Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) and Beyond BOW are programs designed to teach women outdoor skills. These programs provide women with information, encouragement, and hands-on instruction in outdoor skills such as fishing, shooting, archery, hunting, trapping, outdoor photography, map and compass, survival, camping, canoeing, and outdoor cooking.
When: February 4-6, 2022
Where: Allegany State Park, Western NY
Cost: $295
Includes six meals, two nights lodging, instruction in three classes, use of equipment, materials, and transportation to class locations. Limited space available.
Lodging: Camp Allegany has dormitory-style lodging with four to five persons in a room. Beds are all single beds (no bunks). Newly installed heating in each room provides a warm stay. Bathrooms are shared.
COVID-19 safety protocols will be in place. Social distancing and indoor masking can be expected.
Classes in 2022: fat tire biking, k-9 first aid, waterfowl id, firearms safety, ice fishing, x-country skiing, snowshoeing, wild game cooking & cuts, map & compass, food preservation, winter wellness, soap making, Dutch oven cooking, and more!
For details, a complete workshop outline and to register, please visit our new fully-online BOW registration page, between Dec 7-14, 2021
- Once you have submitted your online registration, you will be sent a confirmation email. Once registration is closed, 40 participants will be chosen at random in the lottery drawing.
- You will receive the results of the registration lottery in an email announcing if you were chosen, with a link to the BOW Square website for secure online payment.
- Cost includes all meals, lodging, instruction and class equipment (except where an additional equipment fee is noted in course descriptions).
- You must be at least 18 years old to attend this workshop.