Kudo's to the photog!

Since Safari Club International was the same time as the SHOT Show, I opted to go to Reno for SCI. Guess I was more interested in hunting trips than new gear and Booth Babes. It is hell to get old.

I wonder if booth babes (and the image they portray) help or deter womans acceptance into the sport of hunting? I think the real problem is why did I think of that question after viewing the gallery. I have problems.

I must comment: As a mother of three children, who is an average size 8, 150lbs, and has a WONDERFUl husband and loves to hunt, I was very disappointed when I seen these photos. Not only because they dont portrey REAL women who hunt, but because there are women out there who dont hunt but would like to and would take a chance at seeing things like that and wouldnt want to afterwards! I love to hunt with my husband because we enjoy the sport not because we enjoy looking at picture of half dressed women holding guns. We have been supporters and buys of field and stream for some while and for the first time I must say..I AM disappointed!

Jay "Sin" - stage name, right? Sex still sells ... but what were they selling?

Buckhunter, I think the more interesting question is whether a bunch of big titties wrapped around a bunch of handguns will make legions of 12-year-old girls want to hunt. Girls are the fastest-growing (maybe ONLY growing) segment of hunters right now - potentially our saving grace. What a welcome for them, eh?

But I get it: This is marketing. These companies are marketing mostly to men. Men have a habit of opening wallets in the presence of cleavage (hence all the scantily clad babes at the duck dinners I go to). I don't really care, and it doesn't really offend me.

But I do kinda wish that folks would keep in mind that there are GIRLS in their target audience. Hunting is not a men's locker room.

As for acceptance: I'm a woman hunter and have been welcomed by 99 percent of the male hunters I've met with tremendous enthusiasm. (And no, I don't have a huge rack, and even if I did, my waders don't show cleavage. So it's not that.) Stuff like this isn't a barrier to our acceptance; the bigger problems are that there are women who want to hunt whose husbands/boyfriends/families don't hunt, and they're desperate for mentors.

Morals is the first thing you should ask yourself before publishing an article such as this.The gun industry has plenty of buyers that would like to see the product and not the sexiest advertisement.

Cars, motorcycles, boats, and even buffalo-wings. Beautiful women should not be excluded from marketing at the shot shows. That would be discrimination. Seriously, how is it any different than a swiffer commercial? Have you seen an ugly chick holding a mop on commercials? A lady who complains usually has a self esteem issue. I reckon that is their problem. This same lady probably should not be handling a firearm anyway. My eleven year old daughter can shoot my SIG 229 SCT 40 with confidence and really enjoys it. Why, because firearms are effing cool. And she spends time with Dad. Pretty girls advertising are not going to dissuade anyone from enjoying the sport.
After seeing some of the negative attitude against the girls I can see why so many people golf. Get the hell away from these nags and bash something. Jealousy and brass do not mix.

Ok HunterMom3, is it safe to assume you don't wear undergarments, makeup, bathing suites, etc? Same philosophy, get over it and put some clothes on!! Or do I need to get rid of my leather jackets, my nikes, my hiking and cowboy boots, etc because I certainly don't look like the guys selling them. I'm way too short and way to fat!!

I many times do not agree with women on various subjects ,. usually business related ( my buis my money ) so I ususlaly win ,..
On the domestic front its different,
Still when it comes to attractive sparcly dressed woomen I am ALWAYS on baord ,..
However Both babes alwaysa did kinda bother me,..
Kinda like t!ts on a boar,.. but in reverse.

Plus the undertech (undercover) chic ,.. damn near scared me .
For a second I thought it was Fabio,..with 4500 dollar double D boob job , a lot of face work and bucket full of boetox. (sp?)

Gotta go with the Hunter Mom on this one.

So everyone here with negative comments agrees that Sport Illistrated should get rid of the swimsuit issue then? Them gals ain't got nothing to do with baseball!! No one forces you to visit this site or click on any photos!! I'm sorry is there something wrong with me if I enjoy this? These girls are PAID to be eye candy no different than any other model. Maybe we should ban modeling world wide...sheesh

To anyone that complains that there were no photos of real girls that go hunting and could be a role model to younger girls that are just getting into hunting, you really didn't pay attention. Kristy Lee Cook at the Browning booth would definitely be a great example and nothing short of that. Even my wife noticed her Browning hat she wore on American Idol.

Discrimination? Why is my uneraseable media image of "hunting men" beer-bellied, last-nights-alcohol-breathed, undershaven, slovenly, camo'd men? We must need some HOT underdressed men in the next SHOT show to help us decide if our BUTTS REALLY LOOK BIG IN THOSE WADERS? Or which gun we should buy? Right Ladies? I hope the SHOT show and F&S is listening!

17 of 21 caption should say

BRING IT ON HILLARY/OBAMA!

And # 19

Just you touch my daughter and I'll!

#3 is kinda creepy lookin.

The Shot Show is NOT open to the public. It is a trade show for sellers and buyers. I don't think anyone there even batted an eye. Hell, they all had on more clothes than Miss America will during that fiasco. Ever been to a REAL boat show? More flesh there than a nudist colony! Get over it people!
Besides that, the Shot Show is NOT about hunting. It is about guns and bows and other things that go with them!

Disappointing showing compared to years past...

Very nice

36 post into this thread and the girls have put the smack down on the boys.

We need more girls on here. Up the IQ.

Will somebody please? Try too get Hee Haw back on television!!!

Im not getting into the right and wrong of it I enjoyed it.My no.1 photo vote goes to the shotgun in photo no.17

Oh, and in the sake of fairness why don't they also have Booth Hunks? The Firearm Industry is no longer the all male bastion it used to be, and I'm glad of it.
The more the merrier irregardless of gender.

Think of the poor children! They might see . . . what exactly? Cleavage? A stray navel? If your children are traumatized by this, you have bigger issues than the SHOT show. I'm sorry to let this out of the bag, but men like to look at attractive women. Hence the adjective "attractive." I'll even go out on a limb and guess that women like to look at attractive men. I could be wrong, but I'll stand by that statement. The overwhelming number of attendees at these shows are male, hence the cake is cheese, not beef. If women really do take up the sport in ever-increasing numbers, the tide may turn, and we may see "booth hunks" featured in a gallery. The simple truth is that all of this is about a four-letter word ending in U-C-K, and I mean the one that starts with B, as in money. If there is anyone who I have not yet offended, I apologize. I will do better in the future.

Chaps

Some of you have proved that there is a market for intelligent debate amongst F&S readers. Some of you have, well.......

Deliberately misinterpreting what someone says, and then ending your diatribe with 'well this is america HUH!' does not mean you have won the argument, it just means you have belittled yourself. You have to answer the other persons points, not put your own words in their mouth and then flame them for something they didn't say. Homer is a parody not a role model.

The way Huntermom3 has been ranted at is childish - If you wouldn't speak to your own mom like that, so Why oh why?

SBW

PS If you actually want to make friends with a booth babe there is one [almost] sure fire way. Leave the sniggering and peeking to the saddos, and have a conversation with her where she feels valued for her ideas, she's already heard all your witty one liners at the last show she did. Happy Hunting.

By the way # 3 was very attractive.

What a great country we live in!

I dont see any problem with any of the photos. I would have no problem with a 12 year old looking at them. Ever watch nickolodian? the way i see it you who have problems with these pictures are just like the people trying to take are rights away no different. also this is america and i plan to fight like hell for my rights. so if you dont like americans and our rights as americans go to china the govt there will sensor everything for you. Im an american and damn proud of. there are millions of men and women who who have died to protect your freedom to complain about every thing.
GET OVER IT!!!!!!!

Some people need to chill out! Give F&S a break. The pics are of "real" people that are working at the show. They are tastefully done for publishing on their website(no porno or other provocative poses). I think F&S is just having a little fun with it. The woman obviously have nothing to do with hunting. They are paid to do a job at the show, which is to attract people to the booth of their employer. If the pics have made you uncomfortable, then don't look at them. If they have made you feel insecure, then maybe it's time to hit the gym, watch what you eat, etc. :)

girls good. girls with guns better. more girls more guns. (hi holly! love the blog!)

I'll bet her plastic surgeon is happy with this!OK with me. I find mammoth mammaries to be entirely attractive, as long as they're up. Not beyond the elbows.

Ok, since people post stupid things on here, thought i might have my word also.... Sex still, and will always sell. Not all men open their wallets when they see clevage. Most women know that in our little world, men look at boobs. even some slightly sagging boobs. thats just how we are. If you dont like that there were some cute (maybe even 25% plastic) women holding guns trying to sell them to men, which is the TARGET, then dont read the magazine. Pick up a readers digest. My daughters were not targeted to buy from theses babes, I was. People get offended by the simplist things. But we are in the USA and its my right to say, " Go to hell you cry babies" or even, "Get off the internet, and get a real hobby other then bitching about how things offend you" Have a nice day you dipsh^t jagaloons
P.S. Those were some very nice titties though.

It is always fun to see some nice gun's. I see no harm done with F&S posting the babe pictures. To be fair next year they can post Men with Mullet's. The fish or the hair cut. Did you know there is a Mullet Festival in Niceville, Florida and they do have a Mullet Queen. The Fish.

cool guns. maybe use bikini models next time.

that is hot the guns aren't bad either

The Editor and Publishers of F&S want to show its readers...that that they will use- any photo that will help generate magazine sales in a depressed economy. Their purpose of using girls with guns article is to promote the SHOT Show, just as the Auto Shows do with their sales and marketing efforts.

F&S should rather "seek more creative outdoor stories of hunting and fishing & photos from all over the USA and those living overseas".

Those who write the checks for this magazine and all the F&S editors should seek... more "creative and appreciative stories from a new breed of outdoor writers for this new century".

Outdoor writers do not have to sell boots, rods, guns or guides by mentioning them in their stories, but allow the outdoor story and photos do the talking. One needs not graduate from YALE or USC school of Journalism, there are throughout our nation a great number of outdoor writers who could put F&S back into the hearts and minds of Outdoor Sporting world who like to read about Fishing and Hunting and all aspects of the outdoors world we all love to read about, and dream about.

We really need to see a new crop of writers and photographers rise to the surface....and demand that Outdoor Fishing and Hunting Magazine editors "seek out" more creative writers from the OWAA and from throughout our colleges and universities who write with a more creative flair.

Please everyone, it is what it is. Sex sells, for cars, houses, clothes, heck even laundry detergent. Yes, even hunting and fishing.Will it really make me buy a $2000 gun, no. I'm a man, and I enjoy Beautiful women. That is it, that is all. If Brad Pitt (or whomever you think is HOT) were hawking cosmetics, would you ladies buy more? Probably.. You may not want to admit it, but it works. Personally a degree in advertising or marking should be punishable by a 20 year stretch in the big house. The is no getting away from it!

Honestly, half of these "girls" look like guys to me in the face. Lol - probably are!!

Some of these girls might not be the best to give guns to! haha

Come on folks, lighten up. It's nice to break the monotony with a pretty girl.

She could probably sell a lot of pistols

Great guns!

The cutie in photo #2 is the only "real" babe i seen in the whole gallery. She looks like the kind of girl who isn't afraid to get dirty.

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I don't see a problem with pretty girls attracting attention to they're products booth. Which would I go to? Not the one with the hairy legged liberal, standing there eating granola. Good job!

some great pictures but some of the girls cant be into shooting as i have seen them at a recent Juwel aquariums trade show

and rounding out the best mod category # 5

i like picture # 5

I do believe in pic 11 the girl is shooting a bow, that means she is using the product that she is most likely trying to sell. I do enjoy eye candy at gun shows, and having women there is nice too. I would be more likely to buy a product from a beautiful woman than from a man.