Target Shooting, Hunting go Hand-in-Hand for World-Class Minnesota Teen Archer

By Vanessa Torres

Minnesota -(Ammoland.com)- Before her arrows started shredding the tiny rings in the center of archery targets, world-class teen archer Breanna Theodore was trailing her dad, Mike Theodore, to deer stands on the Iron Range.

When she was old enough, she hunted with a pink .243 rifle.

Now, pink is in the past, replaced by the logos of her sponsors. Breanna, 15, of Hibbing, and her dad travel around the country so she can shoot on the national and international level as a member of Team USA. The two will be attending the 2015 Minnesota Governor’s Deer Hunting Opener, with Breanna taking an exhibition shot to kick off events for the public that begin Thursday, Nov. 5, at the Mountain Iron Community Center.

In a schedule busy with competition and practice, Breanna finds that mastering the mental game while shooting at targets isn’t all that different from trying to make a good shot on a deer – like when two years ago in a deer stand, she heard rustling and out stepped the biggest deer she’d ever …Read the Rest

Source:: AmmoLand