Traditional Bow Hunting Intensive

Dates: 4-26-25 runs until 9-15-25

Hours: See below…

Deposit: $500

Tuition Remainder:  $2400

Full Tuition: $2900

Early Bird Discount:

-$450 if enrolled by 1-15-25

Ages: 18 & Up.

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For over 35,000 years humans have been feeding themselves and their families from the landscape with the bow and arrow. Patiently and carefully learning to create the bows and arrows from natural materials, training in archery, and learning to track and scout for prey were skills that were all elevated to art forms over the millennia.                                                                                                                                                              
Join us as we explore the art and science of traditional bow hunting.

2025 Schedule

Classes start at 10AM on the first day and go till 4 PM on the last day. During full class days we start at 9AM  and workshops and activities will go until after dinner most nights.

Bow Building April 26-29
Arrow Making April 30- May 1
Hide Tanning May 30- June 1
Tracking and Awareness June 21-22
Hunting Tactics 1 June 23
Scouting and Food Plots July 19-20
Hunting Preparation & Skills August 16-17
Animal Processing September 13
Scouting & Hunting Tactics 2 September 14

 

Course Curriculum

In this spring to fall program students will learn the following:

  • Bow Making
  • Arrow Making
  • Hide Tanning and Buckskin Sewing
  • Tracking
  • Scouting and Preparation
  • Instinctive Archery
  • Hunting Tactics Old and New
  • Ground Blinds and Still Hunting
  • Animal Calling
  • Hunting Gear
  • Wildlife Food Plots
  • Wildlife Studies
  • Field Dressing and Butchering
  • Meat Preservation

Payment Information

Tuition: Tuition is  $2900 total, broken into a Deposit and Tuition.  There are three payment options for this program to be chosen during enrollment:                           
Option 1: Pay the Deposit and Tuition in full at Enrollment.
                                                                                        Option 2:  Pay the Deposit at Enrollment and then pay the Tuition on the first day of the program, either automatically with your card or through check or cash.   
Option 3: Pay the Deposit at Enrollment and then pay the remainder split up on the first of each month from when you enroll until August 1st.                                          
Early Bird Discount: To receive the Early Bird discount you must be Enrolled before January 15th.
                                                                                      Payment Plan Policy: Please know that if you sign up for a payment plan and drop out midway through the course you are still responsible for the remainder of your balance. If you do not complete your payments on schedule late fees will be assessed.  

Refund Policy: Tuition, minus the deposit is refundable up to one month before the beginning of the program.

Grants: Qualifying Vermont residents may apply for Vermont Student Assistance Corporation, (VSAC) Advancement Grants (Previously non-degree grants.) Be aware that VSAC begins its funding cycle in June and January of each year and awards grants on a first-come-first-serve basis while funds last. Please apply early!  Students who apply for VSAC grants are asked to submit a non-refundable deposit with your registration form. When the grant is issued at the start of the program, we will refund whatever amount of your deposit is in excess of the tuition.  VSAC application forms may be obtained from Vermont Student Assistance Corporation: 1-800-882-4166.