An OBS Challenge

Kristine of Outdoor Bloggers Summit (OBS) has issued a challenge to write a post about what it means to be a female hunter...

I never grew up in a hunting family or had the opportunity to hunt until I was in my mid-forties. While dating my second husband-to-be, Bob, he offered to take me hunting with him. I had dated men who were hunters but they never gave me a chance. It had to be a very special man to share and teach me this great tradition. One day while sitting on a ridge, I expressed to him a desire to learn how to deer hunt. I was very fortunate that he was willing to teach me and hunting has given me a lot of confidence and self worth. Through the years we have shared many hunts together and have fond memories. I can truthfully say that I can carry my own weight when it comes to hunting in our great outdoors, thanks to Bob. I have also enjoyed teaching my daughter, Kathy, and three grandsons how to hunt and that has been a very rewarding experience for me. To Rex, my mentor and hunting friend, over at Deer Camp Blog, for his encouragement to keep my blog going about my hunting experiences. It has now been twenty-four years since that first day in the woods long ago. My husband is now disabled and has had a stroke and other health issues. I now drive him to the deer camp and get him set up so we can both continue to enjoy the great sport of hunting.