Wildlife Tracking Apprenticeship
with Jason Knight
Jason Knight has been professionally involved in the field of wildlife tracking for over ten years. He is offering this unique opportunity to study intensively with him as he passionately pursues his goal to achieve Senior Tracker certification. Jason is taking on a small group of apprentices to work with him on a monthly basis, developing advanced tracking skills. His recent accomplishments include being evaluated by
CyberTracker International
and earning Level III Track and Sign certificates in both the Northwest and Northeast, scoring 97% and 92% respectively.
The Wildlife Tracking Apprenticeship consists of three core components, including:
Tracking together as a small group for a full Saturday field day each month at diverse tracking locations in the Pacific Northwest.Reviewing and discussing track & sign photos and recent tracking research with a digital projector on a large screen for an evening each month.Support for individual research projects conducted in-between monthly meetings.
The Wildlife Tracking Apprenticeship spends significant amounts of time on:
Practicing efficient trailing skills. Trailing animals for long distances in different types of terrain, with the goal of catching up with the animal, while working primarily with elk, deer, black bear, cougar, and coyote.Improving track & sign identification skills for difficult species including birds, small mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and insects, as well as documenting tracks and sign of species not covered in published tracking guides.
Increasing track interpretation skills such as determining gender, relative age of individual animals, numbers of individuals in groups, and reading specific behaviors from tracks and sign.
The Wildlife Tracking Apprenticeship is being kept to a small group so that it can be extremely mobile, personalized, and focused. Field locations include the deserts of Central Washington, forest and riparian zones of Western Washington, and mountain habitats of the Cascades.Dates: Field days are on the second Saturday of each month, year-round. Evening sessions vary. Location: A variety of tracking sites within Washington State. Cost: $300 per season (each season is three months). Students may, and are encouraged, to participate in consecutive seasons. Enrollment: New enrollments are accepted year-round based on available space.
For more information or to register call: (206) 369-8458, or
contact us through email.
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