Homesteady - Stories Of Homesteading Farming Hunting And Fishing

In this Episode of the Homesteady Campfire, we listen to a tale of dark woods, big bears, and a Woman who decided to try to feed her family by hunting a large black bear.  Robin Follette decided one morning that she wanted a change in life. She had been a Market Farmer for years. She knew the importance of raising and harvesting your own food. But she wanted to take farm to table lifestyle one step further. She wanted to learn to hunt.  Her Father was a hunter, and she remembered as a young girl all the boys leaving for hunt camp.  Girls were not allowed to hunt.  Now, as she realized her daughter was about to Graduate, and her life was going to be changing. She figured it was the perfect time to take on a new life challenge. She was going to learn to hunt. Years later, she still had no success in the field. Close calls, and some scary interactions with bears and moose, but no meat in the freezer.  One day a 400 Lb Boar began showing up on Robins Game Camera. This bear was frequenting her spot, often