The Sportswoman Show - Women Who Hunt, Fish And Trap

Episode 17 - Who Is Nikki Boxer AKA ‘The Maple Farmer’?

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 very first opening day as a whitetail hunter with her Dad - hear more about Nikki and what made the outdoors stick for her! Get to know your host: https://gabriellahoffman.com [https://gabriellahoffman.com]  Learn more about Trout Stream Studios: https://www.troutstreamstudios.com [https://www.troutstreamstudios.com]  Subscribe to the substack here: https://gabriellahoffman.substack.com/ [https://gabriellahoffman.substack.com/]  Find Nikki on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/nikkiboxler/?hl=en [https://www.instagram.com/nikkiboxler/?hl=en]  Get CarbonTV here: https://www.carbontv.com/ [https://www.carbontv.com/]  Get Boxler Maple Syrup: https://boxlermaple.com/ [https://boxlermaple.com/?srsltid=AfmBOoqxRRE0iDzvOdXRwWvyqFJrGXYK_collOAUkmPegtbLYJMDJ8gT] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Episode 16 - Jules McQueen’s Journey From Producer To Chief Executive At CarbonTV

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 rifle and access she received from knocking on a door (before the advent of social media and the tools of today) and learned by making mistakes and calling people for advice, which sparked a passion that drove her to jump into the industry as fast as she could.  Get to know your host: https://gabriellahoffman.com [https://gabriellahoffman.com]  Learn more about Trout Stream Studios: https://www.troutstreamstudios.com [https://www.troutstreamstudios.com]  Subscribe to the substack here: https://gabriellahoffman.substack.com/ [https://gabriellahoffman.substack.com/]  Find Jules on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/julesmcqueen/?hl=en [https://www.instagram.com/julesmcqueen/?hl=en]  Get CarbonTV here: https://www.carbontv.com/ [https://www.carbontv.com/]  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Episode 15 - The North Star Of Female Hunters with Skullbound TV’s Jana Waller-Bair

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 her love of the outdoors. So from letting her tag along in the pheasant fields and duck blinds of Northern Wisconsin to today leading a top TV show in the Outdoor Space, Jana shares her lifetime of experience in the great outdoors and what it has meant to her to share that passion across an industry which is embracing more and more women every day. Get to know your host: https://gabriellahoffman.com [https://gabriellahoffman.com]  Learn more about Trout Stream Studios: https://www.troutstreamstudios.com [https://www.troutstreamstudios.com]  Subscribe to the substack here: https://gabriellahoffman.substack.com/ [https://gabriellahoffman.substack.com/]  Find Jana on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/skullboundtv/?hl=en [https://www.instagram.com/skullboundtv/?hl=en]  Watch Skullbound TV on CarbonTV here: https://www.carbontv.com/shows/skull-bound-chronicles/ [https://www.carbontv.com/shows/skull-bound-chronicles/]  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Episode 14 - “It is the best time to be a female angler” with Kayak Angler Wendy Biles

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, wrangling alligators from her kayak, the struggles of landing a tarpon on a kayak, saltwater fishing from a yak, landing a 30 pound bull redfish, tips and tactics to get started, and more! Get to know your host: https://gabriellahoffman.com [https://gabriellahoffman.com]  Learn more about Trout Stream Studios: https://www.troutstreamstudios.com [https://www.troutstreamstudios.com]  Subscribe to the substack here: https://gabriellahoffman.substack.com/ [https://gabriellahoffman.substack.com/]  Find Wendy on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/wendy_biles_fishing/ [https://www.instagram.com/wendy_biles_fishing/]  Subscribe to Wendy’s Youtube here: https://m.youtube.com/@wendybilesfishing2508  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Episode 13 - PropTalk Magazine Publisher Mary Ewenson on Sailing, Publishing, and Inspiring Women Outdoors

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 started SpinSheet Magazine. Mary is a pioneering figure in the outdoor media industry. Mary’s initial foray into the marine industry with SpinSheet has grown over the years to include PropTalk Magazine, PortBook, a stake in the Annapolis BoatShows, and most recently FishTalk Magazine, which she started with Chesapeake angler Lenny Rudow. Mary talks about the Annapolis Boat Show, her career, conserving the Chesapeake Bay Area from invasive species, and what led her to make her passion for sailing and the outdoors into a career. Get to know your host: https://gabriellahoffman.com [https://gabriellahoffman.com]  Learn more about Trout Stream Studios: https://www.troutstreamstudios.com [https://www.troutstreamstudios.com]  Subscribe to the substack here: https://gabriellahoffman.substack.com/ [https://gabriellahoffman.substack.com/]  Learn more about Mary: https://www.ewespirit.org/mary-ewenson-president [https://www.ewespirit.org/mary-ewenson-president]  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]