As hunting season approaches in many regions of North America, a video of South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has recently made the rounds on social media. Demonstrating how South Dakotans “social distance,” she shot a bird out of the sky. For many, hunting is a beloved pastime, but Noem’s video showed something important: Women are proud to be hunters.

The number of hunters in North America has declined in recent years, but the number of women hunters is actually on the rise in the United States. From 2001 to 2013, the number of women who were registered hunters rose 85% to 3.3 million. Of course, while the increase is encouraging, we have a lot of room to grow.