In the 1990s, there was a popular trivia game called Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon. It was based on the concept that any performer could be connected through his or her film roles to prolific actor Kevin Bacon in less than six links. The hunting world version of that game would have to be Six Degrees of Brenda Valentine. I'd venture to guess that you - or someone you know - has seen or met the First Lady of Hunting at a Bass Pro Shop opening, a hunt, convention, conference or seminar, not to mention the TV shows she's hosted or appeared on. Though there may be less than six degrees of separation between you and her, what do you really know about Brenda?

When Tim Young watched his son bag his first deer, he knew he was witnessing a monumental moment in the child's life. It took three shots for the young hunter to finally hit his mark, and in those seconds Young watched as the boy's expression ranged from nervous anticipation to devastation to elation. Laughter, tears, shouts of joy — the human experience bottled into a few short minutes.