Guide School training includes the following:

• horsemanship for the mountains
• horse health care
• horseshoeing
• packing
• setting up a back country camp
• wilderness survival
• fishing
• guiding elk, deer, bear and Antelope  hunters
• archery and rifle hunting,
• elk bugling
• photography
• Forest Service regulations
• first aid/CPR
• trophy care and caping ( seasonal)
• plus many other necessary skills

Only 2 Guide School courses per year!

Summer 4 weeks: June 15th – July 15th

Class size is limited to only 8 students

Fall 4 weeks: August 10th – September 10th

Class size is limited to only 8 students

Advanced skills courses available: (must have successfully completed one of the basic courses above).

Extended guide school course for Fishing with actual clients
July 16th – 26th  Class size is limited to only 8 students

Extended guide school course for Big Game hunting with actual clients shadowing a professional guide
Class size is limited to only 4 students per session!!!

• September 15th – 30th
• October 1 – 14th
• October 15th – 31st

Tuition:

• The tuition for the 4 week course is $4000.00.
• The advanced skills guide training is an additional $1000.00 per session..
• 2 students per guide training course will be selected and invited to participate in the “advanced skills” sessions at no cost.