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I ordered a Smith & Wesson Model 642 Airweight and received it about six months ago. The snub-nosed revolver, aka snubby, travels with me almost daily now. I crossed over the line a few years ago, from trying to decide ahead of time whether I’d need a concealed carry gun to the point of always carrying one when legal. It just became too much of a time waster to try to imagine why and where I’d need it. Better to, as 5.11 Tactical says, “Always be ready.”

CHICAGO – Feb. 8, 2013 – Marilyn Smolenski, of Nickel and Lace, a female concealed carry holster designer, and Karen Bartuch, of AlphaGirls, a company that provides tactical and “self-offense” training services and gear, have combined efforts to host the Firearms and Fashion Show. The goal of the show is to empower women with personal […]

You’ll see them on the line at prestigious shooting matches all over the world. Six women wear the company’s trademarked bright blue shirt with additional sponsors logos carefully placed. But make no mistake; the blue shirt says it all. As designated competition shooters for Smith & Wesson, these women not only exemplify the finest skills […]

Dear Men of My Gun Culture, In response to your “Open Letter to Women’s Outdoor News” regarding Father’s Day gifts and our abilities to pick ’em. Nice try. Some of us also are trappers in our group and so, we can smell the bait from miles away. What? You don’t think tickets to a Barbara […]

Let me point out the obvious, I lost in elimination to the guy who won the whole competition. I have been waiting months to be able to make that announcement. Whew! Do I feel bad about being beat in elimination by the guy that no one else could beat? Hell, no!   Truthfully … on the […]

Who knew that I would feel more stress and anxiety watching the first episode of Season 3 of the History Channel’s Top Shot, than I did participating in it? Even though I know the outcome of the competition, I had no idea how the producers would edit the footage to make a show. One week […]

We gotta admit, that Kathryn Nazzaro has the patience of a saint. Read about her summer project — photographing eagles on a nest.

Her brother keeps a stack of her little books on a shelf in his mechanic’s shop waiting room. That’s how I found Roschelle Ridenhour, and got to know her better through her words on the pages of that little book filled with life’s lessons in 12 short stories. She accepted the offer to tell us […]

I had the luck of being in the company of this beautiful red-shouldered hawk back last February. I made sure not to get too close too fast and I was able to sit with this raptor for nearly an hour. The tree was on a hill and a perfect opportunity to shoot from all angles […]

In this week’s BlogLight, we shine it brightly on a guy who works in the intelligence world when he’s not podcasting or blogging about your gun rights. Pastor Kenn Blanchard, aka “Urban Shooter Podcast” host and “Black Man with a Gun” blogger is in our top ten of must-have bloggers on your list.

It has been a great season for Eastern screech owls this year here in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Most screech owls will sit in the sun with their eyes open in little slits, just so they can still watch you! It takes patience for an open-eyes’ shot.

Last week’s Littleton, Colo., school shooting made me think about a new program that should be offered to teachers. Actually, I awoke on Feb. 24 to a news report by NPR on the radio by my nightstand where the announcer actually mentioned that a teacher at Deer Creek Middle School recognized that the criminal on […]

Our Shoot to Thrill band of photographers exude compassion for the wildlife they photograph. It’s more than a hobby or a 9-5 type job for them. Indeed, they are usually out working before 9 and after 5, but this week, Kathryn Nazzaro describes rehab efforts of an eastern screech owl in the red phase, and also her tips for photographing birds.

What are you doing outdoors this weekend? Got a plan? You might want to think of something so you’re not sitting on a hard church pew with no inspirational outdoor images flashing through you memory banks. Read about Babbs’ recent epiphany while sitting in a pew thinking about eagles.

She looked into the eyes of a wolf and got … this photograph. Read photographer Kathryn Nazzaro’s account in Shoot to Thrill about how she captured the beauty of a wolf.

Let’s face it. Camo is cool. You see it everywhere, including underwear. But there are times when it’s not cool. Forget Miss Manners – this just makes common sense. If roughly 20 percent of the public is pro-hunting and 20 percent is anti-hunting, then we really need to impress the 60 percent that hasn’t made up their minds yet, so Babbs has compiled a few rules for and against wearing camo in public this hunting season.

With an eye for detail, Shoot to Thrill contributor and outdoor photographer Kathryn Nazzaro describes a recent trip to the bird-watching woods where she found two finches munching on pine cones. Read about how she captured their feeding habits on camera.

Babbs used to drive around in her Suburban on her way to a hunt with a gun-of-the-season in tow, along with Muck boots and yes, a pair of dowsing (er, divining) rods. Read about her skill that she found out about late in life. Don’t knock it. Dowsing rods might come in handy next time you’re afield and bored, or looking for an unmarked grave.

Another road trip under her shooting belt, Babbs and Associate Editor Paige Eissinger just returned from a memorable 5 days in Iowa that included Babes with Bullets Camp, a pheasant hunt and a trip to the Amana Colonies.

My husband and I attended the “Church of the Living Waters,” aka fishing in our favorite stream, this weekend. We attended not only the morning service, but stayed through the afternoon too. All in all, he caught two rock bass and I caught one too-smallmouth bass and a rock. Yep, I caught a rock and […]