Ann Nance

I grew up in West Palm Beach , Florida .  Many family vacations were spent camping.  I believe this is when my love for the outdoors began.  I had a very negative view towards hunting until I met my husband.  He began to educate me on the positive effects of ethical hunting.  I began to go with him on his hunting trips.  I would take my camera or video recorder and sit in a tree stand to view the wildlife.

In 2001, on my second trip to Africa , I caught the hunting bug.  I shot my first animal.  I took a nice zebra stallion with a rifle.

In November of 2002, I shot my first whitetail buck in South Carolina .  He was a beautiful eight point.  My husband had now been bow hunting for several years.  I began to notice how much more challenging bow hunting was.  I got my first bow, a Hoyt sapphire, around two years ago.  I shot a Florida whitetail doe the last day of season that year.  

We hunt frequently at the Buckfield Plantation in South Carolina .  Even though I saw several nice bucks (8 points or greater) this past year, none of the bucks presented me with a good bow shot.  In August of 2005, my husband and I returned to Zimbabwe .  I brought my new Matthews Black Max 2.  I am now pulling 46lbs after weight training three days a week for three months to prepare for our trip.  My first morning, I took a beautiful zebra stallion.  By the end of our 14 day hunt, I also took 2 nice Impala rams and a fantastic warthog.