Backyard Bow Pro: Tiffany Gudger

We may be between seasons right now but team Backyard Bow Pro is still as busy as ever! We've been having live Webinar Presentations (www.anymeeting.com/backyardbowpro1) to try and fill everyone in and keep yall up to date.

Lots of things have changed and progressed since the last time I wrote and we now have teams in 11 different states!! With new sponsors such as ScentLok, Lumenok, MDP (Maximum Draw Products), justfordoes.com, and more I expect that we'll continue to grow at an exponential rate! Recently we've been aquiring land left and right. We actually are looking for more members and team leaders, and with the cost of membership CRAZY low at just under $150 (most of that going to the background check) I wouldn't think it would be hard for people to see the value.

One of my favorite things has been traveling around (and sometimes sticking as close as the backyard) with our HitcHiker. If someone would fling targets from it for me I would stand out there with a recurve and shoot ALL day long. We even started selling them and have yet to meet someone who didn't have a blast shootin' with them!

This past weekend I went with a few of the guys (Joe, Billy, and Adam) to Mississippi where Kenneth Lancaster and Van's Deer Processing and Sporting Goods hosted a fund-raiser bow shoot for Shane Smith, a good friend of mine and awesome sportsman. Shane had lost his home and almost everything he owned in a house fire recently. While I knew how many friends and fans he had I would've never dreamed the event would be as successful as it was. I learned that the special minority of us that consider ourselves hunters really is a brotherhood. People who had never even met him came together to raise money for a brother in need and I have never been more moved. All too often in this world do people get caught up in pleasing themselves and never stopping to help those who need it...but WE are different! We use what God gives us and likewise give to others.

Now let's not get confused here...this past weekend wasn't JUST an emotional experience. We found time to work, cut up, goof off, laugh, play, and more. We drove down from good ol' NC with HitcHiker in tow! Everyone down there LOVED it! Here's a picture of new friend and Hoyt Pro-Shooter Brett Morgan shootin' the HitcHiker with his BITE TAB! Over 70 lbs of drawback...talk about some serious shootin'!   And he smoked it!

After the shoot that was held for Shane there was an auction with TONS of stuff donated by people just trying to do their part for him. This auction raised close to $44,000 for Shane's new house!! After the auction some of us hung around and talked about how special the entire day was and how great every single person is that contributed. Here's a picture of us with, Antler Insanity, and Bone Collector who all showed up to support a sincerely great guy.  (L to R:  Billy Stewart - BYBP; Travis "T-Bone" Turner- Bone Collector;  Randy Buckner - Antler Insanity; Shane Smith and John Young - Antler Insanity; Me; Nick Mundt - Bone Collector; Kenneth Lancaster - Antler Insanity/Bone Collector)

I thank God every day that I was brought up in a place that has allowed me to grow to appreciate the the benefits as well as the thrill that comes from hunting, harvesting, and laying the smack down on just about anything I have an opportunity to. I am SO looking forward to the cool air of fall and the sight of a sunset coming over the mountains in my tree stand! GAH it's good to be in this minority, isn't it???  :)

Ok ok ok, so it may no longer be hunting season here in the mountains, but team BYBP is as busy as EVER! With so many new things going on I don't see how we have time to breath, but I wouldn't have it any other way. One of the newest things we have been doing is having an archery shoot once a month to raise money for the Firefighters Burned Childrens Fund. As of now we have only had one of these shoots so far, but it was a HUGE success. We had 57 shooters with lots of other people who came to watch, hang out, and eat. We have door prizes, concessions, and a 50/50 dot shot with the winner walking away with half of the money generated from the dot shot. We have 15 targets with three groups of 5 shooting at a time. Here's a picture from the last shoot for those who weren't able to make it but will hopefully be joining us in the future!

Also, as some of you may know, my brother Jared Gudger is also on the team, so OF COURSE we had to have some sibling rivalry going on. He may have moved my sight around, but go ahead and ask him who shot his fletching off and pinned it to the polar bear ;)

Not only that, but the next day when I was shootin around at school, I was splittin arrows like it was my job! All I have to say now is Jared, you better watch out cause lil sis is out to get you!!!!

Aside from our first bow shoot, we also held our first ever IBEP (International Bowhunter's Education Program) Advanced Archery Class. This free certification is required to hunt big game in many states and is one of the qualifications of our Certified Backyard Bow Pro program. It is taught by a NC Wildlife Resources Commission Approved Instructor and includes 10 hours of class and a shooting proficiency test. As for our Certified Backyard Bow Pro program, if you wish to know more about that we have an entire page on our website dedicated to informing others about it. It is designed to bring qualified hunters to places that have an over population of wild game in order to do some damage control. If you missed out on our first class, no worries! There will be another one coming up soon!

Also, look for us at the Dixie Deer Classic in Raleigh the first week of March! I am SO excited to be a part of this show and can't wait to see what all it will bring to the table for us! If you have any questions or comments (good ones I hope :-P ) feel free to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or any of the other wonderful people on the BYBP team! Thanks!!! <3

Welcome to gamedinner.com!!! I hope each and everyone of you are as excited about it as we are! This entire thing started with an awesome idea and some seriously dedicated people. To be able to say that I am apart of this team means more to me than I'm sure most people realize. What initially brought me to join was the fact that Joe Lasher wanted to make sure we got things done while still getting to have a good time! We get to hunt, kill, grill, and give! Can't ask for much more than that. 

It's actually kind of hard being separated from my Backyard Bow Pro family this week; but I have definitely been making sure they're keeping me up to date with all the new and exciting things going on up in frigid NC while I run around down here in FL in weather that's double theirs :) And yes, of course since I have that luxury, I HAVE been shootin' around a little bit in the backyard of course. 

I mean backyard bow pros can always find time to do a little shooting around, even when they're on vacation! And with as much as I practiced today I should've been splitting arrows, but this wasn't too shabby! Besides, a bad day at the range is better than a good day at work in my opinion!!

For everyone out there who took the time to tune in for a little bit, if you share the same passion for hunting, fishing, great food, friends, and fun come on and join our team! We've got a lot of exciting things coming up and would love for ya'll to be apart of it! Check us all out on facebook, and remember! SHOOT TO GRILL!!!!