Trapper Gord Wilderness College Instructor Profiles
Ross Hinter
Wildlife Conservationist
Ross Hinter is a full time trapper, provincial trapping instructor, and Vice President of the Alberta Trappers Association. While he manages a Registered Fur Management Area (RFMA), or trapline during the winter months, he also works in the field of wildlife damage control during the spring, summer and fall months traveling throughout Alberta wherever there are animal and human conflicts.
Ross is very passionate about wildlife and its habitat, and his experience and respect of the wilderness and nature in all its forms comes through in his lectures, workshops and courses. He also teaches bush living skills, survival, and offers a learning experience in creating crafts and various tools.
Your life will be enriched and you may never be the same! While you’re learning, you will hear stories and experiences gained through years of Ross’s life, lived in the bush as he shares his love and respect of nature with you. His talks will have you laughing and crying, while enjoying a look through the wilderness window through his eyes.
He will encourage you to understand and take care of your environment
Trapper’s are Canada’s original conservationists. Once you hear Ross speak, you may change the way you think about the role of trapping.
In the classroom or in the Field, a learning experience like no other…
Ryan Sealy
Ryan Sealy is a progressive trapper and instructor who challenges his students and peers. Ryan has received national recognition for his fur handling and outdoor skills, as well as his trapping demonstrations for youth across northern Canada. His articles and reports have been published in the Fur Harvester and Canadian Trapper magazines. In 1999, Ryan began apprenticing as an instructor with Yukon legend Alex Van Bibber. Since 2006, Ryan has been the Yukon’s chief instructor and coordinator for over two dozen 5-day trapping workshops. Ryan lives happily on his trapline with his wife and three children.
P.M. (Pete) Wise
Search and Rescue Certifications:
Search Manager – Vernon Search and Rescue, Ground Search Team Leader Instructor, Ground Search Team Leader, Ground Search and Rescue Instructor, Ground Search Tech
Flat Ice Rescue Tech, Flat Ice Rescue Instructor
Swift Water Rescue Tech. Level 1, Swift Water Rescue Tech. Level 2, Swift Water Rescue Instructor
Flat Water Rescue Tech., Flat Water Rescue Instructor
Rope Rescue Team Leader, Level 2 Tracker, Tracker Instructor
Incident Command Systems (ICS) Certifications Level 100, 200, 300
Outdoor Related Fields:
Conservation Outdoor Recreation Education Instructor ( CORE ), Federal Firearms Instructor and Examiner ( PAL ), Restricted PAL, Dominion Marksman Gold Medallist, Certified Professional Trapper, Life Member BCTA, Past Executive Director of BC Trappers Assoc., BC Trappers Association Trapper Education Instructor, Member BCTA Trapper Education Committee, Urban Wildlife Specialist, On Call Contract Bear Trapper for MOE, Bear and Cougar Awareness Program Instructor, Rattlesnake Awareness Program Instructor, Wilderness Survival Program Instructor JIBC, BCIT, SAR, Certified Boat Operators Cert., OFA Level 1
Business Infrastructure
Work Place BC… WCB, Inter Municipal Business License Okanagan Valley, Hub Insurance 5 Million Liability, Prov. BC Nuisance Wildlife Permit, Prov. BC Hunting License, Prov. BC Trapping License, Restricted Radio Operators License, Registered Trapline
Company
Wise Wildlife Control Services, Urban Wildlife Specialist, Predator Control