Education

To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society. -Theodore Roosevelt

Outdoor Adventure Camps

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Located at the Boone and Crockett Club’s Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Ranch west of Dupuyer, Montana. Enjoy your days venturing across private, public, forest and wilderness lands. Topics include fly-fishing, fly-tying, shooting sports (.22 rifle/pistol, shotgun and archery), hiking, swimming, packrafting, visits from actual outdoor professionals and much more!  

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Our Mission Statement

TO INSPIRE 

campers to think about nature and to ask questions about the natural world around them through unique hands-on, place-based learning and interactions with peers; to approach learning in a fun and interactive way; to help students to understand learning can be full of enjoyment and wonder.

TO CREATE

a safe atmosphere where students feel comfortable advocating for themselves, making new meaningful friendships, learning new skills, building confidence and most importantly having a fun and memorable summer camp experience that will last them a lifetime.

TO CHALLENGE

counselors and staff to set the standard of creating an ideal experience for campers through fostering a positive environment, providing life-enriching experiences to each camper, and to be a positive role-model to youth.

TO RESPECT 

and celebrate diversity; honoring people for whom they are with an open-mind and warm heart; creating a welcoming environment of acceptance, recognition and kindness. 

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Wildlife Conservation/Outdoor Skills Camp

Youth Ages 8-13

Do you have an interest in the outdoors, conservation and advanced outdoor skills? Do you want to learn basic outdoor skills such as knot tying, fly-tying, shooting sports, hiking, camping, campfire building, fish and wildlife identification and tracking skills?

Join us for five days of wildlife related hands-on activities and engaging presentations by wildlife and natural resource professionals. Topics include conservation ethics, species diversity, habitat management, population ecology, predator-prey interactions, animal and plant identification, hunting, B&C official measuring and more. This is your chance to explore the Rocky Mountain front and see why they call Montana the Big Sky State!

Details for 2025:

Cost: $550
OUtdoor Adventure Campe:  (Ages 8-13): July 28 - August 1
Montana Matters Kids:   (Ages 8-13): August 4 - 8. These dates are reserved for campers who are awarded scholarships through the Montana Matters Youth Outdoor Experience. For more information on attaining one of these camp spots, visit https://montanayouthoutdoors.org

If your camper is age 14-17 and is interested in attending camp, please email [email protected]. We may have an alternate camp date for a small group of older kids to attend.

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Camps fill quickly so register as soon as possible! Call 406-472-3311 for more information.



 

 

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"The wildlife and its habitat cannot speak. So we must and we will."

-Theodore Roosevelt