My first and only hunting trip took place in Southern California's Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge in the mid-nineties.  A friend invited me to join him in a snow goose hunt mainly because, at the time, I wasn't too keen on killing wild creatures for the purpose of sport.  He, an avid sportsman, felt a need to educate me by demonstrating why hunting is so important to the health of our wildlife and the enlightenment of our beings.  All I could say was that it worked!  It was an unforgettable and immensely educating experience, spiritually, physically and mentally to say the least.  Long story made short, we shot several snow geese and cooked them up for supper the next day.  Not the best tasting dinner but vastly satisfying.  

I have wanted to learn how to hunt on my own ever since however other activities took priority and life went on without ever going back to the blind.  

After reading the book, Girl Hunter by Georgia Pellegrini I am more inspired than ever to experience the woods wake up and to be on the hunt for my next adventure.  As someone that loves to feed people, I was most impressed with the recipes and the respect that each dish commanded.  I can only imagine the great stories that are told while sharing the dinner table with Georgia.

Teaming up with characters from across the U.S. and abroad whether in the back of an ATV chasing wild hogs along the banks of the Mississippi or on a dove hunt with beer and barbeque in the heart of the Mississippi Delta, Georgia travels in search of her main course.  More than a food-laden hunting narrative, Girl Hunter also teaches you how to be a self-sufficient eater.  Each chapter offers recipes  for dishes like wild turkey and ouster stew, stuffed quail, pheasant tagine and venison sausage.  Each dish, like each story, is an adventure from beginning to end.

As I finished each chapter of Girl Hunter I held the book up to my chest and sighed, thinking *THIS* is what I want to experience.  She doesn't sugar coat her trips and every hunt does not end with a trophy kill.  Her experiences are rich in lessons of life and her words place you there along side of her. 

Really, you have got to read this book!