ROAMING THE WOODS AND WATERS, CREATING MEMORIES THAT WILL LAST A LIFETIME
STORY AND PHOTOS BY HEIDI LYN RAO What a New Gun Owner Really Wants to Know An increasing number of individuals are exploring their options to purchase a firearm for the very first time. Many of these people did not grow up in a household with firearms. As adults, they have either married into firearms,…
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THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF HOUSTON SAFARI CLUB FOUNDATION • CONVENTION 2025 STORY AND PHOTOS BY HEIDI LYN RAO As women, we have great responsibilities. Women usually take on the role of teaching our sons, daughters, grandchildren, nieces, and nephews. It is only natural that we also take on therole of hunting mentors. As hunters, we…
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THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF HOUSTON SAFARI CLUB FOUNDATION • FALL 2024 WOMEN IN THE (TRADITIONALLY) MALE-DOMINATED OUTDOORSBY HEIDI LYN RAO I have spent my entire adult life in what has traditionally been a male-dominated world as it relates to firearms. With degrees in Wildlife Management and Forestry, I graduated college and went straight into the…
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Houston Safari Club Foundation – Hunting Matters with Heidi Rao – The Outdoor Wire Houston Safari Club Foundation (HSCF) and the “Hunting Matters” podcast welcomes Heidi Lyn Rao of North American Outdoors. Heidi launched her business North American Outdoors in 2013 to introduce people to the outdoors, especially hunting and the shooting sports, by delivering…
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Women and the Outdoors – the outdoor wire Heidi Lyn Rao was hired by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) in 1998 and has recruited, trained, and retained volunteers, as the Hunter Education Specialist for Southeast Texas. In 2010 she also assumed the role as statewide Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) Coordinator. During her TPWD…
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Our 2022 Woman of the Year’s reach extends well beyond NRA. Find out how you can listen to Heidi as she guest stars on this important podcast. by NRA WOMEN STAFF posted on February 22, 2024 NEWS, LIFESTYLE, HUNTING, PROFILES Support NRA Women DONATE Hunting Matters” Talks with NRA Women Contributor Heidi Rao – NRA Women.com Regular NRA Women readers know…
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Heidi Rao – The Busiest Woman You’ll Meet – HSCF Hunting Matters – NRA Women.com If you ask anyone who meets Heidi, to describe her without fail they would say that she is the busiest person they know. Heidi started her career 24 years ago with Texas Parks and Wildlife as the Training Specialist who…
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Heidi Rao – TPWD Becoming an Outdoors-Woman Coordinator – NRA Women.com Heidi Lyn Rao was hired by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) in 1998 and has recruited, trained, and retained volunteers, as the Hunter Education Specialist for Southeast Texas. In 2010 she also assumed the role as statewide Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) Coordinator. During her…
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Hunting Matters with Heidi Lyn Rao, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Hunter Education Specialist and Becoming an Outdoors-Woman Coordinator Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hunting-matters/id1519068446?i=1000646700091 “Heidi Lyn Rao was hired by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) in 1998 and has recruited, trained, and retained volunteers, as the Hunter Education Specialist for Southeast Texas. In 2010…
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