Testimonials

Reconnecting Students to their Earth and Environment.... Learning and Practicing Ancient Survival Skills.... Opening Hearts and Reconnecting Students to their Earth and Environment.... Learning and Practicing Ancient Survival Skills.... Opening Hearts and Minds to Nature's Secrets.... Offering Challenging Workshops and Programs

I highly recommend Bill’s bow-building class to anyone who is interesting in self-bows. During the Baltimore Trad Classic, in 3 days, Bill took us thru every step in the bow building process, and I came away with not only a great bow, that I plan on hunting with, but the knowledge and confidence to build many more. I have already started on another bow and can’t say enough about the class. Mark Childers, Westminster, MD

The Meet the Plants class was a lot of fun. We got to try many different plants that I see everyday and never would have thought about eating them. He even brought a pie that some of his students made, it was pretty good. I also wanted to know when we can get together to smoke my hide, I wouldn't have been able to make it down there today with it being Mother's Day and all. Just let me know when you have some free time and we can get together and take care of it. If you are in the Glen Burnie area any time this week we could do it at my house as well. I have a nice size back yard and no HOA so we don't have to worry about anyone complaining : ). Look forward to hearing from you soon. Bye for now. -Henry, Meet the plants participant

I really enjoyed the class today. Thank you for offering it. Please let me know if you schedule a summer class.

Happy Knapping to you! -Lara, meet the plants participant

This was a very professionally run class and I found the instructor, Bill Kaczor, to be extremely knowledgeable about numerous primitive fire making techniques. He demonstrated several techniques successfully and had fire making kits available as demonstration tools. He then instructed the class on the history of fire making and on how to make the various pieces of a bow drill fire kit. He assisted us through the process of making our own kits and ended the day with us attempting to start a fire using our kits. I was able to start a fire with a bow drill on my first try despite never having attempted this skill before. Without his expert instruction on the various subtle, but key clues into this skill, I would never have been successful. This was a very fulfilling and enjoyable class and I recommend it to anyone who has enthusiasm for learning outdoor skills. -Mark, 2008 Quest For Fire student

The wilderness survival program at Georgetown was diverse and interesting and exposed me to things I would have otherwise never have thought about. It definitely widened my horizons. -Sara, Georgetown University Student

I really enjoyed the bow and hand drill, plant and tree identification and sit spot exercises. Identification of the forest ecology was most pertinent to me and the sits really let me open my eyes and feel more comfortable alone outdoors. It really opened my mind and my senses. I would definitely recommend this program to others, you don't just learn the skills, you learn a whole new way of looking at the world. -Jonathan, Georgetown University student

Our survival program was and excellent experience. Great for those interested in the subject of survival and nature. It also game me a perspective of how things work compared to what we are used to in our industrial society. The instructors went above and beyond what I expected in the class. -Matt Georgetown University student

My daughter and I loved your primitive pottery class. Digging our hands into the clay and making pinch pots and coil pots was a great learning experience and a great way to reconnect with the Earth. Thanks for the
education =) - Lisa and kayli, pottery workshop 2007

"Baltimore Bowmen was a blast of a great time and shoot. There was a small contingent of young, dedicated men (about 4 or 5) who were working very hard to perpetuate all of the ancient primitive arts and ways dealing with all aspects of archery including knapping (ABO only). I was impressed, signed a petition for allowing primitive archery gear to be used in MD (currently broad heads must be steel), bought a T- shirt from them to support the movement, and saw some nice points and a little knapping in the three times I visited their set-up . I had very interesting talks with a couple of them, saw wood billets up close and personal, and met another onlooker, whom I was so pleased to meet in person, Woody Blackwell."

Hope y'all find some interest in this post, and I wish those dedicated "youngsters"/Ancients from B'more good luck in your pursuits." -Bernie, "Hunters Are People Too"