Inspiring Women to Start Bowhunting | Holly Boon
This week Matty catches up with Holly Boon Holly fell back in love with the wild in her early 20s and decided to start going on solo camping adventures. This soon lead to a desire to pick up a rifle and hunt while out on adventures… Which then lead to picking up a bow. Holly gives some incredible tips for women looking to get into hunting in general but in particular bowhunting. Podcast topics: The innate calling back to the wildGetting close to wild animals with Andrew UclesPersistence hunting - outrunning animalsIntro to archeryDrawing backbones is hard Different hunting approachesMy girlfriends don’t understand hunting Learning to butcher Getting help from the locals Picking up her first bowTraining to be able to draw back the bowWhat poundage do you need to shoot for hunting?Dragging deer is hardSharing deer camp with experienced huntingThe Sambar adventure Asking for advice - don’t be afraid to do it …And much, much more. Find Liam Woods @hollyboon_ Find Becoming a Bowhunter: @becomingabowhunter.podcast @mattyafter Podcast sponsors: @dogandguncoffee https://www.dogandguncoffee.com/ Use checkout code BOWHUNTER for $10 off your next order ✌️
Becoming a Bowhunter · Matthias Turner
Show Notes
This week Matty catches up with Holly Boon
Holly fell back in love with the wild in her early 20s and decided to start going on solo camping adventures.
This soon lead to a desire to pick up a rifle and hunt while out on adventures…
Which then lead to picking up a bow.
Holly gives some incredible tips for women looking to get into hunting in general but in particular bowhunting.
Podcast topics:
- The innate calling back to the wild
- Getting close to wild animals with Andrew Ucles
- Persistence hunting - outrunning animals
- Intro to archery
- Drawing backbones is hard
- Different hunting approaches
- My girlfriends don’t understand hunting
- Learning to butcher
- Getting help from the locals
- Picking up her first bow
- Training to be able to draw back the bow
- What poundage do you need to shoot for hunting?
- Dragging deer is hard
- Sharing deer camp with experienced hunting
- The Sambar adventure
- Asking for advice - don’t be afraid to do it
…And much, much more.
Find Liam Woods
@hollyboon_
Find Becoming a Bowhunter:
@becomingabowhunter.podcast
@mattyafter
Podcast sponsors:
@dogandguncoffee
https://www.dogandguncoffee.com/
Use checkout code BOWHUNTER for $10 off your next order ✌️