Christine Thomas
Christine Thomas
activities archery bow draws fill fishing fly interest million shooting women
Between one-quarter and one-half million women have participated in BOW workshops. In some workshops, shooting activities will fill up; in others, fly fishing draws the most attention. Archery has become pretty popular. The interest really varies.
helps improve job looking standards
She is always looking out for us. She helps us to improve our standards in the job and is always encouraging us to go on new courses.
audience balanced bigger compass dealt devoted hunting initial map outdoor program reading related third
About one-third of our initial program was devoted to fishing-related activities, another third was hunting related and the other third dealt with other outdoor activities, such as canoeing, map reading and compass reading. We thought we'd get a more balanced and bigger audience that way.
agency department funding natural resources tight
We get most of our funding from the Department of Natural Resources. And when any natural resources agency experiences tight budgets, the first thing to go is an educational program.