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Here is a little of what I've been up to this summer!

Free NRA Memberships!

From Michael Waddell's blog...
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Women in the Outdoors *Recap*

Try Something New Day 15 and Day 16

Today at the Women in the Outdoors event(my first ever) in Bastian VA, Josh Blevins and I had a blast! I have to honestly say it was one of the most fun events that we have worked. We helped out with a shotgun instruction course and then later an archery course and seeing the ladies faces was one of the most fun things I’ve been a part of. All of the women had great attitudes and were great students and days like today are what being a ProStaffer is all about in my humble opinion! I highly recommend that you all check out www.blandvanwtf.com and keep an eye out for the great events they put on.

As far as my 30 day challenge goes I have to admit that I failed yesterday. The day before however I did something that may not be exactly with the rules I set in the challenge but definitely falls within the spirit so I’m keeping it…

In today’s Internet society social contact sometimes gets lost. I have to admit I’m one of the worlds worst for this. An example. When I used to get gas I would always go inside to pay. Now I never go inside to pay. I always use my card and get out of there as quickly as possible. The other day I thought about that and I made sure to go to a gas station here in Rural Retreat that doesn’t even have a card machine at the pumps. I paid my gas, walked in, and tried to be as social as possible. I live in a great community and I want to do all I can to be a part of it. It’s just like any change in live it all starts one step at a time!

Another great article by Bob Mcnally

Sensible Summer Fun: The Plinkin' Revival

Read it in it's original form here...

Bob McNally | July 09, 2008

With urban sprawl rampant throughout America, it’s no wonder that “plinking” has sort of died out with other old, fun and sensible pastimes.

Plinking has a wide definition, but essentially it’s just unsophisticated target shooting at objects like tin cans and water balloons, stump tops and pine cones. In the not too distant past, a couple of youngsters with a pair of .22 rifles could spend a rural day afield, walking and carefully target shooting without fear of hurting anyone or anything valuable, nor getting into trouble with landowners or local authorities.

Those days are gone in parts of suburban America. But in vast areas of rural countryside, plinking still can be done easily and safely, and it’s a great way to spend a summer day with friends and family, especially kids and beginning shooters.

I’ve long lost track of the times I’ve invited ladies and youngsters who have never fired guns to a low-key morning of plinking. Everyone, and I mean every single person, has thoroughly enjoyed rolling tin cans with a .22. It’s safe and wholesome, inexpensive, and a great day outdoors for the whole family.

When I go plinking, I bring a wide variety of .22 rifles and handguns, and include some heavier firearms, too, like .38s and .380s, .45s and sometimes a .223 or .22-250 rifle or two. And I always have a new or young shooter along to show that guns are nothing to be afraid of, and that safe, rural plinking is as much a part of heartland America as apple pie and proudly waving Old Glory.

Having a good place to plink can be a problem for many outdoorsmen. Hunt clubs, and large tracts of property or farms owned by friends, are potentially good plinking locations.

Air rifles and bows-and-arrows can be substituted for .22s in small tracts where safety is a concern. But getting out and shooting is what it’s all about. Time with friends and family, far from television and air conditioning; where the air is clean, the flowers are wild.

It’s good for the soul, and for the active people involved.