Women on the Wing
What is Women on the Wing?
“The great thing about this initiative is the empowerment of and friendships built with the women who get involved! Formally, our local mission is ‘To create opportunities and access for women who share a passion of the uplands, and inspire conservation through community, connection, and education.’ Our hope is that women will come out for a great day in a beautiful setting, enjoy the surroundings, learn about upland bird habitat and conservation, have fun, make new friends, and more!”
Kelly Merrick
2026 Women on the Wing Program Details
Friday – Sunday January 23rd-25th: Tri Cities Sportsman Show – Come visit our Blue Mountain Pheasants Forever booth to learn more about Women on the Wing (WotW), meet other like-minded sportswomen, get to know us, ask questions, then shop with outdoor related vendors. Family friendly event!
March 21st: Miller Ranch Women’s Clay and Wing Shoot – Join us for a day of shooting, hunting, and spending time outdoors with a great group of women who don’t mind a little laughter mixed in with their trigger time. Bring your dog and let them stretch their legs post-season, or come without one—no dog required, and no one will judge. You’ll hunt in small groups, swap stories, and enjoy a relaxed day in the field.
The plan (give or take):
- 10:00 am Optional clay shooting in the morning to knock the rust off
- Group hunts of 3–4 women in 3 separate fields starting at 12:00 PM
- A second group heads out at 2:00 PM
- Only 18 spots available, because chaos has its limits
Whether you’re deadly accurate or just happy to be outside holding a shotgun, this day is about good company, fresh air, and having fun. Claim your spot and join us—we promise good laughs and even better memories.
Ticket options for members vs nonmembers. Hunt only or add on clays. Additional rounds of clays can be purchased at the event.
April 25th: Women, Working Dogs, Wings, and Wine – Hunting Dogs & Wine, What a blast! Training Day is set for April 25th at Beaumont Cellars in Quincy, WA, with RJ Marquart of Quick Silver Kennels. We’ll focus on training both pointers and retrievers, including pond work. Then join us on the patio for wine and bites as Nikki from Cashmere Veterinary Clinic shares her innovative canine rehab expertise and demonstrates essential preseason and pre/post-field injury prevention techniques every hunter should know. Don’t have a dog but still want to come? There’s a separate ticket price for watchers/learners!
This event is being co-sponsored with Columbia Basin Pheasant Forever Chapter #849!
May 16th: Habitat Day – Barbwire and Brews
July 26th: Branded Brims and Clays – Join us for a fun day of shotguns, sunshine, creativity, and connection with women who share a love for the outdoors and conservation. Whether you want to sharpen your shooting skills or design a one-of-a-kind custom hat, this is an event you won’t want to miss.
Morning: Clay Target Shooting
We’ll start the day at the Rattlesnake Mountain Shooting Range for a target shooting experience. Whether you’ve never picked up a shotgun or you’re a seasoned hunter, mentors will be there to help, encourage, and cheer you on. Come ready to learn, laugh, and break a few clays.
Afternoon: Lunch & Hat Burning at Purple Star Winery
After the range, we’ll head to Purple Star Winery for lunch, conversation, and time to connect with other women who enjoy the outdoors and conservation. Lunch is self-purchased. Pizza, specialty cheeses, meats, and crackers, and meals of fish are available onsite.
Then it’s time to get creative. Participants will learn how to burn custom designs into either a baseball cap or fedora-style hat. Choose the style that fits you best and make it your own.
This event is open to women of all experience levels, from first-time shooters to lifelong hunters. No prior shooting or crafting experience needed, just bring yourself and enjoy a memorable day outdoors with us.
Limited to 20 participants.
Location: Rattlesnake Mountain Shooting Range, 97457 N SR225, Benton City, WA 99323
August 22nd-23rd: Shooting for Success – Instructors Rick Inouye AND our very own Ellen Ziegler, at Landt Farms, Nine Miles Falls, Spokane area. The event will include 4-hours semi-private shooting instruction on how to combine the technical aspects of shooting with the psychological ones to bring your shooting game to a new level. Participants will be shooting over 110 clays with different presentations as they walk the sporting clay course. Lunch provided following training.
Saturday 9:00 a..m. – 1:00 p.m. (two groups of five) and Sunday 9:00 a..m. – 1:00 p.m. (two groups of five). Please arrive no later than 8:30 a.m. to complete sign-in so we can start on time.
There will be a raffle drawing each day as well as a small goodie bag for each participant. The sporting Clay course is open to the public that day so if any ladies want to bring their significant other, they can do the course on their own and pay directly to Landt Farms.
Location: Landt Farms, 11829 North Landt Farms Lane, Nine Mile Falls, WA 99026
Register here and reach out to Kristin at k12sweets@yahoo.com with any questions.
September/October: Rooster Rally! – TBD
November: Chasing Feathers Together Women’s Bird Camp. – TBD
This is not a complete list. We will continue to update as we finalize this year’s events. Please continue to watch our social media platforms for updates. Follow us on Facebook- Women on the Wing- Blue Mountain Pheasants Forever and Instagram: washington_womenonthewing
We’ve set a goal to create more opportunities for smaller breakout group experiences, throughout the state. We feel better connections can be fostered and maintained this way. Please let us know if you are wanting to hunt, go to an event , or host a meet up social with other like-minded gals, we would love to help you facilitate that through social media, or even an email blast.
Contact WOW@bmpf258.org
We look forward to any and all responses and suggestions.
WotW Committee Structure
The WotW Committee is set up like other Chapter committees where a Chairperson coordinates the committee events, utilizing committee members to assist in event facilitation.
The WotW Committee Chairperson is Ms. Jamie Wallace. Jamie is an enthusiastic upland hunter who is passionate about bird dogs, tailfeathers, conservation, and sharing the uplands with her fellow ladies. Jamie also serves on the Pheasants Forever, Columbia Basin Chapter Advisory Board.
Gear Swap
“Gear Swap” is a program designed to help empower women who want to enter the uplands but may
need a little help with gear. New or slightly used items are donated by other women for those who need
them, free of charge. This program is designed to have items recycled, repurposed, and re-loved by the
next owner. All women are encouraged to participate by either donating or taking an item they may
need. If you would like more information on what is currently in inventory, or have an item to donate,
please contact WotW Steering Committee Member Jamie Wallace by email at
wow@bmpf258.org.
How You Can Be A Part of WotW
If you want to join the Committee, volunteer, or participate in any WotW event, simply email Jamie at wow@bmpf.org or reach out through the “Contact” page here on our website. We look forward to seeing you out there!
