Upcoming Events
Outdoor Skills Network
Overview
Have you ever wanted to try hunting, or harvest your own food? The Outdoor Skills Network is your one-stop resource for events offered by the Arizona Game and Fish Department and a network of partners who conduct hands-on events to teach you the basics about hunting, fishing, trapping, safety, wildlife, and other outdoor skills.
Interested, but not ready to go hunting yet? Don't worry, we still want you to come on out and see what the outdoor experience and wildlife conservation is all about. Hunting is just one portion of these events. Many of these camps are also open to people wishing to learn more about wildlife biology, ecology and their habitats; target shooting; archery; wildlife viewing; camping; social gatherings and more. If you are interested, just contact the camp host and let them know. We are always seeking out mentors and volunteers as well.
Did you know?
- There are more than 800 species in the state of Arizona - more than any other inland state.
- Arizona Game and Fish Department, charged with the management of the state's wildlife, receives no state tax revenue. It is through a user-pay public-benefit model that funds wildlife management and conservation in Arizona and much of the United States.
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Event types and descriptions are merely guidelines to help you choose what is best for you -- they are not prerequisites.
Introductory - No hunting or pursuit of wildlife, shooting lessons, instructional, typically 1-day activity
Beginner - Basic take of wildlife, 1-day event, pass shooting, species include dove, ducks, squirrel.
Developing - Pursuit of wildlife, overnight events, remote locations, species include quail, rabbit, predator, javelina, turkey.
Intermediate - Pursuit of more challenging species, deer, elk, stalking, remote locations, overnight, lots of field time.
Experienced - coming soon, minimal mentoring, base camps and “meet ups”
Note Some events will require that registrants have taken a Hunter Education course.
June 2023
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Jun 3 Sat
Learn to Camp, Family Campout | Lyman Lake State Park - AZSP
Special Registration
Location & Schedule
Lyman Lake State Park St. Johns, AZ 85936
- Saturday, June 3, 2023 9:00am - 11:45pm
- Plus, 1 additional day.
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Jun 9 Fri
1st Annual AMDO Hunting Skills Camp
Registration Closed 0 of 25 seats remaining
Location & Schedule
Upper Wolf Creek Group Campground Prescott, AZ 86303
- Friday, June 9, 2023 8:00am - 4:00pm
- Plus, 2 additional days.
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Jun 10 Sat
Antelope Hunter Clinic - AAF
Special Registration
Location & Schedule
Ben Avery Clay Target Center - OneAZ Pavilion Phoenix, AZ 85086
- Saturday, June 10, 2023 12:00pm - 4:00pm
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Jun 17 Sat
JAKES Day - NWTF
Special Registration
Location & Schedule
Soldier's Creek Park Sierra Vista, AZ 85635
- Saturday, June 17, 2023 8:00am - 3:00pm
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Jun 23 Fri
Off the Grid Camping 103 - Beyond BOW
Special Registration
Location & Schedule
Camp Raymond - BSA Camp Parks, AZ 86018
- Friday, June 23, 2023 8:00am - 4:00pm
- Plus, 2 additional days.
July 2023
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Jul 14 Fri
Bowhunting Happening - ABA
Special Registration
Location & Schedule
Mormon Lake Mormon Lake,, AZ 86038
- Friday, July 14, 2023 6:00am - 4:00pm
- Plus, 2 additional days.
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Jul 18 Tue
| Re-scheduled | Predator Hunting Seminar - CHA
Registration Open 33 of 50 seats remaining
Location & Schedule
Oasis Community Church Scottsdale, AZ 85254
- Tuesday, July 18, 2023 6:00pm - 11:00pm
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Jul 28 Fri
Hike to Hunt Challenge
Special Registration
Location & Schedule
Arizona Nordic Village Flagstaff, AZ 86001
- Friday, July 28, 2023 8:00am - 4:00pm
- Plus, 2 additional days.
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Jul 28 Fri
Wapiti Weekend - AES
Special Registration
Location & Schedule
Camp Raymond - BSA Camp Parks, AZ 86018
- Friday, July 28, 2023 12:00pm - 8:00pm
- Plus, 2 additional days.
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Jul 29 Sat
Elk Hunting Clinic - AES
Special Registration
Location & Schedule
El Zaribah Shrine Phoenix, AZ 85008
- Saturday, July 29, 2023 9:00am - 4:00pm