Mid Summer Bonus-Free Shipping!

Mid Summer Bonus! Enjoy free shipping in the Camp Store for the week of July 19th-July 23rd. What a great way to prepare for fall hunting, and get it shipped free!

Camp Wild Girls “Sticks” it out!

By popular demand we now have our new Camp Wild Girls decals. The first on sports a black border and the other surrounded with a camo border and our saying “Hunting and Fishing Resources for Women of the Wild”. Both are 8 inches wide from the back of the fletchings to the tip of the arrow. The camo version in 3.8″ high with the black border version coming in at 3.25 inches high. Check out the Camp Store to find all our logo items!

Helping In Our Own Backyard

Helping in Our Own Backyard

In these times when media is constantly covering world news we sometimes overlook the people that need our help right here at home. This website is a directory of US charities and causes you can donate not only money to, but some of them just need your time, or used equipment. The listing is free to cause and the website doesn’t handle any of the donations that go to the causes. 100% of your donations go to who you want them to go to.

The website was a “brain storm from God”, say the owner of the site. “It’s his site not mine. I am just the tool he used to get it”. The site is working on getting non-profit status also, so people may donate to help defer the cost involved in having the site. In the meantime if you have a cause you would like listed contact help@helpinginourownbackyard.com

PROIS COMPETITOR SHOOTER’S SHIRTS NOW AVAILABLE!

Now Available in our Camp Store, Prois Competitor shooter’s shirt!

Hybrid flagship of the new Prois Competitor Line brings on the heat for competitve shooters and archers alike.  Today’s female handgun, shotgun and archery enthusiasts have given a whole new meaning to ’shooting like a girl’- and they’re looking for serious tools to give them an edge on the range.  So Prois Hunting Apparel has answered the call of these focused women athletes and have introduced the Prois Competitor Line of shooter shirts.

If you are competing in any style or type of shooting, you need a tightly integrated set of advantages- technical skill, control and practice- to consistently hit the mark.  The Prois Competitor line is tailored with the same kind of precision with which shooters train for competition. This line is crafted from sturdy 100% polyester wicking fabric and is carefully engineered with an athletic design for complete ease of comfort and movement.  All three styles include bilateral shoulder padding tailored to protect both sides- whichever is dominant for shotgunning.

The Competitor Sleeveless is perfect for the balmy days on the range.  It is comfortable, athletic and allows the shooter to move about unhindered.

The Competitor Short Sleeve provides an athletic and attractive cut.  Perfect for indoor or outdoor ranges!

The Competitor Longlseeve is the ultimate shirt for the female shooter who does it all!  It is complete with bilateral forearm slap pads and thumbholes in the cuffline for the archer- and bilateral shoulder protection for the shotgunner.

There’s a new “Kitchen” in Town

Not sure what to have for dinner tonight? Lots of wild game in the freezer and don’t really know what to do with it? Maybe you have a great recipe you are itching to share? Well now there is a place to not only share your recipes but try out others favorite recipes besides.

Wild Kitchen.net is a new recipe website focused on the “Wild” side of cooking. Their moto is “Become one with Nature…then marinade it!” This site is easy and free to use. Started by Jodi Smith in FL,  just in time for cooking and grilling your favorite wild game. They have everything from Ostrich and Tortellini soup to Gator poppers. Stop on over and check it out!

Kicking Beards II for Kicking Bear Kicks Back!

When I won the spot at the Kicking Beards 2 Pro/Am event in Kansas, I really didn’t have a clue what it was about. I thought it looked like a good organization to donate to and if I should win, it would be fun to go turkey hunting. Boy I had no clue what I was getting into.

First of all getting to “hang out” with the awesome Pros that were there was an absolute hoot. Guys like Heath Painter, and his camera man Chris Dyer a.k.a. “Catfish” a.k.a. “Flathead” who hosted in my first turkey kill, Mike Miller a.k.a. the “Assassin” who called in and filmed my second pinch, Tom King, Trevon Stoltzfus, Jimmy Big Time, J.T. Harden, Ryan Litwin, Casey and Chris Keefer, Matt Burtin and David Langston just to name a few. Meeting new friends like Thad Pool, Jodi Smith, Doug Gilmore, Maria Dupertuis, Durk Stark and the other winners and volunteers, well that in itself was more than worth the donation. I know I am going to ruin a bunch of macho egos, but you couldn’t find a bigger hearted, giving group of people that like to have fun. Add in Kevin Blake Weldon, who put on a concert, and the Locked Horn Outfitter owners Jared and Lizzie Crider and things were rocking.

We put down 25 turkeys total and I shot my first and 2^nd turkeys on film. I hunted hard and made great contacts, but that was not what I really want to tell you about today.

I want to help get the word out about Kicking Bear One on One. This program was started by Ray Howell whose dad abandoned him, as a young child. Ray proceeded in life getting into trouble and eventually someone took the time and introduced him to hunting. It changed his life.

Ray has a much higher calling in life. There is a love for people that simply oozes from his gentle giant. You feel it the first time you are near him. Ray started Kicking Bear to give kids the chance to be mentored in hunting and hopefully change their lives for the better also. My favorite movie is Pay it Forward and that is exactly how Ray Howell lives his life. In the movie each person had to pay a kindness forward to 3 people, Ray has long surpassed that number. His program is one that will continue to breed a “pay it forward” attitude, while changing, and in some cases healing, the lives of not only our youth, but the people that surround them.

The following is the philosophy behind the Kicking Bear program.

Impacting the children of tomorrow… Showing youth a better way of life while providing them with a weekend of fun to experience new things and meet new friends.

Nothing we do is as important as the impact that we have on the youth community.

1. 1. Engaging activities develop values, skills and relationships. Activities are not seen as ends in themselves, but as vehicles for creating values, building skills and solidifying peer and adult relationships. An engaging activity is one that holds the youth’s attention, awakens their imagination, and inspires them to want to learn more.
2. 2. All youth have equal rights to be accepted, respected and valued by others. Youth are viewed as individuals to be developed, not problems to be solved.
3. 3. Youth should be involved in decision-making and program design. If children get to choose how, when, in what and with whom to be engaged, they are far more likely to enjoy themselves and behave cooperatively.
4. 4. When we listen for understanding everyone learns — youth and adults alike. We are constantly able to learn from the youth as well as each other. Everyone is a learner.

Kicking Bear also follows up by providing free hunting and fishing experiences for kids that cannot afford it. That pretty much says it all.

I went to Kicking Beards thinking about what I could do for myself. I left Kicking Beards thinking about what I could do for others. I had someone that taught me in the beginning (thanks dad) and there are so many kids, (and adults) out there whose lives could be changed by having a mentor.

Kicking Bear holds camps all across the country at no cost to the kids. Please take the time to find out more about the Kicking Bear program and how you can help. Volunteer your time, donate your resources, or simply put out the word. No gift to this program will go unused. If someone taught you, please “pay it forward” it could change a life.

For more information about the Kicking Bear Program click here.

PRÓIS HUNTING AND FIELD APPAREL PARTNERS WITH CAMP WILD GIRLS TO LAUNCH EXCITING NEW HOME HUNTING PARTY PROGRAM

New twist-”Shed” Hunting Contest!

Can’t get out of the house to go shed hunting? We are putting a new twist on “Shed Hunting”.  Each day you can try and locate our “Shed” .  (It is not the one on the front in the Sharp-Hill advertisement or the one in this post!).  It is somewhere within our site and will change daily. Send us an e-mail to shedhunt@campwildgirls.com with your name, date and location of the shed for that day and your name will be placed in the drawing for a monthly prize. You can enter once a day with the correct location of the shed.  The March prize is a choice between either of the “Camo is the new Pink” shirts or the “Camp Counselor” t-shirt. Our great friends at Stedi Stock (Awesome product!) have also donated one of their Stedi Stocks for a second drawing! Happy Hunting!

Check Out Camp Wild Girls’ New Logo Wear!

Check out all the new additions to our Camp Store!

Hunting for a Cure!

Meet The Leonards

Derrick Leonard and Lauren Conley were married March of 2009 after building their home together in the small town of Church Hill, MD. Derrick and Lauren were high school sweet hearts that never grew out of it, and after 8 years finally tied the knot. Lauren found out she was pregnant and life was good. They knew 2009 would be the most exciting year of their life but had no idea just how exciting it would turn out to be. They had everything they ever wanted, a great relationship, a brand new house, great careers, and a baby on the way.
On August 19th 2009 their son, Darren Alan Leonard was born. Darren was a perfectly normal and healthy baby who stole the hearts of every nurse, family member, and friend who set eyes on him. Darren wasn’t like most babies, he only cried when he was really hungry and was a laid back new born who loved cracking smiles at everyone. The Leonard’s were a truly blessed family living the American dream.
In mid October of 2009, Derrick, Lauren, and Baby Darren went on a trip to PA to visit with Darren’s Grandparents on a camping trip. During that trip, Lauren noticed a subtle laziness in Darren’s left eye and on the way home was already scheduling a appointment with his pediatrician. After getting home and meeting with Darren’s Dr. the Leonard’s were referred to an ophthalmologist at A.I. DuPont Children’s Hospital in Wilmington, DE.
On October 27th 2009, Derrick and Lauren packed up Baby Darren and headed for their trip to DuPont. When they arrived there they met with the eye doctor who immediately called the Emergency Room to send someone up to bring Darren down for a CT scan. After a long wait in the ER, Derrick and Lauren were advised by Drs. That Baby Darren had some type of mass on his brain and needed to be taken to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). Derrick and Lauren felt as though they had been struck by a train. This was a total shock, going into a routine eye Dr. Appointment with only the clothes on their back and somehow ending up in the intensive care unit that night with their two and a half month old baby boy.

Following being admitted into the PICU, Darren was given lots of IV’s, blood draws, and other unpleasant things no baby should ever have to experience. The next day in the PICU the Oncologist at DuPont came in the room and told the Leonard’s the most devastating and shocking news they ever have heard or would hear. . Their baby has cancer… Not just cancer, but a brain tumor the size of a golf ball. The oncologist told them they would need to do a biopsy of the tumor to remove a very small amount and send it out for identification of what type of cancer it is and then treatment options would be discussed.
Darren had a brain tumor biopsy and the tissue was sent out. The Dr. advised that due to the size and location of the tumor, removal was not an option. After the results came back Darren was diagnosed with a low grade glioma brain tumor. The only treatment option for Baby Darren is chemo and the Dr. started him on a once a week chemo schedule for one year. The Dr. told the Leonard’s that there was only an 80% chance that the chemo would keep the tumor from growing larger, let alone shrink it.
Darren began his chemo treatments while Mommy and Daddy started to adjust to their new hospital life. Lauren didn’t leave Darren’s side for one minute while in the hospital and Derrick took up residency at the Ronald McDonald House across the street. After being admitted in the hospital for almost half of Darren’s life the Leonard’s finally got to come home to Church Hill. They only made it home for less than 24 hours before having to go back to DuPont because of medical complications.
The Leonard’s have made plenty of late night emergency trips to DuPont and Darren has had a central line placed in his chest to access for his treatments as well as blood draws. Darren also had a shunt placed in his head due to spinal fluid pressure on his brain. His shunt runs from his head to his stomach to drain and is visible under his skin.

The family has recently learned that not only has the chemo stopped the tumor from growing, but in the last MRI showed signs of the tumor shrinking. The family still has a long way to go before being out of the woods and Lauren had to leave her career as a compounding pharmacy technician to take care of Darren’s many round the clock medical needs. Derrick is back to work his 24 hour shifts at the county 911 center and makes lots of time to spend at home with the family. Without the love and support from friends, family, and even some strangers, the Leonard’s would be having a much harder time than they have already been presented with.

If you or anyone you know would like a camo hunting for a cure cancer support bracelet that were made in Darrens honor, simply send a donation to Darren of any size to Derrick Leonard PO Box 205 Church Hill, MD 21623. Checks can be made out to “fund raiser for darren leonard”. Be sure to include a return address for the bracelet/bracelets to be sent to and include the number of bracelets you would like. These donations are to help offset the loss of Lauren’s income while caring for Darren.

New in 2010~ Camp Wild Girls “Hunting Parties”

Well it’s official. To kick off the New Year we are going to start having Camp Wild Girls “Hunting Parties” featuring Prois Hunting Apparel.

What is a “hunting party” you might be asking yourself? Well remember all those home parties that you didn’t really want to go to because they didn’t have anything you really wanted to buy? Well we are going to change all that. As one gal put it “Oh it is like tupper**** party only for kick @$$ chicks!” Exactly my friend!

You will  now be able to try on all the Prois Hunting apparel, and Camp Wild Girls clothing in the comfort of your own house or maybe a friends. It will be  getting a bunch of “wild” gals together for a wild  kinda time!

If you have an interest in attending, or throwing a party or possibly even becoming a rep, please contact me at party@campwildgirls.com. Please be patient until we can get to your area since this is a very new program.

Free Shipping!…Our Gift to You!

Prois Women’s Pro-Edition Pullover Camo Jacket

New to our Pro-Edition line for 2009! Our pullover is constructed from our 3-ply pro-edition fabric which provides a soft tricot exterior, bonded windstopping laminate and warm microfleece. Lined with 100% nylon tricot throughout the torso and arms to enhance layering and movement. Our compressed fabric system eliminates bulk but optimizes warmth and thermoregulation. Deep set hand pockets across the front. Complete with Prois’ signature scapular drop pocket across the shoulder blades created to house activated hand warmers on those chilly mornings. Includes our deep lumbar compartment that extends across the lower back to hold soft goods, handwarmers or other necessities. Thumbholes in cuffline to optimize warmth, movement and concealment. Soft and silent. Built with ample room for layering. A perfect addition to your hunting collection! Available in Realtree AP and Advantage Max1. Retail-$139.99 Our normal price $129.99 Featured Price $119.99

Prois Pro-edition Pants

100% polyester brushed tricot 380 Gm. This fabric has the 4 S’s- soft, sturdy, silent and snag resistant. These pants are fitted at the natural waist for a higher rise. Waistline has elastic stretch to the sides while maintaining a flattering front. Waistline also includes belting and tab buckles to provide a perfect fit. Large cargo pockets with magnetic snap closures. Additional front pockets with YKK zip closures. Straight leg. Elasticized cuffing and cordlock to cinch cuff closer to boot during the hunt. Knee pleats added for enhanced movement and comfort. The Prois Pro-Edition pants are also designed with extra room through the hips and thighs to enhance comfort and function. These are the ultimate hunting pants.
Available in:  REALTREE® AP HD® ADVANTAGE MAX-1 HD® Retail $119.00 Our price $109.99

Prois Pro-edition Vest

Created for feminine fit and ultimate technical composition. Water resistant fabric and windstopping technology. Soft exterior enhances silence. Rip and snap resistant. Microfleece and tricot lined for added warmth. Includes Prois? signature scapular drop pockets created to hold activated heat warmers on those cold mornings. Spacious lumbar compartment with YKK zip closure. Deep hand pockets with YKK zip closure. The Prois Vest is a “must-have” and is a perfect layering piece. 
REALTREE® AP HD®,
ADVANTAGE MAX-1 HD®

Retail price $119.99 Our regular price $109.99 This weeks sale price-$99.99

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