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Being a Professional Outdoorsman?
Posted on 5/16/13 at 1:07 pm
Posted on 5/16/13 at 1:07 pm
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Interesting idea. The idea of 10,000 hours doing something constitutes as a being a pro. How many of you can call yourselves pros?
I wonder how many hours I've accumulated towards being a professional fisherman? 5 hours down from yesterday
Interesting idea. The idea of 10,000 hours doing something constitutes as a being a pro. How many of you can call yourselves pros?
I wonder how many hours I've accumulated towards being a professional fisherman? 5 hours down from yesterday
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Posted on 5/16/13 at 1:08 pm to jimbeam
quote:
The idea of 10,000 hours doing something constitutes as a being a pro.
Pretty sure I'm a fishing pro by now.
Posted on 5/16/13 at 1:10 pm to jimbeam
i'd say i have 700+ hours under my belt
to be a pro fisherman it is more about technique+knowledge for freshwater imo.. which i guess comes from hours of repetition
to be a pro fisherman it is more about technique+knowledge for freshwater imo.. which i guess comes from hours of repetition
Posted on 5/16/13 at 1:14 pm to jimbeam
I would say I'm about half way home.
eta: in a duck blind.
eta: in a duck blind.
This post was edited on 5/16/13 at 1:15 pm
Posted on 5/16/13 at 1:34 pm to jimbeam
My old school offers a degree in it...
You can go to school for a few semesters and call yourself a professional outdoorsman....
Outdoor Leadership Certificate Courses
ODS 120 Wilderness First Responder 4
ODS 112 Swift Water Rescue 1
ODS 114 Backpacking in SE Alaska (Fall) 2
ODS 115 Backpacking in SE Alaska (Winter)
1
ODS 116 Introduction to Rock Climbing
1
ODS 117 Introduction to Ice Climbing
1
ODS 118 Avalanche Evaluation and Theory – Level I
2
ODS 119 Fly Tying, Casting & Fishing
2
ODS 193 Introduction to Sea Kayaking
1
ODS 193 Introduction to Whitewater Kayaking
1
ODS 133 Expedition Sea Kayaking
2
ODS 148 Backcountry Skiing and Snowboarding
1
ODS 205 Backcountry Travel and Navigation
2
ODS 216 Rock Climbing Level II
1
ODS 218 Avalanche Evaluation and Theory – Level II
2
ODS 219 Fly Tying, Casting & Fishing Level II
2
ODS 221 Glacier Travel and Crevasse Rescue Fundamentals
2
ODS 222 Moutaineering
2
ODS 243 Introduction to Outdoor Leadership
3
ODS 244 Outdoor Leadership
2
ODS 245 Leadership Capstone
1
ODS 293 Ice Climbing Level II
1
You can go to school for a few semesters and call yourself a professional outdoorsman....
Outdoor Leadership Certificate Courses
ODS 120 Wilderness First Responder 4
ODS 112 Swift Water Rescue 1
ODS 114 Backpacking in SE Alaska (Fall) 2
ODS 115 Backpacking in SE Alaska (Winter)
1
ODS 116 Introduction to Rock Climbing
1
ODS 117 Introduction to Ice Climbing
1
ODS 118 Avalanche Evaluation and Theory – Level I
2
ODS 119 Fly Tying, Casting & Fishing
2
ODS 193 Introduction to Sea Kayaking
1
ODS 193 Introduction to Whitewater Kayaking
1
ODS 133 Expedition Sea Kayaking
2
ODS 148 Backcountry Skiing and Snowboarding
1
ODS 205 Backcountry Travel and Navigation
2
ODS 216 Rock Climbing Level II
1
ODS 218 Avalanche Evaluation and Theory – Level II
2
ODS 219 Fly Tying, Casting & Fishing Level II
2
ODS 221 Glacier Travel and Crevasse Rescue Fundamentals
2
ODS 222 Moutaineering
2
ODS 243 Introduction to Outdoor Leadership
3
ODS 244 Outdoor Leadership
2
ODS 245 Leadership Capstone
1
ODS 293 Ice Climbing Level II
1
Posted on 5/16/13 at 1:40 pm to RogerTheShrubber
That looks like a curriculum that I would have actually paid attention to.
Posted on 5/16/13 at 1:45 pm to DonChowder
quote:
That looks like a curriculum that I would have actually paid attention to.
It's pretty awesome, actually. You get to spend time on the icefield, and go to Glacier Bay,etc.
Guy I know who went through it last year is doing avalanche control and site selection for heli-skiing operations and film makers.
Posted on 5/16/13 at 2:02 pm to RogerTheShrubber
quote:
Outdoor Leadership Certificate Courses
ODS 120 Wilderness First Responder 4
ODS 112 Swift Water Rescue 1
ODS 114 Backpacking in SE Alaska (Fall) 2
ODS 115 Backpacking in SE Alaska (Winter)
1
ODS 116 Introduction to Rock Climbing
1
ODS 117 Introduction to Ice Climbing
1
ODS 118 Avalanche Evaluation and Theory – Level I
2
ODS 119 Fly Tying, Casting & Fishing
2
ODS 193 Introduction to Sea Kayaking
1
ODS 193 Introduction to Whitewater Kayaking
1
ODS 133 Expedition Sea Kayaking
2
ODS 148 Backcountry Skiing and Snowboarding
1
ODS 205 Backcountry Travel and Navigation
2
ODS 216 Rock Climbing Level II
1
ODS 218 Avalanche Evaluation and Theory – Level II
2
ODS 219 Fly Tying, Casting & Fishing Level II
2
ODS 221 Glacier Travel and Crevasse Rescue Fundamentals
2
ODS 222 Moutaineering
2
ODS 243 Introduction to Outdoor Leadership
3
ODS 244 Outdoor Leadership
2
ODS 245 Leadership Capstone
1
ODS 293 Ice Climbing Level II
1
ODS 294 Water Bong Fabrication
5
ODS 300 Advanced Patcholi Aplication
lab
ODS 401 Volkswagon Van Repair
3
FIFY
All kidding aside, where is this school? Sounds cool
Posted on 5/16/13 at 2:26 pm to hardhead
U. of Alaska Southeast - Juneau
It's in Auke Bay, located on Auke Lake with views of the Mendenhall Glacier. Neat little campus. I received my education degree there.
It's in Auke Bay, located on Auke Lake with views of the Mendenhall Glacier. Neat little campus. I received my education degree there.
Posted on 5/16/13 at 3:01 pm to RogerTheShrubber
I've got to get my butt over to AK. One of the few states I haven't visited.
Posted on 5/16/13 at 3:09 pm to DonChowder
Pretty sweet campus. It was one of the selling points for me moving to Juneau rather than Sitka when I came here.
Posted on 5/16/13 at 3:10 pm to DonChowder
Just being outdoors yes but not in anyone area. Working towards it with fishing though.
Roger, my buddy is in the Air Force and just got assigned to Elmendorf. What can you tell me about that area? I'm assuming we'll go visit in the next couple years.
Roger, my buddy is in the Air Force and just got assigned to Elmendorf. What can you tell me about that area? I'm assuming we'll go visit in the next couple years.
Posted on 5/16/13 at 4:39 pm to VanRIch
quote:
Roger, my buddy is in the Air Force and just got assigned to Elmendorf. What can you tell me about that area? I'm assuming we'll go visit in the next couple years.
Well, Elmendorf is on the NW edge of Los Anchorage, which Alaskan's unaffectionally call it. It sits in the middle of Alaska's population center, and over half the states population lives within a 75 mile radius of Anchorage.
Winters are about like the upper midwest, not too shabby. It's near some absolutely amazing areas though. Kenai Peninsula, Mat-Su valley, Prince William Sound. You could spend a month in Anchorage and barely touch the surface. Also the transportation hub, so lots of "bush" pilots available to fly you anywhere you want to go. Lots of volcanoes in the Aleutian Range visible from Anchorage, plus the Chugach and Talkeetna Mts within a few minutes to an hours drive.
Has a lot of nigh life and restaurants. I think per capita, it has the 5th most restaurants in the nation. Juneau is number one, btw.
If you are an outdoor person, its the hub of some amazing adventures, plus its on the road system. The only downside is outside the mountains, it's easy to forget you are in Alaska sometimes, within the city limits of Anchorage.
Posted on 5/16/13 at 5:38 pm to aVatiger
I always equated professional or profession to a paid occupation not something you have a lot of knowledge or hours under your belt doing. For instance, Your buddy, Bill, has rebuilt five old hot rods in his garage over the years in his spare time. Bob, who has no experience working on cars, just got a job at the chevrolet dealership working on cars. Despite knowledge and experience Bob is the professional and Bill is just a hobbyist.
Either way it would be pretty awesome to make a comfortable living as an outdoorsman.
Either way it would be pretty awesome to make a comfortable living as an outdoorsman.
This post was edited on 5/16/13 at 5:39 pm
Posted on 5/16/13 at 6:19 pm to Propagandalf
I would say im in.
10,000 hours? Twice that much just in the past 10 years.
Getting paid. Yes.
Give me my patch.
10,000 hours? Twice that much just in the past 10 years.
Getting paid. Yes.
Give me my patch.
Posted on 5/16/13 at 6:20 pm to jimbeam
I'm pretty sure I qualify as a professional at everything I do.
Posted on 5/16/13 at 6:52 pm to jimbeam
That works out to approximately 416 days. In my 30 years I would have had to fish 14 days a years. I think I got that, where's my sponsors?
Posted on 5/16/13 at 6:58 pm to ZacAttack
14 - 24 hour days though. You should break it down to more logical time spans. If you fish for 8 hours, that's about 42 days. If you fished an 8 hour day once a week it would take you 24 years. Not saying you haven't done that much but that's a helluva lot if fishing and most people on this board probably don't come close.
Posted on 5/16/13 at 7:09 pm to VanRIch
10000 hours over 30 years.
333.3 hours per year.
If fishing 365 days a year that's 0.9 hours a day.
If you fish on the weekends that's 6.4 hours per week for 52 weeks out of the year.
If you fish 6 months out of the year that's 12.8 hours per week for 26 weeks.
Better?
333.3 hours per year.
If fishing 365 days a year that's 0.9 hours a day.
If you fish on the weekends that's 6.4 hours per week for 52 weeks out of the year.
If you fish 6 months out of the year that's 12.8 hours per week for 26 weeks.
Better?
Posted on 5/16/13 at 7:37 pm to ZacAttack
Much. Good work
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