Ever since I was a little girl growing up in central Minnesota , hunting was a part of my family and , ultimately , became a part of who I am . My parents taught my brother and I about conservation by trapping pocket gophers , planting trees , adding ponds and improving the property we lived on for all animals . On the weekends we hunted together on public land for ducks and deer , spent countless hours hunting pheasants right |
around our home and then learned to clean and cook the animals we harvested . Even before we were old enough to hunt , we took part in the process and longed for the day we could participate . These are the memories that will never be forgotten and there were countless lessons learned in the field . I believe having a childhood growing up in the great outdoors and having these experiences helped mold me into the person I am today . |
I took that passion for hunting and the outdoors and made a career out of it . I set my mind to finding a way to hunt nearly every single day and made that a reality . Now my goal is getting new people involved , especially families . I truly believe the bond created outdoors is something very special . You ’ re doing something everybody is enjoying at the same time , and that ’ s hard to come by in this digital world . Although I took it for granted that every family enjoyed |
COURTESY OF MELISSA BACHMAN ( 2 ) |