THE HUNT

This photo makes me laugh, aren't memories wonderful!

Here I am ready for my first time ever hunting trip (see previous post), all decked out in layers of clothes and ready for RAIN. I have my rain jacket tied around my waist and other rain gear under the porch with my bow. My bow vest is loaded with everything that I might need, and plenty of things that I did not.

Yes, we waited till the thunder and lightning was over and hunted in the rain until dark. This was my first time in the woods alone, my first time to climb a tree stand, use a safety harness and my first time to walk out of the woods alone in the dark to wait for the truck IN THE RAIN.

I loved it - the whole experience for the entire weekend. Up at 4am, breakfast on the run we were dressed and ready for the truck at 5. We met the truck around 11, came back changed our clothes, had lunch, dressed appropriately for the weather and headed out between 1 and 1:30 to hunt again until dark. Needless to say, it was early to bed so we could do it again the next day. I could not believe that the days flew by as fast as they did.

I got to know 17 other women from all kinds of backgrounds, all experienced hunters. Their backgrounds were varied; schoolteacher, cardiology nurse, health care provider, dental office manager, professional archer, physician's assistant, stay at home mother, retired school teachers, professional writer, illustrator, farmer, high school senior, medical trial supervisor and others. Needless to say these were very interesting women. Believe me there were some tall tales told some I believe and some well, the jury is still out on those. Who would think that I would meet a cardiology nurse who made her own longbow and with it successfully shot a doe the last day of the hunt.

I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO AGAIN.