WINGS Women in Nature Gaining Skills

Ladies! The Indiana DNR is hosting a Women's Phesant Hunt. See below for more details.

Women’s Pheasant Hunt in Partnership with NWTF, Pigeon River FWA Are you interested in learning how to hunt, but don’t know where to start? Join the National Wild Turkey Federation and Indiana DNR for a Women’s Mentored Pheasant Hunt at Pigeon River FWA on Dec. 6, 2025, starting at 8 a.m. This event is intended for women new to hunting, and will include an up...

Monroe County Parks has this neat, women-only, event coming up, if you're interested in disc golf!

Thanks to Kayla Williams for these photos of our Birding by Kayak outing in August! We saw a decent variety of birds before the thunderstorm rudely interrupted us.

The Indiana DNR is hosting 3 beginner Squirrel Hunting workshops this fall!!!

A colleague of mine with the DNR Division of Fish & Wildlife, Brandon Castellano, is hosting 3 upcoming workshops, the closest one to the area quickly approaching this Aug 30th at Atterbury FWA!!! Although highly recommended, Hunter Ed Certification NOT required for this workshop.

Check it out at https://on.in.gov/learn2hunt

Some photos from yesterdays Intro to Sporting Clays!

Shout out to Andrea and Brian at the Sugar Creek Sporting Clays and Hunting Preserve for hosting us on their beautiful property! And, a special thanks to Jerri Smith and Natalie Renneker for serving as co-instructors and mentors.

Let's Break Some Clays!
I still have a couple spots open for this Sundays Intro to Shooting Sports/Sporting Clays. This is an introductory event so ZERO experience or gear needed - we've got you covered. (See previous post for more info and sign up.)

A few photos from our "Learn to Stand-up Paddleboard" workshop this past Sunday! Thanks to Tyler Ferguson and City of Bloomington, IN - Parks and Recreation for leading it and to Indiana University Outdoor Adventures for supplying extra equipment. :)

We had a great time yesterday fly fishing at Maumee Scout Reservation. Thanks to our instructors Barb, Tracey, Elizabeth and Lindsay with Hoosier Fly Fishers and Casting for Recovery. Be sure to join the Hoosier Fly Fishers Facebook group (located in Bloomington).

Lots of beautiful biscuits baked in our Campfire Cooking workshop this afternoon!

Due to flooding, we had to postpone our scheduled April workshop, Campfire Cooking: Bread Baking, from its original date to MAY 11. Some of the original registrants are unable to attend on the new date, so we have OPEN SPOTS AVAILABLE! There are a couple of spots available in both the 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. sessions on Sunday, May 11. Workshop details and registration at

Women in Nature Gaining Skills (WINGS) The goal of Women in Nature Gaining Skills (WINGS) is to encourage and empower women with the skills and confidence they need to partake in outdoor recreation activities in the south-central Indiana area.