September 8: HUNTING SEMINAR
- Getting Started
- Hunter Safety Requirements/Process
- Application Process (focus on Wyoming, briefly touching on other states)
- Gear
- Attire: Boots/Footwear, Camo vs Blaze Orange, Socks/Layers
- Packs/Vests
- Bring pack and do a “pack dump”
- Survival kit, Headlamps
- Optics (Binoculars, Range Finder, Spotting Scopes)
- Weaponry: Shooting Sticks, Knives, Shotguns (Over/Under vs Semi-Auto), Rifles and Optics, Bows/Arrows
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- Intro to tactics
- Big Game – Spot and Stalk, Still Hunting, Timber vs Open Country, Treestands
- Waterfowl – Ducks, Geese, Field hunting vs Water
- Walking Upland
- Intro to tactics
- Intro to Animal Behavior: Feeding areas, bedding, rut/mating
- Calling
- Decoys
- Maps, Apps, and Access
- Field Dressing/Quartering/Packing
- Slideshow/Video on big game
- Practice on Pheasants
- Meat Processing
- Cooking
September 8: GUN RANGE PRACTICE
- Rifles: Focus on hunting calibers, sighting in, effective ranges, firearm choice per species, proper handling and care of hunting rifles, shooting from different positions(prone, sitting, standing, free hand)
- Shotguns: Cater to clay targets similar to paths of incoming/decoying birds, flushing birds, etc. Discuss shot sizes, chokes, shotgun selection for upland, waterfowl, and small game.
- Pistols: Briefly discuss, focus more on self-defense, mention possibilities of handgun hunting.
September 9: MORNNG BIRD HUNT
- Walking Upland Wingshooting Hunt
September 9: IN THE FIELD CLASS
- Explore vast hunting grounds in guided ranger tour
- Hiking (off trail)
- Looking for sign (rubs, tracks)
- Point out feeding areas, bedding areas
- Go over hunting/calling scenarios