Carolyn prefers spending her Saturdays hunting deer
October 15th, 2008
Could young girls save the hunting industry?
“Girls and women has been an untapped resource for us. And that’s one of the reasons we now have some unique programs that are designed to facilitate and cultivate that interest,” Texas Wildlife Association Spokesman Greg Simons said.
Others are catching on too, with designers producing pink camouflage clothing and fashion lines with names like “Foxy Huntress.” Gun manufacturers are even making pink rifles, though they weren’t a big hit with one all-girls Texas hunting group.
However, the efforts are working. About 15 percent of this year’s youth licenses in Texas went to girls. That’s triple the number five years ago.
For hunting to reverse its downward spiral, it needs to attract new blood. The days of hunting with your grandad’s shotgun are nearing an end, and for the sport to begin growing again it is going to need to become a bit more cool. And part of being cool is having some girls involved. You know it’s true.
October 15th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
It seems to me like a big problem is a lack of resources outside of personal connections. I, for example, am a liberal, democratic gun owner who’s become interested in the possibility of hunting recently, but I have no idea how to proceed. None of my friends or family own guns, let alone hunt. I get the feeling a lot of hunters first experience hunting as a “bonding experience between you your pa,” which is fine, but as my pa isn’t interested (to put it gently), I don’t see an easy way into it.
November 13th, 2008 at 9:04 am
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