Editorial: Look at that hair!

Editorial

Look at that hair!
By David King

I pulled another photo from the archives. Wow, check out the plug for Ritz Crackers! This particular photograph takes me back to 1972 and shows me as a baby with my mom camping. It seems that no matter what we did growing up, my mom was always there with us. As I reflect on the theme of this issue, Women in Hunting, I couldn’t help but think back on my childhood and the influence my mom had on me. Wherever my dad took us in the outdoors, my mom was always a trooper and packed all of us kids up to make it a complete family adventure. Even though my mom never actually came with us on our hunting trips later on, she supported us in whatever we did and tolerated the dead deer hanging in the garage. It is this influence that I think makes Women in Hunting a very important topic. Something about being in the outdoors builds unity, support, respect, and confidence that everyone, young and old, needs to experience. As our time becomes more important to us and the demand of jobs and family increase, having your wife or girlfriend to share in the time and experience seems to be a big key in why women seem to be taking to the field more than ever. I hope you enjoy this issue and realize the impact that women are having in the hunting and outdoor industry. Their stories are inspiring and prove that they belong and can hold their own when it comes to baggin’ trophy animals. I hope that this introduces even more women to hunting.

We had a great run of shows the past few months and the excitement of our crazy $10 subscription is going strong. Those of you who are buying Hunting Illustrated off the newsstand have no excuse now - pony up a few bucks and subscribe. You can spend $10 bucks on about three gallons of gas or you can get a full year of reading, seeing the photos, and learning about hunting monster mule deer, trophy bull elk and much, much more.

The results are in and we have the winners. The King’s ShadowCamo Photo Contest results are featured in this issue. Thanks to the many great photos that were submitted in. Keep them coming.

Anyone have some Ritz Crackers?….I’m getting hungry.

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