Event Details
- Event Status
- Event Completed
- Event ID
- 2645
- Event Name
- Scouting for Deer
- Program
- Learn to Hunt
Event Completed 0 of 15 seats remaining
Location
Location:
Smith St, Gardner, MA 01440
Schedule
- Date & Times:
- Oct 02, 2022 9:00AM - 11:00AM EDT
About this Event:
Come scouting with MassWildlife staff and learn what to look for when scouting for deer. During this two-hour class, participants will walk through the High Ridge Wildlife Management Area while instructors point out different sign and features to look for when scouting for deer. Registration is required.
Details
Organized by:
MassWildlife Events
Cancellation Policies:
If you are no longer planning on attending this class, please cancel your registration so that those on the waiting list will have a chance to attend.
Event Policies:
If you have a disability or medical condition and would like to request special accommodation or will require translation services, please contact Susan Sacco via email at your earliest convenience: susan.sacco@mass.gov.
Minimum Age Policies:
This class is for adult (18+) hunter education graduates who are looking for the next step after hunter education.
Maximum Age Policies:
There are no maximum age policies
Map:
About the Program
Overview:
Hunters with little or no experience can learn skills and techniques used to hunt different game animals. Courses are geared toward recent Basic Hunter Education graduates and include classroom learning and outdoor skills exercises.
Taught by volunteers, the courses utilize the experience and knowledge of seasoned sportsmen and -women. Courses range from half-day condensed classes to two-day, in-depth courses.
Click "More Details” to learn about previous class offerings
Examples of Previous Class Offerings
Learn to Hunt Deer Clinics
This hands-on course provides training for adult hunters with little or no deer hunting experience to become safe, successful, and responsible deer hunters. This course covers deer hunting skills, including scouting for a hunting area, mapping out possible hunting locations, selecting the right equipment, the safe use of a treestand, shooting practice, and field dressing techniques.
Learn to Hunt Turkey Clinics
This full-day, hands-on clinic teaches the basic skills needed to become a safe, successful, and responsible turkey hunter. Learn from experienced turkey hunters and practice turkey hunting techniques including shooting, calling in a bird, scouting, and how to pick and set up a location.
Turkey Calling Clinics: These one-hour turkey calling workshops provide guidance as participants practice their turkey calls with experts! Participants spend the hour working on the one type of call; box calls, pot (or slate) calls, or mouth calls. Experienced turkey callers help participants with their calls. MassWildlife provides practice calls or participants can bring their own.
Learn to Hunt Deer Clinics
This hands-on course provides training for adult hunters with little or no deer hunting experience to become safe, successful, and responsible deer hunters. This course covers deer hunting skills, including scouting for a hunting area, mapping out possible hunting locations, selecting the right equipment, the safe use of a treestand, shooting practice, and field dressing techniques.
Learn to Hunt Turkey Clinics
This full-day, hands-on clinic teaches the basic skills needed to become a safe, successful, and responsible turkey hunter. Learn from experienced turkey hunters and practice turkey hunting techniques including shooting, calling in a bird, scouting, and how to pick and set up a location.
Turkey Calling Clinics: These one-hour turkey calling workshops provide guidance as participants practice their turkey calls with experts! Participants spend the hour working on the one type of call; box calls, pot (or slate) calls, or mouth calls. Experienced turkey callers help participants with their calls. MassWildlife provides practice calls or participants can bring their own.