Wildlife
Learning the antler restriction laws in your state keeps you from guessing if a deer is legal. by HEIDI LYN RAO posted on December 3, 2023 NEWS, TIPS & TACTICS, HUNTING Support NRA Women DONATE Understanding Antler Restrictions – NRA Women.com Many hunting topics spark animated discussions, like opinions on the best all-round hunting caliber; when hunting seasons should open or…
Read MoreBy watching the behavior of your deer, you can identify where the shot landed. by HEIDI LYN RAO posted on November 10, 2023 NEWS, HOW-TO, TIPS & TACTICS, HUNTING Support NRA Women DONATE Deer Camp Lessons: Reading the Signs of Shot Placement – NRA Women.com With deer season comes deer camps, telling tall tales around the campfire, and creative excuses as…
Read MoreYou might take a bull by the horns, but not a deer–or elk, moose or caribou! Regardless of how long you’ve been hunting, if you’ve been referring to a whitetail buck’s “antlers” as horns, it’s time for this refresher course. by HEIDI LYN RAO posted on October 13, 2023 NEWS,TERMINOLOGY,HUNTING Support NRA Women DONATE Do You Know Your…
Read MoreThink 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…
Read MoreYes, 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…
Read MoreBy 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…
Read MoreThese visitors to Yellowstone National Park are way too close to this bison. Find out what else to do–and not to do–when you are in wildlife habitat. by HEIDI LYN RAO posted on May 31, 2023 NEWS, LIFESTYLE, TIPS & TACTICS, HUNTING Support NRA Women DONATE Wildlife watching appeals to everyone: from birdwatchers to campers to hunters in the off-season. This…
Read Moreby 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…
Read MoreBy 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…
Read MoreDon’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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