Taking Aim: Daring to be Different, Happier, and Healthier in the Great Outdoors

Description

A celebrity hunter, outdoorswoman, and social media star invites readers on a spirited wilderness adventure of self-discovery. For the new wave of women and girls in outdoor sports, Eva Shockey defies the stereotype that hunting is a man's game. In Taking Aim (now in trade paper), this Outdoor Channel star tells a very personal story of choosing the less-traveled path to a rewarding life. For her, that has meant staying rooted in wildness, hunting as a way of "harvesting" food, caring deeply about sustainability and healthy eating, and getting closer to God in nature. Her story will empower women and girls to reject gender-based stereotypes and expectations, and inspire them to pursue their own unique dream.

Eva Shockey is cohost with her father of Jim Shockey's Hunting Adventures on the Outdoor Channel. She is a corporate ambassador for Cabela's, Bowtech, Crosman, Daniel Defense, Muzzy Broadheads, and other major brands and has an exclusive line of Under Armour gear. She is married to professional hockey player Tim Brent; they divide their time between North Carolina and Vancouver Island.

In this sprightly, instructive autobiography, Shockey describes her love of hunting . . . She details the hours-long hikes, the cheek-chafing cold, the patience (`hair-pulling stretches of monotony ), and the constant practicing required to `harvest tha