The BEAR Harvest
A backcountry bear hunt rooted in responsibility, and reverence. Step into a living relationship with one of the most powerful animals in Canada.
From tracking and harvest to nose-to-tail processing, participants experience the complete reality of taking an animal’s life and honouring it fully. This is not a trophy hunt. It is an initiation into true relationship with land, animal, and yourself.
Nothing is guaranteed, but multiple successful bear harvests across our 5 days of hunting are typical for this Immersive.
7
Field Days
40
hrs
Of Training
0
Experience Required
What you’ll take part in
This work isn’t separated into categories. It’s part of a continuous process—from the animal to the table, and everything in between. You will take part in each stage directly.
Tracking & Hunting
Experience the thrill of hunting with dogs and following sign
Harvest
Be guided through the responsible way to honour an animal at harvest
Field Dressing
Learn the art of clean and precise processing in the field that will empower our full butchering and nose-to-tail utilization back at camp
Hide Tanning
Learn to preserve and work a hide using traditional methods, transforming it into something durable and usable rather than waste.
Bone Broth Making
Turn bones into nutrient-dense broth through slow, intentional preparation that extracts everything of value.
Tallow Making
Render fat into clean, usable tallow for cooking and preservation, understanding how to store and use it properly.
Utilizing Organs
Work directly with organs—cleaning, preparing, and understanding how to use some of the most nutrient-rich parts of the animal.
Preparing & Cooking Meat
Break down and cook wild meat in multiple forms, learning how to handle, prepare, and make it something you actually want to eat.
Skull Preparation (euro mount)
Clean and prepare the skull through a complete process that preserves it as a lasting artifact of the animal.
Who this immersive is for
This immersive is for people who...
Want to learn, hands-on, how to take full responsibility for an animal—from the moment of the hunt through to complete, nose-to-tail utilization
Are ready to develop a complete, integrated skillset: tracking, harvesting, field dressing, hide tanning, butchering, preserving, cooking, eating and honouring every part of the animal
Seek real experience, not theory—where knowledge is earned through direct contact with land, animal, and process
Are drawn to wild places and honest challenge, and want to be shaped by both
Want practical, embodied skills that build true confidence, capability, and self-reliance
Feel the pull toward a deeper, more respectful relationship with the animals they consume
Are willing to prepare themselves and take full responsibility for their role in the hunt and its outcome
Value learning through doing, participation, and immersion—not observation
Believe wild animals are among the most powerful and nourishing foods available to humans
Want to reclaim the ancestral way of eating—whole, nutrient-dense, and complete
Hold reverence for life, and feel called to honor an animal fully—through the intentional use of meat, organs, fat, hide, and bone
Sense that something essential has been missing from modern life, and are ready to step back into it in a real, grounded way
This immersive is not for people who...
Want distance from the reality of food
If you prefer not to engage with where your food comes from or what it requires, this is not the place to start.
Are uncomfortable with the taking of life
This immersive involves direct contact with the full process. There is no abstraction here.
Prefer observation over participation
This is not something you watch. You are invited to take part in every stage.
Want theory without real contact
Everything here is learned through doing, not explanation alone.
What participants come away with
A Complete Relationship to Food
From harvest to preparation, you understand exactly what it takes to bring food to the table—and your place in that process.
Comfort with the Reality of Taking Life
Direct experience removes abstraction. You develop a grounded, honest relationship with what it means to take an animal’s life.
Practical Nose-to-Tail Capability
You gain hands-on skill in processing, preserving, and preparing every part of the animal with intention and respect.
Land & Animal Awareness
Time in the field builds a deeper understanding of terrain, tracking, and how animals actually move and live.
Responsibility Without Avoidance
You learn to step fully into your role in the hunt—without outsourcing, softening, or avoiding what it requires.
A Shift in Perspective
Food, nature, and your place in it are no longer conceptual—they become real, immediate, and personal.
Immersive itinerary
The itinerary for this Immersive is built to flex around which days we have hunting success. The slots labelled 'Programming' will, together, contain all of the following. The order they're delivered in will depend on the weather, and the number of animals harvested that day.
Programming: Wild Game Anatomy, Land Literacy & Tracking,
Cooking (Bone broth, Tallow, Roasts, etc), Artifacts (Hide tanning & Skull cleaning)
June 22
June 23, 24, 25, 26 & 27
June 28
This immersive is built around the full process of harvesting an animal—from the moment of the hunt through to complete utilization. Over multiple days in the backcountry, you will take part in tracking, harvest, and the work that follows. Nothing is separated or hidden. There are no shortcuts here. Only direct experience, responsibility, and the reality of what it takes to take a life and honour it fully.
What This Immersive Provides
Experience Level
Beginner to experienced. No prior hunting or processing experience is required. Instruction meets you where you are, but participation is expected.
Physical Demand
Low. Most movement is short distance from vehicles to active areas. The work is in the process, not endurance.
Sleeping Style
Backcountry camping in our fully enclosed yurts
Food Provided
Yes — high-quality, nutrient-dense meals prepared in the field
Full Process
Take part in every stage—from tracking and harvest to processing, preparation, and use of the entire animal.
Direct Experience
Everything is learned through doing. You are part of the process from beginning to end.
*Please Read*
As a division of AUTHA, BORN operates as a Private Membership Association (PMA). This means registration is available to members only rather than to the general public. This structure allows us to operate with greater integrity, responsibility, and alignment to our values. To participate in any BORN Immersive, you will be asked to join the PMA as part of your registration. Membership is simple and lifetime, involves no recurring fees, and formalizes your entry into a private field of shared commitment, accountability, and experience where every product, service, and offering under the AUTHA umbrella becomes available.
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