Sportsmans News

By Kirstie Pike

It’s a chick thing.
Honestly, it is.  I have been asked many times about what opportunities there are out there to network with other women who love to hunt and/or shoot.  As I prattle off a well-rehearsed list of great networking options, I am met with one of two reactions.  1) Women who take notes or 2) Men who look confused.  For a time, I couldn’t quite figure out the reactions.  Marsha (my often talked about alter ego) takes the stance of paranoia and convinces me that perhaps I am speaking in tongues and that men couldn’t quite make sense of my word salad.  Yet, how did women understand my apparently strange and unusual dialect?  I know, I know…women have been known to completely communicate with each other through seemingly telepathic channels.  Whereas men have apparently lost use of those channels through evolution…something like an appendix- still there, not functioning but can indeed kill you. Continue Reading

My daughters are gear junkies.  It’s true.

We have lived most of our lives getting our daughters into the outdoors.  Hunting, fishing and camping are their favorite past times.   We have taken great pride in the fact that we have taught them how to love the outdoors as well as the hunting and shooting sports.  It is no doubt a great source of pride that our daughters know how to shoot a variety of firearms, know how to appreciate high quality optics and understand what it means to use technical packs and footwear.  We have raised them right. Continue Reading

Am I alone here?  Could I quite possibly be one of the only hunters in North America who has not yet hunted whitetail?  When I mention this little confession in hunting circles I encounter reactions something akin to what lepers must have felt in the 1700’s.  It’s true, I have hunted muleys, elk, bear, turkey and even gator…but not the proverbial mainstay of our hunting culture…whitetail. Continue Reading

Tips to Finding Performance-Enhancing Gear for Women

By:  Kirstie Pike, CEO Prois Hunting & Field Apparel for Women

1. Look for function first…the rest will follow.  When looking at gear, ask yourself, “Will this help my performance on the hunt, and if so, how?”.  If you easily answer, “Yes” and quickly provide knowledgeable reasons… you are on the right track.  But what components provide function? Continue Reading

By Kirstie Pike, CEO Prois Hunting Apparel for Women

Ok, ladies…tell me if this has happened to you…
You enter your local sporting goods store.  You are looking for something in particular, such as your favorite G5 broadheads or your Limbsaver stabilizer.  Regardless of the product, the department personnel look about, try not to make eye contact and busy themselves with the pertinent tasks at hand like dusting bait in the fishing isle.  Later, at the cash register, the men in line double-take, then look about for your male counterpart that must certainly be nearby.  The sale is complete, a hush falls over the store as you exit… Continue Reading