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The Ultimate Quest… Waders

Posted in category fishing, hunting, releases with 5 comments on March 20, 2015

For the past six years, I have been on the hunt (quite literally!) for versatile waders that actually fit. Waders that keep me dry no matter if I’m setting up decoys or casting a fly line. After literally buying and returning over a dozen pairs – I’d frankly given up. The men’s waders were too big – the boot size wonky and the length went clear over my head! And kid’s waders weren’t much better. Although the length and boot size was improved, the waders were too wide and the extra fabric buckled uncomfortably several times over. But then I met Tammy of BassPro at SHOT Show and she told me about a new line of hunting apparel that is made just for women… SHE Outdoor Ladies Hunting Clothing. SHE Outdoor makes waders specifically designed for women so of course I was intrigued!

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Playing Your Cards Right In the World of Hunting

Posted in category hunting, releases with 0 comments on March 16, 2015

By: Julie McQueen, co-host of Brotherhood Outdoors on Sportsman Channel.

I meet a lot of people because of my job. Many of them wonder how I came to have this career, and some people even question my abilities to succeed at it. I am a hunter, a television personality, and a producer of outdoor television. With all of that being said, I’m also a woman who used to work as a fashion model. I keep up my appearance; therefore some people have a difficult time believing that I can document the harvesting of animals for a living.

I had a job previously that shocked people even more than this one did in the beginning. I worked as a professional poker player, and I succeeded at it.

Watching poker on television may give you a false impression of the lifestyle that it actually comes with...

Field Notes | Snow Goose Hunt

Posted in category hunting, releases with 1 comment on March 14, 2015

Moving to D.C. from Montana was a tough adjustment. Not only are there more people in the metro area than my entire state but our yard is the size of a postage stamp and we’re lucky because we have green space! How was I supposed to survive without the outdoors? Could this place of concrete and marble really become home?

After learning some of the best waterfowling in the country takes place on the Chesapeake Bay, I was more than willing to make the hour drive to get in the duck blind. Since my inaugural east coast hunt six years ago, I have had many days in the blind but nothing compares to my snow goose hunt this year.

My alarm went off at 4:30 AM, I kissed my husband and lab, pulled on my warmest layers, triple checked I had a ten pack of hand warmers and jumped into my Mini...

The Hidden World of Girls… Who Hunt

Posted in category hunting, releases with 0 comments on March 6, 2015

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Magan Hebert, 15, poses with the young buck, or “spike,” that she shot in Waynesboro, Miss., in November. Magan has been hunting since she was in the fourth grade. ** Photo courtesy of NPR

Recently on an ordinary day running errands and listening to NPR, my husband and I heard a story on the radio that stopped us in our tracks. The story was part of a series called “The Hidden Life of Girls” and hosted by none other than Tina Fey (don’t you love her?!?)

During the episode, we heard stories from girls and women across the world on several different topics and then the interview started with 15-year old Magan Hebert. Magan lives in Mississippi and sounds like a typical high school student – she loves cheerleading, pop music, texting and school...