I started hunting in college after tagging along with my boyfriend (now husband) Nick. Neither of us grew up in a hunting family, so we learned by trial and error, watching YouTube videos, and reading hunting blogs. I think I cared more about hanging out with Nick than actually hunting at the beginning (to be fair, those first few years we barely saw any wild game, let alone harvested an animal). Nowadays I hunt for a connection to my food and my love of nature. But at the beginning it was my teenage heart simply wanting to spend time with Nick in the outdoors.

Thats the fun of it all. The process, the journey. Failing and working until something clicks. Until some type of progress is made. The journey is the fun in it all. It might sound cheesy, but its true! I love learning new things. Never stop learning because life never stops teaching.

健康與健身一直是我生活中不變的重心。大學畢業後不久，我便擔任私人教練和芭蕾把桿課程教師，藉此爭取一些時間，思索自己真正想走的方向。如今，我將健康與健身視為幫助自己在熱愛的事物上發揮最佳狀態的工具。當我獵捕麋鹿時，我需要背負所有野外露營裝備，翻越數千英尺的海拔高差。當我在近海進行獨木舟釣魚時，我需要具備對抗風浪與水流的體能。當我獵捕白尾鹿時，我需要能夠架設樹台或攀爬上獵鹿吊帶座。健康與健身，就是讓我的身體保持在最佳狀態，去做我在戶外所熱愛的一切！

Self reliance. The joy of solitude. The appreciation of wild spaces, wildlife and their habitat. The outdoors taught me that I need the outdoors to be the best version of myself.

I’d hope that I can inspire folks to find joy in the process of learning. That it’s okay to be afraid when trying new things. It’s a sign you’re living. When you feel the discomfort of failing; Smile. You’ve just made yourself a little stronger. A little wiser. A little bit of a better person.

網路是開始學習的絕佳地方！在 Google 搜尋「Hunter's Education Course」加上您所在的州名。透過您所在州的魚獵管理局找到當地的課程。這是成為獵人的第一步！從那裡開始，我建議您前往 YouTube 向線上導師學習。您也可以致電您所在州的魚獵管理局，詢問他們是否有師徒制計畫，或任何以教導民眾狩獵為目的的活動。慢慢來，記得享受這個過程！