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Friday

5 pm – 7 pm – Early Registration (Optional) at Scheels (The Billings Store)
​​​• Staff Training Room - Billings, Montana Location
1121 Shiloh Crossing Blvd Billings, MT 59102
​* Ask for Staff Training Room location when you arrive!

Saturday

7 am – 8 am – Registration/Check-In & Coffee Bar Opens
• Staff Training / Meeting Room - The Colony Texas Store - 4450 Destination Drive - The Colony, TX 75056

7am - Coffee Bar Opens / Meet & Greet Social Gathering
• Bring Your laptop if you need help with Treeline Google Earth Pro Toolkit Installation

8 am – Official Elk Tour Welcome
​• Elk Tour Goals & Agenda Review

8:15 am – Getting Your Elk Hunt Started
• Realities & Limitations
• Scheduling & Timing Your Elk Hunt
• Stats & Research / State / Unit Selection - "The New Elk Tag World We Live In"

9 am - Setting Up A Next Level Elk E-Scouting & Hunt Planning System
• The Optimal E-Scouting Technology Setup
• Evaluating The Tools Of The Trade
• Using The Google Earth Pro Toolkits
• Applications, Platforms & Technology Recommendations

10:15 am – Evaluating The Zones Of Pressure
• Managing Hunting Pressure
• Pressure Evaluation Methods & Tactics
• Establishing Buffer Pressure Zones
• Three Step Motor Vehicle Use Analysis

11:15 am – Break / Social

11:30 am – Identifying Core Elk Hunting Areas
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Getting The Big Picture
• The Hunt Area Development Process
• Elevation & Terrain Isolation
• Core Hunt Area Components

12:30 pm - Working Lunch Provided By Tricer -  Demonstration

1:30 am – The Mission Critical Elk Finding Features
• Meadows & Feeding Zones
• Canyons, Creeks & Drainages
• Historical Fires / Burns
• Beetle Kills
• Bench Features
• Slope & Terrain Evaluation
• Saddles & Funnels
• Understanding Livestock Grazing / Allotments
• Evaluating Water Sources

3:30 pm – Break / Social

3:45 pm – Backcountry Elk Gear Review
• Ryan & Brian – A complete rundown of the gear selection that gets the job done and the tools that make them successful.

5:15 pm - Evaluating & Ground Proofing Glassing Spots
Maximizing 3D Views / Shot Distance Evaluations / Line Of Sight - Viewshed Analysis
• Route Planning & Travel Times


6:15 - 7:15pm – Final Q & A Session & Social

Sunday

7 am - Coffee Bar Opens / Meet & Greet Social Gathering
•Bring Your laptop if you need any help with Treeline Google Earth Pro Toolkit Installation

8 am – Elk Hunt Planning Strategies
• Using A Custom Markup Methodology
• Using The Treeline Academy Hunt Planning Template

9:00 am – Comprehensive Elk Tactics Session With Brian & Ryan

11:30 am –  Tricer Lunch Provided - Q & A

12:30 pm – Identifying Core Spring Bear Hunt Areas
Hunt Area Bear Features
• Breaking Down & Evaluating Terrain Types
• Slope and Orientation Isolation

1:30  pm – Spring Bear Snow Analysis Tactics
• Using Snow Analysis Tools
• Historical & Current Snow Cover, Depth & Melt Analysis
• Live Aerial Photo Tools
• Snow Hunt Planning Considerations
• Expanding Spring Bear Snow Layers In The Toolkit

​2:30 pm - Tour Wrap Up


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The Treeline Academy is here to help the western hunter elevate their skill sets to improve the odds of success.

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