NRA's Women On
Target
From the Women of the NRA
If
you're a woman and interested in shooting, you are in good company. A recent
study by the National Shooting Sports Foundation revealed that the number of
women participating in target sports has escalated to more than four million
participants. These numbers are steadily
increasing.
Women On Target is designed to create more hunting and shooting
opportunities for women. Fulfilling its
mission to "create opportunities, encourage, educate, and mentor women's
responsible participation in the recreational shooting and hunting
sports," Women On Target is helping women
learn shooting and hunting skills in a safe and supportive women-only atmosphere!
In addition to exciting women-only hunts,
Women On Target also sponsors a series of instructional shoots.
The Virginia Shooting
Sports Association and other state associations offer grants to gun clubs and
ranges to conduct Women on Target clinics.
If you are a club located in
What People are Saying About Women On Target:
"The Women
On Target program encourages women to participate
in shooting sports, educates them on how to do so safely and successfully, then
provides them with arenas in which to enjoy their newly found skills." --
Doug Pike, outdoor columnist, the Houston Chronicle (
"NRA's Women On Target also sponsors women's and couple's shooting
events, but it has gone one step farther, becoming the first national
organization to offer women-only hunts." -- Diana Rupp, editor, Petersen's
Outdoors for Women, Petersen's Hunting (July 2000)
"...an excellent
and meaningful program that is not only good for the ladies who want to get
into hunting, but probably even more important for the future of hunting."
-- Bob Gooch, syndicated columnist
All levels of experience
are welcome in this program. For more information about any of the women's
hunts or shoots, please call (800) 861-1166 or email WomenOnTarget@nrahq.org.