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Retro WON: Mia and the Little Gal, A Hog Hunt to Help Heal ‘Pops’

Read how a hog hunt, helped the Little Gal overcome fear, learn a lot and grow as a person as well as huntress.

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Wintertime Skincare for the Outdoor Adventuress

Do you hate what happens to your skin in the winter? Mia Anstine shares some tips for keeping your skin looking and feeling great. Sponsored by Girls with Guns Clothing.

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#TbT: Predator Management Tips and Turkey Hunting

In this #TbT, Mia Anstine details what you need for a successful turkey hunt, and how the Little Gal prepared for the season by working on predator control beforehand. Sponsored by Girls with Guns Clothing.

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The WON goes a dancin’ with raptors and sees falconry up close and personal

Retro WON, #TBT: Members of TeamWON went on a falcon hunt in western Colorado. Through this photo feature, relive the experience of raptors hunting prey and dancing in the skies.

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Road Hunting with Mia & the Little Gal

What? They’re all about road hunting in this Retro WON column? Check out Mia & the Little Gal’s fun version, which does not involve guns at all. Sponsored by Girls with Guns Clothing.

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Questions you should ask when booking a guided hunt — Part 1

Is a guided hunt on your bucket list? Learn what questions to ask before you book!

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6 ways to survive a high-mountain elk hunt

Mia Anstine shares 6 ways to survive a high-mountain elk hunt, at her blog via Beretta USA.

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The Wild World of CarrieZ podcast — Ladies of The WON: Mia Anstine

Carrie Z. continues her series on women of The WON and interviews Mia Anstine, columnist and social media manager of the publication.

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Mia Anstine joins editorial ranks at The WON

The WON welcomes Mia Anstine as its new social media editor.

Vera Koo The Most Unlikely Champion is the story of a petite Chinese-American woman, wife, mother and grandmother and her run to the top as a world title holder in the sport of Action Pistol Shooting.
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Mia & the Little Gal: Tips for keeping your little one comfortable during cold-weather adventures

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

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Don’t forget to breathe — 4 breathing methods for shooters (and hunters)

Mia Anstine tells us 4 ways to calm down and breathe into that perfect shot, courtesy of Beretta’s blog.

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HERCAMOSHOP adds more gunners to field staff

HERCAMOSHOP added 3 women to its field staff and 1 teen to its junior field staff this month. Mia Anstine, Marti Davis, Barbara Baird, and the Little Gal all join the lineup of women who hunt proudly.

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Hunting ethics — Sharing the sport of hunting

Mia Anstine talks about hunting ethics in her most recent post at The Shooting Channel.

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Win WON: Jason wins the Little Runt turkey decoy giveaway

It’s Team WON vs. Team HERCAMOSHOP (HCS) as Barbara Baird, Britney Starr and Marti Davis square up against Shelly Ray, Mia Anstine and Becky Lou Lacock to see which group can bag the biggest gobbler this spring. Team WON will be hunting in Missouri and Team HCS in Nebraska during the week of April 15. […]

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Mia and the Little Gal: SHOT Show stories

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 […]

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And the Golden Moose Award goes to …

WON Guns Mia Anstine and Britney Starr were among the approximate 1,800 outdoor industry leaders and TV personalities at the 13th Annual Golden Moose Awards, held during the National Shooting Sports Foundation’s annual Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade Show (SHOT Show) on January 17, 2013. This year’s Outdoor Channel award show was held in the the Venetian Theatre at The […]

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Mia and the Little Gal: Looking back and looking ahead, too

It’s all about networking. We tell you what we’re doing; you tell us what you’ve done outdoors; we share the experiences and we all learn and laugh and live vicariously through each other here at Women’s Outdoor News. Mia Anstine has been penning a popular blog about raising her daughter, whom she calls Little Gal […]

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Mia & the Little Gal: On High Country elk hunting and ‘tag sandwiches’

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 […]

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Mia & The Little Gal: Helping a first time shooter

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 […]

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Mia & The Little Gal: A very special adventure camp

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 […]

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Mia & the Little Gal: Bow fishing with an Olympian

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 […]

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Women's Gear Reviews
Joe Coogan, clay shooting and Franchi’s Instinct L equals winning combination

Seriously … is there anything defined by the word Italian that isn’t going to wonderful? Food, shoes, couches, purses and of course, my favorite … shotguns. At Media Day at the Range, held Jan. 16 at a range near Boulder City, Nev., some WON Guns (Sara Ahrens, Mia Anstine and I) not only got the […]

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Mia & The Little Gal: Starting the year off with a quack and a ‘bang!’

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 […]

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Próis Hunting Apparel announces new pro and field staff additions

The list is out. Próis Hunting and Field  Apparel’s pro staff and field staff selections have been made for 2012. Joining the ranks of some of the industry’s most dynamic representatives of hunting and shooting are Sara Ahrens, Beth Ann Amico, Mia Anstine, Kendra Petska, Amy Hanneman, Kelly Heard, Tracey Splechter and Capt. Leslie N. Smith. […]

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Mia & the Little Gal: Holy Mackerel! The ‘Little Gal’ fishes the Gulf

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 […]

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Mia & the Little Gal: ‘Ewe’ won’t believe this boot camp

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, […]

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Mia and the Little Gal: That’s why they call it (turkey) hunting

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!

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Babbs in the Woods
Babbs in the Woods: It Happened In Vegas … And It’s Not Staying There

Let’s get this started — the series on my trip to the fabulous SHOT Show in Las Vegas.

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My Job … My Outdoors: Mia Anstine — enjoying the view from the top of the mountain

For Mia Anstine, the harder she works, the harder she plays … or so it seems. As the wife of an outfitter in Pagosa Springs, Colo., Mia does a lot more than answer the phone and cook meals. Read about her job and her outdoors and family life and how she gets a great balance […]

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