Hunting

How to Measure Your Trophy

By North American Outdoors / October 9, 2023 / Comments Off on How to Measure Your Trophy

Think you’ve made the record book? Don’t take chances. What you do in the hours after can determine if it will go into the record books or be rejected. by HEIDI LYN RAO posted on October 9, 2023 NEWS,HOW-TO,TERMINOLOGY,HUNTING Support NRA Women DONATE How to Measure Your Trophy – NRA Women.com If you are an avid hunter, you…

Understanding the Pittman-Robertson Act

By North American Outdoors / October 6, 2023 / Comments Off on Understanding the Pittman-Robertson Act

Yes, it’s a tax–one asked for by a group of concerned sportsmen in the 1930s. Thank goodness they did. byHEIDI LYN RAOposted on October 6, 2023 NEWS, TERMINOLOGY, HUNTING Support NRA Women DONATE Understanding the Pittman-Robertson Act – NRA Women.com Have you ever sat around the dinner table at night complaining about not paying enough taxes? Have you…

Gone Fishin’ and Huntin’

By North American Outdoors / September 22, 2023 / Comments Off on Gone Fishin’ and Huntin’

How will you celebrate National Hunting and Fishing Day? by HEIDI LYN RAO posted on September 22, 2023 NEWS,LIFESTYLE,HUNTING Support NRA Women DONATE Gone Fishin’ and Huntin’ – NRA Women.comNational Hunting and Fishing Day (NHF) occurs each year on the fourth Saturday of September, after a proclamation was signed by Richard M. Nixon on May 2, 1972. On…

Know Your Doves

By North American Outdoors / September 6, 2023 / Comments Off on Know Your Doves

Identifying and shooting your limit of these fast-moving targets is one of the most highly anticipated activity of fall. by HEIDI LYN RAO posted on September 6, 2023 NEWS,LIFESTYLE,TIPS & TACTICS,HUNTING Support NRA Women DONATE Know Your Doves – NRA Women.com For many hunters, the opening of dove season signals the beginning of hunting season! Unless you live…

Understanding Terminal Performance

By North American Outdoors / August 10, 2023 / Comments Off on Understanding Terminal Performance

We hear this term bantered about a lot when it comes to ammunition. But what exactly does it mean, and how does it affect your success in the field or for self-defense? by HEIDI LYN RAO posted on August 10, 2023 NEWS, LIFESTYLE, TIPS & TACTICS, CONCEALED CARRY, HUNTING, GEAR, FIREARMS Support NRA Women DONATE Understanding Terminal Performance – NRA Women.com Terminal performance is…

Backcountry Backups: Popular Protection Guns Used by Hunting Guides

By North American Outdoors / August 8, 2023 / Comments Off on Backcountry Backups: Popular Protection Guns Used by Hunting Guides

Want to be as safe in the backcountry as your hunting guide? Here are some of the most popular firearms that make great backups. by HEIDI LYN RAO posted on August 8, 2023 NEWS, LIFESTYLE, HUNTING, FIREARMS Support NRA Women DONATE Backcountry Backups: Popular Protection Guns Used by Hunting Guides – NRA Women.com Hunting guides have very diverse job descriptions. They…

Mentoring: Make Sure Your New Hunter Uses Enough Gun

By North American Outdoors / July 18, 2023 / Comments Off on Mentoring: Make Sure Your New Hunter Uses Enough Gun

Using the largest caliber you can effectively shoot increases the chance of game recovery–which is very important when introducing a new hunter to the activity. by HEIDI LYN RAO posted on July 18, 2023 NEWS, HUNTING, TIPS & TACTICS Mentoring: Make Sure Your New Hunter Uses Enough Gun – NRA Women.com Famed author Robert Ruark made the…

Always Carry Two forms of Protection When Entering Wilderness Areas

By North American Outdoors / May 31, 2023 / Comments Off on Always Carry Two forms of Protection When Entering Wilderness Areas

By Heidi Lyn Rao Always Carry Two forms of Protection When Entering Wilderness Areas Anytime you enter areas where wildlife predators roam, you should always carry two forms of protection, especially when visiting National Parks, National Forests, and other Wilderness Areas. The extent that an individual is willing to go to protect themselves from a…

5 Ways to Minimize Deer Wounding Loss

By North American Outdoors / May 18, 2023 / Comments Off on 5 Ways to Minimize Deer Wounding Loss

Hunters should do everything they can to mitigate the chance of losing their game once the trigger is pulled. by HEIDI LYN RAO posted on May 18, 2023 NEWS,TIPS & TACTICS,HUNTING Support NRA WomenDONATE 5 Ways to Minimize Deer Wounding Loss – NRA Women.com Wounding loss of game animals is a big concern for everyone involved in…

Learn Something New: The Art of Trapping

By North American Outdoors / April 20, 2023 / Comments Off on Learn Something New: The Art of Trapping

by Heidi Lyn Rao Learn Something New: The Art of Trapping Trapping is the oldest form of hunting in the world. It was the trappers who opened the West for settlement. Trappers were the first contact between Indians and the outside world. It was these entrepreneurs who blazed the trails that Lewis and Clark, the…