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As we roll into a holiday weekend, we hope you get outside! Here are a few of our outdoor girl essentials to make all adventures into the wild grand! What’s in your pack?

Squirrel Tank | Backpack | Water Bottle | Kind Bar | Shell Knife | Hiking Boots

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BY JENNIFER CONE 

Growing up, we spent many weekends up at the lake or out in the woods. This was a focal part of my upbringing and made me who I am today. I’ve always loved being outside, whether I was sitting in a deer stand or casting a line from the boat. Now my husband and I have three children of our own and we’ve really started to focus on ways we can get them active in the outdoors at a young age so they can start to develop that love and appreciation for the outdoors as well. As an avid hunter, I’m eager to get them started early so when the time comes that they are of hunting age, my hope is that they will excited to get out in the woods. Here are 7 ways that we bring the outdoors into the lives of our young children:

1. Deer Season Prep! Fall is such a beautiful time to ...

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 second place we have the McGregor sisters’ post – enjoy! And congrats Christie and Merrill!!

We’ve often been referred to as “the Sisters McGregor”. We work in the same professional field, share the same friends and are both avid outdoorswomen. Although we’re 10 years apart, we both have distinct memories of fishing off our grandparents dock in Charleston, camping with our parents and siblings in KY and WI, or hiking with friends across the southeast. 

We’re also pretty inseparable – living together off and on for over 10 years –or at least we were until Christie, the older/wiser one, decided to up...

Heather and her best friend, Stephanie, hiking in Boise.

It’s always incredibly refreshing to get out of Washington, D.C., and go back West. Rather than my usual Christmas trip, I was able to visit Idaho in August to see family and friends.

This was a shorter trip, so I wasn’t able to get off the grid like I usually hope to (the idea of being out of cell range seems to terrify most DCers but I crave it!) – though I was able to go on a short hike with my best friend. We didn’t leave the city limits and were able to go on a real hike, people. I can’t tell you how invigorating that is.

So as we finish out this day and dive in to the long Labor Day weekend, Whitney and I hope you’re able to enjoy some time outdoors. Go shooting, take your reel out or set off for a hike!

Our last book recommendations prompted more thinking so here’s our part two… Please keep sending your favorite reads and we’ll update with a part III! 

 A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold
A tribute to the great outdoors and the land we love written by one of the father’s of U.S. wildlife management – a must read for all of us who hunt and fish!

A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
One man’s guide to the wild woods of the Appalachian trail and all its wonders, including bears…

Deer Hunting in Paris by Paula Young Lee
A humorous memoir of a vegetarian Korean American woman finding her way to learn how to hunt and sharing recipes.

The Scavenger’s Guide to Haute Cuisine by Steve Rinella
A personal tale of a man’s journey to understand the things we eat and our place in the world while also l...