Eva Shockey Says Women Can Hunt Without Giving Up Femininity, Citing 15 Years of Pushback
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 17
Eva Shockey Says Women Can Hunt Without Giving Up Femininity, Citing 15 Years of Pushback
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 17
Summary
Eva Shockey said criticism started “since day one” as she built a hunting career while refusing to drop hair, makeup and other parts of her identity to fit the sport’s traditional image.
Shockey said that tension shaped her message: women do not need to “transition into a hunter” or adopt a single look or personality to belong outdoors.
15 years of rising visibility for women hunters, helped by social media, let girls see female bowhunters and outdoors personalities they previously lacked, she said.
Thousands of girls have since told her that message made hunting feel accessible, as broader interest in self-sourced food, gardening and outdoor living has grown over the past five years.