Julia Weisenberg drawing a bead on a turkey practice target. (Credit: Courtesy photo)
It started as a friendship among three women who shared a passion for hunting and fishing. In less than a year, despite the interruption of a worldwide pandemic, it has become an organization of 100 members and continues to grow. They call themselves “Long Island Babes and Bucks.”
Shelter Islander Julia Weisenberg, who is a member of the town’s Deer & Tick Committee, met Jacqueline Molina of Smithtown while at an archery site at Smith Point.
The two were in adjoining lanes practicing their skills and were the only two women there that day. They began chatting, became friends and were joined by Marissa Estatio of Smithtown in forming the organization last January just two months before the world closed down to deal with COVID-19.