

• Staff Training Room - Missoula Scheels Store Location
2901 Brooks St - Missoula, MT 59801
* Ask for Staff Training Room location when you arrive!Missoula , MT 59801
7 am – 8 am – Registration/Check-In & Coffee Bar Opens
• Staff Training / Meeting Room
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
• Tour Goals & Agenda Review
8:15 am – Getting Your Elk Hunt Started
• Realities & Limitations
• Scheduling & Timing Your Elk Hunt
• Stats & Research / State / Unit Selection - "Navigating 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
• Introduce Google Earth Pro Toolkits
• Applications, Platforms & Technology Recommendations
10:00 am – Evaluating The Zones Of Pressure
• Managing Hunting Pressure
• Pressure Evaluation Methods & Tactics
• Establishing Buffer Pressure Zones
• Three Step Motor Vehicle Use Analysis
11:00 am – Break / Social
11:15 am – Identifying Core Elk Hunting Areas
• Getting The Big Picture - Fly Over Tours
• The Hunt Area Development Process
• Custom Markups
• Elevation & Terrain Isolation
• Core Hunt Area Components
12:15 pm - Working Lunch Provided By Tricer - Gear Demonstration
1:00 pm – The Mission Critical Elk Finding Features - Part One
• Meadows & Feeding Zones
• Canyons, Creeks & Drainages
• Historical Fires / Burns
• Beetle Kills
2:00 pm – Break / Social
2:15 pm – The Mission Critical Elk Finding Features - Part Two
• Bench Features
• Slope & Terrain Evaluation
• Saddles & Funnels
• Understanding Livestock Grazing / Allotments
• Evaluating Water Sources
3:15 pm – Break / Social
3:30 pm - Evaluating & Ground Proofing Glassing Spots
• Maximizing 3D Views / Shot Distance Evaluations / Line Of Sight - Viewshed Analysis
• Route Planning & Travel Times
4:15 pm - Developing A Hunt Plan
• Using The Treeline Academy Hunt Planning Template
4:45 pm Advanced Technology Tools Training
• OnX Hunt
• GaiaGPS
• CalTopo
• Google Earth Pro Toolkits
5:30 – Final Q & A Session & Social

7 am - Coffee Bar Opens / Meet & Greet Social Gathering
•Bring Your laptop if you need any help with Treeline Google Earth Pro Toolkit Installation
8:00 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
9:30 am - Break
9:45 am – 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
11:00 am – Calling Bears
• Methods / safety / tactics / setups & strategy/recommended calls
12:00 pm – Final Q & A Session & Social
12:30 pm – Tricer Lunch Provided - Final Q & A

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