Details
Our Trails Guide Course - the follow-on from our Game Ranging Course. Written by Lex Hes and Anton Lategan of Eco Training, one of the foremost practical guiding training organization in Southern Africa. This is a must for those field guides who want to take their guiding to the next level or for those who have enjoyed our Game Ranging Course and wish to explore Dangerous Animals from an in-depth perspective. This Trails Guide Course is endorsed by FGASA and co-conferred by Eco Training.
Outline
Module # 1 - High Profile Animal Species - A trails Guide Perspective
Component # 1 - Dangerous Game: The Carnivores
Component # 2 - Dangerous Game: The Herbivores
Module # 2 - Animal Behaviour
Component # 1 - Seven Key Patterns of Animal Behaviour
Component # 2 - Three Main organs of Expression
Component # 3 - The Comfort Zone Concept and Man - Eaters
Module # 3 - Weapons & Weapon Handling
Component # 1 - A short History of Firearms
Component # 2 - The Rifle
Component # 3 - Ammunition & Ballistics
Component # 4 - Weapon Handling (Safety, Sighting, Practice & Cleaning)
Component # 5 - Kill Zones and Shooting an Animal
Module # 4 - Trail Procedures & Etiquette
Component # 1 - Pre-trail Checks
Component # 2 - Situation Drills
Module # 5 - Case Studies / Situations / Encounters
Component # 1 - High Profile Animal Encounters
Component # 2 - Area, Location, Terrain & Equipment
Component # 3 - A Kill Site and the Use of Deadly Force
Component # 4 - Miscellaneous Issues
Schedules
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