Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) is an award-winning outdoors skills program. Workshops teach introductory hunting and shooting, fishing, and other outdoor activities like camping and canoeing in a supportive environment. The weekend-long workshops offer over 20 different activities including firearm safety, basic fishing, fly fishing, camping, shotgun, rifle, bowhunting and archery, outdoor cooking, canoeing, map and compass, survival and more!
Sponsor and volunteer opportunities
Wisconsin BOW Friends on the Web
Become a Personal Sponsor of BOW
Corporate or Group Retreats
We can create a BOW event especially for your
group. Click here for sample agendas
or contact us with your ideas and needs:
pfarrell@uwsp.edu,
715/346-4681
2009-2010 Calendar of Events 6th
Annual Sporting Clays & Pheasant Hunt
3rd Annual Gone to the Dogs Workshop
12th Annual Winter BOW Workshop NEW EVENT NEW WORKSHOP
Rose Farm Fly Fishing
For the Love of Loons Workshop
20th Annual Summer BOW Workshop
Charter Fishing, September 2010, TBA
13th Annual Winter BOW Workshop
OUR 20th ANNIVERSARY PARTY!
Watch for links - details coming soon!
Rock Climbing Adventure
October 2-4, 2009, Devil's Lake State Park,
Baraboo, Wisconsin
In spite of the rain, a grand time
was had by all!
THANKS REI of Madison
for the
great deal on shoe rentals!
November 7, 2009, J & H Game Farm, Shiocton (30 mi. E. of Green Bay)
A
beautiful fall day in the field!
January 15 - 17, 2010
Dog Sledding, Skijoring and more
Just 2
spaces left!
Click here for a link to the brochure
Registration is Open
There
are only a few spaces left but most classes are still available. Sign up
today!
February 5-7, 2010. Treehaven Field Station, Tomahawk, Wisconsin:
Snowshoeing, Cross-Country Skiing,
Dog Sledding, Ice Fishing, Astronomy, Animal
Tracking, Archery, Sewing with Fur, and more.
Cross-Country Skiing
at
Nine Mile County Forest, Wausau, WI
February 20, 2010
An afternoon and early evening of skiing on the beautiful groomed trail
system at "Nine Mile." Suitable for beginner to novice skiers. Dinner on
trail, patient, helpful technique coaching, and BOW-style camaraderie
included!
Details TBA
Birding and Wildflowers
at Wyalusing State
Park
May 14-16, 2010
Details TBA
DNR Photo by George Knutson
Click here to see the 2009 brochure
June 2010, Waupaca, Wisconsin
Details TBA
Click here to see the 2009 brochure
July 2010, Woodruff, Wisconsin
August 27-29, 2010, Treehaven Field Station, Tomahawk, Wisconsin. 
February 11-13, 2011
It's the
21st annual Summer BOW workshop celebrating the very first BOW held at
Treehaven in 1991. Join us August 26-28, 2011 for this very special
event.