12-22-2006, 10:10 PM
CONCORD, N.H. - Women who want to learn outdoor skills like ice-fishing or snowshoeing can sign up for a daylong workshop offered jointly by the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department and the New Hampshire Wildlife Federation. The Winter Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (B.O.W.) workshop is scheduled for Saturday, February 24, 2007 (snow date February 25), at Fish and Game's Owl Brook Hunter Education Center in Holderness, N.H. Registration opens January 8 and runs through February 9, 2007. Sign up early, because this popular workshop fills up fast.
Participants focus on learning one skill during the workshop. Choices include ice-fishing; winter outdoor survival skills; basic snowshoeing and tracking; snowmobiling; and 'Shoe and Shoot, which combines snowshoeing and target shooting.
The workshop costs $55 (includes box lunch). Participants must be at least 18 years old. A registration form and course descriptions will be available at http://www.nhbow.com after registration opens on January 8, or call (603) 271-3212 to request an application by mail.
"Women have loads of fun and want to have outdoor skills so they can spend enjoyable time outdoors with their families -- or on their own - during New Hampshire's long winters," said Laura Ryder, program leader for hunter and aquatic education at Fish and Game.
The N.H. Wildlife Federation is a nonprofit group that advocates for the promotion and protection of hunting, fishing and trapping, as well as the conservation of fish and wildlife habitat. Visit http://www.nhwf.org.
The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department is the guardian of the state's fish, wildlife and marine resources and their habitats. Visit http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us.
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NOTE TO MEDIA: A selection of photos from previous winter Becoming an Outdoors-Woman workshops may be downloaded from http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Outdoor_...on/bow.htm.
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RADIO PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
:30<br />
Recommended air dates: January 8 through January 19, 2007
Are you a woman who wants to spend more time outdoors this winter? Learn how to ice-fish, snowshoe, or survive in the cold by attending the "Becoming an Outdoors-Woman" winter workshop on February 24. If you want to go, better sign up soon. Visit www.nhbow.com or call 603-271-3212. Sponsored by the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department and the New Hampshire Wildlife Federation. Isn't it time YOU became a winter outdoorswoman?!
Participants focus on learning one skill during the workshop. Choices include ice-fishing; winter outdoor survival skills; basic snowshoeing and tracking; snowmobiling; and 'Shoe and Shoot, which combines snowshoeing and target shooting.
The workshop costs $55 (includes box lunch). Participants must be at least 18 years old. A registration form and course descriptions will be available at http://www.nhbow.com after registration opens on January 8, or call (603) 271-3212 to request an application by mail.
"Women have loads of fun and want to have outdoor skills so they can spend enjoyable time outdoors with their families -- or on their own - during New Hampshire's long winters," said Laura Ryder, program leader for hunter and aquatic education at Fish and Game.
The N.H. Wildlife Federation is a nonprofit group that advocates for the promotion and protection of hunting, fishing and trapping, as well as the conservation of fish and wildlife habitat. Visit http://www.nhwf.org.
The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department is the guardian of the state's fish, wildlife and marine resources and their habitats. Visit http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us.
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NOTE TO MEDIA: A selection of photos from previous winter Becoming an Outdoors-Woman workshops may be downloaded from http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Outdoor_...on/bow.htm.
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RADIO PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
:30<br />
Recommended air dates: January 8 through January 19, 2007
Are you a woman who wants to spend more time outdoors this winter? Learn how to ice-fish, snowshoe, or survive in the cold by attending the "Becoming an Outdoors-Woman" winter workshop on February 24. If you want to go, better sign up soon. Visit www.nhbow.com or call 603-271-3212. Sponsored by the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department and the New Hampshire Wildlife Federation. Isn't it time YOU became a winter outdoorswoman?!