The Sportswoman Show - Women Who Hunt, Fish And Trap

Gabby Hoffman is joined by ‘The Maple Farmer’ Nikki Boxler for this week’s Sportswoman Show. An avid angler, hunter, and (of course!) maple farmer and maple syrup maker, Nikki shares her story of how her Dad passed on his love of outdoor pursuits and wild foods. From swapping hobbies with her husband (who wasn’t into hunting, while she wasn’t into fishing) to New York’s world class fishery, to her...

Gabby Hoffman is joined by outdoor industry juggernaut Jules McQueen of CarbonTV in this week’s episode. From CarbonTV’s leading role as an early adopter of the pivot from traditional TV to CTV and digital-first technology in the outdoor space, to Jules’ introduction to hunting as an 18 year old that was just curious about how it worked. Jules ventured out on her own in Missouri with a borrowed ri...

Gabby Hoffman is joined by Jana Waller-Bair of CarbonTV’s Skullbound TV Fameon this week’s Sportswoman Show. Jana, as Gabby calls her, is ‘the North Star of outdoor pursuits for women’, and shares her incredible journey from Wisconsin to worldwide hunter in this in-depth episode. Jana talks with Gabby about getting the impact her father had in noticing his ‘Sherman Tank’, as she was nicknamed, and...

Gabby Hoffman is joined by Wendy Biles of Wendy Biles fishing on this week’s Sportswoman Show. Wendy is an avid and up-and-coming Kayak Angler who’s been profiled in many different angling magazines for her kayak fishing adventures. She talks with Gabby about getting started by fishing with her dad, the differences between fly and spin fishing from a kayak, being dragged around by a 10 pound bass,...

Gabby Hoffman is joined by Mary Ewenson, publisher of and of Country Outdoors fame for this week’s Sportswoman Show! Mary Ewenson grew up on the Severn River, just north of Annapolis, Maryland, spending much of her summers on the water. After college, she taught high school math for several years before turning her love for sailing into a new career in 1995, when she and her friend Dave Gendell st...

Gabby Hoffman is joined by Mary O’Neill Phillips of Country Outdoors fame for this week’s Sportswoman Show! Mary is a pioneering figure in women's sports. Discover her inspiring journey, from her early days as an outdoors woman and her immigration to America to her groundbreaking achievements in the outdoor media space. Learn about the challenges she faced, the victories she celebrated, and her en...

Gabby Hoffman is joined by Ashley Frederick, from the PA chapter of the Safari Club International. The two discuss Ashley’s ‘weekend warrior’ status as a hunter, what it’s like living and working in the East Coast sportswoman’s paradise of Pennsylvania, growing up hunting with her dad after an early pheasant hunting trip, the lasting impact of the speech her dd gave her before her first ram hunt,...

Gabby Hoffman is joined by Katie Pavlich of Fox News fame, one of Gabby’s good friends and someone Gabby would call ‘the ultimate sportswoman’. Katie shares her experiences growing up in Flagstaff Arizona, near a ski resort, and the way her early outdoor adventures without cable TV and a hunter safety instructor Dad shaped her sportswoman lifestyle to this day. Katie then dives into the third seas...

Gabby Hoffman is joined by Katie Kusold, the host of the wildly popular Fish Untamed podcast. The two discuss Katie’s entry into fly fishing while guiding in Colorado during her college years, including her several summers guiding fishing, the differences between fishing the warm waters of the east with the mountain streams of the west, growing up in the back woods of Pennsylvania, and so much mor...

Gabby Hoffman is joined by Julie McQueen, a true titan of the outdoor industry space, who shares her self-started journey of getting into the great outdoors later in life after a state-sponsored outreach class caught her eye, and the journey it has led her on since to be one of the biggest executives in the outdoor media space. The two discuss hunting, fishing, the ‘tom boy’ perception women in th...

Gabby Hoffman is joined by her Angelica Talan, a DC-area content creator, who shares her journey of getting into fly fishing to be closer to her daughter. The two discuss fly fishing, how to plug yourself into the outdoor community (and just how easy it can be!) by joining fishing organizations, the role moms play in getting their kids out fishing, some of Angelica’s favorite fishing memories, and...

Gabby Hoffman is joined by her Kenia Link, National Engagement Director of IOTR, who are the group making waves right now fighting for Right to Hunt and Fish Amendments (RTHF) in several states. The two discuss Kenia’s outdoor life in Wisconsin, how she got involved in the outdoors, Kenia tagging out her biggest buck just this past season - a big, mature 12-pointer out of the swamp country of Nort...

Gabby Hoffman is joined by her Ashley Poole, cohost of Inside Outdoor TV on The Outdoor Channel and MOTV and Creative Director of Anello Productions down in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The two discuss how Ashley as a young woman got into the outdoor industry, her jaw-dropping first hunt (of a cow elk, and here’s your permission to be jealous!), Anello Productions’ proud history with the Bassmaster Classic, h...

Gabby is joined by her good friend and former Take Me Fishing Community Manager Tiffany ‘Snookie’ Ristch, and the two friends discuss everything from Snookie’s early fishing career with her papaw, how that shaped who she became as a sportswoman, their views on influencers, the addiction of cranking on big Cobia in Chesapeake Bay, the recent bass master classic, and so much more! Get to know your h...

Join us for an exciting episode with Abby Casey, a passionate outdoorswoman and founder of AC Outdoors. Abby shares her journey from being introduced to the outdoors by her dad and goat uncle to building a successful career in the outdoor industry. As a host, producer, and brand ambassador for several major outdoor brands, Abby has a wealth of experience to share. She gives us a glimpse into her n...

Dive into the world of hunting and fishing with Audrey Mayes, a seasoned outdoorswoman in the marketing department of Remington Ammunition. In addition to hosting Big Green’s OWN podcast, Audrey shares her early memories of outdoor adventures with her dad, from catfishing to whitetail deer hunting, and her transition to the challenges of bowhunting in the mountain west. She discusses her journey f...

In our inaugural episode, join us for an inspiring conversation with Heather Kelly, the CEO of Heather's Choice and a former Shark Tank contestant. Heather takes us on a journey from her early life in the wilds of Alaska to the nationwide adoption of her innovative freeze-dried backpacking and backcountry meals. She shares her unforgettable experience on Shark Tank, the rafting trip that altered h...