Building Ethical Hunters: Behind the Lens at Women Hunt Field to Fork
Brookelyn Greig with her first deer
At Aptitude Outdoors, our mission has always been to tell meaningful stories rooted in conservation, wildlife, and ethical hunting. This year, we had the privilege of filming, photographing, and running social media for the Women Hunt® Field to Fork Course at the FTW Ranch, an immersive, hands-on program that introduces women to the full spectrum of hunting and sustainable wildlife stewardship.
A Program Built on Conservation and Real-World Skills
The Women Hunt Field to Fork Course provides participants with a complete experience: safe rifle handling, marksmanship training, ethical shot decision-making, field dressing, game processing, and cooking their harvest. FTW Ranch’s SAAM instructors are known for their precision shooting curriculum, real-world field scenarios, and no-nonsense approach to safety, making it an ideal setting for first-time hunters to learn with confidence.
Documenting this process allowed us to highlight something critically important: ethical hunting, rooted in conservation principles, continues to shape wildlife management across North America. The Field to Fork program strengthen that future by teaching hunters the why, not just the how.
Our Role: Capturing the Story from Start to Finish
Aptitude Outdoors was on the ground every day of the program, creating comprehensive media coverage:
Filming the entire Field to Fork progression, from range work and real-world shooting scenarios to time in the field.
Photographing key moments, including instruction, tracking, harvests, and hands-on learning.
Running daily social media, providing real-time updates, highlight reels, and storytelling designed to bring audiences into the experience.
Women Hunt 2025
Highlights from This Year’s Course
This Field to Fork class made history! All 12 participants harvested a deer, marking the first time a Women Hunt cohort achieved a 100% success rate. Every harvest was made ethically, under supervision, and after extensive firearms training in the field
Watching these women learn the why behind each step of the hunting process was genuinely inspiring. Their excitement and dedication brought back my own passion for hunting and reinforced why storytelling in the conservation space matters. Seeing a new hunter’s confidence grow as they gain knowledge, make ethical decisions, and take responsibility for their harvest is a reminder of what hunting is truly about.
Why Documenting Programs Like This Matters
Conservation begins with education. When people understand how hunting functions within the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation they become stronger advocates for wild places and the animals that rely on them.
By documenting the 2025 Women Hunt Field to Fork program, Aptitude Outdoors helped make that connection visible. These stories show how hunters are made, why ethics matter, and how a responsible harvest builds lifelong respect for wildlife.
Alexandra Walz sending her Weatherby 6.5 Creedmore rounds down range
Moving Forward
We’re proud to support the Wild Sheep Foundation and FTW Ranch in their efforts to grow knowledgeable, ethical hunters who care about conservation and take responsibility in the field. Aptitude Outdoors will continue telling these stories to help strengthen the future of wildlife and hunting for generations to come.
For more about our conservation-focused media work, visit: www.aptitudeoutdoors.com
