Episode 55: Hunter Education Listen here! Have you taken a Hunter Education course? In this episode I share my experience going with my children, what we learned, and why you might want to enroll yourself or your children even if you never plan to hunt. Mentioned in the show: Utah Hunter Education Firearm Safety and […]
Henry US Survival Rifle Giveaway
When I first saw the Henry Survival Rifle on this TV interview, I knew it would be a fantastic little rifle to share with my readers. Then I thought I could REALLY share it with one of my readers if I could make it a giveaway prize. So I’m super excited to let you know […]
How to Survive if Injured during a Hunt
Guest post by Sam Ott At its core purpose, hunting is about survival. We hunt to eat and we eat to survive, but as we progress as a culture, it also serves as a great past time for families to pass on from generation to generation, hunters to enjoy as a sport and even to […]
Book Review: Fight Flight or Hide: The Guide to Surviving a Mass Shooting
There are many different reasons and scenarios for which to be prepared. One that isn’t covered too often is surviving a mass shooting. Do you know what to do if you find yourself in one of these attacks? In Fight Flight or Hide: The Guide to Surviving a Mass Shooting, John Forsythe outlines ways to […]
15+ Great Preparedness Gifts for Kids From Toddler to Teen
With the holidays fast approaching, some of you may be wondering what gifts you can give the children in your life that will help them be better prepared. I’ve thought the same thing every Christmas and birthday for my own kids, so here are some age specific gift ideas for the children (or grandchildren) that […]
A Trip to the Range with Lucky Gunner Ammo, or “How to Get Some Range Time with a Baby”
I went shooting the other day with some ammo from LuckyGunner.com. If you carry a firearm for self defense as I do, you’ll need ammunition for it. Lucky Gunner has ammo available for purchase online which makes finding what you want a lot easier that hitting every gun store around. They have ammunition available […]
Happy Presidents Day
And as this holiday originally began as a celebration of George Washington’s birthday, here are some quotes from him and Martha, his sweet wife: On the right to keep and bear arms: “A free people ought not only to be armed and disciplined, but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status […]
Basic Firearms Part 4: Proper Sight Alignment or Sight Picture
Sight alignment is extremely important if you ever want to actually hit what you’re aiming at, and it’s really not that difficult to understand. In fact, you can teach your children as young as 4 or 5 years old about sight picture. Here’s how it works. Most every gun has a rear sight and a […]
A Trip to the Range with the Kids
My husband needed to sight in his muzzleloader for the hunt, so we took a trip to the range this weekend. Packed all the kids and the gear and the guns in the car and headed to an actual range. Usually we just go shoot at the hill outside of town, but for sighting in […]
Family Survival Training with Airsoft
Today we have a special guest post from John Durfee. I’m not experienced with airsoft much and he’s got some real good ideas here. Thanks, John. Enjoy :) Family Survival Training You’ve been watching him from your post for about ten minutes now. Your ingenious buddies knew of an old deer stand, which has made […]
