Women's Hunting 101 Workshop - May 4-5, 2019

Earn your NYS Hunter Education Certification* With Other Women, Taught by Women!

• Learn firearm safety, cleaning, and techniques
• Handle and shoot shotguns, rifles and crossbows
• Discuss hunting gear and use tree stands
• Track a blood trail and field dress a game animal
• Game meat preparation
• Much More!

This Beyond BOW event is an All Women’s Hunting Workshop for women ages 18+ who do not yet have their Hunter Education Certification.

* You must complete the required homework prior to the workshop, attend all sessions of the weekend, demonstrate proper attitude and safety, and pass a final written exam to receive your Hunter Education Certificate of Qualification, which is required for purchasing a first-time hunting license in New York State. This workshop does not include bowhunter education certification.

Location: Amahami Girl Scout Camp, Deposit, NY
Western Catskills, Broome County

Workshop Times:               
Saturday, May 4th from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. and
Sunday, May 5th from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.  
You must attend both days.

Registration Fee: $110
Includes lunch & dinner on Saturday, lodging Saturday night, breakfast and lunch on Sunday, snacks, drinks, program materials, equipment and supplies.

See the attached flyer (PDF) for more information.
Please register using the attached Registration Form (PDF).
For more information, contact:
Katrina.talbot@dec.ny.gov
518-402-8963

DEC Announces "WomenHuntFishNY" Photo Contest Winners

In celebration of International Women’s Day (March 8) and Women’s History Month, DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos announced the winners of the 2018 “WomenHuntFishNY” statewide photo contest.

After the contest was announced late last year, DEC received more than 2,000 photo entries, accompanied by hundreds of inspiring stories. The winning hunting images were divided into six categories:

• Before the Hunt, Genesee County: Renata Canaday (photographer), Carey Killion (subject)
• Big Game Hunting, Moose River Plains, Adirondacks: Rebecca Meigel
• Small Game Hunting, Monroe County: Susan Janowski
• After the Hunt, Western NY: Nichole Boxler
• Group, Broome County: Michelle Sanford and Cathy Sanford
• Youth, Wyoming County: Deanna Nikiel (photographer), Alexis Nikiel, Aleah Brauen (subjects)

Winning entries will be featured in this year’s New York State Hunting and Trapping Regulations Guide and future issues of the Conservationist magazine, in social media posts, on the DEC website, and other outreach efforts. While this fall’s contest focused on women hunters, DEC also received hundreds of fishing photos that will automatically be entered in a fishing photo contest that will be announced later this spring.

To view more photos that were entered in the contest, visit DEC's photo album on Flickr.

Please do not reply to this e-mail. Replies go into an untended mailbox. For questions or comments, please contact Katrina Talbot at the e-mail address below.

NYSDEC and Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) are not responsible for lost, misdirected or undelivered e-mail.

Katrina Talbot
Wildlife Biologist
‘Becoming an Outdoors-Woman’ Coordinator
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
625 Broadway
Albany, NY 12233
(518) 402-8963
katrina.talbot@dec.ny.gov