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Friday

5 pm – 7 pm – Early Registration (Optional) at Scheels (Meridian)
​​​• Staff Training Room - Boise/Meridian
700 S Wayfinder Ave, Meridian, ID 83642​
​*Ask For Staff Training Room When You Arrive!

Saturday

7 am – 8 am – Registration/Check-In & Coffee Bar Opens
• Staff Training / Meeting Room - Boise/Meridian - 700 S Wayfinder Ave, Meridian, ID 83642

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 Bear Tour Welcome
​• Bear Tour Goals & Weekend Agenda Review

8:15 am – Getting Your Bear Hunt Started
• Scheduling & Timing Your Bear Hunt
• Stats & Research / State / Unit Selection

9 am - Setting Up A Next Level 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 am – Identifying Core Bear Hunting Areas

​• Bear Hunt Area Principles
• Hunt Area Bear Features
• Breaking Down & Evaluating Terrain Types
• Slope and Orientation Isolation
• Big Picture Overview – Setting Up and Running Flyover Tours

11:15 am – Break

11:30 am - Evaluating The Zones Of Pressure
• Managing Hunting Pressure 
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Setting Up Pressure Buffer Zones
• Using The Three Step Motor Vehicle Validation

12:00 pm – Tricer Working Lunch Demonstration (Provided)

12:45 pm – Backcountry Bear Hunting Gear Review
Ryan & Brian – A complete rundown of the gear selection that gets the job done and the tools that help to make them successful.
• Gear Q & A Session

2:00 pm - Evaluating & Ground Proofing Glassing Spots
Maximizing 3D Views / Shot Distance Evaluations / Line Of Sight - Viewshed Analysis

3:00 pm - Break

3:15 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

4:15 pm - Route Planning & Evaluation
Advance Route Evaluation Tools & Topography
• Calculating on and off-trail travel times


5:30 - 6:30 pm – 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 – Hunt Planning Strategies
• Implementing & Using A Custom Markup Methodology
• Using The Treeline Hunt Planning Template

9:30 am – Spring Bear Tactics Session With Brian & Ryan
• Backcountry Bear Hunting
• Typical Day Strategies
• Sizing Bears
• Spot-n-Stalk Considerations

11:00 am – Calling Bears – Open Discussion Ryan, Brian & Mark
• Methods / safety / tactics / setups & strategy/recommended calls

12 pm – Tricer Lunch Provided - Final Q & A

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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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