Emily Houston Monroe is a MIT-educated engineer, national champion rifle shooter, archer, hunter and instructor with a passion for the shooting sports. Want to know more about Emily? Start here.

 
 

Are you a shooting newbie? Not sure where to start?

This blog is for you! I put together some resources for beginners, including a gun term glossary, a guide to handguns and revolvers, a rifles guide, plus lots of posts about how to get started with different types of shooting and hunting. 

Looking for target Shooting Tips, Hunting Gear Reviews, and More?

I would love to start a conversation with you about what works and doesn't work for you as a shooter or hunter. Let's connect on my posts about shooting techniques, hunting gear reviews, hunting, etc.

Want to connect with the "How-To" Gun Girl?

If you're in the shooting, hunting, and outdoor industry, I would love to connect. For professional networking, including product assessments, check out my "bio" page and let's get in touch! I am reachable via email, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Pinterest.

 
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Gear Review: LA Police Gear Women's Tactical Pants
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Gear Review, Pregnancy tactical pants Emily Monroe Comment
Gear Review: LA Police Gear Women's Tactical Pants
Gear Review, Pregnancy tactical pants Emily Monroe Comment
Gear Review, Pregnancy tactical pants Emily Monroe Comment

Great women's tactical pants at a great price. Even while eight months pregnant, these range pants fit great and held a lot of gear.

Gear Review, Pregnancy tactical pants Emily Monroe Comment
Gear Review, Pregnancy tactical pants Emily Monroe Comment
Three Ways to Seriously Improve Your Archery Skills
Archery, Training, How-To archery, advanced shooting technique Emily Monroe Comment
Archery, Training, How-To archery, advanced shooting technique Emily Monroe Comment
Three Ways to Seriously Improve Your Archery Skills
Archery, Training, How-To archery, advanced shooting technique Emily Monroe Comment
Archery, Training, How-To archery, advanced shooting technique Emily Monroe Comment

These three easy-to-implement tips are sure to help improve your archery shooting abilities!

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Archery, Training, How-To archery, advanced shooting technique Emily Monroe Comment
Archery + Engineering Management = Connection!
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Archery archery, engineering, kyudo, compound bow, recurve bow Emily Monroe Comment
Archery + Engineering Management = Connection!
Archery archery, engineering, kyudo, compound bow, recurve bow Emily Monroe Comment
Archery archery, engineering, kyudo, compound bow, recurve bow Emily Monroe Comment

Three types of archery (compound, recurve, and Japanese longbow) came together through my masters program coursework in engineering management! 

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Archery archery, engineering, kyudo, compound bow, recurve bow Emily Monroe Comment
4 Types of Goals to Help You Shoot Better
How-To, Shooting Sports mental training, advanced shooting technique Emily Monroe Comment
How-To, Shooting Sports mental training, advanced shooting technique Emily Monroe Comment
4 Types of Goals to Help You Shoot Better
How-To, Shooting Sports mental training, advanced shooting technique Emily Monroe Comment
How-To, Shooting Sports mental training, advanced shooting technique Emily Monroe Comment

Try setting these 4 types of goals to get next-level performance in the shooting sports. 

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How-To, Shooting Sports mental training, advanced shooting technique Emily Monroe Comment
More Data Analytics - a Deep Dive into The "How-To" Gun Girl Traffic and Engagement
How-To data, data visualization, analytics, blogging, social media Emily Monroe Comment
How-To data, data visualization, analytics, blogging, social media Emily Monroe Comment
More Data Analytics - a Deep Dive into The "How-To" Gun Girl Traffic and Engagement
How-To data, data visualization, analytics, blogging, social media Emily Monroe Comment
How-To data, data visualization, analytics, blogging, social media Emily Monroe Comment

My data-based deep dive into how I'm doing with this blog, using Gephi, Tableau, Voyant, Google AdWords Keyword Manager and Google Analytics

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How-To data, data visualization, analytics, blogging, social media Emily Monroe Comment
How I Got Two Free Turkey Calls
Hunting, Gear Review, How-To conservation, free stuff, turkeys, hunting gear Emily Monroe Comment
Hunting, Gear Review, How-To conservation, free stuff, turkeys, hunting gear Emily Monroe Comment
How I Got Two Free Turkey Calls
Hunting, Gear Review, How-To conservation, free stuff, turkeys, hunting gear Emily Monroe Comment
Hunting, Gear Review, How-To conservation, free stuff, turkeys, hunting gear Emily Monroe Comment

Learn how to get two free turkey calls after joining the National Wild Turkey Federation

 

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Hunting, Gear Review, How-To conservation, free stuff, turkeys, hunting gear Emily Monroe Comment
It's Turkey Time!
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How-To, Hunting, New Shooter Guide how-to, turkeys, hunting gear Emily Monroe Comment
It's Turkey Time!
How-To, Hunting, New Shooter Guide how-to, turkeys, hunting gear Emily Monroe Comment
How-To, Hunting, New Shooter Guide how-to, turkeys, hunting gear Emily Monroe Comment

Spring is here again, which means the winter hunting season drought is over! I'm looking forward to chasing some spring gobblers in two states this spring. 

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How-To, Hunting, New Shooter Guide how-to, turkeys, hunting gear Emily Monroe Comment
6 Reasons Why Ginny Thrasher is Just What the Shooting Community Needs
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competition, Training, Gun Type airrifle, Olympics, smallbore, ncaa, engineering, girls shooting Emily Monroe Comment
6 Reasons Why Ginny Thrasher is Just What the Shooting Community Needs
competition, Training, Gun Type airrifle, Olympics, smallbore, ncaa, engineering, girls shooting Emily Monroe Comment
competition, Training, Gun Type airrifle, Olympics, smallbore, ncaa, engineering, girls shooting Emily Monroe Comment

In my latest article on Women's Outdoor News, I share what I learned in an interview with Olympic Gold Medalist Ginny Thrasher. 

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competition, Training, Gun Type airrifle, Olympics, smallbore, ncaa, engineering, girls shooting Emily Monroe Comment
Data Analytics + The "How-To" Gun Girl: A Study in Facebook Post Engagement
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How-To, Pregnancy data, facebook, how-to, engineering Emily Monroe Comment
Data Analytics + The "How-To" Gun Girl: A Study in Facebook Post Engagement
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How-To, Pregnancy data, facebook, how-to, engineering Emily Monroe Comment

How the power of data analysis is going to improve my blogging and social media content on The "How-To" Gun Girl! 

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How-To, Pregnancy data, facebook, how-to, engineering Emily Monroe Comment
How-To: Archery-Themed Baby Gender Reveal
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How-To, Archery, Pregnancy, New Shooter Guide archery, pregnancy, trick shot, gender reveal Emily Monroe Comment
How-To: Archery-Themed Baby Gender Reveal
How-To, Archery, Pregnancy, New Shooter Guide archery, pregnancy, trick shot, gender reveal Emily Monroe Comment
How-To, Archery, Pregnancy, New Shooter Guide archery, pregnancy, trick shot, gender reveal Emily Monroe Comment

My husband and I wanted a unique gender reveal for our baby, and that's what we got! Here's how we did it, with an archery trick shot and a Rube Goldberg mechanism.

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How-To, Archery, Pregnancy, New Shooter Guide archery, pregnancy, trick shot, gender reveal Emily Monroe Comment
Designing Women
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Pregnancy, Hunting, competition interview, podcast, hunting, guns, competition Emily Monroe Comment
Designing Women
Pregnancy, Hunting, competition interview, podcast, hunting, guns, competition Emily Monroe Comment
Pregnancy, Hunting, competition interview, podcast, hunting, guns, competition Emily Monroe Comment

Listen to my interview with Barb on The Women's Gun Show podcast, episode 43!

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Pregnancy, Hunting, competition interview, podcast, hunting, guns, competition Emily Monroe Comment
Bow Tuning 101
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Archery, DIY, How-To, New Shooter Guide archery, how-to, sight alignment Emily Monroe Comment
Bow Tuning 101
Archery, DIY, How-To, New Shooter Guide archery, how-to, sight alignment Emily Monroe Comment
Archery, DIY, How-To, New Shooter Guide archery, how-to, sight alignment Emily Monroe Comment

How to perform a basic sight-in on your compound bow, plus some thoughts on stabilizers and arrow rest alignment, over at Women's Outdoor News

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Archery, DIY, How-To, New Shooter Guide archery, how-to, sight alignment Emily Monroe Comment