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Stories from a mountain horse

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Mia Anstine
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Geronimo, aka G-Man, aka Toughest horse on the mountain.

I stand here enjoying the sun.
I chat with a friend and talk about the fun.
I wish he could share with me and tell it all.

Can you imagine the stories he has to tell?
Can you imagine a life lived so well?
A horse.
A guide.
A mustang.
A huge heart.
A fighter.
A winner.

The “A Squad”.
He’s been to the top of each mountain.
He’s a hunting machine.

His face is gray with age and experience.

The years. The miles. The tales he has to tell.

A warm sunny meadow on a summer morning.
A frightened woman and her first ride.
A cheering family as her fears subside.
A hunter who is determined.
A loaded pack-saddle and switch back trail.
A bull bugle on a moon lit night.
A celebration near the camp fire after a stalk and ride.

Cold mornings covered in frost.
Thick snow, ice, climbing and never lost.
The sweet, fresh blades of grass breaking through the snow.
A race for the honor and winning it all you know!

Elk, deer, bear, turkey, grouse, once in a life time moose, all special hunts.

All memories that make him proud to have the gray faced wisdom of seeing it all.

Now, relaxed, sunning, taking it in.
You are still a champion and I know you are proud old friend!!!

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Four Corners SCI – Annual Banquet & Fundraiser

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Mia Anstine

SCI first for huntersFour Corners SCI – Annual Banquet & Fundraiser

CLICK HERE to make your reservation

Saturday, June 8, 2013

Cocktails at 4:30pm
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Dinner at 6:00pm
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Live Auction at 7:00pm
Registrations received online will be entered in a drawing for a free Gun or Rifle

CLICK HERE to make your reservation or call: 720-308-4896

Sky Ute Casino & ResortSCI Raffle package
14324 US Hwy 172N
Ignacio, CO 81137
Phone: 970-563-7777
Toll Free: 1-888-842-4180
Hotel Reservations: 1-800-876-7017

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Cocktails at 4:30pm
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All About Team HCS’ Turkey Hunt at WWoCZ

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Mia Anstine

WWoCZ Episode 40 – Team HerCamoShop Turkey Extravaganza

by CarrieZ

In this episode we’ll be sitting down roundtable style withShelly Ray owner of HerCamoShop, Beck Lou Lacock from Becky Lou Outdoors, and Mia Anstine from Women’s Outdoor News.  They are going to tell us all about their turkey adventure together with Heritage Outfitters in Nebraska, their film crew courtesy of Command the Wild and why Merrio’s are the king of turkey hybrids.

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Predation plus Turkey Hunting – Mia & the Little Gal

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Mia Anstine

A new post is up at the Women’s Outdoor News. Check us out, Mia and the Little Gal. Prepping for turkey hunting.

Mia & the Little Gal: On predation management and tips for turkey hunting

Last year the Little Gal (LG) and I gave you a report called The Little Gal Becomes a Trapper, in which, she decided to do some wildlife management via trapping. Years ago, there were larger flocks of turkeys in the area. Over time they had slowly disappeared. LG spoke with a biologist from the National [...]

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Hunting and why it’s NOT a wasted tag

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Mia Anstine

Friends, and sometimes strangers, ask why I tend buy a license(tag) for any season I am allowed, even if I may only get one day to hunt. Sometimes the odds are against me that the tag will be filled, but I purchase one just in-case I get to go hunt that species. There is another more important reason I don’t hesitate to spend my money on them. My money goes to a good cause.

I say over and over again “It is not a wasted tag.” What does that mean? It means my money is going to support conservation, wildlife, habitat and research. I can go buy a new pair of sunglasses, a fancy dinner or new clothes anytime. Those are just things and there is not long-term reward in them. Rather than being a shop-a-holic, I am a hunt-a-holic. I figure if I’m going to “blow my money”, I will blow it on something that will benefit the outdoors and wildlife for years to come. I buy hunting tags.

Here is a video from the BBC. It includes my friends and a fellow SCI board member who work for Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Here is what our money goes to. Wild life research and conservation. This is an amazing project that is being done right here in Durango, Colorado. It is a first hand look at what is NOT a wasted tag.

Click the link below to view the video.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21890034

bear cub

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Youth Deer Hunt – Article at NRA Insights

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Mia Anstine

Head on over to NRA Insights. It is a great interactive Ezine put out by the NRA for our youth. This month there just happens to be a post in there by Yours Truly. Check the whole magazine out, but look for my article, “Hunter is now a Hunter” on page 22.
What do ya think?!

Youth hunter, Colorado Mule Deer, NRA Insights deer hunt,

NRA Insights Ezine. Page 22

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Mia visits with Eva Shockey

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Mia Anstine

Hey! Guess what? There is a new post up at the WON. Check out show I had the opportunity to chat with at SHOT Show in Vegas this January. Boy is LG a little upset about this one too. Some day she’ll be old enough to attend.


Mia & The Little Gal: An interview with Eva Shockey

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. …Click HERE to read the full interview.

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What are the new laws doing to stop killing?

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Mia Anstine

I was notified last night that each of the anti-gun bills that were up before Colorado’s judicial committee were passed. It truly saddens me that they can not see they are limiting the citizens of their state, not the criminals or mentally ill.

Will these decisions stop shootings? Probably not.

Will these choices cause criminals to register their guns? Nope.

Will the laws stop criminals from getting high-capacity magazines? Most definitely not.

Do they genuinely care about us and are our legislators really focusing on the right thing? NO.

Think about it…

Why is there a top grossing movie about a “hero” with a gun, but a kid can’t use his imagination to create a pop tart that looks like one?

Why am I still seeing Hollywood headlines such as this? 2013: Action Movies are Back With a Vengeance 

Why do I still see this, WITH GUNS displayed front and center, on the shelves at the local super store?

So you teach my kids that it's fun to kill but you won't teach them responsibilty?

So you teach my kids that it’s fun to kill but you won’t teach them responsibility?

Not only is our government creating more criminals with the legislation they are adopting, but they are allowing Hollywood to teach our children that it will be exciting. Where is the real problem?

  • Do we need to add MORE LAWS and MORE restrictions?
  • Or do we need to TEACH our kids GOOD?
  • Do we need to teach the children morals?
  • Do we need to teach them ethics?
  • What about GOD, the real LAW, the Ten Commandments? Who is teaching that?! Would it change our society if we read, listened and followed that LAW?

It would indeed, but Hollywood is where the money is, and they simply aren’t going to allow it. It wouldn’t make them “FEEL GOOD”. Whether they believe in God or not, the Ten Commandments could teach them a lot.

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Sportsmen’s Activity Report: Colorado Benefits from Economic Impact of Hunting

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Mia Anstine

I never consider it a “wasted tag”. My money goes to great things in the beautiful state of Colorado.

Sportsmen’s Activity Report: Colorado Benefits from
Economic Impact of Hunting

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NEWTOWN, Conn. — The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) has released a major new report documenting the importance of hunting activities to the Colorado economy. NSSF is the trade association for the firearms, ammunition, hunting and shooting sports industry.

The report, Hunting in America: An Economic Force for Conservation, provides detailed information about participation and expenditures by America’s hunters. In Colorado alone, hunting added $762,750,827 to the state’s economy and supported 8,355 jobs.

Information on 40-plus categories of U.S. hunting-related expenditures, which grew 55 percent, is contained in the report, as well as state-by-state statistics for number of hunters, retail sales, taxes and jobs. The report notes an overall nine percent increase in hunting participation between 2006 and 2011. The money hunters spent in 2011 resulted in $87 billion being added to the nation’s economy and supported more than 680,000 jobs nationally.

“The major growth in spending by hunters is good news for businesses throughout the country, particularly small businesses in rural areas,” said NSSF President and CEO Steve Sanetti.

Beyond their impact on businesses and local economies, sportsmen are the leaders in protecting wildlife and habitats. When you combine license and stamp fees, excise taxes on hunting equipment and membership contributions to conservation organizations, hunters contribute more than $1.6 billion annually to conservation.

“Hunters are without peer when it comes to funding the perpetuation and conservation of wildlife and natural habitats,” said Sanetti.

Read Hunting in America: An Economic Force for Conservation or view the report as a printable PDF.

To request hard copies of the report, email Jim Curcuruto at jcurcuruto@nssf.org (limited quantity available).

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Background checks, Magazine restrictions, Gun bans – Where is EDUCATION?

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Mia Anstine

Mia Anstine Prois Turas long sleeveIf you haven’t heard, Colorado has joined the ranks of states to pass and promote anti-gun legislation. As my representatives have told me “It’s for the good of the people.”

Is it? Really?

I must say that I don’t understand a lot of things in this matter. I have been writing to the representatives and asking them multiple questions of which NONE have been answered. I simply receive a form letter that says “for the good of our citizens”. I am a firearms instructor so I do know how to handle a handgun, rifle or shotgun. What if I wasn’t?

Questions:

  • Why do I have to pass a background check to own a firearm, but I don’t have to know how to safely handle the firearm I intend to own?
  • I may have to pass a background check to own a firearm, but do I have to know to keep my finger off the trigger when I am holding a firearm?
  • Why do I have to pass a background check to own a firearm, but not know to point my firearm in a safe direction?
  • Why do I have to pass a background check to own a firearm, but not even have to know what a trigger lock is or own a safe to store my firearm?

The questions are endless. WHY? Why this increase in background checks, the reduction in magazine capacity BUT NO REQUIREMENT TO KNOW WHAT THE HECK YOU ARE DOING WITH THE FIREARM??????

If it’s for the good of the people why do they not have to know what they are doing? WHY?

Where is mandatory education in all of this?

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