ROY, Ala. — Nancy Adams has made a habit of being in the woods well before dawn these past few weeks, taking part in Alabama's spring hunting season for turkey.

Adams, a 43-year-old law student, is part of the changing face of hunting across the nation.

According to a recent National Survey of Hunting, Fishing and Wildlife Associated Recreation done by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, there has been an 11 percent decline in the number of hunters nationwide from 1991 to 2006.

As a partial response to that decline, many states are trying to attract more women to the sport, and the effort is showing signs of success.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife 2007 survey published in 2007 shows that the number of female hunters, about 9 percent of the nation's 12.5 million hunters, has grown slightly since 1991. But it showed significant growth among the youngest female hunters.

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