Michele Leqve has only been bow hunting for the past 11 years, and in that time, she has taken many, big game animals and has 9 different species! She has 15 Pope & Young Class animals. She started bow hunting in the fall of 1996. She met her husband Jim in 1995 and quickly found out that he was a bow hunter only, so she put down her gun and quickly followed in his foot steps. She and her husband Jim travel all over the United States , Canada , Mexico , and South Africa pursuing the animals the love to hunt. Her most precious trophy is the 9 1/2 foot Polar Bear she took in Nunavut Canada ( Baffin Bay ) on April 14th 2006 , where she became the first woman to take a Polar Bear with a bow! Michele has a new DVD out called, “Hunting Nanuq with Xtreme Bowhuntress Michele Leqve” it features her Polar Bear hunt and 4 of her other big game animals, including Caribou, Whitetail, Black Bear & Elk.
Over the last 11 years, throughout her worldly travels, Michele has found herself hunting in weather from 35 below zero, up to 110 degrees, in snow, fog, rain, thunderstorms and even lightening. She feels the various weather conditions she’s hunted in has made it interesting and challenged her bowhunting skills.
To date, Michele has hunted for 10 North American Big Game species which include: Elk, Antelope, Mule Deer, Whitetail Deer, Coues Deer, Black Bear, Polar Bear, Quebec Labrador Caribou, Central Canadian Caribou and Woodland Caribou (this does not include any of the African species she has hunted.) In the future she hopes to hunt Moose, Barren Ground Caribou, Sitka Deer, Blacktail Deer, Wild Boar and other animals like Bobcat and Lynx. She feels hunting various big game is not only exciting but a constant learning lesson. She’s learned throughout her 11 years of bowhunting to be patient, positive and to practice regularly, but not over-practice. She’s learned to accept the weather as it comes and just be sure to be prepared for anything!
Michele is a field producer and has been on two TV shows that aired on the Sportsman’s Channel. One was; Greg Hopf’s “DEER QUEST” Outdoor Adventures TV Show, and the other one was “WomenHunters® Outdoors” TV Show. She is previously filming for the upcoming TV show “ASAT® Nation” which will air on the Sportsman’s channel.
Michele has been in 2 commercials, one being an ASAT® Camouflage commercial, and the other is the new Whisker Biscuit commercial with the Polar Bear she shot. She has been on several Radio shows and pod-casting programs, and been published several times in “Bowhunter Magazine”, and “Bear Hunting Magazine”. Michele is currently on several Pro-staff positions with; Mathews Bows, Nikon Optics, Scent-Lok (Advisory team), Justin Charles Outdoor Gear, Steelforce Broadheads, Cobra sights, Trophy Ridge Products (Whisker Biscuit), ASAT® CAMO and Carbon Express arrows.
Along with being a photographer, she has taught Archery and Bowhunting classes at the Women in the Outdoors events in Minnesota . Being an active member of the WomenHunters™ Club, Michele has held the position of V.P. of Public Relations, and is currently on the International Pro-Staff and a staff writer.
Michele is active in helping women and children get started in bowhunting. She is a recurring guest speaker at local high schools where she talks to the children about her Polar Bear hunt and several of the different animals she has taken. You could say that Michele has never met a stranger. With her energy, big heart, and knowledge she is an asset to the bow hunting industry.
Michele’s “real” job is a Flight Attendant for Northwest airlines.
Bowhunting is Michele’s passion and through it she’s become a conservationist and a member of several wonderful organizations;
- Pope & Young Club (Associate member)
- Minnesota Bow Hunters Association
- Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
- WomenHunters Club
- Women in the Outdoors
- National Wild Turkey Federation
- Minnesota Lady Slippers (All Women’s Chapter of Pheasants Forever)
- North American Shed Hunters Club
- NRA
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