The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) is excited to launch the new Virginia Outdoor Women (VOW) program! This program will be available to women of all ages and skill levels and will have three focal areas: hunting, fishing, and outdoor skills.
Furthermore, the program will be divided into five event categories:
- VOW Weekend Events
- VOW Virtual Events
- VOW Social Partner Events
- VOW 1-day skills Events followed by a Mentor learning opportunity
- VOW Ladies Night Events (certification options available)
Many events allow women to work towards becoming “certified” in one of the three focal areas (hunting, fishing, and/or outdoor skills). DWR also has a Mastery level certification for those women who want to complete all courses in all three focal areas. Women who choose to work towards any certification level will also have the opportunity to become future instructors for the VOW Program. DWR’s end goal is to create an outdoors-based learning community for women.
If you have any questions about the Virginia Outdoor Women (VOW) program, please email VOW@dwr.virginia.gov.
Virginia Outdoor Women Interest Form
DWR would like to gauge interest in this program, and the specific categories listed above so we can better tailor opportunities into the future. Please consider filling out the interest form below if you are interested in the Virginia Outdoor Women (VOW) program, or any of the specific event categories listed above. By submitting the interest form, you will automatically be added to the VOW email distribution list. Information submitted will also be used for future marketing and event information sharing.