NEW MEXICO SPORTSMEN OUTREACH Posted by C4C under EVENTS In 2010, nearly 2,000 believers and non-believers attended the New Mexico Sportsmen’s Outreach (NMSO) Banquet in Albuquerque. The event is sponsored by the BCNM Evangelism and Central Association, which includes hunting seminars, door prizes, vendor booths, all-you-can-eat dinner and special music. Read the rest of this entry

CRACK ‘EM AND STACK ‘EM C4C DUCK HUNT Posted by C4C under EVENTS Crosshairs for Christ annual duck hunt at the La Joya Wildlife Management Area North Portion, Saturday, November 28, 2009. We will meet at 5:00 a.m. in the parking lot just under the overpass. Waterfowl Management Areas are open to waterfowl hunting from one-half hour before sunrise to 1 p.m. Sunrise is at 6:53 a.m., shooting hours begin at 6:23 a.m. Read the rest of this entry

C4C CLINICS & WORKSHOPS Posted by C4C under WORKSHOPS You are invited to attend any or all of the CROSSHAIRS for CHRIST workshops and clinics, on the third Monday of each month. The ministry offers free hunting, fishing and camping skills workshops beginning at 6:30 pm at Soul Rio Church, 2003 Southern Blvd SE, Suite 128-131, Rio Rancho, NM. Read the rest of this entry

A WOMAN’S HEART HAS A PLACE FOR ADVENTURE Posted by C4C under WOMEN The desire for adventure is at the core of every soul and most often found in the outdoors. Growing up as a kid, camping was regularly the big annual vacation. I remember loving it. Not knowing kids did anything else for a vacation. What could possibly be more fun than sleeping in a tent? Read the rest of this entry

SPORTSMAN’S DEVOTIONAL.COM Posted by C4C under STUDY Sportsman’s Devotional.com is free and provides the Christian outdoorsman a daily email Bible study that Sportsmen can relate to. The study is short and to the point and it has a new photograph and outdoor tip each day. Read the rest of this entry

CHILDREN’S OUTDOOR ADVENTURE FOUNDATION Posted by C4C under HUNTING The Children’s Outdoor Adventure Foundation was established in August 2008 to help fulfill the dreams of children with physical disabilities or life-threatening medical conditions. Some of the activities the non-profit foundation offers are camping, fishing, hunting, field trips, train rides, and visits to State and National Parks. Read the rest of this entry

HUNT OF A LIFETIME FOUNDATION Posted by C4C under HUNTING It began with a mother’s determination to make her son’s dream of going on a Canadian moose hunt come true. Tina Pattison’s son Matt was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s disease. Tina knew if she was going to give her son this gift she had little time left. She began by making a call to the Make-A-Wish Foundation only to learn that after intense harassment from animal-rights groups when it granted an Alaskan brown bear hunt, the foundation no longer granted those types of requests. Still Tina would not give up. Read the rest of this entry

BASIC DUCK CALLING Posted by C4C under HUNTING   The key to calling ducks is practice, practice, practice. Good callers learn to master the techniques used to make quacking sounds on a call, but great callers study real ducks in their natural environment and learn to mimic the quack. Volume, tone, rhythm and technique are critical to your success. Before you blow your [...] Read the rest of this entry

CONSTRUCTING A WINNING DUCK CALLING ROUTINE Posted by C4C under HUNTING A solid routine is first created in the imagination with your hunt story unfolding something like this:   You are hunkered down in the duck blind as the sun begins to break over the horizon. A flock of birds lingers on the skyline as you begin to scream for their attention. “Hail” call, “Hail” call, [...] Read the rest of this entry

PROPER FIELD DRESSING OF YOUR GAME Posted by C4C under HUNTING KEEP IT COOL, CLEAN AND DRY 7 Steps For Proper Field Dressing Of Your Game   FIELD DRESSING KIT     Large Ziploc Bag   Bottled Water (2 Liters)   Latex Gloves (2 Pair)   Hand Sanitizer   Moist Towelettes   Dry Rag   2 Sharp Knives   Skinning Knife   Knife Sharpener   Keyhole [...] Read the rest of this entry