Can you define locavore and the locavore movement? For Kristen Schmitt and her husband, it means moving from the city to the country and changing their lifestyle toward local organic food and a simpler lifestyle, and what better way than to start harvesting your own venison. Schmitt is a locavore about to begin bow hunting, learning about bow and arrow shooting, shooting her new Hoyt compound bow, and living off the land. Follow along as she learns about healthy living and the deer hunting lifestyle.
Can you define locavore and the locavore movement? For Kristen Schmitt and her husband, it means moving from the city to the country and changing their lifestyle toward local organic food and a simpler lifestyle, and what better way than to start harvesting your own venison. Schmitt is a locavore about to begin bow hunting, learning about bow and arrow shooting, shooting her new Hoyt compound bow, and living off the land. Follow along as she learns about healthy living and the deer hunting lifestyle.
Growing up in the suburbs, I will admit that I led a trail camera free life, unaware of this fun way of monitoring what’s going on around your property when everyone’s asleep. In fact, had I even known about trail cameras back then, I’m not sure what use they would have been in my suburban […]
While there is a ton to learn about archery and bowhunting, I don’t want to lose sight of the real reason behind my desire to learn to hunt my own food – and hunt deer – and the connection between local food and wild game. I recently wrapped up a graduate class that covered food […]
I was nervous walking into the indoor archery range the first time after being fitted for my compound bow. And I will admit that it wasn’t what I expected — not that I knew exactly what to expect. The walls were plastered with targets of prior shooters who hit the bulls-eye so many times that […]
One of the main differences between city life and country life is the abundance of time I now spend outside. In the winter, we’re outside cross country skiing and ice skating, building snowmen, and restocking our woodpile (free heat courtesy of hard work). This year, we are all eager for sunshine and green grass after […]
As a new archer, I made a point of asking some of the women leaders within the sport what their advice was for newer women archers interested in getting started. Tiffany Lakosky of the Outdoor Channel’s Crush With Lee & Tiffany made a point of telling me that “the most important thing is to go […]
I think about where my family’s food comes from every single day. Is it local? Is it organic? Is it Non-GMO Verified? Do I know the farmer? Did I grow it myself? Is it in season? I don’t just talk the talk — food is my passion. I make my own yogurt, will start raising […]
Six inches of snow coat the dock just beyond my back door and at least twelve inches of snow blanket the 11-acre pond, where we’ve spent many mornings cross country skiing or ice skating this winter. Our canoe, nicknamed Tippy Canoe after several wet mishaps last fall, is almost forgotten: a frosty hill in shades […]