katqanna
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The guide for every man on exactly how to show a lady a miserable time in the woods
I had to laugh at a number of these (including the title and subtitle), then cringe at some of the contradictions or stereotypes. As a woman who hunts, I cant relate much to this list (except the dark chocolate), simply because I prefer to look at people as people, not genders, but then I was raised by my father (in some peoples eyes I might as well been raised by wolves). I know men that dont like to hunt in the cold or rain, dont like discomforts and are squeamish about innards. In fact my last husband was like that. And I know women that that are just the opposite, so I look to peoples character and personality and take those factors into consideration, rather than their gender.
The only 2 things that I might suggest that some men might not think about is earrings and peeing. Seriously, ever go out on a bloody frigid day and have the metal in your earlobes conduct the cold, freezing/biting your ears? I thought about that with the pics of some of the women in the article wearing studs. While some earrings can make some great emergency fishing lures, even simple studs can freeze the hell out of a persons earlobes.
And yes, men have a great advantage in the wild peeing. If you are taking a newbie hunter female out, mention about leaning against trees, kicking and checking logs when squatting for snakes or spiders. And how their many layers of clothing will affect how they pee. I prefer not to wear overalls in bloody cold weather because of the straps.
I had to laugh at a number of these (including the title and subtitle), then cringe at some of the contradictions or stereotypes. As a woman who hunts, I cant relate much to this list (except the dark chocolate), simply because I prefer to look at people as people, not genders, but then I was raised by my father (in some peoples eyes I might as well been raised by wolves). I know men that dont like to hunt in the cold or rain, dont like discomforts and are squeamish about innards. In fact my last husband was like that. And I know women that that are just the opposite, so I look to peoples character and personality and take those factors into consideration, rather than their gender.
The only 2 things that I might suggest that some men might not think about is earrings and peeing. Seriously, ever go out on a bloody frigid day and have the metal in your earlobes conduct the cold, freezing/biting your ears? I thought about that with the pics of some of the women in the article wearing studs. While some earrings can make some great emergency fishing lures, even simple studs can freeze the hell out of a persons earlobes.
And yes, men have a great advantage in the wild peeing. If you are taking a newbie hunter female out, mention about leaning against trees, kicking and checking logs when squatting for snakes or spiders. And how their many layers of clothing will affect how they pee. I prefer not to wear overalls in bloody cold weather because of the straps.
Only on something like this do I make a point of stating my gender, otherwise, Hunt Talk is about hunting and related subjects, not my being female. I never brought this up on the forum before, though I discussed it with a number of male hunters that were friends and participated on Hunt Talk or occasionally lurked/posted. About a year and half ago a woman came on this forum. And just like I had seen at other forums over the years that I had participated in, like Hoods Woods, she wanted a womens section. So Randy graciously added one. I told my friends, you watch, she might last a couple months posting, till the newness of getting attention about female amongst a predominately male forum wears off. I gave it a few months. It lasted 2 months and she hasnt posted since on this forum. That, and articles like this are what drive me nuts about how women are viewed as hunters. And as more and more women join the hunting ranks (statistics show that it is the largest growing sector of hunting) you are unfortunately going to see more such articles in your hunting magazines and in advertisements. Barbie goes hunting!
