Reflections on the Past Shape Plans for 2010 on the Deerfly Diaries Outdoor Blog

The Origins of Deerfly Diaries Blog

I started writing the Deerfly Diaries in April of 2007. I had just started a new job at Backbone Media and, on the same day, taken possession of a brand new 8 week old German shorthaired pointer puppy. I spent days behind my desk doing PR for several companies in the outdoor industry. Evenings were puppy runs and bird dog training, often in pastures amongst swarms of biting deer flies. 

 Deerflydiaries.com had two main purposes when I started writing it. The first was to act as a log for my dog training I was doing with Elsie, her litter mates and my older shorthair, Porter. The second was to add credibility to my PR work. It was important to me to let writers and editors know that I was not just a PR person, but rather an outdoors woman that gets into the field and also uses the gear that I promote. 

Evolution of an Outdoor Blog

My little eight week puppy is now almost three years old and Porter is going on six. Two months after I started the blog I met Glenn and we have since gotten married. I wrote about our adventures bonefishing on our honeymoon in the Bahamas, fly fishing the mountain streams and archery elk hunting in the Rocky Mountains. I have also moved on from Backbone Media and have started my own public relations and freelance writing business specialized for hunting, fishing, shooting sports and resource conservation.

Plans for 2010 for Deerflydiaries.com

The blog will continue to log Glenn's an my outdoor adventures, but I feel that we have a lot more to offer the outdoor community. To that note, my goal is to provide a useful, entertaining and consistent resource for other outdoors men and women and to engage a community of readers who are interested in sharing their experiences in the outdoors.

In the upcoming year, you can expect to consistently read more:

• Dog training how-to's and tips
• Fishing how-to's and tips
• Shooting how-to's and tips
• Gear and book reviews
• Profiles of other outdoors woman
• Links to other outdoor bloggers 
• Outdoor glossary
• And current affairs in the outdoor industry
• Hunting, fishing, and shooting videos

Thank you to everyone who currently read my blog. I hope it has provided you some entertainment. Please tell your friends about it and I hope to hear from you in the upcoming weeks.