Founded out of a passion for harvesting wildlife in a sustainable and conscious way, Ancestral Hunting School provides an all inclusive curated educational hunting experience.
The Ancestral Hunting School exists to reconnect people with the land through ethical, conscious hunting practices that foster self-sufficiency, ecological literacy, and radical personal responsibility. Each session combines a comprehensive online curriculum with hands-on, in-person instruction designed to equip students with the knowledge and confidence to hunt, butcher, and process wild game on their own.
We welcome participants of all skill levels and backgrounds. (Please note: minors under 18 must be accompanied by a paying adult.)
Our goal is to empower each student to step into the role of provider — not only harvesting game ethically but honoring the life taken through full use of the animal. Every session includes access to our private Signal channel, where participants can ask questions, coordinate future hunts, and receive guidance and support from fellow students, instructors, and experienced guides.
KEN CONTE
FOUNDER OF ANCESTRAL HUNTING SCHOOL
Ken is a lifetime adventurer and an avid outdoorsman. For much of his adult life he mostly ate fish and vegetables and started hunting later in life. Bowhunting in the Rocky Mountains quickly became an obsession, logging weeks at a time solo hunting with only his intuition and limited experience as guiding forces. The experiences he has deep in the wilderness afforded him a deeper understanding of nature and his connection to it.
His first big game kill was surreal, a 100 yard shot from standing on a white tail deer. The combination of reverence, pride and primal connection he felt to his food was complex. At that moment something transformed in him, he became a part of nature and wanted to use as much of the animal as possible. A lifelong learner he explored different ways of preparing game, tanning hides and utilizing organ meat.
Ken has had the privilege to learn and hunt in Colorado, Nebraska and Wyoming and continues to learn from the land every year.
