maybe they will do some bowhunting body paint cammp, just kidding i think its a bit odd to be in the clothes they are and ice fishing but im not gonna complaine

Speaking as a male, I don't mind the occasional picture of an attractive lady enjoying the Great Outdoors (these might be a LITTLE contrived)...As a gentleman (my wife's description of me), I find the comments made by Hork towards Pokeynfo to be more than a LITTLE offensive!! By the way,I believe MOST men would AGREE that women are INDEED the fairer sex!! I find myself HOPING you weren't being a smartmouth, and you really ARE going to join the ranks of The Few, The Proud-however, a small bit of advice from someone who's been there-leave the 'tude AT HOME!!

first dont call me darling or honey
next your sex life leave it out thats just nasty (I hope he wasnt 18 when he met you) next im in school board in class when i do this and have a life after school so thats why i dont have a pic posted, men dont like to be told to change their minds, us guys like looking at girls in bikinis cuz to be honest most men do even if we got a old hag gabbing in our ear all day cuz they cant shut up, dont tell me to chill or a freak, i was born into a mean-spirited world and thats just the way i am and no i will not be your friend the mag is sexist yes because the majority or the readers are the dominate males so you pun in the mag what the majority likes! you are not the fairer sex guys are and im going to basic in the summer for the Marines and no my derogatory comments dont make me feel better taking a crap does.

awesome

I was at Eelpout fishing (and having some beers!) last weekend and I saw the bikini girls there and got to talk to some of them. First off, they have more balls than most guys or girls i know! I saw a group jump in the lake for the polar plunge charity! dang i know i'm not crazy enough to do that even if it is to raise money. But I also talked to a few of them and asked what the deal is? Do they actually fish? Aren't they just models parading around in swimsuits? But I actually was impressed with them, they do fish (one girl's been ice fishing since she was little), another one IS finnish, and they said that they are promoting outdoor activities and sports for everyone ("if they can do it in swimsuits, anyone can get out and ice fish" or something like that). Well i just wanted to share my experience seeing them, I don't feel threatened by them or annoyed, but I think that they wouldn't be here if people didn't enjoy their presence. Still, you wont see me outside in less than full gear, and i sure don't want to see men half naked out there unless it's Ryan renolds! haha.

Water Matheau said "having a heat wave, a tropical heat wave." Wonder what he was talking about.

Forget the bikini's, I want the auger in picture 19. Now that is HOT!

A lot of people on here need to quit taking themselves so seriously. If you don't like it don't click on it. I don't go down the feminine hygiene isle at the super market because I'm not comfortable there but I don't tell the store they can't sell them. It is a part of life and we all must deal with this stuff. In short "Lighten UP"

Seriously, guys, I'm willing to bet that most of these pictures were done in a studio because the girl do no look cold. I mean, come on, how long can a guy stand out in the snow in his underwear, let along a woman.

Also, these women are debasing themselves by showing by dressing like that. In all likelihood, they will lead men into sin. “You have heard that it was said to them of old: Thou shalt not commit adultery. But I say to you, that whosoever shall look on a woman to lust after her, hath already committed adultery with her in his heart.” - Matthew 5:27-28

Creepy

Obviously, these scantily clad girls aren’t on a real team that competes with other teams to catch the most fish. Obviously, no one in their right mind ice-fishes in a bikini. Obviously, these girls are equivalent to semi-nude models used to sell cars, and any other number of products.

Obviously, these girls are featured to engorge ice fishermen’s penises. Or at least heat their blood.

That seems a bit creepy to me. Someone said recently that creepy is the new sexy, but I think creepy as been “grandfathered” in as sexy for quite some time. We are so used to half-naked attractive girls used to sell products, we no longer think much of it.

But bikini clad ice fishing? My daughter's comment: wow-- contrary and stupid! In past issues, I have seen half-naked girls fishing in the summer, hunting in camoflage thongs, strutting around gun displays at gun shows... but ice fishing?

Should we all just accept the Hooter mentality and focus on what ever it is we do? Should we care that consumerism often seems to revolve around young female body parts? Creepy as it seems, maybe we should just embrace that this is just the way it is and if we don’t like it, don’t look?

Current trends suggest that in another decade or two, just as many men as women will be strutting their half-clad bodies to sell products. After all, women make most consumer decisions in this country. I can imagine the allure of a half naked buff dude pushing products. I would look.Well, maybe not. It's kind of creepy.

to pokeynflo I've caught some real good ones , but your Husband caught him a great one . I bet he did't dare to release .

Well I for one don't mind it but some of you are right this is a hunting and fishing magazine and there are already plenty of other magazines to show the beauty of the womans body!

I think its great. How many guys love seeing a women in a bikini out in the woods, on the ice or even out bass fishing. It's just something different for people to look at. Anyway who else would put these pictures in there magazine or on there website. "No One". It's just something for the outdoor gentlemen.

2009 is the team to beat!!! And I agree with karlb

I'm getting tired of having to be "politically correct". I understand the sexist thing but come on, do we need a thonged man or a Republican hunter and a Democrat fisherman... It will never end. Just enjoy it...

Thank god for naughty girls.

"The Bikini Icefishing Team" Sounds like someone thought of it as a joke.

That's part of my point, BradinAK. I could care less about seeing a man in (god forbid) a speedo or thong on the beach, let alone in the woods. No self-respecting, mosquito, frostbite fearing person is going out like that. (Although one year while fishing in Manitoba, my husband borrowed & lost MY last red & white daredevl, and jumped in the lake to get it. It was so nice that June day that he fished naked. I have the pix to prove it!)
Again, what do these girls have to do with anything? How many of them actually fish?

There's nothing scandalous, it's just that Outdoor Life is supposed to be "the source for hunting and fishing adventure". (the mag's words) What do these photos have to do with that? Why do I, as an outdoorswoman, need to wade past this sexist stuff to get to the real outdoor info? We all know that there are already millions of sites with actual naked woman, so why does OL have to have bikini girls that have nothing to do with actual hunting and fishing "adventure"?

I'm not some manly woman insulted by bikini-clad girls, I simply think there's a place for them, and Outdoor Life is not it.

Concur entirely with pokeynflo...Let's get this magazine back on track and let the flesh mag's do their thing....Thnx.

I'm not sure about this. What are they selling?

I really gotta get me one of those ice fishing buggies... hella cool!

I'd go fish in my skivvies if a huge sponsor wanted me to use their gear, take pic's, and give me a paycheck! Any takers? lol

You da man bubba. I agree.

They must be cold blooded.