Category hunting

1. Deer Wearing Gym Socks print ($79.99) | 2. Magnesium Fire Starter ($35.90) | 3. Tiered Wine Rack ($129)
4. Raw Gold Nugget Stud Earring ($89+) | 5. Flyvine Coasters made from fly lines ($24.99)
6. Gold Deer Antler Necklace ($24) | 7. birdmafia Birch Forest Cut Paper Shadow Box ($125)

In the spirit  of the holidays, we’re counting down our top four guest posts until Christmas!  These posts were the most viewed and shared this year and totally worth another look.  In fourth place we have Christina Arguelles’s post – enjoy! And congrats Christina!!

As a Florida girl I was raised on the water. My dad had my brother, sister and I on the boat every weekend. We would tube, knee board, and swim. I remember always being fearful of alligator. Every time my brother was behind the boat on his knee board- always checking behind to make sure he did not fall or that my dad didn’t steer the boat too close to the swampy areas...

We’ve talked about Wild before because it made us want to grab our backpack and go for a hike. The movie adaptation starring Reese Witherspoon opens in theaters today and we can’t wait to see if it stands up to our expectations.

Let us know what you think if you go see it!

Created by the National Shooting Sports Foundation.

By Bethany Erb

What is it that hooks us? When was your defining moment that you realized you loved to hunt and it was a part of you? 

For many people it’s the early childhood experiences with a parent, cousin or grandpa. But what about the person that doesn’t start early? How do they begin? Many people don’t have the opportunity early in life because of certain factors such as not living in a rural area, lack of mentors etc. I wasn’t an early bloomer; I grew up around hunting, but preferred horses. I found hunting intimidating and for men…that was until my college roommate Amanda said let’s go hog hunting (northern CA). So we went and I was hooked!

Grace and her Marshmallow gun

I’m glad I started when I did, but wish I had gotten into the field a little sooner...