Teressa Hagerman was born in Texas and raised in Southwest Missouri. She graduated from Missouri Southern State University with a BS degree in psychology, with minors in sociology, math, political science, and history. She also played basketball, softball, and rugby while in college.
Teressa began hunting at the age of 24 in South Africa. A year later, she started marketing for Out of Africa Adventurous Safari’s and became a Professional Hunter in South Africa. While working for Out of Africa she honed her hunting skills in the bush, guiding.
Teressa is a life member of Safari Club International, and serves on the board of directors for the Kansas City SCI chapter. She is also a member of the NRA, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, National Wild Turkey Federation, and the SCI Sables.
She has lectured on African safari’s in numerous venues including; schools, women’s organizations and safari club meetings.
There can’t be more than about 3% of American men who could pull an 85-lb bow easily enough to hit anything with it, if at all.