Females in Hunting

Posted: November 29, 2022

Females are finding representation in the hunting industry, as outfitters and gun manufacturers are developing products for the rising numbers of women hunters. Why the change?

Abigail and Jeff Helsdon blog about the growing numbers of females finding solace in the outdoors and joining family in their passion.

Why Female Hunter Numbers Are Growing

Not that many years ago, the idea of a woman hunting was unique. Much has changed since then, and now, females are one of the largest and fastest-growing demographics in hunting. Change has come quickly, and it has not occurred evenly across Canada and the United States. Even when I was a young hunter a decade ago, the idea of a woman hunting was novel. I am still the only female hunter in our deer hunting group in Southern Ontario. While we run into several groups during the week, no other group contains another woman. There were no other female hunters my age in my high school, either, although there were many teenage boys who were hunters at that time. But things are changing. Manufacturers are making guns fitted for womens’ proportions. The options in hunt- ing clothing have increased drastically, too, and there are now hunting television shows with female hosts. Read the full article, "Why Female Hunters are Growing," in North American Outdoorsman.