Welcome to the Ancestral Hunting School Womens Elk Hunting offering, taking place in Northern Colorado, in December 9-12, 2024 

This unique online and hands-on experience is designed to teach the essentials about hunting, butchering and processing elk while connecting to the land, animals, each other and ultimately yourself.

Ancestral Hunting School Elk hunting, founded by Ken Conte, is an invitation for those who have some hunting experience and want to be connected with their food, be more self-reliant and learn the skills necessary to thrive in the outdoors. We teach skills to help on an elk hunt including spotting elk, stalking elk, ancestral skills, effective kill zone for an elk, field dressing, processing  and how to use every part of the animal. This is hands on and you will have a coach with you out in the field. We have access to thousands of private acres in Colorado and will be staying at the ranch house, where you will have lodging and all your meals will be provided.

You can expect to come out of this experience with a new appreciation for your food, the land and a sense of being more self-sufficient. This will ripple out into the rest of your world with potential outcomes including reverence for food, connection to nature, better concentration through long times in nature, attention to detail through firearms safety and emotional regulation through being able to ramp up and slow down when needed.There is no guarantee on harvesting an elk, but we have had great results with 4 of 5 hunters harvesting cow Elk this past year.

Details:

- Live 1-hour interactive sessions led by Ken Conte featuring Ancestral Hunting Schools proprietary curriculum.

- Students are urged to attend live sessions to get as much as they can, we prepare as much as we can for everything that is under our control so we can be ready to take an animal in the most ethical and conscious way. 

- Each session is recorded for convenience, allowing participants to watch again.

The series consists of seven one-hour digital sessions and a live hunt in Colorado:

- Session 1: March 7th initial meeting hunter ed cards, intros etc

- Session 2: May 16 Unit 1 Hunting Essentials

- Session 3: June 16 Unit 2 Methods and Strategies

- Session 4: July 17 Unit 3 Species, Sex and Characteristics

- Session 5: August 16 Unit 4 Processing your Quarry

- Session 6: September 5 Unit 5 Cooking

- Session 7: October 3 Unit 6 Carry the Experience Forward pre-hunt questions

Timing: 4:30 pm PST / 6:30 pm CST / 7:30 pm EST.

Physical Requirements: Elk hunting is a physically strenuous hunt. You should be able to carry weight for distance, be prepared for early mornings and late nights. Fortunately our partners at Mountain Tough have stepped up and offered 45 days of training on their app that will help us all prepare for the strenuous work that is western hunting.

Fly into Denver or drive if possible. Be at the property in Colorado, about a 1.5 hr drive from the airport the evening before the hunt date. Arrive December 8th  in plenty of time to get a good nights sleep prior to our first day of hunting.

Join us for a transformational experience. If this speaks to you, we hope to see you there. Have questions? 

Price is $6500 discounts available for cash or zelle as well as early sign up.  Please email us at ancestralhunting@gmail.com for questions.