Women outpace men in hunting numbers
More women than men took up hunting last year, according to new net figures from the National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA).
While the total number of hunters in the United States decreased slightly (.05 percent) between 2008 and 2009, the number of female hunters increased by 5.4 percent, netting 163,000 new participants. Growth areas for women included muzzleloading (up 134.6 percent), bowhunting (up 30.7 percent), and hunting with firearms (up 3.5 percent).
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