The UM Woodsman’s Team holds the event to kick off the Foresters’ Ball, which hasn’t taken place since 2020.

Alex Kaper, a freshman at UM, performs an underhand chop during the Boondockers' Day event on the Oval on Wednesday afternoon. The UM Woodsman's Team holds the event to kick off the Foresters' Ball, which hasn't taken place since 2020.

Members of the UM Woodsman's Team use a crosscut saw during the Boondockers' Day event on campus on Wednesday.

Libby Metcalf, associate professor of Recreation and Natural Resource Management at UM, and Monte sling dried cowpies across the Oval during the Boondockers' Day event on Wednesday.
Students with the UM Woodsman's Team use a crosscut saw to cut through a log during the Boondocker's Day event on campus, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023.