jagdschule nrw

What jagdschule nrw does

Jagdschule NRW is a private hunting school founded in December 2008 in Düsseldorf, Germany, and operated as a sole proprietorship under founder Gerolf Blittersdorf. The company prepares adult learners for the German hunter examination (Jägerprüfung) through a portfolio of seven core course formats: an 18-day Vollzeit-Intensivkurs, an 8-weekend Wochenend-Kurs, a 12-month Flexkurs, an online 'Jagdleben' course with 12 months of access plus 8 days of practical training, an international Jagdkurs with on-location theory in countries including Scotland, Namibia, Ireland, Croatia, Canada, Romania, and Bulgaria, an Exklusiv-Kurs for 1-4 person private instruction, and 60-minute Privat Unterricht at €200. Course pricing ranges from €2,750 for online and early-bird intensive tickets up to €6,500 for exclusive and international tiers, all under a one-time payment model with exam fees charged separately. The school is also doing business as 'Jagdschule Blittersdorf' and 'Jagdschule Düsseldorf Rhein-Ruhr', and supports the educational mission with a Schießakademie (shooting academy) and Prüfungswiederholer-Kurse (14-day retaker courses for students who failed elsewhere). Customer outcomes are a primary value claim: the school reports a 96% shooting examination success rate and 2,300+ trained students since 2008, with testimonials highlighting pass rates on the first attempt across both intensive and weekend formats.

The business is built on Blittersdorf's personal credentials (Akademischer Jagdwirt, Revierjagdmeister, Forstwirt, Dipl.-Pädagoge, and Professional Hunter South Africa) and on a physical footprint that is unusually rich for the category: the primary campus at Schloss Meierhof in Düsseldorf-Himmelgeist features a large preparation room with rare specimens, a modern classroom, a licensed game chamber, and direct access to a 450-hectare ducal hunting lease, while the secondary Sauerland campus at Jugendwaldheim Obereimer (a former NRW State Forestry School) provides teaching rooms in the Arnsberger Wald. Technology is a supporting rather than core layer: the Jagdleben platform delivers video, quizzes, and an exam question database with model answers, with login credentials issued upon registration. Underlying this is a deliberate go-to-market built on Google reviews, the website, monthly Tag der offenen Tür open house events at Schloss Meierhof, and personal Kennenlerntermin consultations, with self-serve enrollment via downloadable registration forms submitted by email, fax, or post. Customers are individual adult learners (with a small additional segment of students, youth, executives, and ad hoc organizations), and the school reports students from 30 nations including Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg.

Name

jagdschule nrw

Legal name

Revierjagdmeister Gerolf Blittersdorf

Website

https://jagdschule-nrw.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Jagdschule NRW is a Düsseldorf-based private hunting school founded in 2008 by Gerolf Blittersdorf, offering seven course formats (intensive, weekend, flex, online, international, exclusive, and private lessons) to prepare adult learners for the German Jägerprüfung at prices between €2,750 and €6,500.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hunting Education

NAICS

Hunting and Trapping (114210)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Firearms, Range Safety & Less-Lethal Weapons Training (EDAOAMAN)

Keywords

• Hunting education
• Hunter examination prep
• Wildlife conservation training
• Hunting license courses
• Outdoor sports education

Headquarters

HQ city

Düsseldorf

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Vollzeit-Intensivkurse (Full-time Intensive Courses): 18-day intensive hunting exam preparation courses held approximately 12 times per year at Düsseldorf and Sauerland locations. Price: €2,950 (+ exam fee), with early bird rate of €2,750 if booked 3 months in advance. Maximum 20 participants per course.
2. Wochenend-Kurse (Weekend Courses): 8-weekend hunting exam preparation courses. Price: €2,950 (+ exam fee), early bird €2,750. Maximum 20 participants per course.
3. Flexkurse (Flexible Courses): Customizable 12-month course allowing students to mix modules from intensive and weekend courses. Price: €3,250 (+ exam fee).
4. Online-Kurs (Online Course): Online hunting exam preparation with up to 12-month access plus 8-day practical training at physical locations. Price: €2,750 (+ exam fee).
5. Jagdkurs International (International Hunting Course): 14-day exclusive course including on-location hunting with exam preparation in Germany. Price: €6,500 (+ exam fee, flight & hotel). Theory in Scotland, Namibia, Ireland, Croatia, Canada, Romania, Bulgaria.
6. Exklusiv-Kurse (Exclusive Courses): Individual or small group (1-4 persons) private instruction at Düsseldorf or worldwide locations. Price: €6,500 (+ exam fee).
7. Privat Unterricht (Private Lessons): One-on-one lessons with Gerolf Blittersdorf for refreshing or deepening hunting and conservation topics. Price: €200 per 60-minute session.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Jagdschule NRW provides hunter examination preparation courses (Jägerprüfung) for adults seeking a German hunting license. Offerings span multiple formats—full-time intensive (18 days), weekend (8 weekends), flexible modular (12 months), online with practical sessions, exclusive small-group, international with overseas hunting experience, and private one-on-one lessons. Courses are delivered at two physical campuses in Düsseldorf and Sauerland, with supplementary shooting academy and exam retaker courses.

Product overview

Jagdschule NRW is a hunting education provider offering a portfolio of seven distinct course products for preparing participants to pass the German hunter examination (Jägerprüfung). The core offerings include three main formats: Vollzeit-Intensivkurse (18-day full-time intensive), Wochenend-Kurse (8-weekend format), and Flexkurse (flexible 12-month modular approach). Supplementary products include Onlinekurs (online learning with practical sessions), Exklusiv-Kurse (small group/individual instruction), and Jagdkurs International (with overseas hunting experience). Add-on services include Privat Unterricht, Schießakademie, and Prüfungswiederholer-Kurse. The school operates from two physical locations (Düsseldorf and Sauerland) and offers nationwide and international programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Vollzeit-Intensivkurse (Full-Time Intensive Course)
• Wochenend-Kurse (Weekend Course)
• Onlinekurs "Jagdleben" (Online Course)
• Flexkurse (Flexible Course)
• Exklusiv-Kurse (Exclusive Course)
• Jagdkurs International (International Hunting Course)
• Privat Unterricht (Private Lessons)

Quantifiable outcome

• 96% examination success rate
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Jugendwaldheim Obereimer (Landesforstschule NRW)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTraining facility used for Sauerland location courses. Former NRW State Forestry School in Arnsberg provides professional teaching rooms and outdoor areas in Arnsberger Wald (largest contiguous forest in NRW). Students from all German states, Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg attend courses here approximately 8 times per year.
• Germany-Wide Partner Shooting RangesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership shooting ranges across Germany providing practical shooting training as part of hunter examination preparation. Referenced as 'Deutschlandweite Partner' for shooting practice.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Niedersächsischer Jägerlehrhof (NJLH): State hunting school in Springe, Lower Saxony, offering hunter examination preparation (Jägerprüfung) courses. Directly comparable as a German vocational hunting education provider, and the institution where founder Blittersdorf himself completed his Revierjagdmeister master examination in 2012.
• Landesjagdschule NRW: State hunting school for North Rhine-Westphalia, the same German state in which Jagdschule NRW operates. Directly comparable as a regionally-anchored, state-affiliated hunter examination preparation provider competing for the same NRW resident student base and licensed instructors.

Broad incumbents

• Deutscher Jagdverband (DJV): The national German hunting federation and umbrella organization for state hunting associations (Landesjagdverbände). Runs hunter education initiatives across Germany and competes indirectly for hunter-exam students via state-affiliated schools, making it the broadest incumbent in the same addressable market.
• Safari Club International (SCI): International hunting conservation organization that funds hunter education, training programs, and conservation initiatives. Comparable in offering structured hunter education and certification pathways to a global audience, with the international premium course offering at Jagdschule NRW positioned similarly to SCI's experiential hunting programs.

Regional players

• British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC): UK membership-based shooting and conservation organization that runs accredited shotgun and firearms training certificates, plus wildfowling and deer stalking courses. Comparable as a national hunting/shooting education body in a different geography, addressing a similar regulatory exam/training market.

Others

• Bundesverband Deutscher Berufsjäger: German professional hunters' association of which founder Gerolf Blittersdorf is a member. Comparable as a German hunting professional community, though it functions as an industry body rather than a competing school; it shapes standards and credentials for the same hunter-education market.
• International Hunter Education Association (IHEA): US-based association that sets standards for hunter education across North America and accredits hunter-ed programs. Comparable as an industry body governing hunter training and certification in another major hunting market, indirectly relevant to Jagdschule NRW's international Jagdkurs product.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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