TRACKING MENTORING 1 - Course

Build your own bow: Carve shavings from a piece of wood one by one, shape the stave in your hands, and later bring it to life by stringing the bowstring—without breaking it… A very special experience awaits you during these four days.  Long ago, our ancestors invented the bow and arrow. This made it possible to cover greater distances by shooting an arrow from afar.  In this special course, we will explore the historical background of bow making. Through extensive hands-on practice, we will engage with the ancient art of building your own bow. This special craft and the in-depth knowledge behind it will be taught comprehensively and professionally over the course of the days. All participants will make their own individual bow and take it home with them afterward. You will also receive tips on storing and caring for your bow to help it last.  Important: Alternatively, you can build an ‘Atl Atl’ (spear-thrower) instead of a bow. This takes only 2 days, and the course runs over the weekend, from Friday evening to Sunday afternoon.  This course is equally suitable for people with or without craft experience, regardless of their skill level. You will receive personal, individual gu

Tracks tell stories—of encounters, habits, and the secret lives of our fellow creatures. In the past, reading these signs was a vital survival skill; today, it opens up a deep connection with nature. With sharpened perception and open attention, we discover clues that often seem invisible and learn to recognize connections in the web of life. Together, we follow the paths of wild animals, let their secrets guide us, and learn about their wisdom and way of life.

There is a story. According to this story, we have the coyote to thank for the way our footprints and handprints look. In the story, the coyote created them after the model of a lizard so that we could do all the things we are able to do and enjoy life here on Earth as good people (Barrett, 1919 in Myths of the Southern Sierra Miwok). And basically, every discovery of a track begins this way: with a story, because someone or an animal must have left it for a reason—and that is where we begin. Are you curious about who shares the natural world with you besides your fellow humans, and would you like to explore your surroundings in a completely different way? Do you enjoy puzzles, stories, research, and detective work to uncover even the last secret? Do you love a challenge? Would you like to connect with the animal world on a deeper level of awareness and share our fascination with its diversity and understanding of species? Would you like to delve deeply into all the areas involved in tracking and sharpen your perception in a completely new way? To experience and get to know the world differently, interpret animal behavior? Perhaps even learn more about yourself? Then this course

The skill of reading animal tracks arose very early out of the need to provide people with food and clothing. This need led the first trackers to develop the ability to pay attention to and perceive the tiniest clues from animals, people, insects, the wind, and the weather. This helped them establish and maintain a deep connection with their surroundings. .. We spend the whole day outdoors, moving between various locations and picking up tracks ...

In trailing, you follow an animal’s trail and read the tracks and signs it has left behind. You will learn to find and identify trails, follow their course, and understand them in context. The course combines practical work on the trail with an exploration of animal behavior, perception, and approach. Across four sequential modules, you will experience trails as they unfold from winter through autumn.

Who was here, what happened, and where did the animal go? In this training course, you will learn step by step to recognize, identify, and interpret the tracks and signs of wild animals. Four modules build on one another, taking you from a single footprint to complex trail patterns—outdoors by Lake Deulowitz and across the seasons. This training course is right for you if you work outdoors or would like to deepen your knowledge of nature.

Over these four days, we immerse ourselves in the winter wilderness of the Bavarian Forest. Walking through the snow, we follow the stories wild animals leave behind as tracks. This will connect us deeply with the cycles of nature. You can find a detailed trip description at wildniswandern.de WILDNISWANDERN is a provider of tours, seminars, and training courses in the natural environment. Our wilderness school was founded in 2000 and aims to foster people’s connection with all living things.