Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW)

Becoming an Outdoors-Woman workshops are designed primarily for women, but open to anyone age 18 and older with an interest in learning skills usually associated with hunting, fishing, and related activities. An annual workshop is held in August and winter workshops are scheduled in February and March. 

Workshops are for you if:

• you have never tried these activities, but have hoped for an opportunity to learn
• you are a beginner who hopes to improve your skills
• you know how to do some of these activities, but would like to try your hand at some new ones
• you are just looking for the camaraderie of like-minded individuals.
  
  

Annual Summer Workshop - August 7-9, 2009

An annual three-day workshop in August provides participants an opportunity to take in four sessions covering various outdoors activities. Evenings are devoted to entertaining programs. Cost for the workshop is $135.  Attendance is limited to the first 100 participants. 

• Workshop topics 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.
• This workshop has been approved through UND Professional Development for Educators, University of North Dakota for one continuing ed college credit upon completion of workshop and submission of essay along with fee for credit.
  

Download the annual workshop and signup brochure (862Kb PDF).

Winter Mini Workshops

Mini workshops are held in February and March. 

• Participants learn such topics as dog sledding, snowshoeing, tracking, cross country skiing, and ice fishing.  These workshop ordinarily cost between $50 and $60.

For more information contact Nancy Boldt at (701) 328-6312 or email ndgf@nd.gov.

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