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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...

AK Bear Hunt, By Loni, the Sportsman’s Wife

Something I don’t tell many people (especially men) is that I have shot a bear.  And tanned it’s hide.  In Alaska.  

Whitney on the Chesapeake Bay with a Rockfish

We are excited to announce Whitney will be participating in Backcountry Hunters and Anglers 2014 North American Rendezvous on the “Women and Hunting Panel” in Denver, Colorado, on March 22.  For more information about the weekend, check out the schedule here. Hope to see you there!

Reuters reported that a three-year-old child can unlock unsafe gun safes and security experts warn that children can access vulnerable safes using paper clips, straws, etc. It’s important for every gun owner to ensure the safes they use for gun storage can restrict children from breaking in. It’s the gun owner’s responsibility to prevent firearms from getting into the wrong hands.

Unprotected guns in the home pose numerous risks, including:

• Suicide cases are more possible as a result of the lack of safety measures.
• Crimes are more likely to occur.

It’s in children’s nature to be curious. They often like to do the things their parents or other adults ask them not to. In other words, they  are simply talented in finding things which their elders think are hidden...

Whitney and her husband Dan at the Teller Wildlife Refuge this past fall 

Last week, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service announced 26 additional National Wildlife Refuges will be opened up for hunting and fishing for the first time or have opportunities expanded – this is big news!  As a sportswoman, access to hunting, fishing and other recreational opportunities is an issue that is only becoming more important in an ever urbanizing world.  Today, 335 wildlife refuges are open to regulated hunting and more than 271 wildlife complexes are open to fishing in the National Wildlife Refuge System.   Now is the time sportsmen and women band together as a $90 billion industry and protect our rights to access...