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April 2006 Poll:

How many female hunters do you know?

SEAlaskaHunter · Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 72 Location: SE Alaska

Where I live it seems like more women hunt in some way or another than don't. My neighbor's 12 year old daughter shot her first moose this last season, that is awsome. My girls will hunt at the right age as well. It's just a way of life here that really goes without saying.

h_talbot · Joined: 28 Feb 2006 Posts: 154 Location: Idaho

My wife likes shooting cottontails and jack rabbits. Last fall she shot her first mule deer. It's a wonderful thing to help someone find the joy of hunting and bringing home some meat; man, woman or child. Also she's really awesome to have in hunting camp after sundown!
Hank

Illinois_Dave · Joined: 10 Jan 2006 Posts: 319 Location: St. Louis County

I know some female predators, but not hunters.

Hammer1 · Joined: 03 Dec 2005 Posts: 1517

Don't know one female hunter but I haven' t been paying much attention.

I tried taking mrs hammer1 hunting but that was a mistake. Too cold, too early, and the list goes on.
Now I take along my dog for the trip because he eventually grew up and stopped the whining.

pammer1975 · Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 8:32 am Post subject:

I'm the only one I know....I know of quite a few more but not personally...

ncbuckhuntr B.K. · Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 5:10 pm Post subject:

Hey Pammer you are one :thumbsup1: and I know a few more in NC. There are quite a few that hunt in Dixie land.

WesternHunter · Joined: 05 May 2006 Posts: 680 Location: Western USA

Only have known of three female hunters. My highschool girlfriend and her two sisters. They were also three of the most attractive girls I've seen, well except for my wife now of course :lol: I guess their dad figured he didn't have any boys, so being a very avid hunter himself, he tought all his girls to hunt. Those were some fun trips.

hoghuntress · Joined: 08 May 2006 Posts: 4

Female hunter here. Me and my hubby concentrate on hog and recently got into spearing which we both enjoy very much. Well, I do anyway as he does all the rough stuff and leaves the submission and the kill to me.

ncbuckhuntr B.K. · Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 9:56 am Post subject:

WesternHunter wrote: Only have known of three female hunters. My highschool girlfriend and her two sisters. They were also three of the most attractive girls I've seen, well except for my wife now of course :lol: I guess their dad figured he didn't have any boys, so being a very avid hunter himself, he tought all his girls to hunt. Those were some fun trips.

It sounds like it would be fun :yes: (possibly dangerous with them being sisters :lol: ) I have took a few girlfriends hunting and killed two deer while women were with me .the hunting seemed to last only for a little while and then turned to something else.

bowhunter 616 · Joined: 17 May 2006 Posts: 120 Location: Boise Idaho

i know one, she happens to be my best friend,she is my wife, and no she didn't tell me to say that,see is. she started hunting with me three years ago,and has hunted with me every season there after :thumbsup1:

diana · Joined: 11 Jul 2006 Posts: 22 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada

I am one. I know quite a few, and run a program that teaches urban women to hunt. I have recruited, over the last two years, 20 women into hunting that had no prior experience, and they have recruited their husbands, co workers, children and friends.

I teach shooting skills, camping skills, 4 wheel driving skills, back country survival skills, field dressing, game retrieval, processing and game cooking, Dutch oven cooking, hunting techniques, CPR and field first aid, personal safety awareness, GPS, map and compass reading and anything else a person needs to know to be able to continue to hunt on their own.

My students last year alone contribute over $25,000 to the local economy in the purchase of guns and hunting equipment.

Unfortunately, the program is in jeapardy do to the lack of funding and support from the hunting industry.

redrider · Joined: 20 Mar 2006 Posts: 2470 Location: NE Kansas

Diana Welcome to BGH :thumbsup1: Good to see another female hunter around! Sounds like you really know your huntin'. Stick around and tell us some of your stories, and teach us a few things :D

hunter777 · Joined: 28 Oct 2003 Posts: 1466

Diana, thanks for getting involved! Those programs are great. My wife has been in some of the BOW events here but unfortunately here in NJ the funding is not available either and the program is on hold for at least this year. She did sign up and is going on a 3 day event that is being put on by the state of Delaware next month. She is really looking forward to going.

diana · Joined: 11 Jul 2006 Posts: 22 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada

Thanks for the welcome. Seems pretty quiet on this forum. Does it pick up later in the year?