Orvis 3-Day Grouse Hunting School
Learn to Grouse Hunt at our New York Grouse Hunting School
Details
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.
Cancellation Policy & Fees:
If the reservation is cancelled 60+ days from your school date, Orvis will offer a full refund back the original method of payment, or the reservation can be transferred to another available school. If the reservation is cancelled 30-60 days from the date of the school, the customer will have a choice between a refund of 50% or transferring the reservation to another available school. On cancellations 29 days or less there is no refund and no transfer. There will be no refund extended to students who do not attend their scheduled school and do not notify the school within the timeframes listed in this policy. Any reservation that has been transferred to a different date cannot be later cancelled without 100% payment penalty.
For questions please contact Orvis Schools and Reservations (toll free) 866-531-6213
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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