Secrets of the Forest - A Break from Everyday Life

JAGWINA hunting course with modules in Stellichte in the Heidekreis district and in Rottstock near Berlin. A somewhat more compact hunting course with longer modules and therefore fewer trips.  All other content is identical to the hunting course “Hunting Respectfully Berlin-Potsdam-Magdeburg-Leipzig”. Learn to hunt—not just pass the hunter’s examination. JAGWINA offers practical, comprehensive hunting training that goes far beyond simply preparing for the examination. Our focus is on treating nature with respect, having immersive experiences in nature, and developing a personal attitude toward hunting. This cannot be done in 14 days. That is why the JAGWINA hunting training lasts one year. Your path to a hunting license. Why get your hunting license with JAGWINA? Our hunting students value our friendly, family-like atmosphere, experienced instructors, and the combination of traditional skills with modern, up-to-date hunting knowledge. If you want to get a hunting license quickly so you can impress acquaintances with trophies on your living-room wall, you are probably in the wrong place. If you are interested in hunting as one of humanity’s oldest crafts,want to be able

Are you interested in spending some time out in the hunting grounds with a hunter? This experience gives you the opportunity to get to know Tim, director of the JAGWINA hunting school, better and ask him plenty of questions during a walk around the hunting grounds with a hunting dog (without a firearm). Current questions about the necessity of hunting in the 21st century will be discussed openly that day, and you can learn a lot about Tim’s motivation and attitude toward hunting. You’ll also hear fascinating stories about hunting and learn about the wild animals’ current seasonal activities. Together, we’ll investigate the tracks and signs left by wild animals. Along the way, you’ll learn a lot about local flora and fauna and their ecological relationships. To finish, we’ll enjoy some delicious grilled sausage together.

Would you like to learn how to field-dress an animal, butcher it, and prepare it for cooking? Then this is just the right course for you. Unfortunately, we don’t learn this basic knowledge at school, and it is not covered in many crash-course hunting programs either. With the knowledge from this course, you can buy a whole roe deer “in the hide” from a hunter (it costs around €50–60) and prepare it for use in your kitchen. This is much cheaper than buying individual cuts of game ( €15–35/kg) from a game dealer. This workshop covers butchering a roe deer or a fallow deer (depending on availability). Field-dressing the animal (removing the entrails) is not included, as this must be done immediately after the animal is shot. This process will therefore be shown in a film clip. By the end of the day, you will know how to “skin a roe deer,” how to butcher it into cuts ready for cooking, and what tools you need. You can apply this knowledge to all other animals.

JAGWINA offers practical, comprehensive hunting training that goes far beyond simply preparing for the exam. Our focus is on treating nature with respect, having immersive experiences in nature, and developing a personal attitude toward hunting. This cannot be done in 14 days. That is why the JAGWINA hunting course lasts one year. Your path to a hunting license. Why get your hunting license with JAGWINA? Our hunting students appreciate our welcoming, family-like atmosphere, experienced instructors, and the combination of traditional skills with modern, up-to-date hunting knowledge. If you want to get a hunting license quickly so you can impress acquaintances with trophies on your living-room wall, you are probably in the wrong place. If you are interested in hunting as one of humanity’s oldest crafts,want to provide for yourself with meat, hides and furs, sinews, bones, and antlers from wild animals,care about species conservation,treating nature with respect,climate-resilient forests, andwildlife populations suited to the landscape, then you are in the right place. Absolutely!

Stalking makes you happy – because you feel alive.Stalking makes you humble – because you discover your limits.Stalking makes you grateful – because you come close to beauty.< /strong> In this seminar, you will learn the fine art of stalking. And you will learn it in a way that enables you to actively improve your hunting success, so you no longer have to sit for hours with your backside planted on a high seat. Instead, hunting becomes a fulfilling experience again, one that engages all your senses and teaches you how to use them effectively. “No hunting ground has ever been shot empty, but quite a few have been stalked empty.”Which hunter hasn’t heard that saying?After this seminar, it will no longer apply to you! Prehistoric hunters relied on this sophisticated alarm and communication system of the birds to move safely, with awareness, and successfully. Understanding “bird language” was vital to them. In this seminar, you will learn the basics of harmony and disharmony in nature, which the birds reflect.You will discover how important it is to notice this while stalking. This is not about learning to identify individual bird calls!It is about understanding the birds’ univ

Learn to hunt—but do it right!You have your hunting license, but don’t yet feel confident enough to go hunting on your own? Have you had your hunting license for a while, but lack practical experience, or would you like to expand your hunting skills? Then this seminar is just right for you! Here you’ll gain the knowledge and skills that will really help you in your day-to-day hunting. You’ll learn to identify game confidently, read tracks, and move unobtrusively through the hunting grounds. You’ll also have the opportunity to get answers to your questions and learn from experienced hunters. In this seminar, you’ll have the opportunity to fill your hunting backpack with skills that will help you feel more confident and increase your success in the field. Of course, you can also ask any questions you may have about hunting.

This is a timeless video learning program. Step by step, we show you how to transform feathers into works of art, make fans, earrings, wind chimes, and more. Dirk Schröder, Mirijam Steidle, and Ralph Müller share their many years of experience. You’ll get plenty of inspiration and techniques to bring your own ideas to life. Learn more: https://www.elementar-erfahrungen.de/onlinekurs/feder-zu-kunsthandwerk-und-faechern-verarbeiten/

Craftsmanship is as old as humanity itself. In this training program, we want to revive the old arts and focus above all on age-old manual ways of working, using the simplest tools possible to bring our creations to life. The materials we need to make beautiful and useful crafts will take us back to the Stone Age, span medieval times and reach more modern styles, while preferably still coming from the pre-industrial era. We want to gather good tools and leftover materials from our ancestors—from Grandpa’s toolbox or Grandma’s sewing table—and learn to use them again with admiration! Nature has always generously bestowed wonderful materials on humankind. A few examples: horn for buttons, wood for cutlery, straw for shoes, plant fibers and animal hair for clothing, hides for bags, earth for pottery, iron for knives, rods for basket weaving, branches for making bows, stones for cooking, leaves for mattresses, and much more. For most of human history, on every continent, we have used nature’s gifts to make useful things for our lives. Today, the main question is how we can take from nature again without harming it. In other words, the question of the “sacred harvest”: taking only as mu

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

The quiet time begins. Darkness is present everywhere and already carries the light within it. We invite you to a day camp at the Riedlhof wilderness site. Together, we’ll make a fire, welcome the Rauhnächte (the Twelve Nights), and cross a threshold through the veils of time. Traditional incense herbs will accompany us throughout the day, and together we’ll create an incense blend for the Rauhnächte. You’ll receive an incense blend to take home, to accompany you through the Rauhnächte. Circle culture, along with singing and making music together, forms the framework for every wilderness camp at Riedlhof. Along the way, you’ll also learn various wilderness routines and skills. Healing through connection is our guiding principle at Riedlhof. Interwoven with all areas of community life, it is also the overarching motto for our activities beyond the farm. Want to stay up to date? Join the Riedlhof Wilderness group on Telegram! Here, we share everything about the planned wilderness activities at the farm. https://t.me/+4fUQD-niX5pmNjYy

Get outside once a month. Learn together. Spend time outdoors.<\/strong>Would you like to spend time outdoors regularly, learn practical skills, and meet people who enjoy being outside just as much as you do?<\/p> Then come along to the ASTORI Wildnisrunde.<\/strong><\/p> The Wildnisrunde combines outdoor meetups, hands-on learning, and community. Once a month, we meet for an afternoon or evening together outdoors. Each meetup focuses on a different topic related to wilderness skills, bushcraft, and traditional crafts.<\/p> We make fires, work with wood, cook outdoors together, and explore what nature and the season have to offer. The goal isn’t to tick off as many techniques as possible. We want to try things out, learn, gain experience—and have a great time outdoors.<\/p> Together outdoors<\/strong>The shared experience is at the heart of it. We sit around the fire, cook, chat, and spend a few hours away from everyday life.<\/strong><\/p> Over time, this helps build a close-knit community of people who share their enthusiasm for nature, crafts, and spending time outdoors.<\/p> You don’t need any special prior knowledge. Whether you’ve been spending time outdoors

When the days are short and nature settles into stillness, an outdoor fire becomes a very special focal point. In this weekend course, we explore fire as a source of warmth, a tool, and a place to cook together—and experience what it means to spend a night outdoors during the cold season. We explore the basics of making fire and learn about various traditional techniques. The Bowdrill technique is a particular focus: from choosing suitable materials to making tinder and firewood, and finally creating the first ember. Ember burning, a traditional method of working wood using embers, is also part of the practical course. A special focus is on cooking over an open fire. We prepare our food outdoors together and explore different ways of camp cooking—from building the fire and choosing suitable fuel to the practical use of cookware and embers. Winter brings special challenges: How do you keep a fire burning in cold and damp conditions? Which materials make suitable tinder and firewood in winter? How can you arrange a camp to make the best use of fire and warmth? And what does it take to spend a comfortable and safe night outdoors during the cold season? Alongside the practical skil