It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!!

Yes folks, that is right...BOW Weekend! For those of you that don't know, Outdoor Alabama sponsors Becoming and Outdoors Woman twice a year. Its a wonderful weekend with all kinds of classes taught by some of the best experts around! This is like my 5th time to go and I wouldn't miss it for the world! I have made such great friends there and have such an awesome time at the event. This fall, I took Waterfowling, Archery (repeat, I loved it so much I took it again), Squirrel Hunting and From Field to Table. Now most of these classes are about hunting of some sort, but there are plenty of classes that don't have anything to do with dead animals for those that don't have a strong stomach!

This is Stewart showing us some of the different items used while duck hunting. I have never been duck hunting but I am going to give it a try!


On a side note, David always wonders what actually goes on at these events....


For squirrel hunting, we went out early in the morning and rustled up some squirrels. Then they taught us how to clean them and cook them. We had squirrel dumplings and brunswick stew made with squirrel. Pretty tasty!!




Next was archery which I loved. This is the 2nd time I have taken the class because I enjoyed it so much the first time!






Here are my fabulous roomates! We have become great friends over the years and I look forward to seeing them each time!


My final class was called From Field to Table where they teach you how to prepare an animal that you kill or catch. We did fish and a deer. I was excited to do the deer so that I wouldn't need help when I shot one on my own. Its very in depth though but pretty snazzy.












If you are interested in BOW, either attending or finding out more information, let me know!