Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW)

Becoming an Outdoors-Woman workshops are designed primarily for women with an interest in learning skills usually associated with hunting, fishing, and related outdoor endeavors. Although they are open to anyone 18 or older, the workshops are tailored primarily to ladies who have never tried these activities or who are beginners hoping to improve their skills. 

Winter Mini Workshops - Jan. 9 and Feb. 19-21, 2010

Two mini workshops are scheduled for winter 2010:

• January 9:  Ice fishing and darkhouse spearfishing. Cancelled because recent snow storms have limited access to lakes.
• February 19-21:  Dog sledding, snowshoeing and tracking, cross country skiing, and winter survival are scheduled at Lake Metigoshe located near Bottineau.

Costs for the workshops range between $50 and $60.

Download and print a workshop brochure and registration form (932Kb PDF). 

For more information contact Nancy Boldt at (701) 328-6312.

Annual Summer BOW Workshop - August 13-15, 2010

The 2010 annual summer workshop is set for August 13-15, 2010, at Lake Metigoshe State Park, near Bottineau, North Dakota. 

The three-day workshop will provide participants the opportunity to take in several programs covering various outdoors activities.

• Workshop subjects include archery, canoeing, field dressing big game, introduction to firearms, fly fishing, kayaking, navigating outdoors, fishing rod constructing, duck decoy painting, Dutch-oven cooking, basic GPS (global positioning system), plant identification, and tracking and trapping. 
• The workshop is approved through University of North Dakota Professional Development for Educators, and qualifies for one continuing-ed college credit upon completion and submission of an essay along with the fee for credit.
• Evenings are devoted to entertaining programs.
• Cost is $135. 
• Attendance is limited to the first 100 participants. 

More information and registration forms will be available in early 2010.

Women's-Only, Mentored Waterfowl Hunt - Late September 2010

This annual women's-only, mentored waterfowl hunt is anticipated for late September 2010 in Minot.  Sponsored by the Becoming an Outdoors-Woman Program and Delta Waterfowl, this outdoor excursion is for those ladies wishing to begin waterfowl hunting.

• Participants are instructed in firearm safety, shotgun shooting, waterfowl identification, and the techniques for decoying and calling waterfowl. 
• Participants must possess an hunter education certificate, current hunting licenses, and provide their own hunting clothing, rubber boots or waders.
• Cost for the hunt is $20.

For more information contact Nancy Boldt, BOW-NDGF, 100 N. Bismarck Expressway, Bismarck, ND 58501-5095, or call 701-328-6312.

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