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Wildlife Trailing Courses!


WinterUngulateTrailing

Tradi2onalHun2ngClass

Developtheskillsrequiredtofollowadeerorelkun5lyoundthe
animal.Together,wewilllearnaboutungulatebehaviorrsthand,
observingwhatdeerandelkeat,howtheyusethelandscape,where
theybed,andhowtheyevadepredators.Thedaywillbespentinthe
eldfollowingelkanddeertrails.Giventheopportunity,wewillspend
5meobservingwildlife.

Thiscoursewillcoverwhatisinvolvedwhenhun5ngbiggame
tradi5onally.Forourpurposes,tradi5onalhun5ngmeans
harves5ngabiggameanimalwithin20yards.Themethodoftakeis
lessimportant;however,wewilltalkabouttradi5onalbowsand
arrowsanddosomeprac5ceshoo5ng.Wewillusewildhogsto
workonthefollowingskills:spotandstalk,s5llhun5ng,closingthe
distancetoanin5materange,howtondanimalsonthe
landscape,se]ngupanambush,usingthewind,animalbehavior
duringusualhun5ngseasons,makingtheshot,andhowtobringan
animaloutofthewoodsa^ertheharvest.

Dates:January9,10,11.
Loca5on:Arcata,CA
Cost:$300perperson
Instructors:MaLNelsonandPrestonTaylor

SpringBearTrailing
Learnthehabitsofthelargestterrestrialcarnivoreinourecosystem,
theAmericanblackbear,byfollowingtheirtracksandhopefully
throughdirectobserva5on.Wewillspendthedayintheeldfollowing
beartrails.Together,wewilllearnwhatbearsareea5ng,howtoage
tracksandscat,wheretheybed,andhowtheymoveacrossthe
landscape.Springisthebeginningofthebearrut,sowewillseeand
discussbearscentmarkingandcommunica5onsign.
Dates:April17,18,19FULL
May1,2,3Twospacesavailable(asof1/26)
Loca5on:Arcata,CA
Cost:$300perperson
Instructors:MaLNelsonandPrestonTaylor
Contact:
MaLNelsonnelsonmaLw@gmail.com
PrestonTaylortaylorapreston@gmail.com
www.redwoodcoastanimaltracking.com
Pleasebepreparedtohikeotrail,throughthickbrush,
upsteephills,andformul5plemileseachday.

Dates:February20,21,22Onespaceavailable(asof1/26)
February24,25,26Full
Loca5on:Annapolis,CA
Cost:$300perperson
Instructors:MaLNelsonandPrestonTaylor
AnimalTrailingBasics
Inthisclass,welllearnthebasicsoftrailing.Wewillbegintheday
talkingaboutwhattrailingisandwhatwecollec5velyknowabout
thefocusanimals.Therestofthedayisintheeld,learninghowto
ndafreshtrailanddevelopingtheskillsandcondencetofollow
theanimalun5lwendit.Wewillfocusontrackiden5ca5on,
aging,workingthroughtrackclusters,recognizingfeedingsign,
whereanimalsbed,scentmarkingandcommunica5on,animal
interac5one5queLe,andhowtoapproachtheanimalusingthe
terrainandwind.Ifcondi5onsallow,wewillinteractdirectlywith
thetargetanimal,whichmayincludeelk,wildhog,anddeer.Lets
learntogetherabouttheseamazinganimalswelivewith.Bring
yourownlunchandwater.
Dates:December13,20,January17,February8
Loca5on:NorthBaySanFrancisco
Cost:$100perpersonperday
Spaceavailable:5people
Instructors:MaLNelson

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