According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which issues hunting statistics every five years, in 2006 Women made up about 9 percent (or 1.2 million) of the 12.5 million hunters in the U.S., showing a slight increase over 2001. The report also noted that 304,000 girls ages 6 to 15 hunted from 2001 through 2006, a 50 percent increase over the period 1991 through 1996.
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