GUNS FOR WOMEN |

I read the article written back when it first came out. I have been a backwoods home magazine reader for a long time. And the information is just as valid now as it was back then. The only difference is that now firearm manufacturers have almost to a company gotten the message and they almost all have adjustable stocks on the AR platform, they all offer at least one handgun that comes with interchangeable back straps, and design and materials have gotten better.
The AR 15 platform also now includes some very interesting calibers that are useful for hunting other than just the 6.8. The 300 Blackout and the 350 Legend are two of the ones that I have experience with, outside the 5.56/.223. The 350 Legend and the 450 Bushmaster are two calibers, in several firearm models, that it seems like the youth have gotten to like.
My state of Michigan, while not the best when it comes to 2nd amendment issues, has done a very good job of getting young hunters into the field, with some boys and girls as young as 7 or 8 getting to experience their first deer hunt in an early season Youth Hunt. I saw a TV show last week called Michigan Outdoors that featured a few of the hunts and showed the success of a number of young people, who were impressive with their very grown up attitudes and ethical approach to hunting our Whitetail deer.
Several of them passed on smaller bucks, waiting for more mature animals that, while they have larger racks, also are better harvested to help the overall health of the herd. Michigan has lost a lot of deer hunters, and this is one way that we can get more people excited about hunting.

3 COMMENTS

Lou October 6, 2025 At 2:20 pm

I’d have to see both first of course….. (oh in trouble NOW!)…

Paul October 6, 2025 At 5:59 pm

My wife carries a Charter Arms Pink Lady with NYPD Gold Dot rounds and feels perfectly safe. I have an Undercover stoked with the same stuff which is usually my secondary to 9mm Glock or Ruger, but is sometimes primary. She has carpet tunnel so has a hard time with semi autos, but I also feel strongly that I should carry the same thing as her. I think you said something like this long ago in your Cop Talk column regarding rookie cops and your carry choice as an FTO, uncle Mas, a S&W Model 13 I believe…

Pigpen51 October 6, 2025 At 10:39 pm

I read the article written back when it first came out. I have been a backwoods home magazine reader for a long time. And the information is just as valid now as it was back then. The only difference is that now firearm manufacturers have almost to a company gotten the message and they almost all have adjustable stocks on the AR platform, they all offer at least one handgun that comes with interchangeable back straps, and design and materials have gotten better.
The AR 15 platform also now includes some very interesting calibers that are useful for hunting other than just the 6.8. The 300 Blackout and the 350 Legend are two of the ones that I have experience with, outside the 5.56/.223. The 350 Legend and the 450 Bushmaster are two calibers, in several firearm models, that it seems like the youth have gotten to like.
My state of Michigan, while not the best when it comes to 2nd amendment issues, has done a very good job of getting young hunters into the field, with some boys and girls as young as 7 or 8 getting to experience their first deer hunt in an early season Youth Hunt. I saw a TV show last week called Michigan Outdoors that featured a few of the hunts and showed the success of a number of young people, who were impressive with their very grown up attitudes and ethical approach to hunting our Whitetail deer.
Several of them passed on smaller bucks, waiting for more mature animals that, while they have larger racks, also are better harvested to help the overall health of the herd. Michigan has lost a lot of deer hunters, and this is one way that we can get more people excited about hunting.