Beyond BOW - Cast & Blast
Join us for a weekend of hunting and fishing in the Adirondacks!
Participants will learn basics of turkey hunting and fly fishing in this 3 day Beyond BOW workshop. After practicing with the shotgun that you will use to hunt, you'll head to the casting instruction to practice your technique with a fly rod. Saturday, you'll head out with a buddy and your mentor for a public land turkey hunt. The next day, you'll spend your morning on the water with an FFI Certified Casting Instructor to put your casting to use.
Registration Fee: $440
Includes lodging Friday night, breakfast, lunch & dinner on Saturday, lodging Saturday night, breakfast and lunch on Sunday, snacks, drinks, program materials, equipment and supplies.
Every participant must already hold a valid NYS hunting license.
You must have your Spring 2025 Turkey Hunting Permit.
This is a free NYS fishing event, so you do not need your fishing license.PLEASE NOTE:
- 20 ga. shotguns and ammunition will be provided. If you prefer to bring your own firearm (12 ga, 20 ga, or .410 shotgun) and ammunition, you may do so.
- Flyfishing rod, reel, line, and flies will be provided for each student, for the weekend. If you prefer to bring your own rod and reel, you may do so.
- Each participant must bring their own waders for fishing.
Experience Great Camp Sagamore
Great Camp Sagamore was built in 1897 by visionary Great Camp designer William West Durant on 1,526 acres of remote wilderness in the Adirondack Park. The Camp was a wilderness retreat for the Vanderbilt family for half a century. It is now a National Historic Landmark managed by a non-profit educational institution as a public trust, open to all.
Visit sagamore.org for more information.
Lodging is basic hotel-style rooms in a historic Adirondack Great Camp. See sagamore.org for room photos. Some rooms have private bath, some share a hall bathroom with one other room.
All meals will be served buffet style in the dining hall.
No single rooms available. There is no discount if you do not stay at the camp.
Workshop Schedule:
Friday, May 16, Noon - Sunday May 18, 1:00pm
Friday PM: Firearms and turkey hunting techniques, Fly casting instruction on land
Saturday AM: Mentored Turkey Hunt and Fly Fishing
Saturday PM: Field Dressing, Turkey Calling, Fly Tying
Sunday AM: Mentored Turkey Hunt and Fly Fishing
