Becoming an Outdoors-Woman Came to Camp Earl Wallace -- And We Have Photos

If you drove by Camp Earl Wallace this week and heard gunfire, laughter, and a whole lot of "did you SEE that" -- that wasn't a hunting camp. That was Kentucky's Becoming an Outdoors-Woman program, and it happened right here in Wayne County.

BOW brings women from all over the state to learn outdoor skills in a no-judgment, all-skill-levels environment -- and Kentucky Fish & Wildlife chose Camp Earl Wallace, tucked into the woods right here on the Lake Cumberland side of the county, to host it.

What actually happened out there

Over the course of the program, participants worked through sporting clays and archery on the range, learned deer processing and venison butchering hands-on, hit the trails for a guided hike, and camped out lakeside -- tents pitched right on the bank with the water in view. Meals happened community-style at long tables under the trees, dogs included.

Why we're telling you this

Camp Earl Wallace has been quietly sitting in Wayne County for decades as a conservation education facility for Kentucky Fish & Wildlife Resources -- and it's exactly the kind of place that reminds us why people drive out of their way to get to Lake Cumberland. Archery ranges, a working processing facility, campable lakefront, and enough woods to lose a whole weekend in. It's here. It's ours. And this week, it hosted women from across the state.

If you're the kind of person who wants to learn to shoot, process a deer, or just sleep next to water for a weekend -- keep an eye on Kentucky Fish & Wildlife's BOW program for the next session. And if you just wanted proof that something wild is always happening around here, well -- here you go.