The Journal
Stories from the bush, the boat, and the kitchen table.
Honest writing from Australian women in hunting, fishing and the outdoors — first hunts, gear we love, lessons from the bush, and notes from the podcast. New here? Start here.
How Women Who Hunt Became a Movement — And Why It Was Already Happening
It didn't start as a brand. It started as a feeling. And across Australia — quietly, honestly — more women were already living it.
Episode 27
Emma — A Menopausal Woman on a Mission
Acupuncturist, range officer, farm kid, adventurer. Emma's story is proof you don't need ten years in to have a story worth sharing — you just need to keep showing up.
Episode 26
Gaby — Raised in the Bush, Building a Legacy
Gaby from Ambush Hunting Apparel on hunting while pregnant, raising her daughter Deanna in the field, and why being a hunter means being damn proud of it.
Episode 25
From Observer to Hunter — Emma's First Solo Deer Hunt
Two years. A rifle licence, a beginner course, a goat, a new rifle, and a week alone in the Queensland bush. This is what it looks like when the plan finally comes together.
First Hunts
My First Successful Hunt — and What No One Told Me
I thought I'd feel out of place. Instead, I felt something I hadn't felt in years — quiet, capable, and completely myself.
Episode 24
Growing Up Capable — Charleigh Fry on Cattle Work, Country Life & Backing Yourself
At 13, Charleigh Fry is mustering on horseback, doing cattle work on weekends, and quietly showing the rest of us what it looks like to just get on with it.
Episode 23
Taylor Byfield — From Feral Pigs on the Farm to Bow Hunting in the Bush
She didn't grow up hunting. Then feral pigs showed up on the family property — and everything changed.
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