2020 TRACKING COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT
Date: May
29 – 31, 2020
Time: 8:00 a.m., Friday, May
29, 2020 through 2:00 p.m., Sunday, May 31, 2020
Location: Union Rogue Missionary Baptist Camp, Prospect,
OR. The camp is located north of the town of Prospect off of Hwy 62 in Jackson
County. For driving directions from your
location, go to http://www.unionroguerivercamp.com
See the last page for maps and more
directions.
Course Cost:
$
390.00 payable to Pacific Crest Trackers Association (PCTA).
- $100
deposit required to reserve space in this class, due by May 14, 2020.
Meals & Accommodations: Dormitory style
accommodations are provided Thursday through Saturday nights. Meals and snacks are provided from Friday
breakfast through Sunday lunch. Students
must bring their own sleeping bags, pillows, towels and toiletries.
There
are NO prerequisites for this training presentation. This tracking course is open to all persons
with tracking interests regardless of previous experience or training and will
focus on primary training for beginning or novice student interests. This will
be a certification course for all eligible students. All tracking students will be provided
training at an appropriate level for their development and upward progress.
Course Content: This will be a 24-hour
course beginning at 8:00 am Friday, May 29th with registration and lecture
including power point presentation to provide Novice and Basic tracker
understanding of training methodology, techniques and procedures. The presentation supports field training by
providing student understanding of training methods, manner and
objectives. “Tracking” is a first
response primary search resource used to verify witness statements, establish
the “PLS”, direction of subject travel and following the physical evidence to
the missing person. Field training will
allow “student tracking team” experimentation and “hands-on” practice of fundamental tracking techniques. Novice students will progress from initial
identifying a print, to “step-by-step” every track concept of following an
identified sign line and practical tracking team response.
This
is a “skill development” training program for Apprentice and Journeyman Tracker
students. Students at these levels have
acquired Basic Tracker understanding and will be introduced to practical
tracking techniques and applications necessary to become a viable resource for
SAR missions. Students at all training levels will be individually challenged with
additional advanced tracking concepts and techniques. Journeyman Tracker
students will be provided advanced training objectives working with Novice and
Apprentice students and separately in simulated actual SAR and law enforcement
mission scenarios.
Please
bring to this training course your current training manual and tracking
logs. Should you anticipate challenging the certification board for
advancement: Please advise your trainer in advance so that person may
prepare a recommendation and your training records; you must bring your
personal tracking and training logs and records.
Student Needs: Students should be physically fit and equipped for SAR field response. Field practice will continue during any inclement weather, students should be properly prepared with wet/dry, cold/hot weather gear. Knee pads may be helpful. Students need to bring a pen/pencil, note pad, small measuring tape, a three cell flashlight and a 5/8 inch doweling or similar, 36 to 40 inches long, with three rubber bands on it to use as a tracking stick. Signed copies of Joel’s book are available by direct contact with Joel at Joel@jhardin-inc.com
Registration: Students must
pre-register by May 14, 2020 for this course with a $100 deposit. If you have any questions regarding the class
or class location please contact Dan Huckins at (541) 890-4445
or by email at inspectir@gmail.com Send your deposit to: Pacific Crest Trackers Association (PCTA) -
c/o Dan Huckins, 711 Medford Center #433, Medford, OR 97504. Pre-registered
students failing to attend this course without a reasonable excuse will be
assessed the $100.00 service fee.
Sponsor Information: This course is
sponsored by Pacific Crest Trackers Association, an affiliate of the JHPTS Visual
Tracking and Training program in order to provide tracking training and
tracking resources across Washington, Oregon and California. All interested law enforcement and SAR
volunteer personnel are invited to attend.