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years past, and that men would rather watch hunting on television than actually hunt. How would you respond to this assumption that women can only become popular because of this? I think that this wave of female hunters emerging in the media (even in the negative reports) has actually encouraged women to get outdoors. I have also met a number of women that took up hunting as a way to feed their families with naturally organic meat. Perhaps the healthy eating trend in the U.S. has something to do with the booming number of females taking up hunting. Tell us something about one of you hunting adventures that you've never told anyone before. When I was hunting in the mountains of Peru for the Peruvian whitetail, I got the opportunity to stay in a mud-brick home with a family that lived there. The little girl had never seen a pale European woman like me before. She was so curious. She played with my red hair and tried to rub off my freckles. She was particularly concerned about my nails being pink; she asked repeatedly if they were hurt. It was such an amazing experience. Your career has taken you all around the globe. How many countries have you visited? Around 30 countries I believe. In which of these did you experience the most difficulties? I have had some issues over the years. I've been asked for bribes repeatedly in a few different countries. One issue that I find more than I'd like is that in some countries people assume that because I'm a woman, I can't shoot. I've had several outfitters tell me to shoot an animal and then act shocked when I hit it. Traveling with firearms is always a struggle. It starts at my home airport of LAX. If I get someone at the check-in desk that has not checked in a firearm before then, the process takes forever. Upon landing there is always a different procedure would like to do a story on you hunting endangered species." I laughed a bit and walked away. I've been pretty fortunate not to be attacked by antis in person. Fans have been nothing but great over the years. Some have argued that women are only now filling a gap in outdoor media because the number of male hunters has declined in Brittany with a sika deer she took with France Safaris. The sika deer is originally from Japan but has been successfully introduced in countries around the world. S P O R T I N G C L A S S I C S • 51