The Huntress is a women’s weekend exploring ethical bow hunting, archery skills, nature connection, weaving and storytelling.

This program is designed for any woman eager to feel empowered through learning to hunt for their your own meat.

This weekend will open this sacred doorway by beginning or enhancing your archery skills and deepening your connection to the natural world.

You can bring your own traditional/compound bow and arrows, or use a bow provided by our team, as you build your confidence and skills as an epic and empowered Huntress!

Participation in this program is a first step in joining a multiday guided bow hunt where you’ll have the chance to put your archery skills to the test by ethically hunting feral goats and pigs (held throughout the year).

Weekend Activities include:

• Learning how to maintain and care for your bow with a view to ethical hunting

• Guidance on selecting arrows suited to your bow and draw length

• Personal instruction on safe and effective shooting techniques

• Opportunities to shoot 3D targets in privately owned bush setting

• Nature Connection exercises to complement your hunting skills

• Weaving circles and storytelling to deepen your bond to the land and fellow women in attendance

Hosts and Guides:

• Katie Rydge - Huntress and Archer, Co-Founder/Facilitator Nature Philosophy Australia and Weaving Teacher

• Merrilyn Sheather - Archer for 44 years, 19 Australian titles, and Australian representative in competitive archery.

• Deb Bollinger - Huntress and Archer, Nature Connection Teacher, Weaving Teacher, Counsellor.

Exchange: $450 per participant (limited to 12 women)

Venue - beautiful 140 acre bushland retreat in Newee Creek, Mid-North Coast, NSW, 10 mins from the coast.

Camping is onsite for Saturday night, includes camp kitchen, morning tea, Saturday night dinner, tea and coffee.