More Women In Shooting, Hunting Christine Godleski, vice president and general manager of ESPN Outdoors, predicts that participation among women in hunting and shooting will continue to grow in the coming year with the help of television shows, magazines, grassroots programs—and especially the many new products—that appeal to women. “Participation among women in hunting and target shooting rose from 4.2 million to 6.3 million between 1999 and 2004,” Godleski said to a capacity crowd at SHOT Show’s annual Women in the Industry luncheon. “The numbers are up, participation is up and we have plenty of opportunities to take that six million to a much higher number.”