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.
“The First Date Was a Hunt” — Lilly’s Story
Lilly Paterson on a first date that became a life, her double six red, calling in wild dogs, and a hundred games for the Toowoomba Tigers.
Episode 32
“The Jill of All Trades” — Claire’s Story
Firearms trainer, fitness coach, and outdoor educator Claire from Free Range Outdoor Adventures on her military upbringing, the goat that inspired her Hunt Ready program, and building confident women hunters in the New England.
Episode 31
“Don’t Let the Looks Fool You” — Sharelle’s Story
Mother, farmer, butcher and lifelong hunter, Sharelle Galea shares how country life shaped her resilience, confidence and deep respect for living off the land.
Episode 30
"I'm My Own Superannuation Fund" — Bianca's Story
Solo hunter, army canine paramedic, and working dog legend Bianca Pollard on tracking like Country taught her, her pack of seven, free canine first aid through Hounds Welfare Wednesday — and why every woman should invest in herself.
Episode 29
Just Send It — Liv from This Is Livin'
Hunter, adventurer, content creator. Liv from This Is Livin' on losing her sister Paris, finding her crew, ten years with Tikka, Cape York, and choosing to just send it.
Episode 28
Melissa Volkanovski — From Tinder Date to Tallow
From meeting her partner to building a life around food, family, hunting and self-sufficiency, Melissa Volkanovski shares a grounded and honest look at what this lifestyle really means.
Shop Drop
Handmade Deer Antler Necklaces — Now in the Women Who Hunt Shop
A new drop of handmade deer antler necklaces — rustic genuine antler pendants on leather cord, plus a stainless steel deer head pendant — now live in the Women Who Hunt shop.
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.
The Story
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.
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