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Women on tree standOur workshops are designed primarily for women; however, it is an excellent opportunity for anyone 18 years of age or older to learn the outdoor skills usually associated with hunting and fishing, and a variety of outdoor pursuits.

These workshops focus on the learning of outdoor skills. We strive to offer a variety of topics in our workshops, balanced between hunting/shooting, fishing and non-consumptive (canoeing, camping, etc.) activities.

This workshop is for you if . . .

  • you have never tried these activities, but have hoped for an opportunity to learn.
  • you are a beginner who hopes to improve your skills.
  • you know how to do some of these activities, but would like to try your hand at some new ones.
  • you enjoy the camaraderie of like-minded individuals.

A workshop consists of four, three and a half-hour sessions. The workshops are Women in canoe held at the Pine Jog's Everglade's Youth Camp in a Palm Beach County wildlife management area and at the Ocala Conservation Center in the Ocala National Forest in order to keep costs to a minimum. The Tallahassee workshop will be held at the Boy Scouts of America Camp Wallwood. These are rustic camp facilities. Lodging is dormitory style. Meals are served at designated times cafeteria-style.

The registration fee for these workshops is $175; however, the fee will ultimatelyWomen on shooting line be determined by the availability of facilities and the number of volunteer instructors. The registration fee typically includes instruction in the topics you choose, program materials, use of demonstration equipment, lodging and all meals starting with lunch on Friday through lunch on Sunday. Workshops and topics are filled on a first-come, first-served basis.

Visit the International Becoming an Outdoors Woman Web Site.

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Join the BOW e-Mail List - Sign up for the Becoming an Outdoors-Woman e-mail list and get registration materials sent to you when they are ready!  All you need to do is:

  1. Send an e-mail to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.MyFWC.com.  Leave the subject line blank, and in the first line of the message body type "Subscribe Join-BOW-Florida-L" (without the quotation marks).

  2. Then click the link in the confirmation e-mail to verify that we have your correct e-mail address.  If you don't have an Internet connection, you can reply to the confirmation message, with the subject line left intact and "OK" (no quotes) in the message body.

You may unsubscribe (leave the list) at any time.  Send an e-mail to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.MyFWC.com with nothing in the subject line and "Signoff Join-BOW-Florida-L" in the first line of the message body (no quotes).


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- Becoming an Outdoors Woman Brochure (PDF)
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- Print the Registration Form (PDF)
- Print the Scholarship Application (PDF)
To see a typical workshop schedule and for a list of the courses available and their descriptions, please open the Becoming an Outdoors Woman Brochure above.

Workshop Information

Check List of Things to Bring (PDF)
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- Directions and Map to Ocala camp (PDF)
- -Directions to Corbett (PDF)
- Directional Map (Tallahassee)
- Google Map To Camp Wallwood
- Google Map To Ocala Camp
- Google Map to West Palm Beach Camp

Donate

Donate to the Florida BOW
(put "BOW" in the "Organization" block)

Instructors

Information and forms for instructors

2008 Workshop Dates

Ocala
March 27-29

Tallahassee
October 10-12

West Palm Beach
November 21-23

Contact

For information on Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) Workshops, please contact:

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Hunter Safety Section
8535 Northlake Boulevard
West Palm Beach, FL 33412
(561) 625-5126

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