Dates: July 30-August 4 2023 (overnight)

Ages: 12-16

Tuition: $525
Prerequisite: MN Firearms Safety Certification (call or email if camper has out-of-state FAS) 

 

Upland Bird camp offers campers the opportunity to learn the basics of hunting upland game birds and improve their wing shooting skills. Classes cover: 

• Upland bird biology from trained biologists,

• Daily wing shooting instruction on our 10 station sporting clay pigeon course,

• Dog training techniques. 

• Ethical hunting techniques

• Campers participate in an activity to learn how to respectfully gain permission on private lands.

 

Trained dogs are an important aspect of upland bird hunting so this course includes a field trip to Pine Shadows Kennel where students receive hands-on training with professional dog trainers to handle dogs in the field. Stations include:

• Flushing/pointing dog techniques in the field with live birds

• Skeet shooting

• Dog first aid basics

• At one station, the Pine Shadows staff give each camper a puppy to hold onto for 45 minutes to teach them how to handle young dogs!

 

This is a great way to meet friends and learn about birds, dogs, and bird hunting. Each camper can expect to go about a case of shells by the end of camp on the shooting course. 

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*Students can get scholarships through the MDHA, Ruffed Grouse Society, Pheasants Forever, and local sportsmen's/women's clubs.