Sportsmen’s Outdoor Strategies

“If I inspire just one little girl, then it’s totally worth it for me.” Laura Kristi

Being a female new to hunting, I am always wishing for more women to be featured on the screen. Finally, a female with the passion so many of us share for hunting will be featured on one of the outdoor industry’s most popular hunting shows. Laura Kristi is a girl you are sure to want to follow co-hosting the hit show Sportsmens Outdoor Strategies. SOS TV is comprised of many greats. Hosting with two of the most well respected outdoorsmen in the industry today, Bob Walker and Paul Butski, adding Laura to the mix was nothing short of a brillant addition to the show.

So many female hunters are begging the industry to feature the women of the sport, and to have one represented on this show with such enthusiasm is something I cant wait to watch. Being a female hunter, I often flip through the shows wondering when the ladies will be featured to follow and learn from them. Finally a show has come along with the insight to give us someone with the excitement of a beginner and a passion we all share for the outdoors. This is not just a gentlemen’s sport anymore!

Laura is a beginner and is eager to tell the story that everyone has to start somewhere. The industry is comprised of so many hunters who seem to know everything inside and out, and have been there and done that. Laura is excited to show a different side to the hunt, one some of us have just begun…or one where we need some encouragement to keep going on those frustrating days. “I am very much a beginner, I’m learning along with alot of other people in this world how to hunt. Lucky for me I’m learning from the best, but I’m so many emotions. I’m anxious, I’m nervous, I’m so excited…but most of all I can’t wait to just get out there and show people, more or less women and children, that it’s something everyone can do. It’s not just for the guys anymore.”

Laura is no stranger to the screen, and with so much history and success in front of the camera, she is one to get excited about watching as she takes to the woods to learn the ins-and-outs of having that hunting passion we all know so much about. Being new to hunting, SOS TV  will be featuring Laura taking the Hunters Safety Course, learning the art of shooting guns, bows and everything else hunting encompasses. There is so much out there to learn, and to be able to follow some of the industry greats while watching Laura learn and grow as we all are, is sure to be something to set this show apart from the rest!

Laura grew up in Colorado, and along side her brother Jerry, spent days four-wheeling and fishing. Laura eventually turned down numerous volleyball schlorships to pursue her dream to be on television. Graduating from Colorado State University with a BA in Communications, it took Laura no time to land numerous jobs on air while balancing a modeling career. Many successful jobs later, Laura was contacted by non other than Bob Walker of SOS TV  and creator of Walker’s Game Ear ( www.walkersgameear.com .) With the support and encouragement of co-host and expert turkey caller Paul Butski, Laura was asked to co-host along side the men, and be given the once in a lifetime opportunity to learn to hunt, on air, with some of the most respected and talented hunters of our time.

Of course Laura immediately jumped on board and the rest is history! Wanting to encourage and promote the women and children of hunting and the outdoors, Laura is able to pursue many of her dreams all at once…and share them with us.

As said before, Laura is new to hunting like many women and children are. This is going to be a great opportunity for viewers to learn from the beginning how to enter into what we sometimes feel is an “overwhelming adventure.” Laura begins her time on SOS TV  with completing the Hunter Safety Course. We will be able to follow Laura through her moments of learning everything from weapons to calls, to studying wildlife and taking her first harvests. Isn’t this what it’s all about anyway, joining others in their excitement in the pursuit of a harvest?

In talking with Laura, it is easy to remember some of my first experiences in the outdoors…how breathtaking so many of the experiences have been and how precious time with family and friends have been over the years. It’s exciting to see a woman about to embark on a journey were I have recently been, and love to remember when stories are shared. This is something I can’t wait to see her experience on screen.

Laura is one of the most passionate women I have met, especially in this business. Not only is she thrilled to have this opportunity to hunt, she values and respects all the aspects of the hunt, and the help that is going to take her on her journey outdoors.

In the 2008 season Laura will be taking her Hunters Safety Course, training, and learning everything she can learn about the hunt, so by 2009 she will be out there for all of us to see and learn with. “By the ‘09 season I’ll actually be on the hunt with the guys,” something Laura can’t wait to begin. “Bob (Walker) already told me we are going to be going to every part of the country, we are going to be hunting every animal you can imagine.”

Nothing but pure excitement comes continuously flying out of Laura as she tells of her future plans. Not only is she eager to get out there, I am just as eager to follow along with her as her future in the woods is about to be born and nurtured on screen. A perfect choice has been made for the women and children who have a love for the outdoors. Laura is going to be an amazing representation of the new hunters out there,  most importantly the women.

To learn more about SOS TV showtimes visit www.sostvonline.com . Also be sure to visit www.laurakristi.com for more news on Laura, as well as pictures, blogs and more!