This year, I had the honour of being asked to become one of only a handful of official Game Fair Ambassadors for 2026. At first, I assumed it would mainly involve marketing meetings, media days, PR activities and creating content to help promote the show through my social media channels. While all of that was certainly part of the role, I soon realised it meant so much more than that to me, and to others. Being an ambassador is about relationships. It's about trust. The PR te

Memoir of a Black British Huntress Last month the Shooting Girl With An Afro memoir was released, and is available to buy in the SGWAA online shop and on the Lulu publishers online book store. My book is about living honestly from the land in a world that has forgotten where life, and food, actually comes from - and doing it as someone who looks like me. Check out the chapters here >> Hunting. Foraging. Motherhood. Career. All of these things require a level of skill and pati

As I write this I am getting ready to head to the Future Countryside event by Countryside Alliance, held at Raby Castle, where I will be speaking in the afternoon in front of a room of key figures within parliament about what we can do to make people fall in love with the countryside again, and engage more with it's custodians. And I'm nervous. Why? Because I have to speak on stage? No. Because I am going to be surrounded by people who don't understand me or where I am from?

What is The Stalking Show? The Stalking Show is a self-described show for hunters built by hunters, and since my first time at the show in 2023, working on the Katie Hargreaves fine art stand, I would have to agree. What struck me initially that first year was how different the people looked. I had lways felt slightly out of place at some other shows, dressed in my camo and combats. But here, I fitted right in; a hunter amongst other hunters. I loved how the owners David and

On the first day of the month, I was asked by a friend to help him with his yearly Roe Deer cull. I had spent time stalking on this land before, but always on Roe Bucks - now it was time to focus on the last of the Roe Does - which was to be my first time ever hunting female Roe Deer. 1 - Psychological preparation For those who don't know, at this time of year, although it is completely legal to hunt female roe deer, it's important to be aware that they will more than likely

As the first shooting show of the year, every year there is a huge expectation for the British Shooting Show to deliver. This year, it certainly did! First to get the award thing out of the way - being nominated as finalist for the Media Contributor Award 2026 was a personal win for me, just to be included in the line up as the only female! And even though I didn't win the award - being nominated alongside my hero Andy Crow was a lifetime achievement as far as I was concerned

I recently admitted to someone that I was really afraid of the dark as a kid. They asked if I'm still scared of the dark. I couldn't answer them, but I've just realised the answer is yes, I am. But not when it's outside in nature... There’s something magical for me about the silence and temperature drop that comes just before sunset. As I prepare to go out into the field, I always take a deep breath to steady my mind to focus on the task at hand, and it's like the field and t

The quick answer to the question above is - yes, obviously - and although some fantastic things happened in my life last year, now it's definitely time to focus on the year ahead... I never make New Year's resolutions. Instead, I make mini promises to myself throughout the year, that I work hard to turn into action in the months ahead. So, what's the latest promises I've made? And have any of the promises from the last few months come to fruition yet....? Promise 1 - Focus o