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How to Avoid Backcountry Hazards

By North American Outdoors / June 22, 2022 / Comments Off

How to Avoid Backcountry Hazards – NRA Women.com If you love recreating outside, be aware of these four categories of potentially lethal backcountry hazards. Spending time in the great outdoors is how many NRA Women escape and unwind from modern civilization. The backcountry, in particular, is wild and untouched by human development. However, the more…

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Heidi Rao – TPWD Hunter Education Speciailst on HSCF Hunting Matters

By North American Outdoors / May 12, 2022 / Comments Off

Heidi Rao – TPWD Hunter Education Speciailst on HSCF Hunting Matters – NRA Women.com (Houston, TX- May 12, 2022) Houston Safari Club Foundation (HSCF) and “Hunting Matters” welcomes Heidi Lyn Rao, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Hunter Education Specialist for Southeast Texas. Heidi Lyn Rao was hired by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) in 1998…

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Canvas Rebel: Meet Heidi Lyn Rao

By North American Outdoors / March 30, 2022 / Comments Off

Canvas Rebel: Meet Heidi Lyn Rao – NRA Women.com We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Heidi Lyn Rao a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below. Heidi Lyn, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. Let’s start with the story of your mission. What should…

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Firearm Muzzle Control

By North American Outdoors / August 1, 2019 / Comments Off

Heidi Rao, demonstrating firearm muzzle control. Firearm Muzzle Control – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department This is Passport to Texas Developing and reinforcing hunter safety skills must be a lifelong pursuit for every hunter. The first principle when hunting with a firearm: always point the muzzle in a safe direction. This is basic safety. Heidi…

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Voyager: Meet Heidi Rao with North American Outdoors

By North American Outdoors / October 18, 2017 / Comments Off

Today we’d like to introduce you to Heidi Rao. Voyager: Meet Heidi Rao with North American Outdoors – Voyager Thanks for sharing your story with us Heidi. So, let’s start at the beginning and we can move on from there.It all began after graduate school in 1998. I started working with multiple state and federal…

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Shooting Clays

By North American Outdoors / September 1, 2017 / Comments Off

By Heidi Rao Shooting Clays – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Hunting plus fishing equals an outdoor adventure that offers plenty of excitement. Shotgun shooting is a growing sport with three popular shooting clay games: trap, skeet and sporting clays. More than just good fun, shooting clays can help prepare you for bird hunting. Trap…