Teaching tip: Lead by example

Teaching tip: Lead by example

Teaching tip for kids: Lead by example. Nothing you say speaks as loudly as your own actions when you and your child hunt together. Handle your own guns with extra emphasis on safety.

Thanksgiving 3

Thanksgiving 3

‘To speak gratitude is courteous and pleasant, to enact gratitude is generous and noble, but to live gratitude is to touch Heaven.’ (Johannes A. Gaertner) Happy Thanksgiving!

Staying safe in cougar country

Staying safe in cougar country

The cougar is probably the most dangerous member of the cat family that most people will ever encounter. Here’s how to stay safe in cougar country.

Teaching tip: Pick first hunts carefully

Teaching tip: Pick first hunts carefully

Teaching tip for kids: Pick first hunts carefully. Your first real hunts should be for squirrels, waterfowl, deer or doves – sedentary hunts where the game comes to you. Sit with your hunter, whisper advice and give the go-ahead to take the safety off and shoot.

Do target shooting restrictions go too far?

Do target shooting restrictions go too far?

With all the wildfires sweeping the Rocky Mountain region, people are pretty nervous about sparking another one. But here’s one group that worries restrictions on shooting will go too far. See what you think.