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Joe Budd Winter Workshop 2026 | Ages 7-14 |

Dates: Monday, December 28 - Wednesday, December 30, 2026

Time: Drop off: 8:00 - 8:30 AM, Pick up: 4:30 - 5:00 PM

Cost: $30 per day or $75 for all three days.

Details

Camper with a largemouth bass

All about fishing! Learn how to:

  • Rig a rod
  • Select tackle
  • Tie knots
  • Cast a line
  • Fishing in our stocked pond will be the focus of the day.
Camper posing next to an archery target with arrows in it

All about shooting sports! Range safety is our first step to ensure everyone knows how to handle the range.

  • Shooting Olympic archery
  • 3D archery targets
  • .22 rifle shooting
  • Shotgun shooting
Camper posing between two trees

All about survival skills!

  • Fire building
  • Shelter building
  • Learn how to read the weather
  • Learn how to prepare for a trip
  • Learn the nature around us!

Joe Budd Winter Workshop 2026

The Joe Budd Winter Workshops are currently at full capacity. You may still complete a registration; however, please be aware that your registration will be placed on a waitlist. If a spot becomes available, waitlisted participants will be offered a seat in the order their registrations were received. Please note that waitlisting does not guarantee that a spot will open for your camper.

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Camper with eye and ear protection aiming a .22 rifle down range
Campers posing in front of their tents
camper practicing archery

Joe Budd Spring Workshop 2027 | Ages 10-16 |

Dates: Monday, March 15 - Wednesday, March 19, 2027

Time: Drop off: 8:00 - 8:30 AM, Pick up: 4:30 - 5:00 PM

***Friday pick up time is 12:00 PM***

Cost: $180 for the week

Details

This workshop will be focused on learning hunter safety while also learning how to prepare for an expedition hunting trip. We hope that each participant will learn valuable survival skills while learning how to safely handle a firearm.

A snapshot of the week will include, learning how to use a compound bow, .22 rifle, muzzleloader and 20-gauge shotgun. The survival skills will include learning how to start a fire using natural materials, how to collect and purify water, what to pack for an expedition and prepare for a trip.

Thursday will include an optional overnight stay in a tent on the Joe Budd Wildlife Management Area. Each participant will be provided their own tent individually and camp in a space near a bathroom but with no shower service available at Joe Budd. Thursday night dinner and Friday breakfast will be provided.

On Friday, campers would wake up (or arrive for those not spending the night) and complete their hunter safety test to receive their hunter safety certification. The day would end at 12:00 PM on Friday, March 19.

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Joe Budd Youth Conservation Center
639 Pond Rd. | Midway, FL 32343
850-933-4322 | JBYCC@MyFWC.com
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