Making Memories

By Brenda Valentine
First Lady of Hunting®
June 2, 2009

This group of good looking Texas ladies was enjoying a Women In The Outdoors event sponsored by the National Wild Turkey Federation. Volunteers from the Weatherford, Texas, NWTF Chapter have made this a much anticipated annual event.

Attendees for this event enjoyed a day in the country learning a variety of skills such as gourd decorating, archery, shotgunning, geocaching, fishing, self-defense, turkey calling, rose gardening, and handgunning. NWTF National Spokesperson Brenda Valentine was the guest speaker and turkey calling instructor.

This group of ladies was having lots of fun learning various methods of turkey calling.

The authentic chuckwagon was the hub for the dutch oven cooking class and also a tasty lunch.

Alan Thigpin of Haley Vine Ladies Outdoor Apparel and NWTF Regional Director Nanette Stockstill discuss future WITO events.

The best fishing spots sometimes require no shoes.

This future Woman In The Outdoors is Brenda's
granddaughter, Sarah. She jumped into the day's
activities with both feet!

Judy Rhodes, founder of the Divas (a women's outdoor skills organization) and Brenda discuss the success of the day's event.

Events of this magnitude require lots of planning and hard work. Thanks to Dottie, Nanette, and their squad of dedicated volunteers, this project was a tremendous success.

The last order of the day was a silent auction which created a frenzy of bidding for some cool items.

Everyone enjoyed relaxing under the cool pavilion and discussing the fun of the day while making plans for next years special day for the Women In The Outdoors.

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