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Brian Lueddeke

I have been in law enforcement for the last 20 years.  For 16 of those years, I was a member of our metro area SWAT team.  I started on the team as an entry operator and later moved on to the sniper team; where I served as a qualified LE sniper for 10 years.  During that decade, I became responsible for the overall training and management of our sniper team.  I retired in 2021 due to a serious on-duty injury.
Operationally, I was on the sniper team assigned to the QRF for President Obama during a 2016 Presidential visit.  I was the lead sniper tasked with overwatch and security for a Hollywood VIP,  and have been chosen to perform overwatch at LE funerals.
My training has included both military and LE based courses and I have been certified as a sniper trainer through a course offered by Kalinsky & Associates.  I am the co-author of a 50-Basic Sniper Course certified by Idaho POST, and have hundreds of hours training LE and military snipers, whom I still teach to this day.
My goal with the Bitterroot Institute was to take this experience and adapt it to the hunting community.  With the advent of high-performance, precision hunting equipment, the industry developed a delta in the level of affordable training that hunters have access to.  I believe that with good training comes improved performance, leading to greater chances of success in the backcountry.  When you come to the Bitterroot Institute, we will train hard and have a great time.  You will leave our courses with improved confidence and the skills to practice these skill……having become a Bitterroot Reaper.