{"id":205092,"date":"2024-08-05T12:51:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-05T17:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=205092"},"modified":"2025-12-31T05:08:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T11:08:07","slug":"hunt365-curiosity-to-confidence-ninas-deer-hunting-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/hunt365-curiosity-to-confidence-ninas-deer-hunting-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"From Curiosity to Confidence: Nina&#8217;s Deer Hunting Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@DeerAssociation\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"hunt365-curiosity-to-confidence-ninas-deer-hunting-journey\" title=\"From Curiosity to Confidence: Nina's Deer Hunting Journey\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Field to Fork: A Deer Hunter&#039;s Journey\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/P63Die8UIZ8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-estimated-reading-time yoast-reading-time__wrapper\"><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-icon=\"clock\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.1em\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M12 8v4l3 3m6-3a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__spacer\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:1em\"><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__descriptive-text\">Estimated reading time: <\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__reading-time\">3<\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__time-unit\"> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nina Roulac started her hunting journey at John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge with curiosity and self-doubt. 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