Welcome to the forum and welcome to hunting. My husband introduced me to shooting and hunting before we got married. In fact our first "date" was me tagging along with him to the rifle range. He brought a single shot .22 along and proceeded to teach me to shoot. I was hooked.

He bought me a bow and taught me to use it. I got my first deer that season. I gave birth in the middle of the second archery season which limited things somewhat. So we took Miriam with us since I was nursing about every two to two and a half hours. My husband carried her and wrapped us up in a blanket when she had to be fed. The third time out, I got my deer.

My husband doesn't shoot. He says he's done enough and it's my turn. So instead of doing the hunting while I tag along, he shows me what to do. We have a great time. Our girls, eight and six now, go with us. We are like a little pack of wolves sneaking through the woods.

I don't know why anyone would tell you girls shouldn't hunt. But girls, unless they're pretty strong, need to make sure that the equipment they use is scaled down a bit to allow for the size and strength difference. My husband made sure that I got a bow that I could draw comfortably, and that recoil didn't discourage me from shooting.