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Learn new skills to add to your hunting knowledge, and increase your proficiency to harvest a deer. This class, which aims to give new hunters more confidence, will cover scouting, tracking, camouflage, calling and baiting and will include shooting practice on the pellet gun range.
Cost is $30 per person, which includes a deer call to take home.
To register, go to Michigan.gov/DNRLicenses and click on the "Purchase a license" button. Sign in (using either a username and password or your ID and birthdate), and find the class under the Becoming an Outdoors Woman tab.
This class is part of the DNR’s Becoming an Outdoors Woman program, which breaks down the barriers to female participation in outdoor activities, while building useful skills, in a fun and experiential way. Learn more at Michigan.gov/BOW.
Cancellation policy: The cancellation deadline is Sept. 25. To cancel your registration, please contact our Customer Service help desk line at 800-737-6367. Cancellations made up to Sept. 25 will be completely refunded to the original form of payment. If you cancel after the deadline, no refund will be issued.
2401 12th Ave N
Escanaba, Michigan, 49829
Start: October 10, 2026 10:00 AM
End: October 10, 2026 4:00 PM
Located off U.S. 2, within the U.P. State Fairgrounds, the Pocket Park is open all summer and is free to enter.
The park features a fishing pond that is stocked with bluegill for catch-and-release fishing, archery and pellet gun ranges, a fire tower, wildflower gardens and an indoor classroom space. Trained staff offer introductory programs on how to shoot a compound bow and pellet gun safely and accurately at our designated shooting ranges.
Pocket Park education staff offer free programs for school groups, scouts, youth organizations and families to learn how to shoot or fish. Spring school field trips begin mid-May. Public programs take place Memorial Day through Labor Day and include archery, pellet guns, fishing, photography, mushroom ID and more.
Contact the Pocket Park at 906-789-0714 or email DNR-UP-PocketPark@michigan.gov to schedule a program for your group.
Learn new skills to add to your hunting knowledge, and increase your proficiency to harvest a deer. This class, which aims to give new hunters more confidence, will cover scouting, tracking, camouflage, calling and baiting and will include shooting practice on the pellet gun range.
Cost is $30 per person, which includes a deer call to take home.
To register, go to Michigan.gov/DNRLicenses and click on the "Purchase a license" button. Sign in (using either a username and password or your ID and birthdate), and find the class under the Becoming an Outdoors Woman tab.
This class is part of the DNR’s Becoming an Outdoors Woman program, which breaks down the barriers to female participation in outdoor activities, while building useful skills, in a fun and experiential way. Learn more at Michigan.gov/BOW.
Cancellation policy: The cancellation deadline is Sept. 25. To cancel your registration, please contact our Customer Service help desk line at 800-737-6367. Cancellations made up to Sept. 25 will be completely refunded to the original form of payment. If you cancel after the deadline, no refund will be issued.
