Learn the Science and Art of Tactical Tracking
Join us for an immersive Tactical Mantracking course, where you'll develop the skills to track humans and wildlife through rural and wilderness environments. Designed for individuals seeking to sharpen their tracking abilities, this course is ideal for law enforcement, search and rescue teams, military personnel, and outdoor enthusiasts. With limited class sizes, you’ll benefit from a low student-to-instructor ratio for a personalized and effective learning experience.

Course Highlights
This intensive 3-day course offers a blend of classroom instruction and hands-on field exercises:

• Introduction to Tracking: Explore the importance of tracking, the psychology of a tracker, and understanding tracks and signs.
• Tracking Techniques: Learn ground, aerial, and tertiary sign awareness, footprint and gait analysis, and more.
• Field Exercises: Apply your skills in diverse terrains, including wilderness and open rural areas.
• Track Interpretation: Discern the age of tracks, interpret trail patterns, and follow trails accurately.
• Applications: Discover tracking’s value in search and rescue, law enforcement, fugitive apprehension, and wilderness emergencies.
• Wildlife Tracking: Learn to identify wildlife tracks and trails to avoid false trails when searching for persons of interest.
• Fieldcraft: Gain basic survival, navigation, and fieldcraft skills to enhance tracking abilities.
• Testing and Certification: Participate in objective testing to earn a Tactical Tracking Fundamentals Certificate of Completion and the coveted TRACKER patch (awarded to students scoring 70% or higher).

Why Take This Course?
This class is designed to provide practical skills and meaningful connections:

• Learn proven tracking methods honed by our instructors over years of training and fieldwork.
• Network with professionals from various agencies for future inter-agency cooperation, including law enforcement, SAR teams, and military units.
• Develop critical situational awareness and intelligence-gathering skills.

Who Should Attend?
This course is for:

• Law Enforcement & Security Professionals: Enhance your tracking and observation skills.
• Search and Rescue Personnel: Improve efficiency in locating missing persons.
• Military Personnel: Learn tactical tracking techniques to locate enemy movements.
• Outdoor Enthusiasts: Deepen your understanding of the natural world.
• Hunters & Hikers: Boost your situational awareness and tracking expertise.
• Anyone Fascinated by Tracking: No prior experience required—just a willingness to learn.

Course Duration & Requirements

• Duration: 3 full days (starting at 0800 each day).
• Physical Requirements: Be prepared for moderate hiking and extensive outdoor activity.

Meet Your Instructor
This course is led by Craig Caudill, Director of Nature Reliance School, assisted by the NRS Cadre. Craig brings decades of tracking experience and has trained with and instructed federal, state, and local agencies, as well as military and SAR teams. Read more about Craig on his bio page.