CONCORD, N.H. – Women who want to learn outdoor skills can sign up for New Hampshire’s fall Becoming an Outdoors-Woman weekend workshop, which will take place September 7-9, 2012, at Rockywold/Deephaven Camps on Squam Lake in Holderness, N.H. Participants select four sessions from more than 30 different outdoor skills workshops, including archery, fishing and fly […]

How do you describe the color “glacier blue”? You can’t. You have to experience it. And, you WILL on the BOW California Alaska Adventure on Aug. 12 through 19.  Join us for seven nights lodging at the ALL ALASKA Outdoors Lodge, three guided fishing excursions (Silver salmon fishing on the Kenai, Wolverine Creek Fly-Out fishing […]

Registration is now open for the June 29-July 1, 2012 Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) workshop! This workshop will be held at Silver Bay YMCA on Lake George in the Adirondacks. Forty six different classes are being offered at this workshop. There are six new classes being offered: wild mushroom foraging, birding basics, nature crafts, Adirondack […]

LINCOLN, Neb. – The Beyond Becoming an Outdoors-Woman program is hosting a trout fishing workshop March 17 at Lake Ogallala State Recreation Area. The all-day workshop is for women age 16 and up who want to catch rainbow trout in one of the nation’s premier trout fisheries using spinning and fly-fishing gear. The cost is […]

  Wanted – adventurous and outdoorsy women wishing to learn more about Florida’s great outdoors in a comfortable, noncompetitive, hands-on environment. If this could be you, contact the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) to participate in the Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) workshop near Ocala. The three-day workshop takes place March 9-11 at the […]

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will offer a special fly-fishing weekend for women through the Becoming an Outdoors-Woman program on March 9-11 in the mountains. Activities will be held at the Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education and Davidson River Campground, south of Asheville near Brevard in Transylvania County. The registration fee is $125, with partial […]

This adventure is 8-sun-filled days and 7-starry nights of action-packed outdoor experiences such as snorkeling with marine life including wild sea lions and coral reefs, kayaking through natural rock formation, hiking pristine deserts, and sharing stories, laughter, and camaraderie in a supportive and relaxed atmosphere. Held from March 8 through the 15, this adventure will […]

LINCOLN, Neb. — Women age 18 and older are invited to participate in a Beyond Becoming an Outdoors-Woman snowshoeing workshop.   Women of all experience levels are invited to the Jan. 7 workshop at Platte River State Park. Participants will receive instruction before snowshoeing around the park in the afternoon, then again in the evening. […]

Ever-growing numbers of women are taking classes, buying firearms and learning to shoot, for self-defense, hunting or simply because shooting is fun and empowering. Many of these ladies are “women of a certain age” who have grown children and did not grow up in shooting families and are taking up shooting relatively late in life. […]

Below is a link to a short survey to help us better plan future BOW workshops.  We want to know what months you prefer, if you would attend on a holiday weekend and what type of lodging you would prefer.  The survey is only 7 questions and should take no more than a few minutes to complete.  […]

The last time I tried something new was about a year ago when I decided to learn archery. It was something I discussed with my husband for a while. We love to hunt and I thought bow hunting would give me an advantage over the other hunters who surround us. One thing I have learned […]

Wanted:  Adventurous and outdoorsy women wishing to learn more about Florida’s great outdoors in a comfortable, noncompetitive, hands-on environment. If this could be you, contact the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) to participate in the Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) mini-workshop in Panama City. The single-day workshop takes place Saturday, Oct. 15 at Gulf […]

RALEIGH, N.C. (Aug. 22, 2011) –The deadline for registering to participate in the Becoming an Outdoors-Woman basic fishing workshop is fast approaching. Only a few spaces are still available for this unique opportunity. Applications must be received by 5 p.m., Sept. 3. For a $25 registration fee, women can experience the basics – and fun […]

On Aug. 26, the Becoming an Outdoors-Woman program celebrates its 20th anniversary in a place where it began — Treehaven Field Station, set in the northwoods of Wisconsin. The program, which began in 1991, is now offered in 38 states and five Canadian provinces. To date, the program has attracted about half a million participants. […]

Once again, Wilderness Unlimited is offering the Becoming an Outdoors-Woman, California organization an opportunity to conduct a fly fishing workshop on its Bidwell Ranch property, from September 16 to 18 at Bidwell Ranch, Shasta County. If you are interested in learning to fly fish from expert instructors in one of the most beautiful places in California, […]

More and more women are learning about and enjoying hunting, fishing, backpacking, shooting sports, canoeing and many more outdoor recreational activities. You can learn the outdoor skills that are necessary to enjoy these activities, too! Beginners are our specialty. Becoming an Outdoors-Woman programs offer a mix of outdoor skills over a three-day format. Designed for […]

There are a couple of budget friendly Beyond BOW workshops being offered in the next few months for those of you who want to get outdoors and have fun while learning. Beyond BOW workshops are anything we offer that is not one of our big, weekend long, 30-40 classes workshops. Beyond BOW’s are usually offered […]

The Becoming an Outdoors-Woman program in New Hampshire is offering an intensive weekend for women who want to learn how to hunt waterfowl.

Becoming an Outdoors-Woman is happy to announce three diverse opportunities for the diverse audiences BOW serves.

Becoming an Outdoors-Woman, California is offering a fly fishing working April 15-17, 2011 at the Fresno County Sportsmen’s Club. Close to Fresno, but off the beaten path, the Fresno County Sportsmen’s Club is a real jewel. The club offers 13 acres of lush green riverfront property with a fabulous log cabin-style clubhouse. There are plenty […]

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment says it’s holding its eighth annual winter weekend of Becoming an Outdoors Woman program in Big Bay in February. WLUC-TV says the three day workshop will be Feb. 25-27 at the Bay Cliff Health Camp in the Upper Peninsula community. The program costs $175, which includes meals, […]

The International Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) program is pleased to offer three fabulous “Destinations” adventure trips in 2011. Join us for fun, learning, and camaraderie in Costa Rica (late Jan/early Feb), Baja Mexico (mid April), and the Rocky Mountains of Montana (late June). Registration is now open for Costa Rica and Baja, with Montana scheduled […]

Traci Schauf recently attended a Becoming an Outdoors Woman workshop in Oklahoma, where tipis came into play. Read about what she learned and about why she will go back — for sure, at her blog, “In My Sights.”

We really like to see this grassroots’ effort to get the word out about Becoming an Outdoors-Woman event lineup, and of all places, in our sister from the tundra’s state of Alaska. Read about how a woman can learn to hunt moose or fish for salmon in this article by Lanier Hutcheson at The Mat-Su […]

We don’t have to be equal in all publications. Babbs took a little heat for her approval of the new Turkey Country magazine’s combining women’s news with its other specialty publications. She elaborates on why sometimes it’s all right to be separate and not equal, and sometimes, it’s just better to be equal.