If you've hunted for long, you've likely had someone ask you what they should invest in as a beginner archer. This is always an exciting question for me because that means one more person is putting a bow in their hands. They may not ever hunt, but they will soon understand the addiction of sending an arrow from point A to point B!
One thing I love most about being a hunter is the constant growth that I see in myself. Of course, growth comes in many forms. Maybe it's the ability to lift a little more weight at the gym to make it up the mountain faster, or to shoot your bow a little bit further for more opportunity in the field - these are wonderful ways that I hope to continue growing. However, I'm most proud of myself when I grow internally.
I just returned from New Mexico for the second year in hopes of bringing home my second Rocky Mountain bull elk with my bow. I didn't harvest a bull, but I did manage to harvest a broken heart. Almost anybody can relate to heartbreak, and if you haven't yet, you will. It's a powerful, relentless feeling that takes time to overcome. I've felt heartbroken when a relationship ended, or when I attended a funeral, or when I lost a pet, but this experience was different than every other time.
I'm a 5'7" ex-soccer player of 10 years with long, lean legs; basically, I'm naturally an awesome long distance runner, right? HA! The truth is that I'm athletic, but I've always lacked the endurance that a soccer player needed to truly succeed. It didn't help being scrawny for most of my life and having an extremely weak mind due to insecurities. Here I am now, 26 years old, lifting weights and/or running at least 5 out of 7 days a week. What changed?
Lately it seems my inbox is flooded with questions regarding marketing and how to go about moving forward in a very competitive industry. I can't help but love the most common question: "How do I become an Under Armour Hunt athlete? It's my biggest dream!" Well ladies, I have a public announcement to make: I'm not on the Women's UA Hunt Team!
