In the context of this workshop, huntress doesn't mean killing animals, ever. However, I know women who are, who do.īut let's look a bit deeper. But if you can stalk right up to the animal, if you know how to track and trail, listen and be receptive, and wait for as long as it takes, and get close enough, and your aim is accurate from the thousands of hours of practice you have done so your shot is true, a 40lb to 50lb bow is enough. And if you are the kind of hunter without true stalking skill, who needs to be in a hide, a fair way out, and needs a heavy bow to cover that distance, sure, you have a point. Yes, most women couldn't string a 60lb longbow. I am prepared to see past the stereotype that you are representing with your flippancy, and ask that you do the same. I would like to think that you can see past stereotypes. Is that really who you are? I'd like to hope not. You say you like to support this kind of thing? What kind of thing is that? The little woman picking up a bow and having a go, bless her dear little socks, when really she should be in the kitchen making you a sandwich, or fetching you a beer? That's how you sound, with that comment. I almost don't want to engage with this, but I will, because it's the kind of attitude that gives men a bad name and I don't think you want to be one of those guys, do you? I don't believe you are one of those guys. I know women can be strong but come on women ya going to have to push a bit harder if you want to be a real huntress.

I've seen this kind of image before and I like to support this kind of thing but I gotta say I've got a 60 pound bow which is kinda the minimum that you'd want to hunt with and I've not seen a woman yet that can string it. But I hope it doesn't, because it is a conversation that is in a lot of ways tabu, and I am interested in that which lies at the edges. If this post gets crazy hate responses I will take it down. Some of them may be triggering, because they are about hunting.

It is a personal development workshop, a dancing workshop, where we shoot some arrows as a metaphor.Īnyway, this man said a thing. Let me state up front that this isn't a workshop about bow hunting. I have a Heart of the Huntress workshop advertised and a man posted a careless comment, about the gorgeous cover photo of Tia shooting a bow. I don't know if I will leave this post up.

I'll include the link so you can read the comments as well, if you feel to. It generated over 200 comments and opened up an incredible discussion.

This is a transcript of a response I made on Facebook to a man's comment on a Heart of the Huntress photo.

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