Turkey Hunting Archery Series
March 4 - May 7, 2023. Various locations. Register for one or all the sessions directly with the provided link. To register for the hunt 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 website. 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 - 11 a.m., fee $20. Register by emailing desiree@archerycountry.com. Equipment provided or bring your own. This session covers 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. Register by texting Don Buckentin at 612-201-2882 or email Don at valleylettering@gmail.com. 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 how to gauge shooting distance. This is for women planning to attend the archery turkey hunt with their own hunting bow.
Session 4: Beginners archery practice, A-1 Archery, Hudson, WI, March 27, 6 - 7 p.m., fee $20. Register at A1 archery . 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, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m., fee $20. Register at A1 archery . This session is for archers with their own hunting bow. Join Dana and Mike for this practice shoot to ensure 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. Registration not required. 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 pre-recorded videos on how to hunt turkeys.
Session 7: Women’s mentored archery turkey hunt, May 5 - 7, East Bethel, MN, fee $150. To register for the hunt email linda.bylander@state.mn.us. Women will hunt two days with a mentor. You'll need your own hunting archery equipment. Currently the hunt is full but you can be waitlisted.
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