Bushcraft Trapline Course- An Interactive Trap Line Experience January 19-25, 2025 - 7 days
Dates: January 19-25, 2025 - 7 Days of Winter Awesomeness! With an option to combine Three Courses/Trips into one fantastic experience - see below for details.
Instructors: Dale and Colleen Kiselyk, Ross Hinter
Partners: Richard Ellens Senior Trapper. And collaboration with Bruce Zawalski of the Boreal Wilderness Institute.
Location: Nature Alive Adventure Centre and adjacent Crown Land. Property is 2 hours Northwest of Edmonton, near Goose Lake
New for January 2025: We are super excited to announce a partnership with The Boreal Wilderness Institute to offer an unprecedented and incredible opportunity for you to link three amazing weeks of training and adventure together to create an unforgettable and varied experience.
You can register for one week, two weeks, or all three weeks for the best value and maximum experience.
Week One - Winter Boreal Survival Course:
- Join Bruce Zawalski - celebrated author of Canadian Wilderness Survival for this One-of-a-Kind World Class and Professionally Taught Modern Winter Survival training course.
- If you are a Winter Traveler, Guide, Instructor, Outdoor Educator or GSAR Volunteer in Canada, then this is the Professional Wilderness Survival Training you need to take. If you are a bushcrafter, but have never spent time in the Canadian Winter, then this course will provide the right mix of knowledge and hands-on practice you need. It will provide you the skills and ability to survive comfortably when stranded in the Boreal or Montane Forests of Canada or the Taiga Forests of Europe or Asia.
- Find full course information here: Winter Boreal Survival Course
Week Two - Bushcraft Trapline Course - Life on the Trapline
- Join Ross Hinter, and Dale & Colleen Kiselyk for an incredible immersion into the inner working of an active trapline in the Boreal Forest of Canada.
- This is Bushcraft Skills at its best! Axe craft, saw craft, rope craft, fire craft, shelter craft, winter clothing, snowshoes, winter ice travel, navigation, animal tracking, animal processing, hide preparation, cooking meals, gathering firewood, camp selection, freight toboggans, snow machines, forest travel, deep snow, and so much more. It requires so much knowledge and experience to be able to be proficient at operating a trap line through the rigors of the Canadian Wilderness Winter.
Week Three - Winter Survival Trek
- Experience the best that our professional instructors have to offer by going on a winter survival trek up the Freeman River with expert guides from Nature Alive Adventures and the Boreal Wilderness Institute. Travel up the frozen river on snowshoes, pulling custom freight toboggans, canvas tents, wood stoves, and all the gear required to move a group along the river. Expect a terrific opportunity to practice your newly acquired survival and trapping skills to locate and set up your own survival overnight experience in the Boreal Forest, using super shelters and all the skills you need to interact with the forest in this unique and fantastic trip.
We are currently working to provide a complete syllabus for all three weeks in an easy to follow format - look for this update by April 2024.
Below, you will find a brief description for the Bushcraft Trapline Course. For a more complete syllabus for the Bushcraft Trapline Course (and the Survival Course, and Winter Survival Trek), check the link above.
Description: Learn to read and understand animal tracks, trails, and signs. Discover how to set modern and primitive traps for various animals and locate prime areas for trapping success. See how seasoned trappers process animals for consumption and prepare hides for a multitude of uses. Expect interactive hands on sessions and walking through stunning Boreal Forest.
This is Bushcraft Skills at its best! Axe craft, saw craft, rope craft, fire craft, shelter craft, winter clothing, snowshoes, winter ice travel, navigation, animal tracking, animal processing, hide preparation, cooking meals, gathering firewood, camp selection, freight toboggans, snow machines, forest travel, deep snow, and so much more. It requires so much knowledge and experience to be able to be proficient at operating a trap line through the rigors of the Canadian Wilderness Winter.
Accommodations: All participants and Instructors will be combining Hot Tent Camping in a variety of Canvas Wall Tents, and staying in our heated cabins while at the Nature Alive Adventure Center.
Meals: All meals are supplied. Please contact us with special diet needs
Other Required Gear: It is recommended that participants bring along the following: saw, axe, knives, rope, first aid kit, warm clothing, extra warm footwear, snowshoes, toboggans, chairs, snacks, drinks, masks, and hand sanitizer.
Minimum Participants for workshop to run: 6
Maximum Participants for workshop is 8
Fees: $1600 + GST per person – includes instructor sessions, warming shelter, heated bathroom/shower, firewood, cabins, meals, snow machines, trapping supplies, and safety equipment.
For more information on the finer details, ethics, and content of this exceptional course, please contact us
