ROAMING THE WOODS AND WATERS, CREATING MEMORIES THAT WILL LAST A LIFETIME
In December 2024, the Boone and Crockett Club announced it was creating a new big game category for javelina. Javelina: America’s Newest Big Game Animal – NRA Women.com Javelina, also called the collard peccary, have been part of the Central American landscape for millions of years. These feisty little critters migrated to the southwestern United…
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Learn the six signs that deer hunters need to know when scouting their planned hunt area. Planning Your Deer Hunt: Know the Signs – NRA Women.com The number of women who hunt is increasing every year. More and more women are venturing into the field of deer hunting alone, or with the companionship of other…
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Here’s everything you need to know before you hunt these creatures that have lived among us for more 37 million years. See You Later, Alligator! – NRA Women.com Alligator hunting is a combination of excitement, adrenaline, terror and amazement. It is a feeling of true shock and awe when you come face-to-face with a living…
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For the past three years, Abbi has been studying wildlife conservation at Juniata College, in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. Abbigail Fields Receives 2023 Women’s Wildlife Management Conservation Scholarship – NRA Women.com NRA Women congratulates Abbigail (Abbi) Fields for being awarded the 2023 Women’s Wildlife Management Conservation Scholarship. For the past three years, Abbi has been studying wildlife conservation…
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Spot a Spot: Hold Your Shot -NRA Women.com Hunters should know how to identify these cats and their native ranges to avoid making any mistakes. When it comes to predator hunting, cats reign king. There are many opportunities throughout the United States to pursue mountain lion, bobcat and lynx. Some species such as mountain lions…
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Easter Season Signals Rabbit Season – NRA Women.com This might be the year you start a new family tradition–rabbit hunting. Why is the Easter bunny a symbol of Easter? Where did the Easter bunny get its origin? Is the Easter bunny a Christian symbol? Why does the Easter bunny deliver Easter eggs? Where do Easter…
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By 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…
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You 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…
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Think 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…
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Yes, 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…
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