February BOW Classes

BOW Spring Workshop

April 28 - 30, 2023, Eagle Bluff ELC, Lanesboro. Registration opens mid - March at the BOW Website.

Save the date for BOW's Spring Workshop to be held at Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center. Workshops are a great way for women to learn new skills and to meet new people who are also interested in the outdoors. BOW is also hosting a fall workshop in September.

Turkey Hunting Archery Series

March 4 - May 7, 2023. Various locations. Register for one or all of the sessions. For more details email linda.bylander@state.mn.us.

Women who want to improve their archery target skills and then use that experience to learn how to hunt wild turkeys are encouraged to enroll in this archery series. 

Session 1: Archery hunting basics pre-recorded webinar. BOW volunteer Desiree Holmberg covers archery equipment and hunting basics in this free pre-recorded webinar. No registration required. View webinar at Outdoor skills & stewardship | Minnesota DNR (state.mn.us). Select past webinars, then select archery under the outdoor skills column to view webinar.

Session 2: Women’s archery shop basics and target practice, Archery Country, Rogers, MN, March 4, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m., fee $20. This woman only session introduces women to the services provided at archery shops and then concludes with practice shooting at the indoor range.

Session 3: 3-D Archery shoot, March 18 or March 19., Chilakoot Bowhunters Club, Stillwater, MN, 10 a.m., fee $20. This 3-D shoot is open to the public. Women will be grouped together to practice shooting outdoors at 3-D targets to learn when and where to shoot and to gauge shooting distance. This is for women planning to attend the hunt with their own hunting bow.

Session 4: Beginners archery practice, A-1 Archery, Hudson, WI, March 27, 6 - 7 p.m., fee $20. This session is for women who are beginner archers without their own equipment. Join Dana Keller and Mike Foster for the basics of archery shooting.

Session 5: Women’s hunting archery practice, A-1 Archery, Hudson, WI, March 28, 6 - 7 p.m., fee $20. This session is for archers with their own hunting bow.  Join Dana and Mike for this practice shoot to ensuring your bow is ready for the hunt.

Session 6: Turkey hunting clinic, A-1 Archery, Hudson, WI, March 28, 7 - 8:30 p.m., free. Join Mike Foster for this in-person clinic which is open to the public. Learn the basics of archery hunting and turkey hunting. The DNR website also has a pre-recorded videos on how to hunt turkeys.

Session 7: Women’s mentored archery turkey hunt, May 5 - 7, East Bethel, MN, fee TBD. Women will hunt two days with a mentor. You'll need your own hunting archery equipment. This is a popular hunt so register early as space is limited to ten women.