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Extreme Huntress Competition Goes Ultimate in Africa

Ammoland Inc. Posted on April 15, 2019 by Ammoland



Extreme Huntress Competition Goes Ultimate in Africa: The winner will also receive the prestigious, Extreme Huntress Award, a bronze designed by famed artist Mark James.

Whitefish, Montana – -(AmmoLand.com)- After ten successful years of competitions, promoting its mission to create positive role models for women who hunt and ensuring children have an opportunity to be exposed to hunting, executive producer and founder Tom Opre has announced a new twist in the series.

Out of the ten previous winners, four will compete head-to-head for the Ultimate Extreme Huntress Award. The competition will film not only in Texas but will incorporate the Save Valley Conservancy in Zimbabwe, Africa where the finalists will experience the results of proper wildlife conservation utilized by DesFountain Safaris.

The four finalists are Angie Tennison (Montana) 2011; Jackie Guccini (Colorado) 2012; Lindsay Christensen (2017); and Ulrika Karlsson-Arne (Sweden) 2019.
“Women are the fastest growing segment in hunting and the shooting sports. After ten years, we felt we needed to honor the past winners, all of whom have become great role models and spokespeople for the hunting community by promoting sound wildlife conservation practices,” stated Opre.

Following last season’s highly popular relationship with Tim Fallon’s FTW Ranch, the finalists will endure two days of intense Sportsman All-Weather All-Terrain Marksmanship (SAAM) safari training and skills challenges. The FTW course features everything from charging cape buffalo targets to physical fitness challenges on the ranch’s steep canyon lands to becoming extremely confident in their firearms.

After Texas, finalists and film crew will travel to Zimbabwe to hunt cape buffalo and plains-game with one of Africa’s best safari operators, Dale “Donza” DesFountain. The Save Valley Conservancy is comprised over 750,000 acres and is one of Africa’s largest private reserves. It holds a wide variety of habitat and is home to the Big 5 (elephant, rhino, lion, leopard, and buffalo). In the Save, the finalist will not only hunt, but will interact with local communities, who are supported by the conservation efforts in the Save, by visiting schools, medical clinics, plus embed in anti-poaching units. They’ll also meet with wildlife researchers and game managers who work hard to make sure management, based on science, ensures the Save’s wildlife populations and habitat are healthy.

“We feel a real need to recognize the importance of the women who hunt for wildlife conservation. Without consumptive tourism, places like the Save Valley Conservancy and its rich wildlife diversity will not exist for future generations to enjoy and experience,” said DesFountain.

The winner of Ultimate Extreme Huntress will undergo not only skills challenges but also online voting and a judge’s score. Long-time hosts, Olivia Opre and Larry Weishuhn, will judge the competition. Full details of the scoring are available at www.extremehuntress.com. This year’s winner will be recognized during the Dallas Safari Club’s annual awards event in January 2020. Beyond recognition, the winner will also receive the prestigious, Extreme Huntress Award, a bronze designed by famed artist Mark James.

The multimedia campaign is available exclusively through the Extreme Huntress social media accounts (Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter), Amazon Video Direct, Roku, and on www.extremehuntress.com starting May 1. Competition episodes start posting October 6, 2019.

DesFountain Safaris is the “title” Sponsor Sponsor. Additional sponsor partners include FTW Ranch, Ruger; Trijicon, Choice Ammunition; Coppersmith Global Logistics; NRA Women’s Leadership Forum, and Dallas Safari Club. Media partners include www.ammoland.com and www.huntinglife.com. Media and sponsorship opportunities are available by contacting Firesteel Films.

Just what we need... a silly reality TV hunting competition.

Sounds like less of reality TV and more like sporting competition to me and it addresses a most important demographic.

Regards, Tim

Oh Lord, here we ago again. When I saw who the 2 judges are, I learned all I need to know. What’s extreme about a hunt in n the Save?

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“Women are the fastest growing segment in hunting and the shooting sports. After ten years, we felt we needed to honor the past winners, all of whom have become great role models and spokespeople for the hunting community by promoting sound wildlife conservation practices,” stated Opre.

This!!!!

As long as they are extremely good looking, it is extreme for me...

Another stupid, pointless, reality show!

Anytime you show me a TV "Comptition" about hunting I know it has NOTHING to do with hunting but a self glorifying KARDASHIAN type reality show of LOOK AT ME!

Nothing good is going to come out of this towards hunting.

Is this the "Donza" I think it is??????


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Very sad to see both the NRA and DSC supporting such idiocy!

This is going to do damage! This is literally handing anti's ammo and paying for it !

It will be interesting to see what the NRA and DSC say about this now the sordid facts are out!

"Extreme" ... "Ultimate" - sleaze factor,IMO.

I wonder if there should be any shows today showing hunters shooting animals and if there is it should be serious and in good taste- no doubt.

undoubtedly there will be lots of camo and lots of talking into the mic. all they need is mark sullivan narrating about how the buffalo will choose to die!

A better model may be just having a show with a woman hunter that knows what she is doing and not being taught during the event.
Do not make any sort of "production" out of it.
No special treatment; just go hunt.

A friend of mine was on the show last year and lost by 2/100 of a point. I thought she should have won hands down, just based on her shooting skills alone verses how the other women were shooting. If ""looks" were any part of the equation she should have won they're too.

The only thing extreme about the show, was the Texas heat they made them hunt in and the number of commercials during the show. The first morning they had to do a several mile run with packs. Most of the show was filmed at the FTW/SAAM Ranch. It was mainly long distance and Safari training courses. For hunting they went elsewhere.

At the awards ceremony, she was introduced as a Vet Tech. She is a DVM, big difference.

DSC is not a sponsor of the competition but we do allow them to use the Ladies Luncheon at our convention as the venue for presentation of their award.

I share your distaste for "reality TV". But I do see some merit in anything that has the potential to increase hunter numbers in any demographic.

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Originally posted by DrScott:
DSC is not a sponsor of the competition but we do allow them to use the Ladies Luncheon at our convention as the venue for presentation of their award.

I share your distaste for "reality TV". But I do see some merit in anything that has the potential to increase hunter numbers in any demographic.

I agree and maybe the venue should be moved to Royal Kafue.

Just saying.

Ridiculous idea. Weishuhn is a clown show.

This should be renamed EXTREME STUPIDITY!

Maize ranch that Dale Desfontein operates has not been part of the SVC membership for a good 10 years. They certainly do not take part or contribute to any SVC meetings, quota setting, game counts and Rhino anti poaching.

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Originally posted by Guy Whittall:
Maize ranch that Dale Desfontein operates has not been part of the SVC membership for a good 10 years. They certainly do not take part or contribute to any SVC meetings, quota setting, game counts and Rhino anti poaching.

OOPS!

Hahaha!

Bloody hell!

Nothing positive about this silly, stupid, self glorification adventure it seems!

We are all on the same page as to hunting, but competitions will piss off the public even more. Like SCI's awards, we can't argue our side. It just plain looks bad.
Cal

My two girls and Tia Shoemaker can compete there ill look in the future ...

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Originally posted by fairgame:

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Originally posted by DrScott:
DSC is not a sponsor of the competition but we do allow them to use the Ladies Luncheon at our convention as the venue for presentation of their award.

I share your distaste for "reality TV". But I do see some merit in anything that has the potential to increase hunter numbers in any demographic.

I agree and maybe the venue should be moved to Royal Kafue.

Just saying.