WGH Invites Ladies to the Annual Mix & Mingle Event, Other Exclusive Opportunities

All women attending the 2025 SCI Convention in Nashville, TN, are invited to participate in the FREE Women Go Hunting (WGH) Ladies Mix & Mingle event the morning of Saturday, January 25, from 10 am to noon. The event is open to all women attending the convention. Because of the growing popularity of the Mix & Mingle, the event has been moved from the Music City Center to the Broadway Ballroom of the Omni Hotel across the street, where the facilities can accommodate an expected crowd of 700 women.

The Mix & Mingle is a women’s-only networking event for ladies of all hunting experience levels, from supporting partners and photographers to award winning international huntresses. Participants enjoy free bloody Marys and mimosas, as well as coffee and other beverages while meeting other women and winning dozens of door prizes. Ballroom doors open at 10 am. Participants must have an SCI convention badge to enter.

This year Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Madison Sheehan will address the gathering. Sheehan will discuss the vital role of women in conservation and highlight the recovery of the Louisiana black bear, its removal from the US endangered species list, and the efforts to reestablish a black bear hunting season in the state.

Sheehan has donated a Black Bear Cub Den Experience to WGH’s first silent auction at the convention. This experience gives women the opportunity to participate directly in Louisiana’s black bear conservation work by accompanying state biologists when they enter a mother black bear’s den to recollar her and inspect her cubs. The woman who wins this trip will be able to cuddle black bear cubs while assisting biologists with important conservation work.

In addition to the Louisiana black bear conservation experience, the WGH program is also auctioning off a Women’s Mountain Retreat for two with Kristy Titus & Western Sky Outfitters. The winning bidder and her female guest will enjoy a four-day/three-night horseback pack-out to a remote ladies-only luxury camp in the San Juan Mountains. Ladies can also bid on a one-of-a-kind necklace set designed by jeweler Jorie Grassie, featuring red deer tusks and turquoise beads. These unique auction items will be available for bidding at the Women Go Hunting booth, number 3006, in the foyer outside the convention hall.

All women attending the SCI Convention can also participate in the free WGH Sweepstakes. This year the Legends Ranch has donated three Learn-to-Hunt Experience Packages for two women each. The winners will attend a four-day experience designed to introduce women to the art of hunting in a supportive and encouraging environment. Each winner and her guest will receive instruction and hands-on training in hunter safety, then hunt and harvest a doe whitetail deer. This field-to-table experience teaches women how to field dress, skin and process their deer, and provides demonstrations in delicious and creative venison cookery.

To enter the sweepstakes, women scan the QR code at the WGH Booth. A winner will be drawn on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Learn more about is fantastic opportunity at https://stg.safariclub.org/women-go-hunting-sweepstakes.

For more information on the WGH Mix & Mingle, auction items and prizes, contact Barbara Crown at [email protected] or call 210-767-9745. Information is also posted at https://stg.safariclub.org/get-involved/women-go-hunting.