shooting safety

ReVO 26 Pro Ears youth hearing protection

“Wear eye and ear protection as appropriate. Guns are loud and the noise can cause hearing damage. They can also emit debris and hot gas that could cause eye injury. For these reasons, shooting glasses and hearing protectors should be worn by shooters and spectator” From the fundamental rules of safe gun handling by NRA When [...]

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Tom You Will Be Missed

We acquired Thomas at a 4-H auction. He was intended to be a Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner and ended up with our family for three and a half years. Tom had a couple of friends who were eaten by coyotes, bobcats and shredded by raccoons. Tom always managed to survive the attacks and he became [...]

Categories: 4-H, bobcat hunting, coyote hunting, kids shooting, Outdoor life, Ranch, shooting safety, The Little Gal, Turkey, Varmint hunting | 4 Comments

Shooting Fun with Women

I am always encouraging ladies to get outdoors.  Ladies, if you have the chance, find an event and go.  It doesn’t matter if you know someone or not.  You will have new friends by the time you leave.  Women In The Outdoors (WITO) events are always fun.  I am getting excited for one this coming weekend.  It is a  fire [...]

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Babes with Bullets camp Steamboat 2011

Being a part of the WOMA is such a fantastic thing.  We are offered, and we share, so many opportunities through this organization.  Last fall I attended the annual WOMA retreat in Gunnison, Colorado.  It was a pleasure to meet some of my outstanding colleagues that make the WOMA happen.   I was invited to sign [...]

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Little Gal Shares Safety with Friends

Hank and I spent Saturday morning with the Little Gal and two of her friends, at the request of their mother, teaching them shooting safety.  We began the morning showing the kids several different guns and their “action” as well as how to check them and see if they are safe. While the kids looked [...]

Categories: firearm safety, kids shooting, range safety, shooting safety, Turkey | 13 Comments

Thomas at the Range

Thomas, aka, Tom is the resident mascot at the ranch and key socialite.  He always enjoys keeping company with family and friends. Thomas enjoys the sound of gun fire and is always close by when the shotguns, rifles or pistols come out.  Today he & the kids learned an important rule of safety at the [...]

Categories: firearm safety, hunting, kids shooting, Ranch, range safety, shooting safety, Turkey | 5 Comments

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