Wild Northerner Magazine Winter 2018 | Page 42

Q - Having the opportunity to teach and pass on your passion and inspire others and make a difference in lives, what does that mean to you?

A - This makes me smile more than anything, from Range Day to Take Me Hunting, the more women that get involved in the outdoors the more it will be passed down to our children and the longer our heritage survives.

Q - You inspire people to challenge themselves and go onto to bigger and better things. Is there someone who inspires you each day to do the same?

A - My mom and my dad. Everything I do is for them.

Q - For you, what truly makes a good day of hunting and being outdoors?

A - Memories, the people you are with, the adventures that happen and the smiles that come from that.

Q - You were diagnosed with Graves Disease in 2002. It has not stopped you in any way. What have your learned about yourself while battling this?

A - You only live once, make it count, be proud of who you are and what you do, support others, teach what you know, listen to others' adventures.

Q - You’ve accomplished a lot. What is something else you want to do in the future and why?

A - Finally participate in a fitness competition on stage, if I find the balls to do that.

Photo Credit: Leona MacLean