Learn to Hunt From A Woman Teacher
Based at the Joy of Hunting Preserve, Anne offers coaching, primarily to women who want to learn to hunt from another woman. Anne is very easy to get along with, will go at your pace and put your comfort and safety above all. She’s an excellent shotgunner and an experienced and avid hunter – and she’s fun to be around.
Anne works with beginners who have never shot a gun before through to seasoned shooters who want to tune up their hunting skills. A beginner package typically consists of an initial shotgun fitting, eye-dominance test and a few easy practice shots; specific shooting drills to build hunting skills; a comprehensive safety talk followed by dry run in the field to practice safe handling of the (empty) gun; and finally a live hunt over dogs. The emphasis is on developing key skills and confidence building.
Depending on the aptitude of the hunter, greater emphasis will be placed on shooting form for the field; how to achieve a smooth mount and how to practice it; all aspects of safety; becoming a "conscious" hunter; hunting over flushers and pointing dogs; more about birds, their habits and habitat and hunting strategies; and several hunts with Anne as your expert guide and coach. At the end of the day, perhaps after a bird-cleaning demonstration, we'll relax and tell the day's stories and plan the next steps.
Topics of special interest to the client can be covered in depth, such as chokes and loads, pattern testing, bird cleaning and gun cleaning.
Topics of special interest to the client can be covered in depth, such as chokes and loads, pattern testing, bird cleaning and gun cleaning.
You will leave with a plan for practicing your new skills to make them automatic and plenty of resources for charting your own hunting path.