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DIVAS GO DUCK HUNTING WITH DUCKS UNLIMITED

DU invited 10 women from across the country (you might know some of them like Deb Ferns with Babes with Bullets from Arizona) to go duck hunting in the wood timbers for 3 days. DU was gracious to provide all expenses including air fare, gear, waders, guns, ammo etc....It was SO much fun!  We also received a gift certificate to Mac's and a engraved decoy from RNT.  DU also commissioned me to do a painting of the hunt. 

GRITS GALS AT SHOT SHOW

FROM VICKI CHADWICK

FROM NEW DIVA KIMBERLY PENICK

JUDY RHODES AND SON, HARRISON BRING 'EM DOWN IN TEXAS

WILD GAME EATS
 

BEAST BALL CASSEROLE

 Meatballs:  Make a bunch & freeze them

1 lb ground venison

1 lb ground hot venison sausage

¼ C panko bread crumbs

1 egg

 Combine and roll into small balls - I use a rounded tablespoon.

Spray a baking pan, line the balls up and bake at 350F for 20 min.

Reserve  2-4 C of beast balls for this recipe

Meatballs

1 can cream of onion soup OR optional: gravy - make a roux of 2T butter w/2 T flour, add 2 C beef broth and let cook down to 1-1/2 C gravy
 

1 C peas

1 C sliced mushrooms

1 tsp dried marjoram

1-2 C dried pasta - cooked al dente'

When pasta done, drain and combine with all ingredients in a casserole baking dish.  Bake covered for 1 hr @ 350F

Serve with a nice salad of fresh spinach, sliced red onion, tomatoes, dressed with EVOO, lemon zest, S&P.  Enjoy with a nice Cab, Merlot (my new fav is RED from St. Francis Winery) or Pinot Noir.
 

DIVA TESTED HUNTING GEAR
This the first in a on-going series of articles on what to wear while hunting in different climate zones and weather conditions around the world.  We have many new DIVAS and new DIVAS who choose to learn to hunt need to know what works & where.  Traveling DIVAS also need to know what works for their hunting destinations.

Your DIVAnews Editor will kick off the series with how to be comfortable hunting in North Eastern US October-May. 
 

Contributing DIVA:  Cynthia Desch

JACKETS: 

Waterproof/windproof warm w/hood

Waterproof/windproof shell w/hood

Cammo hoodie

PANTS:

                Waterproof/windproof shell

LAYERS;

                Silk long johns

                Under Armor long johns

                Polar Fleece crew or T-neck

                Double fleece vest

BOOTS:

                Tall 800 gram Thinsulate cammo - waterproof

                Lace-up hunting boots - insulated and waterproofed 

                Lighter weight hiking boots - waterproofed 

HEAD:           

Fleece Bomber hat - reversible orange & cammo

Intl Orange lined + earflap baseball hat

Same as above in cammo

Regular cammo baseball hat 

Earmuffs

Silk scarf at neck - warm and can breath through it

Cammo face mask - warm and sheer for spring gobbler 

HANDS:

                Windproof cammo

                Cammo glove/mitt windproof

                Thin cammo gloves for warmer weather 

SOCKS:

                 Wool

                 Fleece

                 OR what works for you - heavy socks are NOT always best 

All of the above clothes can be layered on or off for total warmth.  In our recent deer season, the first day was 60F then it went to highs of 25 (15 at daybreak)

Here are temperature ranges & layering combination's:

60 - 70F           Shell pants

                        Shell jacket

                        Silk top

                        Hiking boots

50 - 60F           +Under Armor top

                        +Vest

                        +Silk long johns

40 - 50F           +Under Armor bottom

                        +Fleece top

30 - 40F           +Heavy jacket

                        +silk top & bottom

                        +Under Armor top & bottom

                        +Fleece crew or T-neck

                        +lace up hunting boots or high boots

under 30F        Layer it all

                         Warmest boots

BASED ON THIS FORMAT, SEND ME YOUR PREFERRED GEAR FOR OTHER CLIMATES - LOOKING FOR NORTH-CENTRAL, NORTHWEST, SOUTH, SOUTHEAST, SOUTHWEST OR ANY UNIQUE CLIMATE YOU HAVE HUNTED.