2021 Dates:
Depending on your chosen dates, this school will be held at either the Altmar or Hancock location.*
September 24-26 (Altmar, New York)
October 1-3 (Hancock, New York)
October 8-10 (Hancock, New York)
*Altmar school includes lodging. The Hancock school does not include a lodging component.
Course Highlights:
Cancellation Policy & Fees:
If you must cancel your trip, refund fees are based on the cancellation date, as follows:
Cancellation fees cannot be waived for any reason, including health, business or personal emergencies, or weather. We strongly urge you to purchase trip insurance, by clicking here.
For questions please contact Orvis School and Reservations (toll free) 866-531-6213
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 Catskill Casts & Coverts training facility. 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 | Closing remarks and departure. |
Day One
Time | Activity & Description |
2:00 | Arrival at Tailwater Lodge. |
2:15 | Meet & Greet with Instructors. Assessment of skillset & experience. |
3:00 | Classroom Tutorial:
|
7:00 | Dinner at the Tailwater Lodge. |
Day Two
Time | Activity & Description |
9:00 | Arrival at Tailwater Lodge. 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:
|
6:00 | Dinner at the Tailwater Lodge. |
Day Three
Time | Activity & Description |
9:00 | Arrival at Tailwater Lodge. 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 | Closing remarks and departure. |
September 2021 | 24-26 | Fri-Sun - Altmar, NY |
October 2021 | 1-3 | Fri-Sun - Hancock, NY |
8-10 | Fri-Sun - Hancock, NY | |