Hunting

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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…

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Mama bear and two cubs in meadow.

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…

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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…

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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…

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Large group hunting party with game.

PASSING OLD SKILLS TO THENEXT GENERATION

By North American Outdoors / April 13, 2023 / Comments Off on PASSING OLD SKILLS TO THENEXT GENERATION

By Heidi Lyn Rao PASSING OLD SKILLS TO THENEXT GENERATION All it takes to have a fun and exciting weekend, is a landowner who is overrun with nuisance furbearing animals and a bunch of young men and women who want to learn how to trap! I recently had the opportunity of being the “middleman” connecting…

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A group of black bears in the grass.

4 Tricks to Help Bag Your Feral Hog

By North American Outdoors / March 30, 2023 / Comments Off on 4 Tricks to Help Bag Your Feral Hog

Don’t blink! As soon as you relax hunting pressure … they come back! Here’s how to get a handle on this prolific species. by HEIDI LYN RAO posted on March 30, 2023 NEWS, HOW-TO, TIPS & TACTICS, HUNTING Support NRA Women DONATE Feral hogs are considered an invasive species. There are an estimated 9 million hogs nationwide doing about $2.5 billion…

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Big Game Hunting Season is Not Over Yet

By North American Outdoors / March 21, 2023 / Comments Off on Big Game Hunting Season is Not Over Yet

Even though we’re in the height of turkey season, there is still plenty of big game to be had–in Texas! by HEIDI LYN RAO posted on March 21, 2023 NEWS,HUNTING,LIFESTYLE Support NRA WomenDONATE Big Game Hunting Season is Not Over Yet – NRA Women.com Do not put those hunting rifles away just yet; come on down to…

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How to Handle Game in the Backcountry

By North American Outdoors / March 7, 2023 / Comments Off on How to Handle Game in the Backcountry

Bears, mountain lions and wolves all want your freshly harvested game. Here’s how to make sure they don’t get it–or you! by HEIDI LYN RAO posted on March 7, 2023 NEWS,HOW-TO,HUNTING,TIPS & TACTICS Support NRA WomenDONATE How to Handle Game in the Backcountry – NRA Women.com Large wildlife predator numbers are increasing throughout North America. The numbers…

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Late Season Blind Savvy

By North American Outdoors / January 11, 2023 / Comments Off on Late Season Blind Savvy

Late Season Blind Savvy – NRA Women.com Late-season deer hunting can be very difficult and oftentimes frustrating. This is especially true in the southern states where deer season is still in progress. Late-season deer hunting is challenging because these deer have been hunted all season long, migrating patterns have been disturbed, and the woods and…

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3 Tools You Need for Game Recovery

By North American Outdoors / December 26, 2022 / Comments Off on 3 Tools You Need for Game Recovery

The right tools make the easy and efficient recovery of game possible. 3 Tools You Need for Game Recovery – NRA Women.com Anyone who has ever been hunting will tell you, it is after you take your animal that the real work begins! I have heard successful elk hunters explain their emotional rollercoaster after a successful hunt.…

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