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. 

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 - Sept. 26-27, 2009

The second annual women's-only, mentored waterfowl hunt is scheduled for September 26-27 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, 2009 hunting licenses, and provide their own hunting clothing, rubber boots or waders.
• Cost for the hunt is $20.
• Download the Women's-Only Mentored Waterfowl Hunt registration form (1.13Mb PDF).  Note: To view this document requires Adobe® Acrobat® Reader™. Get it free at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html.

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

Winter Mini Workshops - Feb. 19-21, 2010

Mini workshops are normally one day in duration and are held in midwinter at Lake Metigoshe located near Bottineau.

• Participants learn such topics as dog sledding, snowshoeing, tracking, cross country skiing, and ice fishing.
• Cost ranges between $50 and $60.

More information will be available later this year.  For more information contact Nancy Boldt at (701) 328-6312.

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