REVOLUTIONARY TEAM HUNTRESS OUTDOOR ADVENTURE CLINIC

COMBINES OUTDOOR INSTRUCTION WITH THE PAMPERING WOMEN LOVE

 Just because a woman wants to learn outdoors skills doesn’t mean she wants to stop being a woman. That’s why Team Huntress created the Outdoor Adventure Clinic, a revolutionary three-day event that caters to women who want to learn or expand on their outdoor skills while enjoying beautiful accommodations, spa treatments and the camaraderie of like-minded women.

 Following the resounding success of its inaugural Outdoor Adventure Clinic for women June 12-14 at the Pheasant Phun/OJ Bar Ranch in Hitchcock, S.D., Team Huntress has announced plans for its second clinic to be held at the beautiful Buffalo County Outfitters in Mondovi, Wisconsin Aug. 21 -22 – 23. 2009.

 The Outdoor Adventure Clinic offers training in archery, firearms, wildlife photography, gear and survival skills from the expert Team Huntress staff of prominent women hunters while a team of clinicians offers the kind of pampering women love: massages, facials, foot rubs, nature walks and wine tasting.

 Because the majority of the teaching staff is female, the environment is particularly welcoming for women who are interested in learning outdoor skills, but intimidated by the overwhelmingly male nature of the shooting sports. Team Huntress understands that women want and need a supportive and pleasant environment for learning – no ribbing about missed shots, no competitive bravado, no substandard accommodations that make a woman cringe.

 That formula – instruction, female staff and pampering – proved highly effective at the inaugural Team Huntress Outdoor Adventure Clinic at Pheasant Phun in June. Women who’d never fired a gun felt secure taking those first steps and found they really enjoyed what they were learning. By the end of the weekend, participants were abuzz about the shooting sports and the new friendships they’d formed.

 The Team Huntress Outdoor Adventure Clinic is the ideal gift, whether it’s a woman treating herself to something she deserves, or an outdoorsman who’s been looking for a way to bring his wife, daughter or girlfriend into the lifestyle he loves.

Team Huntress Wisconsin Outdoor Adventure Clinic

Empowering Women for Outdoor Success

DATE: August 20. 21, 22,& 23, 2009

 LOCATION: Buffalo County Outfitters, Mondovi, WI 54738

 FOR: Women ages 18 and over who want to learn or expand their outdoor skills 

BY: Team Huntress, an expert staff of prominent women hunters and outdoor enthusiast including Terri Lee Pocernich Camp Wild Girls, Kirstie Pike Prois Hunting Apparel, Barbara Baird the Women’s Outdoor News, Stacey and “Hawk” Huston A Focus in the Wild, Holly Hesyer NorCalCazadora, Jane Keller Team Huntress

  INSTRUCTION: Archery, firearms, gear, wildlife photography  

SPA SERVICES: Massage, facials, foot rubs, nature walk, wine tasting

ACCOMMODATIONS: 2-3 women per room, 5 full bathrooms, spacious great room

TRAVEL: Mondovi is 25 miles south of Eau Claire, 1 hour and ½ from MSP airport; pick-up and drop-off will be offered on 20th & 23 days. 

COST: $995 – includes instruction, meals, spa treatment, gifts from sponsors (clothing, skin care, and food), lodging and transport to and from airport for those who fly in. 

SHOPPING: Women’s hunting apparel from Prois, Camp Wild Girls will be available for purchase at discount Team Huntress rates. The Team Huntress camp store will be open.

CONTACT: Team Huntress founder Jane Keller, jane.keller@yahoo.com, 605-450-0931

Archery Fit/BowFit

Copyright©2009 by Anne Vinnola

Injury stalled my budding bowhunting career last year.  Part of the trouble with my back and shoulder began with a nasty fall down the stairs. While recuperating from that mess, I thought I was getting strong enough to continue learning to shoot my new bow. I quickly found that to be a mistake. I kept having pain while I worked out at the gym or practiced my shooting and it kept me awake every night. I was getting frightened that I would end up needing some sort of heinous surgery that would completely derail my ever learning archery.  I thought that if I kept working out, I would eventually work through it. I made it much worse and didn’t get to hunt at all.

I was sent a simple exercise tool and an extremely interesting, informative DVD. BowFit™ is a wonderful fitness device that helps you to duplicate the movements of shooting a bow, while strengthening the muscles involved.  Normal daily activities and many fitness exercises do not help strengthen the muscle group involved in shooting a bow but BowFit™ is designed specifically to do just that.

Injuries are generally avoidable but are most frequently caused by archers not warming up their muscles or stretching before they practice. Another problem archers have is trying to pull more weight than they are used to or able to comfortably. Just because you can get the bow pulled back doesn’t mean that it is the correct weight for you. You also need to be able to sustain the draw.

Bow hunters end up in medical offices because they decide to go out a week before hunting season to sight in their bows and pretend they have not gotten a year older.  Absolutely you must sight in you bow, but don’t start a week before hunting season. Start several weeks or months before hunting. You are going to have a much better hunt and keep yourself out of the ER if you follow some simple tips from AtcheryFit™. ArcheryFit™ is packed with great information from major players in the archery world, I needed to watch it several times to get a grasp on all of the tips and techniques. After resting my shoulder for several months, I began working with my Bowfit™ and learned so many techniques from the ArcheryFit™ video about proper stretching and strengthening techniques, I am able to use my compound bow with no pain.

            While at the Team Huntress Outdoor Adventure Camp recently, I also found out that I could pull back a 51# recurve bow and make the shot. I had never tried a recurve and had always thought I would not have the strength to hold one. I was very pleasantly surprised. I credit the exercises I have been doing with my BowFit™ for allowing me to learn a new facet of archery.

            There are so many tips on the ArcheryFit™ DVD whether you are a seasoned archer or a beginner you will be able to get some helpful information to help you improve your game. If you couple an ArcheryFit DVD with a BowFit , you will be much farther ahead when bow season comes along.

You may purchase ArcheryFit and BowFit online at www.BowFit.com or www.Cabelas.com

NEWS RELEASE

HuntingLife.com is Pleased to Announce Huntress Terri Lee Pocernich as

the Newest Addition to their Pro-Staff.

Outdoor News”, “The Women’s Outdoor Media Association” and “Base Camp Legends.com”. Pocernich

continues to empower women through TeamHuntress events around the country. Terri Lee is a member

of the NRA and Whitetails Unlimited. Along with her youngest son Kale Williamson, the two will be

representing Team HuntingLife.com in the Battle of the B.O.W., on WisconsinOutdoorsNetwork.com. She

will be an active part of our business team as well.

Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Fredericksburg, VA, HuntingLife.com’s conservation commitment

is the strongest in the industry! We are an international resource for hunters and wildlife conservationists.

We offer value across the board from our sponsors, outfitters, advertisers and most especially our

readers. For more information you can contact us at: www.huntinglife.com

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Team Huntress Outdoor Adventure Camp is a huge success. We have all had facials, massages and great shooting instruction. Mike and Stacy Huston did a fabulous archery clinic and I learned a new skill with shooting a recurve bow.
I never thought I would be any good at something like that and while I enjoy my compound, I am totally hooked now with instinctive shooting with a more primative bow. I got off to a slightly rocky start and hit the sky with several arrows, but soon got my groove on and even hit several moving targets! Whooo Hooo! Annie got her BOW! I am now in the market for a new recurve bow of my own!

PRO EARS LAUNCHES “EYES AND EARS” PROMOTIONAL
PROGRAM WITH ESS
Industry Partner Relationship Connects Best-In-Class Eye and Hearing Protection
June 1, 2009 – Traverse City, Michigan
Pro Ears, a leading manufacturer of US-made electronic hearing protection/amplification
products, and Eye Safety Systems, Inc. (ESS), a leading manufacturer in ballistic eye protection
for military and public safety professionals, announced today a cooperative promotional
program that offers each company’s products at extraordinary prices when customers shop at
both companies’ respective web stores.
“The Eyes and Ears Co-op Promotional Program is designed to make premium eye and hearing
protection products more affordable in today’s challenging economic environment,” said Brian
Ross, ESS Sr. VP Sales & Marketing. “The goal for both companies is to help customers afford
a package of best in class eye and hearing protection for public safety, military and shooting
sports activities when they shop for their safety equipment.” Pro Ears owner Charles Ricci said,
“This is our way of ensuring tight budgets won’t stand in the way of personal safety.”
Taking advantage of the promotion is simple: When customers purchase hearing protection at
www.pro-ears.com, or eye protection at www.esseyepro.com, they will be rewarded with one-
time-use 25% off discount codes that can be redeemed at the other company’s web store.
Email order confirmations for the initial purchases will include the discount codes and
instructions about how they can be redeemed. These co-op promotional discounts are available
beginning June 1, 2009, and will be valid until December 31, 2009.
Note: Purchase must be made at either www.pro-ears.com or www.esspro.com prior to
receiving 25% off discount code redeemable at other company’s web store. May not be
combined with any other offer. Discount code may be used only once. Limit one (1) discount
code per customer. Void where prohibited.
About Pro Ears, Inc.
Since 1992 Pro Ears has built the most advanced electronic hearing protection and amplification
ear muffs to ensure members of the Law Enforcement, First Responder, Military and Sporting
Enthusiasts have the advantage of DLSC® technology. The compression of impulse sounds
and amplification of low decibel sounds provide an advantage so you can be the best you can
be. Never lose the advantage of situational awareness. Use Pro Ears. Made now in Traverse
City, Michigan, USA. For more information, please visit www.pro-ears.com.
About Eye Safety Systems, Inc.
Established in 1998, Eye Safety Systems, Inc. (ESS) creates advanced eye protection systems
for military, law enforcement, and fire/rescue professionals. Designed for the planet’s most
hostile and unforgiving environments, ESS products feature cutting-edge technologies and
patented innovations to ensure peak performance and uncompromised eye safety.
Headquartered in Sun Valley, Idaho, ESS is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Oakley, Inc. ESS eye
pro is manufactured in Foothill Ranch, California, and sold in over 90 countries. For more
information, please visit www.esseyepro.com.

This coming week is the official Team Huntress kick off! We will be traveling to South Dakota for a fabulous pampering weekend filled with instruction from some up and coming movers and shakers in the outdoor industry. I will be teaching a class all about decorating with taxidermy, proper field care and how to care for your mounts once they are in your home. I will tell you all about it as soon as I return! Wish me luck!

May 5, 2009For more information contact:
Ted Novin
tnovin@nssf.org
Office: 203-426-1320
Cell: 202-253-1860

Firearms and Ammunition Excise Taxes
Up 31 Percent in 4th Quarter
NEWTOWN, Conn. — During a time period of great economic uncertainty, firearm and ammunition sales have continued to increase throughout the country.
According to the most recent Firearms and Ammunition Excise Tax Collection Report, released earlier today by the Department of the Treasury, firearm and ammunition manufacturers paid more than $98.1 million in the fourth calendar quarter of 2008, up 31.3% over the same time period reported in 2007.
Manufacturers of firearms and ammunition pay a federal excise tax — a major source of wildlife conservation funding –on all firearms and ammunition manufactured (11% on long guns and ammunition and 10% on handguns).
The report, which covers the time period of October 1, 2008, through December 31, 2008, shows that $27.6 million was collected for pistols and revolvers, $35.0 million for long guns and $35.5 million for ammunition. Compared to the same quarter in 2007, collections were up 70.1% for handguns, 11.4% for long guns and 31.1% for ammunition.
These figures close out the 2008 calendar year. In 2008, a total of $345.2 million was collected in excise taxes, up 13.9% from the $303.2 million collected in calendar year 2007.
“Demand for firearms and ammunition is clear,” said NSSF President Steve Sanetti. “Since the November elections we’ve seen an increase in firearm ownership coupled with an unprecedented level of attendance at firearm safety courses nationwide. Americans are buying firearms, and they’re taking the proper precautions to ensure that they exercise their individual Second Amendment rights safely and responsibly.”
 
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Translation to Sales:
Using the latest collections as an indication of sales, a projection of $917.5 million was generated in the fourth quarter (calendar year) of 2008. Please keep in mind that although excise taxes are one of the best indicators of industry performance, they only report what the manufacturers paid in taxes and do NOT reflect retail mark-up and final retail sales. Furthermore, these figures are based solely on U.S. civilian sales and do not include sales to military, police and other governmental agencies.
Pistols and revolvers: $27,649,109.11 / .10 = $276,491,091.10 = $276.5 million for handguns
Long guns: $35,021,474.66 / .11 = $318,377,042.36 = $318.4 million for long guns
Ammunition: $35,488,061.46 / .11 = $322,618,740.55 = $322.6 million for ammunition
Total estimation for the quarter: $917.5 million
Using the same methodology, a projection of $3.22 billion dollars was generated in calendar year 2008, up 15% from the $2.8 billion projected for calendar year 2007.
Pistol and Revolvers: $907.1 million
Long guns: $1.15 billion
Ammunition: $1.16 billion
“These numbers speak to a much greater story,” said NSSF Senior Vice President and General Counsel Lawrence G. Keane. “America’s gun owners have serious concerns about the country’s current political make-up. Lawmakers should recognize this and understand that these gun owners are not merely consumers buying a product, but voters reacting to a very real threat.”

Jane Keller, founder of Team Huntress was nominated by her daughter as an ambassador for her state of South Dakota. Watch her inspiring interview.

http://www.50in52journey.com/states/SouthDakota1.asp

Saturday, April 25, 2009
The Hollywood Double Standard

By Dan Kidder

So when Alec Baldwin or Barbara Streisand get up and flap their gums about the state of the world, promoting cowardice in the Middle East, criticizing American values, bashing all that is good and decent, promoting gay marriage, they are hailed as brave and wonderful Americans for taking a stand.

How is it then that Miss California, Carrie Prejean is lambasted by every media outlet save one for taking a similar stand by expressing her opposition to gay marriage during the Miss USA pageant?

Is there a severe disconnect between what Hollywood says and does, of that there is little doubt. But do they not even see the immense double standard? Do they really think they should have the ability to bravely espouse whatever political view they want with no repercussions, and then have the nerve to vilify another for doing the same?

When Hollywood speaks, they know they have freedom to say whatever politically correct thing they want, so therefore the only thing that must not be said is that which is not politically correct.

Well, Hollywood can’t have it both ways. Either they can accept that someone has the right to express their opinion without being called a socialist or a bigot or they don’t. If Miss Prejean desires to express her opinion, at so high a cost as the Miss USA crown, then they should be congratulating her for her brave defense of an unpopular opinion.

Miss Prejean’s Answer to her position on gay marriage was far from inflamatory, it just didn’t toe the Hollywood line. “We live in a land where you can choose same-sex marriage or opposite. And you know what, I think in my country, in my family, I think that I believe that a marriage should be between a man and a woman. No offense to anybody out there, but that’s how I was raised.”

What is ironic is that it nearly parrots the response given to a similar question by President Barack Hussein Obama during a presidential debate.

“I do not support gay marriage. Marriage has religious and social connotations, and I consider marriage to be between a man and a woman.” Obama wrote in his questionnaire to the Human Rights Campaign during his 2008 presidential bid.

Where was Hollywood’s approbation and condemnation for his answer?

By jumping on the bash Prejean bandwagon, Hollywood activists are negating their own stances and their rights to express their opinions on political matters. If that is the case, they should take their own advice and just “sit down and shut up.”

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