The first day was an amazing day! We got to the ranch in the afternoon and we were able to meet everyone and dig into the awesome gifts that we recieved. For picking our roommate they decided to break up the 3 ladies from North America- Kasi, Amanda and myself, and pair each of us up with one international lady. I got to bunk with Margaret from South Africa in our own cabin- which was breath taking! Kasi and Christie bunked in a cabin and Amanda and Erika were in another. After we dropped off our suitcases and changed into our Extreme Huntress gear, it was time to sight in the rifles.
The shooting range at the 777 ranch is a little far from the lodge so we got to ride on the back of a jeep where you could see over it. We drove through a couple pastures seeing so many different species of animals. I felt like I was going to get whiplash trying to see everything! Lucky I was riding with Margaret and there were quite a few animals she could name that were from Africa. Over the 6 days I definitely learned a lot about all the different animals.
Once we got to the gun range it was a relaxed atmosphere of shooting and chatting. Each of us got to sight in to what we wanted, I sighted in for 100 yards. After the sight in and equipment checks were done it was time to compete. The first round I felt relaxed, it was just like shooting at home, the second round is where you felt the pressure. We had one minute to sit down and get set up, then shoot 5 rounds and try to get the closest grouping as close to the bullseye you could. It's amazing how just adding that small factor of time can make your heart pound.
After the skills competition we got to relax and get to know each other and try to get a good rest because the hard work and early morning was coming.
Get ready for next Sunday for episode 2! You will get to join us for our first hunts and you're not going to want to miss it!
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