K9 Kato and his handler, Ben, departed Montana Monday to head back home to Knoxville Tenn. For a week this K9 tracker team was immersed in the art of manhunting here at RYP - covering steep unforgiving terrain, thick brush, creek crossings and even some urban terrain. Day 1 Kato and Ben were navigating simple 30 yard tracks with basic challenges - on the last day I sent them into the backcountry alone to find a lost hiker over 2 miles away. Kato was encouraged to lead and lea

Great afternoon tracking in the sunshine! Lots of new challenges including creek crossings/traverses, down trees, thick thorny brush and deer/dog contamination. #RYPTrackingClub #trackingdog #searchandrescue #germanshepherd #lieselweapon #malinois

TIME FOR TAUGHT LINES AND DOUBLE BLINDS... RYP IS KICKING OFF IMMERSION MANHUNTING WORKSHOPS THIS SPRING What does that mean exactly? It means I want you to breathe fresh mountain air and hear the eagles caw as you learn to hunt as a team with your K9 companion. The prey is human and the terrain is real. Steep slopes, thick brush, water crossings…Snow? possibly. Bears? probably. Baddassery? absolutely. This 3 day spring workshop will kickoff ‘Rocky Mountain Manhunting.’ (RMM)