Friday, December 29, 2017

PRO STAFF/INSTRUCTOR SPOTLIGHT: Learn more about Firearms Instructor Amy Ray

Pro Staff / Instructor Spotlight:  We asked Amy Ray a few fun questions. Pro Staff / Instructor Spotlight is designed to help you get to know our awesome team of Pro Staff / Instructors a little better. Amy lives in Georgia and is an avid archer, hunter and firearms instructor with SLG.


If you could only hunt in one season which one would it be?
Big Game out West

What’s your favorite location to hunt?
Colorado

Who introduced you to hunting?
My husband Scott

What do you hunt for?
What ever is in season .. all year around..

What hunting skill would you like to master?
Bow hunting. I have not got the opportunity to harvest an animal with my bow.

What’s your biggest hunting challenge?
Finding the time and the finances to participate in all the hunting I would like to pursue.

What would be the most amazing hunting adventure that is still on your bucket list?
Hunting big whitetail in Canada…

What hunting skill do you wish you knew more about?
Archery Elk Hunting

What’s the hardest hunting lesson you’ve learned?
Making the right decision on when to shoot and when not to shoot on whitetail deer… using proper trophy management

If hunting was no longer an option for you what would you do with your time?
I would still spend time outdoors camping with my family.

What could you give a 40-minute presentation on with absolutely no preparation?
Introduction to pistol shooting

How many pairs of hunting boots do you own?
More than 10.. I am embarrassed to say..

What style of hunting are you most passionate about?
Spot and Stalk on big game

NON – HUNTING RELATED

What do you like most about the SLG shooting trailer?
I love seeing the new shooters overcome their fear and their smile and confidence with they finish shooting with us.

What hobby would you get into if time and money weren’t an issue?
Gun Smith and building custom rifles

What are you interested in that most people haven’t heard of?
I’m a geologist and I like to collect rocks and fossils

What’s the farthest you’ve ever been from home?
Izmir, Turkey

Where do you usually go when you when you have time off?
The Woods

Who inspires you to be better?
My Children

What are three interesting facts about you?
1) I’m President and Owner of The Sisterhood of the Outdoors. You can learn more about it at www.sisterhoodoutdoors.com
2) I create over 160 opportunities per year for women to hunt
3) I volunteer for the local Juvenile court system as a panel member for foster kids in my area.  We review cases for the Judge to ensure all the case plans are progressing and make recommendations to the court.

What is your biggest fear?
Grizzly Bears
If you could only eat one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Elk Burgers
List two pet peeves
Tapping noises
Rude People

Which of the five senses would you say is your strongest?
Hearing

Mountains or Beach?
Mountains

Friday, December 22, 2017

PRO STAFF/INSTRUCTOR SPOTLIGHT: Learn more about Firearms Instructor Jamie Meyer

Pro Staff / Instructor Spotlight:  We asked Jamie Meyer a few fun questions. Pro Staff / Instructor Spotlight is designed to help you get to know our awesome team of Pro Staff / Instructors a little better. Jamie lives in Oklahoma and is an avid firearms competitor & firearms instructor with SLG.

Are you a competitive shooter? Yes

What types of matches do you participate in? Mainly pistol, rifle and shotgun. USPSA, 3 Gun, Steel Challenge, NRA Action Pistol

What types of firearms do you shoot competitively? Pistol, Rifle & Shotgun

If you could only shoot one what would it be? Shotgun

How did you get involved with competitive shooting? I started with just self defense training. Then it was recommended to me by a good friend that I should try competitive shooting. I was hooked after my first match.

How long have you been shooting competitively? About 6 years total off and on

What shooting skill would you like to master? Trap/Skeet shooting

What’s your biggest shooting challenge? Getting time to practice

What would be the most amazing competitive stage that is still on your bucket list? I would love to go to the Rockcastle Shooting Center in KY and shoot the 3 man 3 Gun team match.

What’s the hardest lesson you’ve learned? Realizing that I needed to focus my shooting on one style of competition and not several at a time.

What could you give a 40-minute presentation on with absolutely no preparation? Competitive shooting basics covering what to expect at a match as well as gun and gear options.

NON – SHOOTING RELATED

What do you like most about the SLG shooting trailer? Having the opportunity to help women from all walks of life learn how to shoot in a stress free environment.

If you didn’t have to sleep, what would you do with the extra time? Spend more time with family, and my fur babies!

What hobby would you get into if time and money weren’t an issue? Ship wreck diving

What non-shooting related skill would you like to master? Knife & Axe throwing

What non-shooting related .. do you wish you knew more about? Dog sport training

What are you interested in that most people haven’t heard of? Reclaimed furniture

What’s the farthest you’ve ever been from home? Bonaire

Where do you usually go when you when you have time off? Home and spend time with family.

Who inspires you to be better? Family, & friends

What are three interesting facts about you? I’m a Firearms Instructor. I’m an Advanced Scuba Diver and used to help teach classes. I love turtles.

What is your biggest fear? Failure
If you could only eat one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be? Ribs
List two pet peeves People who don’t practice what they preach. People who are cruel to animals.

Which of the five senses would you say is your strongest? Sight

One thing that not a lot of people know you love to do? Scuba Dive

Mountains or Beach? Beach

Friday, December 15, 2017

PRO STAFF/INSTRUCTOR SPOTLIGHT: Learn more about Archery & Firearms Instructor Sloan Williams

Pro Staff / Instructor Spotlight:  We asked Sloan Williams a few fun questions. Pro Staff / Instructor Spotlight is designed to help you get to know our awesome team of Pro Staff / Instructors a little better. Sloan lives in North Carolina and is an avid archer, hunter and  archery & firearms instructor with SLG.

If you could only hunt in one season which one would it be?
Archery Deer – That’s my quiet solo time

What’s your favorite location to hunt?
Kansas – Came to Kansas to hunt for the first time when I was 9 years old and fell in love with it!


Who introduced you to hunting?
My dad – Went hunting with him for the first time what I was three years old



What do you hunt for?
Dove, Rabbit, Deer, duck, turkey, bear.. anything in season where I am

What hunting skill would you like to master?
Get better at calling – Deer, Ducks and Turkey

What’s your biggest hunting challenge?
Patience – Staying committed to a stand location in the deer woods

What would be the most amazing hunting adventure that is still on your bucket list?
Mule Deer

What hunting skill do you wish you knew more about?
The timing of when to grunt and rattle in the deer woods

What’s the hardest hunting lesson you’ve learned?
Being two selective on deer and missing great opportunities on quality whitetails.

If hunting was no longer an option for you what would you do with your time?
That’s a very had question. Probably live in misery and boredom. I would have to still do something outdoors.

What could you give a 40-minute presentation on with absolutely no preparation?
Dog training – I run S&S Outdoors a full time dog training facility in Cleveland, NC? You can find it at SandSOutdoors.com

How many pairs of hunting boots do you own?
3 and 2 sets of waders

What style of hunting are you most passionate about?
Archery

NON – HUNTING RELATED

What do you like most about the SLG shooting trailer?
I love the moment that ladies come in that have never shot before.. That look that they have after they execute their first show and they are literally glowing with excitement.

If you didn’t have to sleep, what would you do with the extra time?
Spend more time with friends and family.

What hobby would you get into if time and money weren’t an issue?
Off shore deep sea fishing

What non hunting related skill would you like to master?
Fly Fishing

What non hunting related .. do you wish you knew more about?
Bass Fishing

What are you interested in that most people haven’t heard of?
I love to drag race

What’s the farthest you’ve ever been from home?
Oregon

Where do you usually go when you when you have time off?
The woods

Who inspires you to be better?
My relationship with God and my parents

What are three interesting facts about you?
1) Full time owner and dog trainer at S&S Outdoors
2) You have owned and ran your own business since you were 20 years old
3) I have a retrieving and blood tracking Jack Russell

What is your biggest fear?
I’m afraid of snakes

If you could only eat one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Steak and Tatters
List two pet peeves
1) Rude people
2) Slow drivers in the fast lane

Which of the five senses would you say is your strongest?
Sight

One thing that not a lot of people know you love to do?
I love the sight of a retriever that is excited about their job.

Mountains or Beach?
Mountains

Friday, December 1, 2017

PRO STAFF / INSTRUCTOR SPOTLIGHT: Learn More About Archery / Firearms Instructor Suzi Greenlee

Pro Staff / Instructor Spotlight:  We asked Suzi Greenlee a few fun questions. Pro Staff / Instructor Spotlight is designed to help you get to know our awesome team of Pro Staff / Instructors a little better. Suzi lives in Tennessee and is an avid archer, hunter and a archery & firearms instructor with SLG.

If you could only hunt in one season which one would it be?   There is something magical about archery deer season to me!  The leaves are changing and putting on a show of beautiful colors, and the crisp cool fall weather is my favorite.

What’s your favorite location to hunt?  Ohio and here in East Tn.

Who introduced you to hunting?  My husband.  I’m a Louisiana girl so growing up in “Sportsman Paradise” it came natural to me.  I have a lot of family that hunt too.

What do you hunt for?  Deer and turkey mostly.  Predator hunting is on my to-do list though.  I enjoy the thrill and challenge of hunting.

What hunting skill would you like to master?  Harvesting a turkey with my compound bow.

What’s your biggest hunting challenge?  Getting up at 4am.  I am not a morning person, I prefer evening hunts.    My husband would probably say I am directionally challenged.

What would be the most amazing hunting adventure that is still on your bucket list?  Going back home to Louisiana and being able to go on a gator hunt.

What hunting skill do you wish you knew more about?  Calling in turkeys or mastering a duck call.  Also bowfishing.  I believe there is always more to learn no matter what you are doing.

What’s the hardest hunting lesson you’ve learned?  Patience mostly.  And that it’s ok when things don’t always go as planned.  Don’t dwell on the “what if’s” or “could have” or “should have” moments.

If hunting was no longer an option for you what would you do with your time?  Honestly probably work, but I would like to think I would travel more.

What could you give a 40-minute presentation on with absolutely no preparation?  How to safely and properly handle a firearm.  Or anything to do with preparing to hunt, archery hunting, ethics of hunting, etc.

What style of hunting are you most passionate about?  Archery no doubt.

NON – HUNTING RELATED

What do you like most about the SLG shooting trailer?  Being able to meet some amazing women as we travel all over the country!  I love it most when they come in and have little to no experience with a firearm or compound bow and they are a little hesitant and unsure of themselves, and then getting to watch their faces light up when they are able to accomplish something they didn’t think they could do!  The trailer itself is the mack daddy, bomb diggity experience and we are all so excited to be a part of the SLG mission.

If you didn’t have to sleep, what would you do with the extra time?  Spend time with family, relax, read, travel etc.  Try and live every moment with purpose and meaning.

What hobby would you get into if time and money weren’t an issue?  I have such a gypsy soul.  I think sailing the Caribbean would be amazing!

What non hunting related skill would you like to master?  Playing the piano again.

What non hunting related .. do you wish you knew more about?

What are you interested in that most people haven’t heard of?

What’s the farthest you’ve ever been from home?  England on a business trip.

Where do you usually go when you when you have time off? During the summer you will find me on the lake.  When I have extended time off I usually go home to Louisiana or Disney World.  I’m kind of a Disney fanatic…no let’s be honest, I am a Disney fanatic.

Who inspires you to be better?  Goodness, first and foremost Jesus Christ.  My son and husband.  And myself I suppose, I try to be a better person than I was yesterday.

What are three interesting facts about you?
Three random facts about me:
1.  I am on my 6th Jeep Wrangler… so far.
2. I love researching my heritage and ancestry.
3. I can get lost in a good movie.  And when I have time, usually late in the evenings, I enjoy binge watching time period shows from the 16th century.

What is your biggest fear?  Losing loved ones, or them not knowing how much I love and cherish them.

If you could only eat one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be?  If calories and clogged arteries didn’t matter it would be a good hamburger and fries.  And Snickers!  I’m certain chocolate candy bars are a major food group in Heaven.

List two pet peeves.  People that tailgate, and I don’t mean at football games!  When someone is rude or mean to someone else.  Be kind y’all!

Which of the five senses would you say is your strongest?  Sense of smell.  It used to be my sight, but I am over 40 now and anyone over 40 knows what that means!  Hahaha!  You won’t find me without a pair of readers nearby.

One thing that not a lot of people know you love to do?  Having quiet time alone.  Whether it’s at home cooking a pot of gumbo with the windows open and jazz playing, being on my pontoon boat watching the sunset, or taking a ride in my Jeep with the top off and music playing.  I enjoy clearing my mind and getting lost in the moment.

Mountains or Beach?  Any body of water!  Lake, swimming pool, beach, river etc.  Water calms my soul.

Anything else you would like to add?  Life is so short, so try new things, go new places!  Find your joy and live your life to the fullest!