All weekend will be "hands on" learning. Come to participate, don't expect to prop your feet up and be waited on, but expect a GREAT time. All equipment & ammo will be furnished (except for Intermediate Archery)

• Registration and Set Up Camp: Bar Round (Beef) and Pot Luck for Dinner
• Tomahawk and Knife throwing
• Cooking: Watch (and help) and learn to make Dutch oven desserts for dinner
• Walking Sticks: Decorate, carve and take home your new masterpiece. (limited to the first 100 that show up Friday night and want to participate, or until the sticks run out)
• Archery: Howard Smallwood of Hog Wild Archery will work with you to set up your bow, or Q & A, or practice in the Clubhouse.
• Campfire & Camaraderie: Enjoy the enchantment of a nice fire under the stars, good company, women with outdoor enthusiasm, sharing stories, concerns, ideas, creating friendships, maybe even a song or two.
• Night Hikes: Guided Hikes through the woods and all the treasures you will discover. Hooting Owls? Other senses? Sparking mouths??? Pleasure of the walk. No flashlights allowed

1. Hunter Safety Course: Opportunity to EARN your MDNR Safety Certificate - for the first 12 participants that sign up for it. Mandatory attendance at class times and pre-course assignment. You know how to shoot. You may want to go hunt. You will need a Hunter Safety Certificate, if you were born after January 1, 1960, to purchase a Michigan Hunting License. This is sure to be an enjoyable class to earn your hunter safety certificate and enjoy WWOW. This Hunter Safety Class will be one of your WWOW sessions. There will be a pre-course assignment mailed to your home before the WWOW weekend. This assignment must be completed before the start of class, 4pm on Friday. Attendance to all class sessions is required, Friday 4pm-9pm, with a break for dinner, and Saturday 8:30am-Noon. You must attend all sessions & pass a written evaluation & safe firearms handling exercise, to successfully complete this course.
2. Basic Archery: Learn about equipment (Recurve, Long Bow, Compound) and stance; learn and practice shooting fundamentals. Try shooting form ground, tents and tree stands.
3. Intermediate Archery: 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 required. Tips and practicing techniques to improve your skills. Take a nice walk around our wooded grounds and practice shooting at 3-D targets along the way.
4. Falconry - the Sport of Kings (and Queens): (2nd Session only) Falconry, the art of hunting wild game with a trained raptor, is thousands of years old and is still practiced today. General Falconer Cynthia Avery will introduce you to this art and it's equipment, guide you through the process of becoming a falconer in the State of Michigan and show a video of falconry in action.
5. Fly Tying & Casting: Learn and practice basic Fly Casting techniques and the art of Fly Tying (you get to take home your masterpiece).
6. 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.
7. Muzzle loading: Learn to load and shoot historic firearms from the revolutionary war period from instructors in period dress. Also shoot modern-day muzzleloaders with instructors in jeans... This is truly a social sport.
8. Nature Studies (Plants): Join George and Kerri Hedgepeth on an exploration of southern Michigan's springtime flora. Plants for: Food, Medicine, Fiber, Dye, Poison, Glue and other uses will be identified and explained. Also, these plants relationship to the animals and other plants of their natural community will be examined. Bring a notebook and walking shoes!
9. Orienteering: Learn how to read a map and a compass. Use these skills to navigate a course into the woods and, with luck, back out again. Just kidding! Mary Cardwell will have you finding your way out in no time.
10. Outdoor Cooking: Learn a variety of cooking methods, including open fire, Dutch oven and utensil-free. And of course enjoy the samples. YUM
11. The Wonder of Raptors: (1st session only) Participants will learn about the special adaptations birds of prey have that make them formidable predators. We will delve into the lives of both diurnal (day time) and nocturnal (night time) raptors and have a chance to see a variety of live birds up close.
12. Rifle: 200-yard Balloon Shoot. Learn to shoot long distance. Small caliber rifles, very little recoil. The instructor will have you popping balloons like they were 20' away.
13. Self Defense: OK Outdoors Woman, now you are out in the woods for a hike, or hunting or just walking the streets. Do you know how to take care of yourself? What if... This workshop focuses on basic effective self defense technique that could help you survive in the event of personal attack. Your instructor is a registered black belt judo instructor.
14. Shotgun Shooting (Trap): Learn shotgun basics: shoot flying clay "bird" targets. Instructor Fred Rowe and assistants will have you downing those clay birds (we'll just have to think of a way to cook them :-o) SHOTGUNS ARE FUN!!!!!!! Very little recoil.
15. Small Bore Pistols & Rifles: Learn basics of safe and responsible handgun handling and shooting. Learn to shoot .22 caliber rifles and pistols. Instructors will have a variety of handguns, caliber's and ammo for you to practice with, 22, 357, 44, 45; we never know what they might have in their bag of tricks.
16. Snakes Alive!!: In this session, you will learn how to identify snake species, including Michigan's only venomous snake, the Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake. We'll explore special challenges that snakes face in out latitude and the adaptations in lifestyle that allow them to successfully live here. In addition, participants will learn how to live and recreate safely in the presence of snakes, and how to prevent and treat snakebite. You'll also be given opportunities to interact with a variety of local snakes on a personal level. Interested individuals will receive further training on becoming a volunteer snake responder, which will include safely moving a "problem" snake using a broom and trash barrel.
17. Upper Peninsula "Style" Pasties (meat pies): Perfect to take along in fall, winter or spring as you hike in the woods, hunting, kayaking, motorcycling, or just to feed your family for lunch or dinner. Learn the technique of making these delicious Meat (or vegetarian) pies. Learn the technique to make a perfect crust (also alternative crusts, whole wheat and oil) and all the secret ingredient for a delicious meat or vegetarian pie. There will be some to taste at the end of class and one to take home. YUMMMMMM

• 4:00p - 9:00p Register, Set up Tents as arrive and camaraderie
• 4:00p - 9:00p Hunter Safety Class w/break for dinner (MUST ATTEND if signed up for this class)
• 4:00p - 9:00p Tomahawk and Knife throwing (near Muzzle Loading Range)
• 4:00p - 9:00p Walking Sticks - Decorating, carving (limited to the first 100 that show up Friday night and want to participate, or until the sticks run out)
• 5:00p - 7:00p Watch (and help) to make Dutch oven desserts for dinner
• 6:00p - 9:00p Hog Wild Archery will work with you to set up your bow, or Q & A, or practice in the Clubhouse.
• 7:00p - 8:00p Bar (Beef) Round (Cooked outside on an open fire) & Potluck (Bring your favorite dish to share)
• 8:00p - ?? Campfire & Camaraderie
• 9:30p - ??? Night Hike
• 10:30p - ??? Night Hike

• 8:15 - 9:00 Register and camaraderie
• 9:00 - 9:30 Introduction and Safety Orientation
• 9:45 - 11:45 Session 1
• 12:00 - 12:45 Lunch provided
• 1:00 - 3:00 Session 2
• 3:15 - 5:15 Session 3
• 5:15 - 5:45 Wrap-up, camaraderie & Appetizers