Women Hunters

FACE is sharing the stories of women hunters to learn more about their motivations, challenges and views. We thank the women hunters who have already shared their experiences with us through our questionnaire. Here’s a snapshot of Katarina Stern from Latvia. “My name is Katarina Stern. I was born in Riga, the capital of Latvia, but all my life I lived in Liepaja. My first word in this world was “horse”: I love these animals with all my heart. My other...

23 June, 2017 /

The New York Times published a great article about women hunters in Europe with a focus on Norway, where the Norges Jeger- og Fiskerforbund (NJFF) is actively encouraging more women to participate in hunting. The face of hunting is changing. In the past decade more women are joining Europe’s hunting community, actively engaging in conservation and championing sustainable hunting, and a real connection with nature. That’s why FACE is putting a special focus on women hunters. Read more about FACE’s Women Hunters...

14 April, 2017 /

The Diana Club of the Polish Hunting Association (Polski Związek Łowiecki) was created in March 2014 in order to improve the image of hunting in Poland, exchange hunting experiences and elaborate on educational activities from different perspectives. It has 141 members and represents almost 3% out of the total number of active women hunters in Poland (there are currently 3244 women hunters in this country). The members of the Diana Club participate in shooting competitions and hunting dog trials, but they...

21 December, 2016 /

FACE is sharing the stories of women hunters to learn more about their motivations, challenges and views. We thank the women hunters who have already shared their experiences with us through our questionnaire. Here’s a snapshot of Maja Čanjevac from Croatia. Maja Čanjevac Vlak, from Šolta Island in Croatia, started fishing with her parents when she was 35. One year later, she passed the hunting exam and since then, she hasn’t stopped: She hunts every week during the hunting season (from...

07 December, 2016 /

FACE is sharing the stories of women hunters to learn more about their motivations, challenges and views. We thank the women hunters who have already shared their experiences with us through our questionnaire. Here’s a snapshot of Ivana Jambreković and Kristina Tarnaj from Croatia. Ivana Jambreković is 31 years old from Bjelovar, Croatia. She started hunting when she was 24, although, she admits a love for hunting from an early age, passed down through generations in her family. Ivana hunts every...

02 December, 2016 /

FACE is putting a special focus on women hunters to learn more about their motivations, challenges and views. Here’s a snapshot from Kairit Kiin from Estonia. Kairit Kiin is an Estonian sales agent. In her leisure time, she loves to hunt with her family, mostly with her children, her brother, Kaido and her friend, Nele. In fact, it was her brother who introduced her to hunting. Since her first hunting trip, when she was 38 years old, she hasn’t stopped. She...

25 November, 2016 /

FACE is putting a special focus on women hunters to learn more about their motivations, challenges and views. Here’s a snapshot from Sanja Momčilović Bognič from Serbia. Sanja Momčilović Bognič is an architect from Bečej, Serbia. For 26 years, she has been an active and passionate hunter. She started hunting when she was 28 and today she is the President of the Ladies Hunting Club of Becej, which was established in October 2012. She is also a member of the Serbian...

18 November, 2016 /

FACE is putting a special focus on women hunters to learn more about their motivations, challenges and views. Here’s a snapshot from Yaiza Herrero from Spain. Yaiza Herrero was born 28 years ago in Valladolid, a region famous for greyhounds. That’s how she developed a true passion for these animals: she does everything with them including hunting, playing and living with them. This young woman hunter is committed to her faithful companions. Her hunting passion is a family thing: “I usually go...

11 November, 2016 /

FACE is putting a special focus on women hunters to learn more about their motivations, challenges and views. Here’s a snapshot from Esperanza Vielva in Spain. Esperanza Vielva, 26, discovered hunting only six years ago, in 2010. She has since become passionate about hunting dogs and everything else related to hunting. She states: “Since my first contact with hunting, I must say that I got hooked because of the nerves and the emotion of the activity”. Esperanza studied Law in Madrid but...

26 August, 2016 /

FACE is putting a special focus on women hunters to learn more about their motivations, challenges and views. Here’s a snapshot from Lucía Rubio in Spain. Lucía Rubio is a 23 passionate hunter from Madrid. She began hunting at the early age of 3, when her father and grandmother took her game hunting. Besides her love of hunting, she works for a TV channel specialised in hunting, where she films and produces documentaries around the world: “I’m very lucky, thanks to...

11 July, 2016 /

The face of hunting is changing. In the past decade more women are joining Europe’s hunting community, actively engaging in conservation and championing sustainable hunting, and a real connection with nature. FACE is putting a special focus on women hunters and would like to learn more about hunting women and their motivations, challenges and viewpoints. We want to put a face and a name to hunters by showcasing individual women hunters on the FACE website. Please help us to show the...

11 March, 2016 /
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