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First Quarter of 2026 …Quail, Crows, Snakes, Turkeys and more!
WOW! 2026 is already moving quickly, with the first quarter complete. Here’s a quick look at what’s kept me busy. JANUARY Wild Quail Hunt Trippett and I had the incredible privilege to hunt wild...
Take it from a Female Turkey Hunter…
The biggest communication problem is that we do not listen to understand. We listen to reply. - Stephen R. Covey Have you ever noticed that turkey hunters always talk about the gobblers and rarely mention the hens? It's interesting because we are all actually trying...
Our Hunting Room
OUR HUNTING ROOM Starting out as a humble bedroom, our hunting room was created at my urging when I convinced my husband we didn’t need three guest bedrooms—our children are all grown with families of...
Hunting
When the Lights go out in my Backyard…
Footprints were everywhere, going up and down the boat ramp and all along our deck, and it looked like a mud wrestling match had gone down on the boat. “They’re back!” I yelled at my husband. He looked up from his morning coffee to see what all the ruckus was about....
Fishing
Tangled Up in Hues
There is no more graceful and healthful accomplishment for a lady than fly-fishing, and there is no reason why a lady should not, in every respect, rival a gentleman in the gentle art.” ~ William Cowper Prime Having never been fly fishing before, I was fortunate to...
Lifestyle
Not “The Girl Next Door”
“When we got married, I thought she said, ‘I do,’ but she must have said, ‘I hunt.’” This past December, my husband and I celebrated our 37th wedding anniversary, and I was surprised that he was just as excited as I was to mark the occasion with an impromptu photo...
Female Friendly
Quail and G.R.I.T.S. – A Recipe for Fun!
What could be more fun than girls with guns and the camaraderie and antics that come about during a quail-hunting weekend at George Hi Plantation, Garland, NC. When Penny Schmiedeberg, Guest Services Manager, read one of my articles I had written about “female...
Wing Shooting
Quail and G.R.I.T.S. – A Recipe for Fun!
What could be more fun than girls with guns and the camaraderie and antics that come about during a quail-hunting weekend at George Hi Plantation, Garland, NC. When Penny Schmiedeberg, Guest Services Manager, read one of my articles I had written about “female...
Shooting Sports
Me and My Beretta!
If this sounds a bit familiar, you may recall that I wrote a blog post called “Me and My Benelli” a couple of years ago. There I go again . . . falling in love with another Italian shotgun. Embracing my Italian roots (I am of 100% Italian ancestry), I have long been...
My Story
Hi there! I’m a real estate agent by day, an avid hunter on the weekends, and this is my blog. My passion for hunting is rooted in growing up in a hunting family with 6 brothers and sisters on a 250 acre dairy farm in Northeastern Pennsylvania.
