LOCATION: All hunting locations will be in Dane county.
TIME: A classroom portion will occur on March 29th, 2025 with required attendance. Then you will be paired with an experienced mentor to hunt on April 5th and or 6th.
AGE OF PARTICIPANTS: 10+
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS: We are looking for 3 participants to attend.
LICENSE REQUIREMENTS: This is a Learn to Hunt program through the WI DNR and all licenses and requirements will be waived. You will be hunting with a mentor at all times.
WHAT TO EXPECT:
Never hunted turkeys before and want to try? This event is perfect for you! Any person who has never hunted turkeys before of ANY age is welcome to participate as a Learn to Hunt participant. Come learn about turkey hunting with a seasoned turkey hunter who will be your guide for this event. Our program is designed to learn to necessary skills to pursue turkeys on your own and become the next seasoned hunter! You do not need your own gear or shotgun. Loaner equipment is available.
This is a Learn to Hunt event in conjunction with the Dane County NWTF, also known as the Mad City Gobblers. There will be a required 4-hour classroom portion approximately a week before the hunt weekend. In this classroom portion you will learn turkey biology, proper hunting techniques, how to pattern a shotgun, how to call, and decoy techniques. There will be experienced turkey hunters helping you out at the classroom portion the whole time. This is designed to help you be ready for your hunting experience! This classroom portion will provide you with a turkey tag at the end.
During the hunting weekend, you will be paired with an experienced turkey mentor and go out to a scouted property. You will hunt doing a variety of techniques in order to find and hunt a turkey. You will meet up with your mentor before legal shooting light and get set up. You will hunt until mid-morning when everyone will meet up for lunch and raffles. Then you will go out Saturday night and hunt until dark. There will be a similar schedule on Sunday if you choose to hunt that day.
For any questions about the event please or to sign up please contact:
Quinn Erdmann at 316-833-7890 or qerdmann@outdoormentors.org