Revealing The Secret World Of Female Hunters

Recently, a non-hunter mentioned that she did not think there were many female hunters in this area.  I nodded politely but could not stop thinking bout her statement, because I know plenty of women who hunt.

Throughout the remainder of the day, that thought became less about how many female hunters there are more about the women themselves.  Who are these women?

Eventually, I came up with a list of 14 questions, sent the list to women who hunt, and posed a plea on Facebook requesting female hunters contact me if they were interested in answering a few questions about hunting.

Here is what I learned:

*  These women started hunting for a few different reasons, including spending time with their father or husbands: as a family outing; or a normal event in their family and that is what everyone did so they joined in the fun.

Wanda Cook, my hunting buddy, started hunting as an 18-year-old bride because her husband hunted every weekend.  She was devastated not to spend more time with her brand new husband, so she picked up a rifle and started going with him. Almost 50 years later, Wanda and Jerry Cook still hunt together.

To be continued…

A mother, stepmother, grandmother and great grandmother who was taught deer hunting by my second husband, Bob, in my mid-forties. I’m still hunting today and loving it!