Orvis 3-Day Grouse Hunting School
Learn to Grouse Hunt at our New York Grouse Hunting School
Details
Join Orvis and Catskill Casts & Coverts in upstate New York for a three-day course in wild grouse hunting. From identifying ruffed grouse habitat to hunting dog strategies, this course will offer a solid foundation from which your love of the sport can only grow. Our experts will provide one day of classroom instruction, one day of field instruction, and one day of guided hunting. There's nothing quite like grouse hunting in the uplands of Upstate New York. Once you experience the "king of the game birds" you will be hooked!
2019 Dates:
September 27-29 (Altmar, New York)
October 4-6 (Hancock, New York)
October 11-13 (Hancock, New York)
Course Highlights:
- Learn from the biggest names in ruffed grouse hunting! Instructors from Orvis, The Ruffed Grouse Society & Catskill Casts & Coverts.
- Expert Instruction in planning, researching & scouting your hunt.
- Professional gunfitting and wingshooting instruction.
- Guided hunt with some of the Northeast's best guides and dogs in grouse hunting.
- Tuition includes: instruction, meals noted on itinerary, RST ammunition, use of Orvis gun, Orvis Pro-Series hunting vest, and membership to The Ruffed Grouse Society.
Itinerary
Day One
| Time | Activity & Description |
| 2:00 | Arrival at Catskill Casts & Coverts training facility. |
| 2:15 | Meet & Greet with Instructors. Assessment of skillset & experience. |
| 3:00 | Classroom Tutorial:
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| 7:00 | Family-style dinner at the Catskill Casts & Coverts facility. |
Day Two
| Time | Activity & Description |
| 9:00 | Arrival at Catskill Casts & Coverts training facility. Continental breakfast. |
| 9:15 | Safety Briefing. Best guns & loads for grouse and woodcock hunting. |
| 10:00 | Alternate gun fit and shooting instruction. |
| Noon | Lunch at training facility. |
| 1:00 | Resume shooting instruction. |
| 2:00 | Move into on-site grouse habitat to learn:
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| 6:00 | Family-style dinner at the Catskill Casts & Coverts facility. |
Day Three
| Time | Activity & Description |
| 9:00 | Arrival at training facility and continental breakfast. |
| 9:15 | Students paired with guides and dogs for morning hunt in grouse and woodcock cover. |
| Noon | Lunch in the field. |
| 1:00 | Afternoon hunt with guides over pointing dogs in grouse and woodcock cover. |
| 4:00 | Return to Catskill Casts & Coverts facility. Closing remarks and departure. |
Class will be held rain or shine; be prepared for cold, damp weather.
Dates
Three-Day School Dates
| September 2019 | 27-29 | Fri-Sun - Altmar, NY |
| October 2019 | 4-6 | Fri-Sun - Hancock, NY |
| 11-13 | Fri-Sun - Hancock, NY | |
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