One man's perspective ...

TxStarr · March 9, 2007

This came from a women's hunting group I am a member of -- I am sharing it with everyone!!! He has included his e-mail address at the bottom if anyone is interested or can help out ...

Hello, I am a concerned hunter. I am not concerned for myself,but for

that of my wife's right to hunt as well as other women hunters. My

wife has hunted for the last several years and has most recently

gotten into Bow hunting.

I recently had to leave a hunting club for the reason that the "GUYS"

were not comfortable with women being there before or after the hunt.

As it was explained to me, it was fact of not being able to be "GUYS"

when a woman was around. It was fine for a woman to hunt, but they

needed to to leave as soon as possible so the men could relax. I

understand that men can be gentlemen in the presence of a woman

and "GUYS" when they aren't around. I say this because,as a man, I

should know.

I live my life for my wife and kids, and would not do anything in

their presence that I wouldn't do without them there. I know the fact

of men being the meat providers is still strong in today's world.

Seeing that most of the meat comes from the stores, I don't why a

woman cannot hunt as easily as a man.

I have a friend who hunts and loves it as much as I do, but because

she is a female, she cannot join a hunting club. Knowing this, she

has to rely on the "true gentlemen" to take her hunting.

In today's hunting club its all about management; to provide food for

the animals, and to manage the animals with hopes to harvest one we

are proud of and display on our walls. I think that is a wonderful

thing, but we also need to manage ourselves. We need to encourage

hunting to everyone, be they man or woman. You always hear take a

child hunting or fishing, well why not a woman?

I wrote this to find help. I need help in finding places to hunt that

are family oriented, as well as open to the idea of women in the

sport. I have talked to several organizations, and it is always the

same; they never really can help. So I decided to do this.

I call on anyone that can help, who knows how to start an

organization- for I'd like to start one. Anyone who would be willing

to help, be it; land to lease, donations, or any other helping hand.

I know that there are organizations for women out there, but yet none

in the eastern part of North Carolina in which we live.

I write this for the love of hunting, the love of my wife, and the

love of my kids. Without women hunters or ones who support it, there

will be no future hunters.

So please pass this along to everyone on your e-mail list or simply

put it in the trash bin-its your call, but I will continue to look

for help in any way possible.

If you would like to respond, I am more than grateful to read your

responses-be it good or bad. If you are a woman hunter and have had

an experience such as this happen to you, I look forward to your

response most of all. I am not trying to change the world just the

way it thinks.

Thank you,

Rick

E-mail

j10man74@yahoo. com

March 9, 2007