Author: By Amy Mcconnell Schaarsmith Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

An increasing number of women are taking to the nation’s fields, forests and streams to enjoy hunting and angling opportunities once embraced almost entirely by men. U.S. Fish and Wildlife data, collected in part by Florida research firm Southwick Associates, shows that in 2001, 26.1 percent of freshwater anglers and 9.2 percent of hunters were…