WOMEN'S HUNT: Hunting is not just for the boys anymore ... 
details ahead on Passport to Texas

This is Passport to Texas

Although I am not a hunter, I attended an all-woman hunting 
trip to the Texas Hill Country to learn about it.

I met women on the trip who were long-time hunters as well as 
others who were on their first hunts. Tami Crawford was the 
hunt coordinator, and explained the purpose of the event.

09 -- We're trying to get women involved in the outdoors, and to 
take some of the mystery out of the sport of hunting. Before it's 
just been something that the guys go do.

Ten women in all went on the trip. Each brought a guide with 
them. First time hunter, Millissa Salinas of Austin, brought her 
father Ralph.

10 -- I've always wanted to experience the outdoors, and I 
thought the perfect opportunity to bond with my father would 
be this event so he could show me the rope and experience 
some special memories together.

Millissa, like all of the women on the trip, was enthusiastic 
about the experience.

16 -- It was extremely exciting. We'd been preparing for it for 
about a month. He had taken me target shooting, I had 
borrowed a rifle. So I'd been anticipating the whole excitement 
for some time now. So when the actual moment came to pull 
the trigger, it was extremely exciting.

Millissa harvested two deer on that trip. Hunting with other 
women and her father made for an experience that Millissa 
intends to recreate with other family members.

07 -- We definitely want to get involved more in the outdoors. 
And I have a younger sister that we're going to try to encourage 
to join us.

The Wildlife Restoration Program supports our series. 

For Texas Parks and Wildlife ... I'm Cecilia Nasti. 


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