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Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) is a non-profit, educational program offering hands-on workshops to adult women. We encourage a supportive environment conducive to learning, making friends, and having fun. No experience is necessary and BOW is for women of all ages and fitness levels.

The "Original BOW" workshop format  is a 3-day, multi-course event with more than 20 classes to choose from including fly fishing, archery, shotgun and rifle shooting, wildlife habitat, canoeing, kayaking, hiking, camping, nature photography, basic fishing, boat and trailer and more.

Several states also offer "Beyond BOW" opportunities which might include 1-3 day events with a single topic like a day at the shooting range, charter fishing, kayaking on a local lake, a weekend of camping, or an archery clinic.


"BOW Destinations" are specialty trips to special destinations offered in partnership with Green Edventures.

Friends of BOW use Discount Code BOW2022 and save $100-$300 off of the advertised price of these select Green Edventures Women’s Adventures to Costa Rica, Baja Mexico, Iceland, Idaho trips, Honduras, Trinidad & Tobago, Tanzania, and Uganda, AND Green Edventures will donate $100 to the Becoming an Outdoors Woman Program for each sign up.

Click here to learn more about Green Edventures Women’s Adventures discounted trips for Friends of BOW

https://greenedventures.com/becoming-an-outdoors-woman-travel-discounts-2021/

 


 

Visit state and provincial BOW websites by selecting a location below:
 

 A - K
State/Province​ ​Contact
​Alabama Marisa Futral
334-242-3620
Alaska​​ ​Nancy Sisinyak
Interior
(907)459-7346
Tracy Smith Southcentral
(907)267-2896
Kristin Romanoff
Southeast
(907)465-6166
Arizona​
(623)979-4612​
Arkansas​Lea Gray
Lea.Gray@agfc.ar.gov
501-676-9506


British Columbia​

Joann Bosch​

(604)882-9988​
California​
Sarahbeth Gonsalves
(559)972-3441
Colorado​
Maureen Mika
(847)693-9264​
Delaware​
Lynne Pusey
(302)422-1329
Florida​
Lynne Hawk
(561)625-5122​
Georgia​
Katie McCollum
(770)784-3163
Illinois​
Mitch Ingold
(217)782-7026​
Indiana​
Danielle Shrake
(317) 232-4194​
Iowa​
Rachel Ladd   
(515) 729-6037		Megan Wisecup
Kansas​
Jami McCabe
(785)845-5052​
Kentucky​

(270) 245-7612

 L - N
State/Province​ ​Contact
Louisiana​​ Dana Norsworthy 
(318)345-3912

Maine​

Brittany Copp
(207)215-0292

Manitoba​

Carly Deacon​

(204)633-5967​

Maryland​​
Massachusetts​​ Astrid Huseby
508-389-6305
Minnesota​

(218)203-4347

Michigan​

Michelle Zellar

(906)293-5131

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Montana​
Sara Smith
(406) 444-5280
Nebraska​​
Julia Plugge
(402)471-5571
New Brunswick​
Nathalie Michaud
(506)479-1481​
New Hampshire​ kaitlyn.kelleher@wildlife.nh.gov
(603)271-0495
Newfoundland and Labrador​ Debbie Howell
(709)229-7888
New Jersey​​ ​
New York​
Katrina Talbot
(518)402-88963
​North Carolina ​BB Gillen
(919)218-3638​
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Nova Scotia​Judy Clattenburg

 O - W
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State/Province​ ​Contact
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Oklahoma​​
(918)592-2267​
South Dakota​
Maggie Lindsey
(605)773-3384​
Tennessee​
Donald Hosse
(615)781-6541​
Texas​
Heidi Rao
(281)534-0126
Utah

Andrea Schmutz
435-634-5706

Virginia​

(804)367-0656
West Virginia​Sissie Summers
(304)558-2764


Wisconsin​
Peggy Farrell
(715)346-4681​
Wyoming​ Kathryn Boswell
(307)777-3412
SCIF Sables
Jackson, Wyoming​
Sue Hanker
(520)620-1220​

Words From Alumni

"I would like to share with all women that if you have been afraid to try any of the programs BOW offers you should just do it. Whatever apprehensions you have will be gone in the first few hours. The instructors are incredible and the women are all so friendly. We are all on equal ground; you won't feel intimidated."
 
"This was the most rewarding experience I have ever participated in."
 
"Many questions were asked and answered and there wasn't one
person who felt intimidated by their lack of knowledge."
 
"The quality of instruction was outstanding"
 
"Good program, good food, good friends."
 
"I can't believe what this weekend did for my self esteem."