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Equipping serious hunters with the knowledge and tools needed to harvest a dominant trophy buck year after year. The trophy tactics course covers every aspect of the season from locating to harvesting.
Dave Riley has over 30 years of experience hunting trophy blacktail deer. He provides seminars, training, and coaching to both novice and veteran hunters.
Pro Staff for Buckventures and The Woodsmen

Full season support, from locating trophy blacktails, drawing them into your set during daylight hours, and problem-solving challenges that arise. Our goal is to ensure you successfully implement the trophy tactics from the course.
The 2026 course schedule is now available, and registration is open! With limited seats that typically fill up by the end of February, we recommend securing your spot early by submitting your deposit. Don't miss out—reserve your seat today!


Designed by hunters, for hunters. Join us for four days of field time where you can engage in hunter training, learn field-tested tactics, and foster real connections. Experience a hunters gathering like no other, share stories, and enhance your skills through invaluable hunting mentorship.

If you like our content and wish to support us this is where we connect with our community of blacktail hunters. As a Patreon member you get access to more content and first access to limited seating events and trainings.

We offer a variety of opportunities to connect, learn, and grow as a hunting community. From corporate events, non-profit partnerships, and hunting club seminars, to fundraiser partnerships and personalized one-on-one sessions with our Pro Staff, each experience is designed to build skills, strengthen community, and pass on the traditions of ethical hunting.
Whether you’re a company, a club, or an individual hunter, there’s an offering that fits your goals.
"I have been using the blacktail coach method for 3 seasons and it truly does work. Before I started to use this method I was lucky to get a shot on a doe and by the second season I was able to bag a nice buck. By the third season I had more big bucks on camera than I knew what to do with. If you listen and and apply everything that is taught you will have opportunities at big bucks every year."- Bud
"I attended Dave Riley's seminar in March 2022 and highly recommend this instruciton to anyone who hunts blacktail deer, whether novice or with decades of experience." - Ralph
The Blacktail Coach
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