Description
This two day course teaches the individual and team skill sets of the Tracker and each individual will be evaluated and rated amongst their peers. This course is designed to build upon existing tracking experience and teaches advanced techniques as tracking applies to border ops, search and rescue, fugitive recovery, intelligence collection, anti poaching/anti dumping, and recovery of highly evasive individuals who seek escape and refuge in our nation’s wild lands.
(Note: this course provides 16 hours of instruction time.)
Tactical Tracking Course Equipment List
2-Day / 16-Hour Course
Lodging: No Camping on site but available nearby,
Vehicles: Not required, UTV, SXS, HORSES, MULES, permitted
Required Equipment
- Ball cap or Boonie hat
- Sturdy boots or trail shoes suitable for uneven terrain
- Weather-appropriate field clothing (earth-tone colors recommended)
- Long pants / bush shorts / Camo kit to test out and break in
- Lightweight long-sleeve shirt
- Rain jacket (if weather dictates)
- Daypack or small patrol pack
- Minimum 2 liters of water (hydration bladder or water bottles)
- Lunch and personal snacks for both training days
- Sunscreen
- Insect repellent
- Measuring tape
- Note-taking materials (notebook and pen/pencil)
- Small flashlight or headlamp with green blue red white
Recommended Equipment
- Binoculars (8×42 or 10×42 preferred) tripod recommended with optic mount
- Knee pads
- Gloves
- Multi-tool or folding knife
- Small individual first aid kit (IFAK)
- Trekking poles (optional)
- Small packable chair
- Extra socks
- Electrolyte packets
- Camera or smartphone for reference photos (when authorized)
- ******Optional Live Fire Exercise will be offered at discretion of your instructor, so you will know beforehand if you need the following*******
- Serviceable rifle (zeroed prior to arrival)
- 30 rounds of rifle ammunition
- Rifle sling
- Eye protection
- Hearing protection
Prerequisites: None
What you will learn:
- How to evaluate tracks and impressions
- How to determine precise directions of travel
- Greensides proprietary Visual Scanning techniques with and without optics
- Enhanced sensory awareness
- Index Tracking for trailing humans
- Integration of other tracking assets, such as drones and K9 units
Follow on course recommended: Grayside Hunter
