Episode 012: Lanny Barnes, 3-Time Olympian & Professional 3-Gun Competitor

Listen as Lanny narrates her story of growing up a competitive and driven athlete on a mission to compete at the Olympics. Lanny is an advocate for educating others about women using guns for protection and hunting, and shares some great shooting tips with us for shotguns, rifles, and handguns. For Lanny, shooting came first then bird dogs, hear how she elevated her hunting experience with the addition of Drahthaars. 6:40 Biathlon history and Olympic sport 8:00 Starting out with skiing and shooting 9:00 Training, competing, and hunting with twin sister Tracy 15:00 How to focus on shot during adrenaline rush 24:20 Lanny’s favorite game to hunt 25:20 3-Gun Competition 28:00 Drahts 36:20 Comfort with handguns 41:50 Shotgun shooting tips 49:40 Reaction to a covey rise 53:40 Quail humting 56:00 Conditioning 1:01:40 Competition and Hunting Shotgun 1:04:10 Most difficult upland game to hunt 1:06:00 Turkey Hunting 1:08:00 Prois talk 1:09:35 Women’s organization available to help with shooting 1:11:00 Lanny’s schedule 1:13:00 Hunting on skis --------------------------- Connect with Lanny on Instagram   Support this podcast on Patreon Thank you to our Sponsors: Dakota283 Kennels Connect with Courtney Follow Bird Dog Babe: Instagram Facebook YouTube