Description:

This program is not your run of the mill "Hunter's Education class" which primarily focuses on firearm safety. This program is designed for those who want to become proficient in the art of hunting with a bow, one of our oldest and most effective hunting tools. No prior hunting or archery experience is necessary. We will incorporate both modern and traditional tactics to provide a well rounded foundation for your hunts. Your time during this program will be spent working on these skills, along with field study and research. By the end of the program you will have the skills and knowledge to take what you have learned and adapt it to any environment and many other species.

This is the basic version of our most intense apprenticeship, taking you on a journey through the most essential parts of the hunt.

Ages:  13 & Older (under 18 must be accompanied by a parent)
When:  January - October, 2026
Where: Ancestral Knowledge Museum & Research Center
Registration Fee: $300-$700 Sliding Scale (pay what you're comfortable)

Here is a list of what you can expect to learn during this program:

• Proper archery form
• Natural scent control
• Blind and stand placement
• Stalking, movement, and camouflage
• Animal tracking and trailing
• Game processing (upon successful hunt)
• And much more...

1. February 21^st  – Scouting track and sign
2. May 16^th- Hunting strategies Part 1  (Playing the wind, stand/blind placement)
3. May 17th- Basics of archery. Learn proper form and begin developing your skills with a bow.
4. June 27th Summer Scouting
5. August 1st- Scouting, tracking and sign part 2.
6. August 15^th- Hunting strategies Part 2 (Tree stands, types, use and safety, calls, and lures, baiting, drives)
7. August : Students pick a weekend and sign up for their own hunter’s safety course. Student's must complete their hunter's safety course in order to be able to legally hunt.
8. Sept 12^th- Hunting Strategies Part 3 (Still Hunting/drives/ hunting scrapes and rubs)
9. Oct-Nov – If you provide your instructors a map of your hunting area, we will highlight areas to scout and go over a hunt strategy. If you harvest a deer we may be available to help with recovery.
10. Oct - Nov – If you harvest a deer and bring it to us, we will help you process it. Deer Processing (Date t.b.d. depending on when we harvest a deer)

All days will be 10am-4pm unless we communicate otherwise.

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We are not providing bows for this level of the class. You will be expected to provide your own, practice and become proficient with it. We will be focused on using longbows and recurves, but all the lessons here are transferable to any modern weapons, from compound and crossbows to firearms.

All classes, except for your hunter safety and game processing days will be 10am-4pm.