Looking for Hunting Training Camp

[vandriani]

Hey Sliders,

I'm looking into getting a list of hunting training camps. This is for learning advanced in-person hunting techniques, not just fitness. I'm actually located in British Columbia Canada, so I'm looking at the North Western US.

If you can comment on any of the recommended camps, that would also be greatly appreciated.

Thank you in advance

 

[WCB]

No real such thing....This is probably not a real question but I'll bite....You would probably want to look at Hunting Guide/Outfitter schools. Some have their lessons listed or you could contact them. Some have main emphasis on spotting stalking and field care of game etc.

 

[Nickofthewoods]

*Disclaimer, I know nothing about this subject.

If it were me though I would look for some type of guide school or course offered through a college maybe? I would be careful if choosing a course like this through a private party or organization. You might end up paying a lot of money for something you would have learned more from by just striking out on your own and learning from your own mistakes in the field.

 

[WRM]

I'll be happy to start one. How much can you pay upfront and for monthly maintenance and for the training itself?

 

[303TrophyHusband]

If I'm understanding the question correctly, I believe Ryan Lampers does species specific camps for elk, mule deer, and bears. I'm sure you can get details at the Sthealthy Hunter website

 

[WRM]

If I'm understanding the question correctly, I believe Ryan Lampers does species specific camps for elk, mule deer, and bears. I'm sure you can get details at the Sthealthy Hunter website

Well there goes my business model. Always late.

 

[Jbehredt]

Drive to elk country. Put your nose into the wind. Keep it there. Move forward smartly observing everything that takes place with your eyes, ears and nose. When you see, hear or smell elk slowly work into range. After the wind swirls or you screw it up otherwise move on as described earlier but remember that spot and check it in the near and distant future. Congratulation graduate. PM me for my payment info.

Once you get the requisite 10 posts that is.

 

[FlyGuy]

StHealthy Hunter has one. I’d love to attend it one day just to hang out and trade stories with some of those guys.

I thought I saw that Phelps was going to do one also?

I just saw on insta that Aron Snyder did a glassing and stalking class, but I have no idea if they have plans to do another one?


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[MattB]

Find someone near you who is a good hunter, get to know them, and ask questions. Hopefully you can find a mentor out of it.

 

[h2so4]

If it’s bow hunting, elk shape is located in your general geographic area.

 

[Rich M]

You could always hire a guide. That would be a hunting camp type of thing.

Everyone is looking for a quick fix. Most guys who hunt took years to learn and become successful. Why would someone want to shortchange the learning process, friendly bonding, and feeling of stisfaction when it all comes together.

 

[Marble]

Hey Sliders,

I'm looking into getting a list of hunting training camps. This is for learning advanced in-person hunting techniques, not just fitness. I'm actually located in British Columbia Canada, so I'm looking at the North Western US.

If you can comment on any of the recommended camps, that would also be greatly appreciated.

Thank you in advance

Spend your money on a drop camp. You will learn as you do it and get to hunt at the same time.

Keep in mind, depending on the species, it takes years of experience before people are successful.

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[vandriani]

No real such thing....This is probably not a real question but I'll bite....You would probably want to look at Hunting Guide/Outfitter schools. Some have their lessons listed or you could contact them. Some have main emphasis on spotting stalking and field care of game etc.

There is such a thing as stated later within this thread. I believe the Benoit family used to do them. But thanks for the guide outfitters suggestion.

 

[vandriani]

Spend your money on a drop camp. You will learn as you do it and get to hunt at the same time.

Keep in mind, depending on the species, it takes years of experience before people are successful.

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Thanks for the suggestion

You could always hire a guide. That would be a hunting camp type of thing.

Everyone is looking for a quick fix. Most guys who hunt took years to learn and become successful. Why would someone want to shortchange the learning process, friendly bonding, and feeling of stisfaction when it all comes together.

Not really looking for a quick fix. Why not learn some of the skills in advance. You don't know what you don't know. To be honest, I don't understand this thinking. Why would you be on this forum, watch hunting youtube videos or listen to podcasts? The only difference is that those are free. But I do appreciate you for spending the time to respond

 

[western406]

Guide School. You’d learn a lot going through one of these programs if you don’t have much for hunting skills. I know plenty of people who have gone through guide schools who couldn’t track and elephant in the snow. Well not saying they can now either but hey they are guides and people like you pay them lots of money to take them out hunting. Only way to learn how to hunt is to get out there and hunt.

 

[AZ_Hunter_2000]

You could always hire a guide. That would be a hunting camp type of thing.

Everyone is looking for a quick fix. Most guys who hunt took years to learn and become successful. Why would someone want to shortchange the learning process, friendly bonding, and feeling of stisfaction when it all comes together.

Well if you start hunting later in life, a person doesn’t necessarily have decades to slowly learn how to hunt and bond with others.

I will never fault a person for wanting to jumpstart a hunting career and/or shorten a learning curve.

I did and am damn thankful for doing so. If I did the “traditional” approach hunting life would be boring AF. I’d also not have the hunting mentors and friends that I have and would have missed out on a lot of awesome hunts as well as anticipated future hunts.

But we all have our own beliefs which is all good.

 

[Marble]

Well if you start hunting later in life, a person doesn’t necessarily have decades to slowly learn how to hunt and bond with others.

I will never fault a person for wanting to jumpstart a hunting career and/or shorten a learning curve.

I did and am damn thankful for doing so. If I did the “traditional” approach hunting life would be boring AF. I’d also not have the hunting mentors and friends that I have and would have missed out on a lot of awesome hunts as well as anticipated future hunts.

But we all have our own beliefs which is all good.

What is lost on a lot of adult onset hunters is theyl do not realize that most people in their 30s and beyond already have decades of experience. To pass that knowledge down takes years.

I love to help and teach people. But it takes years and years to really become proficient. I was lucky and had 12 years of experience from a guy who had 25 years of backcountry hunting experience while using horses.

For the OP, there will never be a perfect time. You'll never be totally prepared. If you want it just go. If you consider it "wasting" by going and not filling a tag, reevaluate what you want out of the experience. Not saying you that how the OP feels. But sometimes I hear people make comments like that.

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[MuleDeerMike]

I understand an adult onset hunter wanting to shorten the learning curve, and in many aspects of life this can be had by a weekend course or online class but I doubt you'll glean much more from a weekend seminar or "hunting training camp" then you could learn from any of the average run of the mill hunting podcasts out there right now. Especially a weekend hunting course by literally anyone on Instagram. If they're talking about it at a "class" then you can bank on the fact that they've already said it in a free podcast. They all just regurgitate each other's same BS anyway. And as stated above, it's impossible to pass down decades of experience in a 3 day weekend and i think that theres people who believe that there's some sort of holy grail type bit of hunting knowledge out there that will put them in the top 10%, but there really isn't. So if you're expecting that then I would temper my expectations, otherwise you'll likely be pretty disappointed in the seminar. There's way too many variables and different random things that happen on each hunt over the years that all compile into a lifetime of knowledge and personally experienced data points that make someone truly proficient. It's the collective experiences over time that no one really thinks about that are the most important IMO. It's probably frustrating to hear that, but it's true. With that being said though, if you want to spend the money and you think you can learn something from one of these training camps then by all means do what you think will help, just dont be too bummed out if you don't get what you're hoping for.

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[Mojave]

Guide school is your best bet.

The one in Sealy Lake, MT is supposed to be pretty good.

 

[Rich M]

Thanks for the suggestion

Not really looking for a quick fix. Why not learn some of the skills in advance. You don't know what you don't know. To be honest, I don't understand this thinking. Why would you be on this forum, watch hunting youtube videos or listen to podcasts? The only difference is that those are free. But I do appreciate you for spending the time to respond

Just that everyone wants to go shoot a record book buck, bull, ram. Many guys put the trophy ahead of the journey. A rack does not exceed the journey to get it. And the journey is not made without wanting the rack.

I forget that today we dont have boy scouts or other youth groups that would have taught camping, knots, knives, etc. if not boy scouts, fathers, uncles, friends, etc.

My apology for seeming callous. It is tough to know all the basics involved in hunting, but it is not complicated. A seemingly long list of simple things. Boy scout books are better than hunting and survival books. And no i wasnt a boy scout - we lived in a state with no hunting on Sundays and therefore only 1 day a week to hunt…

I watch Alone and think it would be fun. $500k isnt enough for me to lose my job over. 3 months, living off the land for this 50+year old guy sounds like fun. They are in labrador and can easily get a stash of fish for the 90 days. Lotsa rain but dry out some wood and you can get the fire started…