Here are a few of my thoughts after my first high fence and exotic hunt.
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Chasing the Chital: Part 2
Not only were we chasing the most difficult animal to hunt on an enormous property with the potential for rain and storms to chase us all inside for the afternoon, this would also be my first spot-and-stalk hunt ever. And it would be now or never!
Chasing the Chital: Part 1
All of my hunting experience, my outdoors career, it was all coming down to this one weekend; my first exotic hunt.
Get Ready With Me: Exotic Hunts Edition!
With the excitement of hunting dreams being realized, we’ve started preparing for a weekend on the hunting ranch, but there’s still plenty to do… so, in the least Instagram-influencer-way possible, get ready with me!
Killers and Accomplices
“Come to think of it, we are all killers or accomplices,” Gennady Soloviev says as he works an ermine pelt. Meanwhile, I am sitting on my couch in South Texas watching Werner Herzog’s documentary, “Happy People”, marinating in a little frustration after another unkind comment on one of my hunting posts on social media. Unfortunately, hate for hunters is pretty common online, and it’s something I’m still adjusting to on my social media pages.
When in India… or Texas?
When you hunt on a deer ranch in Texas, there really aren’t too many unexpected creatures that might wander up to the feeder.
2022 Deer Season Recap
Across the board with my online connections around North America, this was an unusually tough year for whitetail deer season. What happened?!
Breaking the Pattern
A tiny knot of uncertainty curled in my stomach as we neared the gray stand. I had passed on a potentially legal buck the night before and a legal doe hoping to see something this morning. Deer were never guaranteed at the family ranch, and my desire to prolong our hunting weekend might just backfire.
The Rain and the Rut
Because of my work and ballet schedule, this would be my only chance to hunt at the family ranch this fall. I felt my time slipping away as the rain pelted the roof even harder.
Chasing Turkeys One Last Time
We finally made it out to the ranch for the final days of spring turkey season in South Texas! There was one caveat, though; for the first half of the weekend, I would also be performing 45 minutes away in a ballet production!
Jess and the Outdoors 