Wild Women of Washtenaw (WWOW)

Friday, May 9, 2025

MDNR Hunter Safety Field Day Friday 3 PM – 7 PM
To purchase a hunting license in Michigan, an individual born on or after January 1, 1960, is required to successfully complete an approved hunter education course. Many states require out of state hunters to have completed an approved hunter education course before purchasing a hunting license.

To be eligible for this field day, you must pre-register for WWOW, purchase and complete the MDNR’s $29.95 online hunter safety course or MDNR’s interactive online hunter safety course, (https://www.michigan.gov/dnr/things-to-do/hunting/education), print the certificate of completion and bring it to the start of the field day.

You must be at the start of the field day on time, participate in all activities, and pass the written knowledge test and safe firearms handling exercises to receive your hunter safety certification.

Cardio Drumming - 6pm - 7pm Cardio Drumming: with Club Empowerment of New Hudson $5. cash @ event: Please preregister, Limit of 25 w/Loaner equipment [More if you have your own Equipment] Enjoy an exercise that doesn't feel like a workout. Anyone can do it. Make Cardo Drumming what you want. Go with the beat and have fun.

Tomahawk and Knife Throwing - 5p-7p [or later]: - Learn the art of Throwing Knives and Tamahawks, near the muzzleloading Range.

Air Rifles & Pistols: Fun for everyone! Join us in the room behind registration. Encouraged for first time shooters.

Campfire and Camaraderie: Enjoy a nice fire under the stars with good company. If you play an instrument, bring it along for campfire music.

Saturday, May 10, 2025

Walk/Run through Nature for Woman's Charity = 5K [3 miles] or 1 Mile - 7 am Runners Start, the last start 7:30 am [All running/Walking must be complete by 8:30 am] in time to make 9 am Introduction and Basic Safety Oreination] The entry fee will be $5. cash at the event - Our Charity will be: Hope Through Horses program servicing the new women's and children's shelter in Tecumseh, MI - WWOW was the absolute inspiration to start our different Camps many years ago. ( RED Shirt) LOL - Annie Schiller has been a participant for many years.

• 1 Huntress Safety Course [Friday 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm] This does NOT count as any of your Saturday Classes   MDNR Hunter Safety Field Day Friday 3 PM – 7 PM To purchase a hunting license in Michigan, an individual born on or after January 1, 1960, is required to successfully complete an approved hunter education course. Many states require out of state hunters to have completed an approved hunter education course before purchasing a hunting license. To be eligible for this field day, you must pre-register for WWOW, purchase and complete the MDNR’s $29.95 online hunter safety course or MDNR’s interactive online hunter safety course, (https://www.michigan.gov/dnr/things-to-do/hunting/education ), print the certificate of completion and bring it to the start of the field day. You must be at the start of the field day on time, participate in all activities, and pass the written knowledge test and safe firearms handling exercises to receive your hunter safety certification.
• Archery Basic   A FUN way to learn about Archery to learn: about equipment, Learn to Shoot, and practice shooting fundamentals inside for a while then move outside to shoot in the woods on a small woods walk. A great time is had by all.
• Archery Instinctive   New to archery or experienced with conventional compound bows? Interested in challenging yourself to shoot instinctively without sights, with a stick string and bow.? Experienced traditional archers will help you learn to shoot instinctively with our bows or yours. Instinctive Archery sharpens the eye and mind. Practice, practice, practice.
• Archery Intermediate   MUST PROVIDE OWN EQUIPMENT. (If you borrow a bow make sure it "fits" YOU, don't bring a 60 lb bow that you can't pull back with ease) Some experience is required. Tips and practicing techniques to improve your skills. Practice shooting at 3-D targets along our wooded course.
• Bird Feeders 101   Assemble a simple wooden beer bottle bird feeder. Learn safe use of hand and power tools and some simple methods for building your outdoor projects
• Edibles Wild and Medicinals:   cover safety and ethics when foraging, how to find reliable information, common edibles, and medicinals in our region at various seasons, and then take a walk on club grounds to collect a few edibles to eat and/or make tea with. This class will primarily be held hiking outside in the woods, please make sure you are up to this if you are interested in this class. Prerequisite for Edibles, Wild Part 2: Cooking with Wild Food.
• Edibles, Wild Part 2: Cooking with Wild Food [3rd session only]   This class will explore methods of preparation for wild edible plants (and animals). If you have taken a basic foraging class and have wondered about the next steps, beyond a simple infusion (tea) or salad, this class can be thought of as a next step. We will cover harvest, storage and preparation methods of several wild foods and have some samples available to taste in class. We will have opportunities for hands-on preparation, but this will be a mainly demonstration and Q&A style class. Recommended to already taken Edibles Wild and Medicinals first
• Falconry [1st session only]   The Sport of Kings (and Queens) Falconry the art of hunting wild game with a trained raptor, is thousands of years old and still practiced today. Falconer and their apprentices will introduce you to this art, their hunting birds, falconry equipment, and guide you through the process of becoming a falconer in the state of Michigan. We will also show a video of falconry in action.
• Firemastery 101 for Fun and Survival aka "Light Your Fire"   Have fun using a variety of ways to make fire using natural and man-made materials. Find tinder and wood for your fire. Be prepared for emergencies. Know how to survive. Enjoy your new self-confidence.
• FireMastery 202, Advancing in: 3rd session only   "Want something more challenging than ferro rods? Explore creating fire with flint and steel, make char from cloth and natural fibers, and then ignite your embers into flames in tinder bundles. Let your inner mountain woman shine.
• Fly Tying   Learn the art of Fly Tying for fly fishing or maybe a nice pendent. You get to take home your masterpieces!
• Hunting the Wild Turkey [3rd session only]   Whether hunting with a camera, shotgun or bow, this class will teach you all you need to start hunting the magnificent wild turkey! Class will include discussion of both spring and fall seasons, rules and regulations, bird identification, scouting, reading signs and equipment needed. Learn the language of the wild turkey and how they communicate with each other. You will have an opportunity during the class to try different turkey calls and visualize shot placement a turkey. We will take a short walk at the end of the class and practice our calling and sign reading. Since spring is the wild turkey's mating time, we may even be lucky enough to hear real birds gobble, yelp, cut or purr!
• Knot Tying   Ever wanted to learn how to tie Knots that you can use for everyday use? This class will show you how to tie the overhand, square, two half hitches, taut-line hitch, bowline knot and the clove hitch. These knots will help you with your camping and boating experiences.
• Medicinal Herbs, Wild   Discover what’s in your very own yard! How to use it and how to make it into medicine for yourself and your family The instructor will have medicinal herbs available
• Muzzle loading Shooting   Learn to load and shoot historic firearms from the revolutionary through the civil war periods from instructors in period dress. Also shoot modern-day muzzleloaders with instructors in jeans... This is truly a social sport.
• Rifle   200-yard Balloon Shoot. Learn to shoot long distance using small-caliber rifles with very little recoil.
• Shotgun Skeet Shooting   Learn the basics of shooting flying clay "birds" Most of the targets are crossing shots: "Clay-birds" coming out of High and Low houses. Very little recoil.
• Shotgun Trap Shooting   Learn the basics of shooting flying clay "bird" targets mostly away shots. We'll just have to think of a way to cook them. Very little recoil. Shotguns are Fun.! Recommended for first time shotgun shooters
• Small Bore Pistols & Rifles   Learn basics of safe and responsible handgun handling and shooting. Learn to shoot .22 caliber rifles and pistols.

All session's feature hands-on learning

Experienced volunteer instructors, shooters, and outdoors persons who love their sport and want to share it with others will conduct each session.