Welcome to my new blog. I will be writing about my experiences with CZ firearms, attending conventions, participating in charitable fundraisers on behalf of CZ- USA, my personal favorite, and just enjoying the outdoors.

I would like to dedicate few lines to write about my background as an outdoorsman. I was very fortunate growing up in Czech Republic, formerly Czechoslovakia for those of you who want to be historically accurate, that my grandfather was my best friend and an avid hunter/outdoorsman himself.

In 1970’s and 80′ the natural environment was deteriorating very fast due to communist’s lack of regard to nature and natural resources. For that reason there was not enough hunting but lot more preservation work to be done. We would regularly hike through the countryside to observe the wildlife and try to improve the conditions in their environment like removing loose wire, cleaning up local stream or river and fixing feeders, which was absolutely necessary to save local deer population. Most people can not understand the environmental conditions of that era, but it was very rewarding effort to see the rabbits, foxes, pheasants, wild boar, deer and many other species to have it better in our little corner of eastern Europe. That was the preservation part of our efforts. read more »