Her Wild Outdoors

Lee Ross, Ontario, Canada

Lee has a conversation with me in this episode of Her Wild Outdoors about transitioning from small game to large game in hunting. Lee is a great fisherman and had dabbled in small game. She has, since we recorded, harvested her first bear! I am so excited to go back and listen as she was preparing for this season. Lee does some fun things out there with her drone in the wild outdoors! Enjoy this chat and let us know what you like! 

 

Bobby Herda, Wicked North Gear

Bobby joins me for a great conversation about growing up hunting and how it changes and evolves especially when you add three daughters to the mix! We discuss how he is prepping for a lifetime with his daughters in the outdoors, how important it is to have a plan and the growth we have as hunters when we mentor and teach another person to hunt. Bobby also gives us some pretty cool things he has right now for turkey hunting and deer hunting that can help make a hunt easier. Enjoy it as you listen!

Mark Donohoo, Grizzly Ears

Mark joins me for a conversation about starting Grizzly Ears.  We talk about his hunting experience and how much he loves being out there and how Grizzly Ears has been beneficial to the hunting industry and more. We also get to talk about Thor the amazing Labrador who is a versatile hunting dog. Mark talks a bit about the hunting industry and community.  We cover what it is like to own a company in this day in age and how finding people to represent his company can be hard to come by. He is very particular in finding "REAL" people who are true to self and others. So follow along and listen in to the podcast. Hear all about hunting East and West Coast. What it is like to hunt alongside some of the most amazing guides in the United States. This was a fun conversation. 

LTC Lisa Jaster, US Army Reserves

How many women do you know are graduates of Army Ranger School and have harvested a beautiful bull elk? Lt. Colonel Lisa Jaster sits down and has a great conversation with me about her time in the US Army and Army Reserves. She and I discuss how important the outdoors is in our life and in our families lives. We also talk about men and women in "traditional roles". Her platform "delete the adjective" is one that she is passionate about. We discuss how we all have our differences but we all have some commonalities as well. Is it necessary to talk about us saying "she is a female hunter"? Or to say "he is a male hunter"? Same for the military..."she is a female soldier". It is a double emphasis on gender instead of what you are truly defining. I am grateful for Lisa and her conversation. Let us know what you think!

McKayla Creef, Outer Banks

McKayla joins me in a conversation discussing the importance of mindset! We talk about how her life was changed in a moment and what her support system has meant to her physically and mentally. We talk about hunting before the accident and after.  McKayla is a strong minded woman who knows what she wants and where she wants to be. The question how can I help vs what can I do for you is something to keep in mind when supporting someone with a disability! McKayla has been a huge example for a SCI community.  Listen in and hear just how passionate she is about the outdoors and how strong she is! Thank you McKayla for your time and story.

Glorianne Boyd, Wildtechgirl

Join me for a great conversation with Glorianne Boyd of Florida. We had a blast talking about her life in the outdoors with her husband Ryan and being a spectator for years and then feeling the competitive pull into hunting. We chatted about how that transition was harder than she thought. The chance to go to New Zealand was amazing and we were able to talk about perseverance on that trip. Enjoy the episode and let us know your favorite parts on IG. @herwildoutdoors @wildtechgirl

Lyndsey Kotrla of Texas

I found Lyndsey through a friend on Instagram and the first video I watched was the one of her loading up her buck in the back of her truck solo. Girl is keeping it real out there. We recorded this podcast and had a laugh doing it. Enjoy hearing all about how she began in the outdoors but also how it has evolved over time. We all grow in our hunting and taking that step out of the familiar into the new can be intimidating. She does it with grace and strength as well as a heap of confidence and mojo! Have fun listening in and let us know what your favorite part is! You can find Lyndsey on IG as @lyndseykotrla

Amanda Lynn Mayhew Northern Ontario

Amanda and I sat down one morning talking and laughing for almost an hour and then decided to press record! We dove into how she got started hunting and how that influenced her desire to pass it on. She and I discussed how social media and reality can go hand in hand only when there is transparency. Amanda is involved in so many things from That Hunting Girl to the Women's Hunting Association, but her heart is 100% involved in hands on education and encouragement of women around her. Women learn how to shoot and hunt through programs such as Range Days and Take Me Hunting! Join us and listen in on our conversation. Let us know what you think and what stood out to you. 

Stacey Sutherlin, Alaska

Stacey Sutherlin and I sit down to have a conversation about her move to Alaska, nursing and learning new surroundings in the Alaskan wilderness for hunting and fishing. Even more so we touch on the topic of authenticity. How important it is to be honest in who you are and how you portray yourself in life. Listen in and let us know what you think!

Heather Iverson: Michigan

Heather and her family live a minimalistic lifestyle in the outdoors. Hunting, trapping and living off the land are all a part of a plan they have. Join us and listen in as we talk about this way of life and how it has been beneficial and full of growth!

Sydney Marsh of Hunting with the Marshs of South Carolina

Sydney Marsh sits down and talks about how she began hunting with her family. The process from hunter safety to harvesting her first deer and hog. We talk about being a woman in college hunting when she can and finishing up school, but also the ability to be 100% into the wilderness but still be fully feminine. Enjoy this episode!

 

Katie Wiley, The Kitchen Wild

Katie and I sat down and chatted about deer camp, being camp cook, and introducing kiddos to the outdoors. Katie has an amazing Instagram page that has inspired me to cook more creatively and I believe many others.  Listen in and let us know what your favorite parts are!

 

Nicole Qualtieri: Bring the Outdoors to Everyone

Come and listen in as Nicole and I chat about how the outdoors created a love for hunting that coincides with writing and photography. Nicole is an advocate of hunters everywhere through her writing. We talk everything from where she began to where she is now. There is plenty of laughter in this episode. We hope you enjoy it!

Her Wild Outdoors Podcast 1: Cindy Stites

Cindy Stites, who hails from Indiana, is a woman who is the epitome of boots on the ground. This strong and selfless hunter overcame adversity, abuse and low self worth by learning independence in ability to hunting mentor others. There is so much more to Cindy and you should listen in to find out also how you can fill in the needs in our hunting and archery communities.  How can you be involved in conservation and mentorship if you don't have lots of money or private land? She is going to tell you! Thank you for listening in to the first podcast of Her Wild Outdoors.

First Harvest

Cy, my son, has prepared for years for this moment. He has spent countless hours in the field working on skills needed for taking an ethical shot. Listen in and hear his story along with his dad Chip who was with him.