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Join us June 1st at the Mead Wildlife Area near Stevens Point, WI for the 2nd Annual WI BHA State Rendezvous and sit in on our “Women in the Wilderness” panel discussion. We’re fortunate to have these amazing women in the hunting community and speaking at our Rendezvous. But you don’t have to take our word for it. Check out their bios below and come listen to them share their knowledge on June 1st at the WI BHA State Rendezvous. Pick up your tickets here!
Skye Goode is a public land trapper and hunter in Central Wisconsin. She hunts everything including deer, bear, turkeys and small game. She traps all furbearers including coyotes, fox, fisher, bobcat, and otter. She’s a mother of two boys, a full-time Career Counselor for a local job center, and also owns a small business, Bearfoot Furs, sewing fur hats by hand. She’s am a member of BHA, the Wisconsin Trappers Association, the National Trappers Association, Fur Takers of America, and a Trapper Education Instructor. She’s also a member of the Psychology Advisory Board for the University of Wisconsin-Stout where she obtained her Psychology degree in 2011. Peggy Farrell is the director of the Wisconsin Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) program. In her 24 years with BOW, she has welcomed thousands of women to the outdoors by teaching them beginner-level outdoor skills to help them enjoy nature and become more confident. She has mentored new deer and turkey hunters, coached beginning shooters, and coordinated hundreds of BOW workshops in the state. She is a state R3 coordinator and Hunter Mentor Trainer. Farrell has a master’s degree in environmental education from UW-Stevens Point College of Natural Resources and is an instructor for an environmental literacy course titled “People, Resources and the Biosphere”. She also coordinates the Central Wisconsin Prairie Chicken Viewing Project. Jenn Becker hung up my track spikes in 2008 after more than a decade of competitive racing. Not knowing what to do with a large gap in her life, she decided that bow hunting was the ticket. She had zero experience with hunting in general, much less bow hunting. After several years of trial and error and learning as much as she could, she was able to punch her first tag. Since then, it’s become a passion. Spending time year-round in the gym and training is a huge part of her life and she is still a competitive athlete, competing in Train to Hunt, Red Bull’s Archer’s Paradox, the Granite Games, the Ledge Games and the CrossFit Open. When she’s not chasing something down with a stick and string, she can be found spending time in the woods with her shed antler dog, Oakley, and exploring National Parks with family and friends. Emily Iehl was hired as an R3 Coordinator for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources in July 2018. After graduating with a B.A. in Conservation Biology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2011, Emily spent two years with the Aldo Leopold Foundation as a Land Stewardship Fellow. She recently finished her Master’s degree in Environment & Resources at UW-Madison, where she evaluated the Wisconsin DNR’s hunter recruitment programs and explored how women can be better retained in the hunting community. Wisconsin BHA |
