US $1,195.00 Coed Camps over 1 Week (Sunday pm - Saturday am). The Apprentice camps are for Teenagers between 10* and 17 years of Age WITHOUT a HUNTER SAFETY CERTIFICATION. The 7 Day Camp focuses on the Hunter and Bow Safety Certifications and Include the Hunt for One Management Exotic Doe. This is a one week camp that can be combined with a one week Advance camp if you wanted to stay over two weeks. (*) We are now accepting campers starting at 10 years of Age at Parents discretion, if You feel that your child is ready for an overnight camp and mature enough to safely and respectfully handle firearms and hunting.
| #1 Apprentice |
June 21 - 27 2009 |
June 20 - 26 2010 |
| #2 Apprentice |
July 5 - 11 2009 |
July 4 - 10 2010 |
| #4 Apprentice |
July 26 - August 1 2009 |
July 25 - 31 2010 |
Apprentice Camp Requirement PRIOR TO YOUR ARRIVAL at the Indianhead Ranch Camp, Each Student MUST STUDY and Complete the Home Study Course and Quizzes from the Texas Parks & Wildlife Manual via the Texas Parks & Wildlife Website (go to education/hunter education /hunter education online course).
We will provide you with all the hunting gear (rifles, ammo, shot guns, gps etc). For the Apprentice Camp, You CANNOT ship or bring your own rifle but if you have a Bow that you want to use instead of ours, you are more than welcome to ship it ahead of time. Please download the list of equipment, clothing that we recommend for your week camp at Indianhead Ranch. In the Apprentice Hunter Camp you CANNOT upgrade your trophy. If you already have a Hunter Safety Certification from your Home State, you are not required to obtain it in Texas, it is valid in the State of Texas, so you are elligible to participate in our Advance Camp.
Each Student will participate in the following activities:
- Texas Hunter Safety Certification
- Texas Bow Hunter Safety Certification
- Range Shooting
- Tree Hunting Safety
- Texas Game Warden Presentation on Game LawsLaser Shot (Laser Hunting Simulation)
- Free Time
- GPS Taining and practical practice
- Muzzle Loaders
- Archery
- Skills Tail
- Blood Trailing
- Whitetail Evaluation
- Cave Paintings on Ranch after presentation by the Park Service
- First Aid
- Outdoor Survival
- Overnight Camp-Out
- Scavenger Hunt
- Outdoor Cooking
- Skeet Shooting
- Gun Cleaning
- Hunter Responsibilities and Ethics
- Texas Two Step (If Time Allows)
- Opportunity to Harvest One Exotic Doe.
Highlights of the Advanced Camp Schedule: (All Activities are subject to change)
Daily:
- Breakfast 7:30 AM
- Lunch Noon
- Dinner 5:00 PM
- Free Time & Laser Shot Shooting Simulator 8:30 PM
- Lights Out 10:00 PM
Day 1:
Sunday |
- Campers arrive, move into bungalows |
| - Orientation to the Ranch |
| Day 2: |
8:00 AM - Breakfast |
| Monday |
- Range Shooting |
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- Hunter Education Class Time |
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- Free Time (nap, swimming, reading hunting safety manual) |
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- Tree safety - tree stand harness |
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- Hunting |
| Day 3: |
5:30 AM - Hunting |
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- Texas Hunting Laws - Game Wardens |
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- Hunter Safety Class Time |
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- GPS Instruction and Practice |
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- Hunting |
| Day 4: |
5:30 AM - Hunt |
| Wednesday |
- Breakfast |
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- Primitive firearms - Muzzleloaders and Archery |
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- Blood Training |
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- Whitetail evaluation and management |
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- Hunting |
| Day 5: |
5:30AM - Hunting |
| Thursday |
- Breakfast |
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- Trip to Cave Paintings |
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- Prepare for Camp-Out in Canyon |
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- First Aid and Outdoor Survival |
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- Camp-Out |
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- Scavenger hunt, outdoor cooking |
| Day 6: |
8:00 AM - Breakfast |
| Friday |
- Free Time |
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- Skeet Shooting |
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Noon - Lunch |
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- Gun cleaning and gun care |
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- Hunter responsibilities |
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- Hunter and bow hunter safety review |
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- Hunter safety test |
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- Who got you here? Thank you letters |
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- Bungalow cleanup |
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- Ending Ceremonies, Award Certificates, gifts, evaluations and dinner |
| Day 7:Saturday |
4:00 AM - Depart for Del Rio International Airport |