
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
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| April 4, 2002 |
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"Welcome to hunting. Welcome to a world of big bucks, hard-flying pheasants, and struttin' spring gobblers! And it's very much a woman's world!"
So begins NRA newest video, Hunting With The Women Of the NRA. Planned and scripted by women, and starring women as well, Hunting with the Women of the NRA is thought to be the first all-female video ever made dealing with the subject of hunting.
Developed primarily for use in ladies' hunting and shooting events conducted under NRA's Women On Target program, the video is also available separately to any woman who wants an orientation to the ultimate outdoor sport.
The 30-minute video takes viewers through the basics of hunter safety, then, in clear language covers technical concepts about firearms and ammunition and marksmanship fundamentals. Some specific topics include: gun safety, zones of fire, safety in a blind, caliber/gauge selection, ammunition components, eye dominance, patterning a shotgun, and sighting-in a rifle. Riveting footage of women hunting deer, pheasants, turkeys, ducks and even feral hogs is mixed in throughout.
"How I wish we could take every interested woman hunting with pleasant companions, good instruction and share with them the pristine beauty of a sunrise and a comfortably heavy game bag," said Sue King, lifelong hunter and chairman of NRA's Women's Policies Committee. "But since we can't, Hunting with the Women of the NRA allows us to show women not only the basics of safe gun handling when hunting, but the beauty and challenge of an adventure available to all women."
To order a VHS copy of Hunting with the Women of the NRA, call (800) 336-7402 and ask for item number WI08988. The cost is $9.99 for NRA members and $19.99 for non-NRA members. Tax, shipping and handling charges not included.
For more information about the Women On Target program, call (800) 861-1166 or log onto
www.nrahq.org/women/index.asp
A roster of 2002 Women On Target national sponsors follows.
2002 Women On Target National Sponsors
NRA's Women On TargetTM program gratefully acknowledges the following shooting sportsindustry sponsors for 2002. Their support of women's increased involvement in the shooting and hunting sports is to be commended.
Platinum:
Beretta USA
Browning
Brunton
Fiocchi Ammunition
Hornady
Imperial Schrade Corp.
Leupold & Stevens
Sierra Bullets
Sporting Clays Magazine
Sturm, Ruger & Company
The Hadley Companies
Gold:
Fieldline
Glock, Inc.
Otis Technology
Remington
Silver:
Michaels of Oregon
Shyda Services
Bronze:
Baron Technology
Hodgdon Powder Company
Montana Silversmiths
Savage Arms Company, LLC
Shotgun Sports Magazine
Tristar
Weatherby, Inc.
White Flyer
NRA Foundation Women's Programs Endowment Donors
The following individuals and companies have opted to leave a lasting legacy by generously making contributions to The NRA Foundation's Women's Programs Endowment. Income generated from this endowment is invested in NRA Women's Programs to address the needs and interests of women in the safe use of firearms, hunting, and self-protection.
Merrill D. and Lillian Z. Martin Endowment
Sayler Hawkins Foundation
Cabela's
Hodgdon Powder Company
Ithaca Gun Company
Loon Lake Decoy Company
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