Upland Bird Camp ~ Ages 12-16

Upland Bird camp offers campers the opportunity to learn the basics of hunting upland game birds and improve their wing shooting skills. Classes cover: 

• Upland bird biology from trained biologists,

• Daily wing shooting instruction on our 10 station sporting clay pigeon course,

• Dog training techniques. 

• Ethical hunting techniques

• Campers participate in an activity to learn how to respectfully gain permission on private lands.

Trained dogs are an important aspect of upland bird hunting so this course includes a field trip to Pine Shadows Kennel where students receive hands-on training with professional dog trainers to handle dogs in the field. Stations include:

• Flushing/pointing dog techniques in the field with live birds

• Skeet shooting

• Dog first aid basics

• At one station, the Pine Shadows staff give each camper a puppy to hold onto for 45 minutes to teach them how to handle young dogs!