Alli Armstrong Vaughan is a seasoned hunter and a two-time 3D Archery National Champion. Alli started hunting squirrels at the age of 5 with her father, Darrick, and was hooked from that day forward. At age 6, she began turkey hunting and harvested two double bearded turkeys. In the fall of the same year, she managed to take her first deer. At the age of 10, Alli took her first elk in New Mexico which was a nice 6x5 bull. Alli's passion for hunting increased as she got older. She has traveled around North America to pursue various species of turkey, whitetail deer, coyote, bobcat, bear, antelope, mule deer, ibex, mountain lion, and elk. Alli is working on the seventh season of her and her sister's show, Grace Camo and Lace, which airs on the Sportsman Channel, Hunt Channel TV, and MOTV. She also writes for various hunting magazines such as North American Whitetail. Alli has co-authored a book with Brenda Potts called Hunting Dream Jobs. In 2017, Alli received the Safari Club International Young Hunter Award.Alli graduated from Southeastern Illinois College with Associate of Arts and Associate of Science Degrees along with certificates in Accounting, Business Management, and Outdoor Recreation in 2016. In 2017, she graduated from Southern New Hampshire University, where she obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Communications with an emphasis in Public Relations.
Adriana currently holds the record for the youngest girl to complete a turkey grand slam at barely 7 years old. She has been the subject of several magazine and online articles. She has also appeared on 7 nationally aired shows. In 2017, Adriana and her sister, Alli, began their own TV series called Grace Camo and Lace. Grace Camo and Lace, which airs on the Sportsman Channel, Hunt Channel TV, and MOTV is currently airing the seventh season.
One of Adriana’s biggest interests other than hunting is shooting competitive archery. Throughout high school in S3DA, Adriana won five state championships. She also won the 2017 S3DA Outdoor 3D National Championship. After high school, Adriana shot as a collegiate archer at Southeastern Illinois College, a National Award Winning Archery Team. There, she won several gold medals in the USA Archery organization. She continues to shoot in ASA through which she has most recently won the 2022 Illinois & Missouri State Championships in the Women’s Hunter division.
Adriana's passion for hunting drives her to keep the sport alive by showing youth and other women how much fun can be found in the outdoors. Along with her sister, Alli, she has helped several youth and women get started in the sport and has demonstrated gun and archery safety knowledge at hunter safety classes. Adriana is living proof that hunting can be safely enjoyed at an early age.
Adriana recently graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication from Southern New Hampshire University and began working for the Southeastern Illinois College Foundation.