FENCEBRIDGE STRATEGIC RISK IN COOPERATION WITH THE SCOTT-DONELAN TRACKING SCHOOL

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DATE: August 27-31

 

INSTRUCTOR: David Scott-Donelan (Scott-Donelan Tracking School) 

 

LOCATION: Williamson County, TN.

 

COST: $600 for individual officers

$650 Per departmental purchase

 

SCOPE: Tactical Tracking Level 1  (TT - 01) *THIS IS NOT A K9 COURSE. THE FOCUS IS SMALL UNIT MANTRACKING OF FUGITIVES AND MISSING PERSONS IN A FIELD ENVIRONMENT.

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TT - 01 is a 5 day course (40 hrs) based upon over 45 years operational experience and embodies all the fundamental skills, techniques and tactics to enable the student to confidently and competently operate as individual or team trackers. First developed in 1993 this Level 1 course has been presented to thousands of police and corrections officers Internationally with great success. All our Tactical Tracking classes are structured on the possibility that fugitives from justice may be prepared to use deadly force to prevent capture and "Officer Safety" measures are integral to the program.

 

David Scott-Donelan (also known as DSD) has shared his extensive tracking knowledge by conducting hundreds of classes World-Wide over the last 50 years. Unsurpassed in operational and training experience he developed what is now known as Modern Combat Tracking which combines both “stone age and space age” components into a formidable and essential tool for both police, corrections and military applications. David is not only widely recognized as a master instructor within the tracking community at large, but also holds a place of esteem amongst his past students. 

While serving in the Rhodesian Army in the mid Sixties David received formal tracking training as a stake holder of the Tracker Combat Unit (TCU). The TCU had the unique mission of locating and following the tracks of Communist insurgents infiltrating the borders of Rhodesia and attack the civilian population.  During his 27 years military and police service in Southern Africa David (or DSD as he is known) served with the Rhodesian Special Air Service, Rhodesia Regiment, Tracker Combat Unit, British South African Police Reserve, Rhodesian Light Infantry, Selous Scouts, South African Special Forces and South West Africa Territorial Force. He immigrated to the USA in 1989 after winning a place in the USA Immigration Lottery.

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In 1994 David, realizing a dire need in both police and military circles for tracking skills. he opened his first tracking school in the United States and never looked back. Guided by his passion for sharing the tracking skillset, his first company experienced rapid and significant growth under his tenure.  By emphasizing the value and tactical applications of visual tracking, David, with his unique man-tracking instructional style, found great interest, support and relevance among law enforcement and military personnel in the USA and beyond.  Following his entrepreneurial spirit and commitment to “make a difference and not the dollar,” David left his original school in 2009 and opened his second USA and International “SCOTT DONELAN TRACKING SCHOOL" in January 2010. He now conducts classes all over the USA and overseas.

 

www.ScottDonelanTrackingSchool.com

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PREREQUISITE: A good attitude. Participant must possess general physical health and the ability to endure harsh outdoor conditions and mental and physical exertion. This course is not for the faint of heart. It is strenuous and taxing.

 

EQUIPMENT LIST: Cell phone. Pen, pencil and notebook. Compass. Quality Binoculars. Signal mirror. Small LED flashlight. Boots, inclement weather gear, rucksack or backpack. Medical Kit. Hydration system is recommended. Tactical flashlight, headgear. We encourage all students to bring their respective carry gear, EDC and issued equipment. Please contact us if you have any questions on what to bring. Teams should bring individual load out including weapons, communications and supplemental team gear.

 

OPTIONAL KIT: GPS, Sunglasses, local USGS maps.

 

This course is an excellent block of instruction for any police, wildlife management or corrections officer. The tracking skills taught in this program will substantially increase the investigative abilities of rural and urban officers.

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