Beka Garris, Contributor at Outdoor Life

Beka Garris

Contributor

About

Beka Garris is a freelance writer and Outdoor Life contributor who enjoys writing about all things hunting and fishing. Beka lives on a small Southern Ohio homestead with her husband and three-year-old daughter, Isabella.

Experience

Garris started writing for outdoor publications in 2013 and has since been published in various outdoor magazines and websites. She became a contributor for Outdoor Life in 2020 and was featured on the cover of the Traditions issue in August 2021. Garris enjoys sharing her own experiences in the outdoors, whether on her own or with her daughter, and she especially loves writing about traditional bowhunting techniques and stories.

Education

Garris has an Associate’s Degree in photography, and attended the Institute of Children’s Literature in 2004.

Highlights

  • Interests include traditional bowhunting, bowfishing, foraging, and gardening
  • Enjoys spending any free time in the woods and on the water with her daughter
  • Works to highlight traditional bowhunters and their hunts in many of her articles

Words of Wisdom

“The outdoors has been a constant, no matter what stage of life I’m in. Treat Mother Nature with respect—treat the woods and water as sacred places—and she will never fail you.”

More from Beka Garris

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Hunting

Squirrel Taxidermy: How to Mount a Squirrel With This Simply DIY Kit

By Beka Garris

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Bow Hunting

My Daughter Shot Her First Rabbit at 5 Years Old — With a Bow

By Beka Garris

Rabbit hunting is the perfect way to switch from trad shooting to bowhunting rabbits.
Bow Hunting Gear

Rabbit Season Is the Perfect Opportunity to Break into Traditional Bowhunting

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Big Game Hunting

How to Tan a Deer Hide, the Easy Way

By Beka Garris

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Conservation

How Long Should You Hunt “Unsuccessfully” Before Giving Up?

By Beka Garris

A vintage photo of a family turkey hunt.
Conservation

Newsflash: Women Have Been Hunters as Long as Hunting Has Existed

By Beka Garris

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Hunting

Harvest or Kill? Which Term Should Hunters Use?

By Beka Garris

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Bow Hunting

Relaunching Damon Howatt, the Oldest Traditional Bow Brand in the World

By Beka Garris

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Deer Hunting Gear

The $60 Deer Winch: Best Way to Load a Deer into a Truck by Yourself

By Beka Garris

Introducing kids to hunting is a delicate business.
Big Game Hunting

Some Kids Just Aren’t Meant to Be Hunters. But All Kids Should Get the Chance

By Beka Garris

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Bow Hunting

Opinion from a Trad Bow Hunter: Crossbows are Ideal for Getting Little Kids into Hunting

By Beka Garris

Turkey hunting relationships.
Big Game Hunting

Hunting Creates Bonds Between Friends and Family Like Nothing Else Can

By Beka Garris

The author's finished bow rack.
Bow Hunting

How to Build a Budget-Friendly Bow Rack for Traditional and Compound Bows

By Beka Garris

It didn't take long to find Krivoniak's buck.
Big Game Hunting

A Traditional Bowhunter Waited Three Years to Arrow a 12-Point 170-Class Whitetail

By Beka Garris

Bowhunting through the firearm season is how the author hunts.
Big Game Hunting

Why I Bowhunt During Gun Season

By Beka Garris

Plenty of moms hunt with their children.
Conservation

Hunting Mamas: The Trend No One Expected to Take Off. Here’s Why It Did

By Beka Garris

Beka Garris and her daughter shoot a recurve bow.
Big Game Hunting

Bloodlines: How One Bowhunter’s Decision Is Shaping the Way Three Generations Hunt

By Beka Garris

Nine-Year-Old Bowhunter Takes His Second Deer—With a Recurve
Big Game Hunting

Nine-Year-Old Bowhunter Takes His Second Deer—With a Recurve

By Beka Garris

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Hunting

Venison Schnitzel: Your Family Won’t Know It’s Deer Meat

By Beka Garris

Still hunting from the ground is a good option for hunters who don't want or have a blind or treestand.
Big Game Hunting

No, Hunting Whitetails from the Ground (Without a Blind) Is Not a Lost Art

By Beka Garris