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From the September 2007 issue
DEC Offering "Becoming an Outdoors-Woman" Workshops
The next Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) session will be held September 21-23, 2007 at Long Point on Seneca Lake, Yates County. DEC has offered these workshops for more than a decade, and more than 2,000 women have already participated in them.
DEC Commissioner Grannis said, "These workshops are particularly important in encouraging future anglers, hunters, trappers and outdoor enthusiasts as women share their new skills with their children. Increasingly, women are making up a larger portion of hunters as they learn and develop skills such as those offered at Becoming an Outdoors-Woman workshops."
Canoeing is one of the many offerings available during the BOW weekend
Program and Pricing
The BOW program offers more than 30 different outdoor skills classes. Participants choose four half-day classes in subjects such as camping, map and compass, shotgun, muzzleloading, archery, fly fishing, fly tying, fishing, deer hunting, canoeing, GPS, wildlife identification, kayaking, outdoor photography, fish and game cooking, survival and wilderness first aid. These classes are designed to help women learn outdoor skills in a fun-filled and stress-free atmosphere. They have been extremely popular in part because of the experienced and knowledgeable instructors that teach the classes.
Although the workshops are geared toward women, anyone over the age of 18 is welcome to participate. The cost of the three-day program is $185 per person, which includes all instruction, materials, equipment use, meals and lodging.
Registration materials are available on DEC's website. For more information, please contact Becoming an Outdoors-Woman, 625 Broadway, Albany, NY 12233-4754, or phone 518-402-8883.
