Unleash Your Inner Cupid this Valentine’s Day

Choose a bow and join in the fun with a sport in which anyone can participate.  Unleash Your Inner Cupid this Valentine’s Day – NRAWomen.com The ancient Roman god of love, Cupid, is often depicted as a winged infant armed with a bow and a quiver of arrows. If you were shot with one of…

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Women in the (Traditionally) Male Dominated Outdoors

Bison herd grazing near stream and mountains.

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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Love the Outdoors? Thank a Hunter!

Celebrated on the fourth Saturday of every September—the 28th this year—this federally recognized holiday commemorates the rich tradition of hunting, sport shooting and fishing. Love the Outdoors? Thank a Hunter! – NRA Women.com By the late 1800s and early 1900s people flooded into the North American wilderness to take advantage of the seemingly endless bounty…

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Hurricane Season: In No Hurry to End

It’s not over yet. The official hurricane season is June through November. Here’s how to stay prepped before, during and after the coming storms. Hurricane Season: In No Hurry to End – NRA Women.com If July was an indicator of what hurricane season would be like this year, the Gulf Coast states, and many others,…

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How to Beat the Heat When Training 

Follow these tips to maintain or improve your shooting skills during extreme heat conditions. How to Beat the Heat When Training – NRA Women.com Summer is here and, in some places, it is here with a vengeance! Whether you are teaching a firearms class, giving a lesson, or just at the gun range honing your…

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How to Safely Sweat the Summer Heat

Here’s your guide to recognizing, preventing and treating the four types of heat-related illnesses. How to Safely Sweat the Summer Heat – NRA Women.com Summertime typically offers the opportunity to spend more time outdoors. But with increased exposure to the sun and the elements, there is also an increased chance of experiencing heat-related illness. Being…

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Back to Basics: Breaking Down a Topo Map

Do you fear the words “No Service”? Here’s how to navigate the lost art of topographic map reading. Back to Basics: Breaking Down a Topo Map – NRA Women.com On a recent backpacking trip into the wilderness, I quickly realized a few others in my group lacked confidence with their navigational skills. the further we…

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Houston Safari Club Foundation – Hunting Matters with Heidi Rao

Woman holding shotgun, shooting sports.

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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HOW TO BECOME A NIMROD

Book cover: The Mighty Nimrod, African hunter.

By Heidi Lyn Rao HOW TO BECOME A NIMROD Is the title “Nimrod” a positive or negative term to you? Most people think the term Nimrod has a negative connotation implying that someone is an idiot or a dolt. In reality, the term Nimrod is a distinguished title that is not easily obtainable. Historically, a…

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