t
August 17, 2009 by 1 Comment
We don’t have to be equal in all publications. Babbs took a little heat for her approval of the new Turkey Country magazine’s combining women’s news with its other specialty publications. She elaborates on why sometimes it’s all right to be separate and not equal, and sometimes, it’s just better to be equal.
