Give the People what They Want - Keeping your Conference Sucessful Have you ever attended a conference?  What did you notice?  The innovative menu cards?  The fun, interesting name badges?  How about all that totally exciting signage?   The simple truth of the matter is that most people just don’t notice these parts of t... Read the full story

Minimizing your Technology Headache As a young-ish person with an iPhone and a rudimentary understanding of how computers work, I’m frequently called upon to manage technology needs for conferences and events.  Now, this isn’t as glamorous as it sounds (if it sounds glamorous at all).  It d... Read the full story

Advertising Overload Do you watch television?  Listen to the radio?  How about use the internet?  Or go outside?  If you participate in any of these activities, than you are being inundated with ads.  When I wake up in the morning, the very first sound I hear is the advertisi... Read the full story

Girls' Getaway Pinterest Promotion - Pin it to Win it! Have you ever won anything?  A raffle?  Maybe a sweepstakes?  It always feels good to win a prize, but it feels even better to win a fabulous prize!  Something you really wanted.  Something you could really use.  Something  you love! Well, we have that sp... Read the full story

February Equals Abraham Lincoln!! Were you one of the lucky ones who did NOT have to work on President’s Day? Do you have your favorites picked for winning at the Oscars on Sunday night? I know – you’re asking yourself, where is she going with this blog? Believe me, sometimes I have to... Read the full story

Hunting in Alaska As I am flying in the Supper Cub from Tok Alaska into the wilderness of Alaska, I looked down below me and it was if I was traveling in a time capsule. Taking me back hundreds of years before tv’s, the internet and Facebook was created. Alaska calls its... Read the full story

Why We Hunt Why We Hunt After my last blog was posted on the internet I saw some interesting commentary from the public. The comments varied from positive to negative and were mostly generated strictly from a picture and not from actual written word. This certainl... Read the full story

Sizzling Winter & Spring Bird Hunter’s Special Heartland Lodge is once again offering a Sizzling Winter & Spring Bird Hunter’s Special from February 1st- March 31st! Based on availability, you can get into some excellent upland wing-shooting. Our special package will include the following:... Read the full story

Shooting Tips For Pheasant Hunters Shooting Tips For Pheasant Hunters by Chris Larsen Ask just about any guide what the best way to fill a limit of pheasants is and he'll likely tell you good shooting. If you kill 75% of the roosters flushed, it only takes 4 flushes to fill a limit.... Read the full story

What Size Shot do I Need. I am often asked what size shot hunters need when hunting quail and pheasants. The first thing I need to know is what gauge of shotgun you are using.  If you are using a 12 gauge or 20 gauge I would use 7 ½ shot.... Read the full story

Is Your Dog Gun Shy???? My past dog training experiences have proved that most dog problems are manmade. Gun shyness is one of them. In fact I have seen and heard of several such instances on how to break a dog of gun shyness. But I have been tough the best way to introduce gunf... Read the full story