Encouraging everyone to get outside, hunt, fish, shoot, and survive life with others in a positive way.
Thanks to the Colorado Bowhunters Association the past three years I've trekked down to teach archery at the annual She Never Quit event in Texas. I’m blessed to be able to share my passions with over 50 wonderful women. In the past, archery has been an optional afternoon activity. This year I got lucky with …
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I travel a lot to teach gun and archery classes, present seminars, and a host of other reasons. When I hop in the truck and head to an event, I get to see more of the country than from an airplane. I also work on my own schedule, stopping for breaks when I want. Whether …
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And then, "CRACK!" I hear branches snap, and the bull bolts in the direction from which he'd come...
Last summer I giggled when someone told me that they thought butterflies and moths were going extinct. All you need to do is get outdoors and look around is what I told her. Lo and behold, this summer I’m finding the moths at home, which is at about 6,500′ elevation and in the mountains while …
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I grew up with a respect for everything I received, and that meant that we didn’t waste anything. Over the years it’s been a challenge to get the family to eat leftovers. Not wanting anything to spoil, I learned to improvise. In college I worked at a grocery store in San Diego. I worked in …
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We found this White-lined Sphinx Moth, also known as the Hummingbird Moth (can you guess why?). It seemed to be struggling, but since those wings move so fast it’s difficult to see the cause.
Riders, volunteers, and even horses are smiling In between teaching shotgun at the Women’s Outdoor Weekend and helping at the Youth Fishing Derby in Pagosa Springs Wolf Creek Outfitters (WCO) hosted the special needs children of Pagosa Springs for the annual horseback ride. Each year our team gives the kids the opportunity to watch, pet, …
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In my latest newsletter I discussed stress, coping with it, managing it, and learning from it. I mentioned that we all have stress in our lives, and … well, I may have inadvertently invited some into my life because it’s been a heck of a week. Fist off, someone said, “You look like you just …
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Not long ago I shared information about a fundraiser event for the DC Project. This is my first year to be able to squeeze it into the schedule, but I visited our Nation’s capital as a Colorado delegate for the group. Over 50 women descended on Washington DC, coming together to support one another as …
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As a writer I’m often blessed with days of getting my hands on the latest greatest products. Occasionally that includes fabulous adventures. Last week I partook in both as I attended Swarovski Optik’s Hunting Summit. The Hunting Summit is an event of which I’ve followed in the past as I’ve used the tried and true …
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