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OUTDOORSMAN features the Top Hunting Guide Schools and Outfitter Training Programs in the United States and Canada offering professional hunting guide training and hunting school instruction. Our listed hunting guide schools and outfitter training programs are some of the best in the industry and are proven professionals that offer World Class Professional Hunting Guide & Outfitter Training.

Have you been dreaming of a career as a professional hunting guide or outfitter in the great outdoors? Enjoy hunting and fishing and want to learn how to earn a living doing something you LOVE? Would you like to learn how to operate a professional AND profitable outfitting business, guide service, or hunting lodge? Then contact our World Class Professional Hunting Guide Schools and Outfitter Training Programs below and start fulfilling your dream of becoming a professional hunting guide and outfitter.

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Swan Mountain Wilderness Guide School - Outfitter Training

Swan Mountain Wilderness Guide School

PO Box 5081
Swan Lake, Montana
59911, United States
800-919-4416
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About Swan Mountain Wilderness Guide School

Swan Mountain Wilderness Guide School in Swan Valley offers you the latest in hunting guide school instruction, hunting techniques and hunting outfitter and adventurer training taught by recognized experts and professionals. We offer a 4-5 week wilderness outdoor guide school, and 10 day outfitter or hunter and adventurer training programs near Glacier National Park and the Bob Marshall Wilderness.

There are many fine outdoor hunting guide schools and outfitter training programs all across the country. But are all professional hunting or fishing guide schools created equal? How do you choose the best hunting guide school for you?

While some guide school candidates may simply be looking to learn how to hunt a specific species or improve their horsemanship skills, many realize that becoming a successful guide or outfitter, marketing yourself, running a referral-based business and staying current in state-of-the-art hunting techniques and equipment requires a new type of hunting guide school experience. In fact, many outdoor guide schools today cater more to the guide school owner’s type of experience than towards the present-day needs of aspiring guides, outfitters and hunters seeking to update their techniques, expand their depth of knowledge and improve their opportunities to attract new clients.

At Swan Mountain Wilderness Guide School, we have researched what aspiring hunting guides, outfitters and serious hunters are looking for in today’s hunting guide school experience. We have carefully updated and expanded our curriculum to improve upon the more traditional models out in the market.

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Brian Lester - Ohio
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
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I actually visited guide schools last year in order to help make my choice. I would recommend anyone to do that because then you see what really is true and what is not. Swan Mountain Wilderness Guide School was hopping when I was there. Not only was the school going full speed, but the outfit was running, students could see what the work actually is. When I came to school this year, me and some other guys would help the guide staff load up summer trips or trail rides. It was great exposure. I got a cool job, and I think I will do this for the rest of my life. I really appreciated Pat’s experience and counseling. He has his act together.

Harry Jameson - Michigan
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
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I chose Swan Mountain Wilderness Guide School because it seemed to be a legitimate business separate from the outfit. I had a friend that went to school last year, and all it was an outfitter looking to train people and keep them if they work out. He didn’t get any materials or anything. We got a cool book authored by Pat Tabor before the class, and an extensive manual when we arrived. I have some great resources I can refer back to in my career.

Jimmy Kaliston - Indiana
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
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I was amazed on the number of things we covered. The instructors at Swan Mountain Wilderness Guide School were top notch. I went directly into a packers job, and I was prepared. Another kid they hired came from another school, and he didn’t seem to have the confidence I did. I’m glad we did that 28 mile round trip hay run at school, it was harder then what I did at my job. It was cool actually learning and living an actual outfitter’s camp, I feel like I got the most real experience for my money.

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George Haynes – North Carolina
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
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Pat Tabor was true to his word. I was leaning towards a school with the hype about placement, and he told it to me straight. I learned how to present myself, put together a resume, and how to check out outfitters. He taught me how to take responsibility for myself, I’m glad I went with this school.

Chris O’Connell – Pennsylvania
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
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I was so impressed by the number and quality of instructors at Swan Mountain Wilderness Guide School. Foe each topic, a true expert came in and taught the segment. My friend went to another school, and he basically heard the same thing from the same guy the whole time. I also couldn’t believe the quality of the teaching aids, power point presentations off of the computer, WIFI in camp so we could look for jobs, this school was awesome!

Brad Barnes – Louisiana
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
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I was worried when I was looking for schools that the one I chose wouldn’t live up to their promises, but Swan Mountain Wilderness Guide School actually delivered more then what they said they would. I absolutely made the right choice.

Rick Wemple Outfitting - Montana Guide School

Rick Wemple Outfitting

PO Box 1167
Victor, Montana
59875, United States
800-725-4306/406-239-1752cell
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About Rick Wemple Outfitting

Rick knows the meaning of quality service and he’ll give more than 100% effort for his guests. That is what has kept him in business for all these years. His mission is to continue building his reputation as an honest, top rated outfitter. Satisfied clients return and hunt with Rick year after year.

Besides great hunting, including: antelope, bear, cats, elk, deer, and great fishing on the Blue Ribbon streams - Rick also offers a Hunting Guide School.

Classes training in Horsemanship, Packing Horses and Mules, Camp Setting in Wilderness and Pulling a Pack String. Just like Lewis and Clark, you can go back in time and experience the “Wild West”. Our experience will teach you the safest and most efficient way to get the job done. All equipment and stock can be provided, along with meals and lodging. Cooking the fish you caught after packing into the Wilderness yourself, is truly a memory that will last a lifetime.

Rick Wemple Outfitting Inc. also offers a full Guide/Outfitter training course with a JOB PLACEMENT service available upon graduation. Call or email for more details and a full brochure. Rick was associated with the very first established Guide School, dating back to the 1960’s and 1970’s. “The advantage of experience is on your side”.

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albert nava
Wednesday, September 03, 2008
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i just completed Rick's 2 week big game guide school and I'm completely satisfied with the training I recieved. Nothing fancy about Rick or his school. Just thorough and well taught courses. The man is a good teacher with a personal interest and concern for each student to sucseed as a professional guide. I'm going back next year(God willing) to take the packing segment of the training.

Mark Hanson
Thursday, July 03, 2008
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Rick is an awesome outfitter. He runs probably the best Guide and Pack School in the west. Besides Rick being a great guy, he is also a good friend. Words don't put in perspective the quality of outfit Rick operates.

Kelly Hales
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
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I had the opportunity to spend some time with Rick on a spring bear hunt during the last week of the hunt for 2007, I had a great hunt and enjoyed getting to know Rick, he truley loves what he does and it shows, Rick put 110% into my hunt we were successful in filling my tag with a nice cinnamon colored black bear I fill that a hunt with Rick Wemple be it a Elk, Deer or Bear hunt will be money well spent, Rick does what he say's he will and works for you I can't say enough about the experiance I had and they beauties of the Bitter root valley.

Royal Tine - Montana Guide & Cooking School

Royal Tine Guide School

PO Box 809
Philipsburg, Montana
59858, United States
406-859-5138
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About Royal Tine Guide School

Welcome to the Royal Tine Big Game Guide and Packer School home page. If you're looking for quality big game guide training, look no farther! Our guide school is located in the mountains outside of Philipsburg, Montana. Philipsburg is settled in the southwestern corner of the Rocky Mountains of Montana. We have lived our lives hunting, fishing, packing, guiding, camping and hiking in these incredible mountains. Our school offers only the best and most thorough training and job placement for big game guides and packers. We also offer separate training and schooling for fly fishing and camp cooking. If you've ever had the desire to be a wilderness outfitter, a big game hunting guide, a packer, a camp cook, or to simply learn how to better enjoy the traditional outdoors, then come join us in the Rocky Mountains for the time of your life! Hope to hear from you soon!

A job in the outfitting and guiding industry is one of the most exciting and self-satisfying careers today. Backcountry recreation is growing at an amazing rate, and so is the need for qualified guides.

The Royal Tine Guide School, is located 17 miles west of Philipsburg, Montana, along the headwaters of the famous Rock Creek River. The school was developed as a result of the demand for guides equipped with more than luck and a few good stories. When you graduate from Royal Tine you will not only have a more comprehensive knowledge of your profession and everything that goes into the outfitting business - you will be in demand!

You will receive instruction in the following four areas: horsemanship/horseshoeing, horse and mule packing, outdoor/woodsmanship skills, and guide/hunting skills. Experts are provided in specialty areas to give you the benefits of a wide range of experience. The last part of the class will be spent on a pack trip where you will put your new knowledge and skills to use. We are limiting our enrollment to a maximum of eight students per program, so there will be ample time for individual attention.

This camp is the real thing! There is no running water or electricity. Facilities will include: a kitchen tent, tents for students, and other tents for equipment, tack and crew.

Here is your chance to make dreams of an outdoor career come true. If you are serious about guiding and packing, then join me for the best time of your life! I look forward to sharing my love and knowledge of the outdoors with you.

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Darrin W.
Sunday, February 10, 2008
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I went to Cody and LeRee's Royal Tine Guide and Packer School in June 2001. I have to say that my experience was way beyond my wildest dreams and I am still guiding today after 7 years. I absolutely love this lifestyle and wouldn't trade it for anything. If you are looking for a quality school with quality honest people, seriously.....LOOK NO FARTHER than Royal Tine. Best choice I ever made in my life. I even have a tattoo of the Royal Tine logo on my upper right chest.

Ryan from wisconsin
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
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I thought Cody and Todd were great teachers and always went out of their way to help. I learned more in 4 weeks than I ever thought possible. THANKS!

Cale from wisconsin
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
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I went to Royal Tine in June of '06 when I was 24. Coming out west and being a guide had always been something I really wanted to do. When I got laid off from my job earlier in the year, I finally decided that now I didn't have any more excuses and it was the perfect time to just do it. I started looking online and Royal Tine was always one of the first schools to come up. I researched quite a few other schools, but RT sounded like the best deal to me. It was the best decision I have ever made. Cody and LeRee are great people and everything they teach at the school applies to what you will do afterward. What really stood out to me is that they gave me job leads halfway through and I got to visit with outfitters before school was through. One of the outfitters was fairly close to the school, so I personally visited them on one of our days off. I was offered a job that day, mostly due to Royal Tine's reputation for turning out solid people. I told that outfitter that I wanted to weigh my options before I made a decision. I ended up talking to 7 outfitters total and got offered a job by all of them. You tell me of another school and/or profession where you can pick the job you want right off the bat. Well, I took a job in central Idaho in the Frank Church Wilderness with one of the most reputable and well respected outfits in Idaho. I currently work there year round as a ranch hand during the offseason. During the hunting season, we go after everything - bighorn sheep, elk, mule deer, bears, cats, and hopefully in the near future wolves. During the summer it is extremely hard work. We clear trails, bail hay for camps, pack in hay/cubes to camps, set up camps, cut firewood for camps (without the use of chainsaws), but all the hard work is well worth it once the season rolls around and you hear that first bugle echo through the mountains on a crisp morning. Some advice I would give to you is to just absorb as much as you can from Cody and LeRee, and whoever you would go to work for. They have been doing this for awhile and can teach you a lot. Dang - I haven't written this much since college!! Royal Tine is the best!

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Denny from california
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
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Everything my son, Tom, needed so far he learned from Cody and LeRee. The hard work, the obligation to the trade, you guys are all that, every day. You guys also reinforced the importance of respect and Tom is being treated by appreciative clients accordingly. He is learning a lot about the business. He will be looking for a guiding job for next fall now that he is 18 at the SCI convention this weekend in Sacramento. There are good people in the business, you guys are a nice mix of old schoolers with modern technical knowledge, hi tech rednecks eh?

Bard from colorado
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
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I would like to commend you on the school and your commitment to excellence. I’m sure that many young men glean a wonderful life experience from the school and some are launched on a rewarding career path. On a personal note, I would like to mention that I have a BSc from California State University at Long Beach and a PhD from the University of California at Irvine, but the only diploma on my wall is from Royal Tine. I’m quite proud to have taken the course. Thanks for the experience and the good memories.

Ron from washington
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
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Indian Summer Outfitters is a wonderful referral. That one referral was worth a bundle. I don't know how many guides you guys place because the business is a difficult one but I do know the experience you provide will be in every students memory forever. It seems like your role is bigger than intended, not only are you training and placing guides, but you’re rounding many young men into a lifestyle that surrounds them with other quality people. It was the best investment in my son ever. Thanks

Tom from Virginia
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
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The Royal Tine Guide & Packer School that Cody and LeRee Hensen run is excellent. If you have a passion for: Working outdoors Working with and around horse and mule. Working hard and long hours. Then this is school is for you. Cody & LeRee are very kind and considerate people. They are also very focused in on making sure that in the short amount of time (four week's) you spend with them at Royal Tine you learn what you need to know to get hired by a Good Outfitter. Cody takes a lot of material that you must know and teaches you this material in a fun, hands on way. I can tell you that I completely enjoyed everyday I spent at Royal Tine. The days were long and physically challenging. Every night we took a test on what we had learned that day. The evening quizzes were no joke. You have about an hour and half every night to study and you better study. If you get hung up along the way on material in class, Cody and his staff always offer to give you extra help. Cody personally taught every class every day. I can't say enough good things about Cody & LeRee as people or about the School they run. Good luck with your decision.

Josh from oregon
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
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Just curious how many of you guys would be interested in guiding? Contrary to what people might think you can make some pretty good money depending on where you guide. I went to Royal Tine guide and packers school when I was eighteen years old and it was the best time I ever had in my life. We lived in wall tents next to a blue ribbon trout stream in Montana. An average day was up early to the kitchen tent for an awesome breakfast and some coffee. We learned everything to know about packing with mules and horses. We took lots of hikes and day rides, a night ride, and at the end of the class it was a full blown pack trip into the Pintler wilderness in Montana. We saw tons of wild life and learned great hunting tactics from some of the best guides in the business. When the 1 month school was finished they offer a free job lead referrals. You will have your choice of any state you want to guide in. I was just out of school when I guided in Chama, New Mexico and also southwest Colorado. My pay was about 1,900 per month room and board was free and let me tell you if you had a cook like I did it is awesome. Most of the other guides were about my age and a lot of them were friends of mine from Oregon. My season would last from about June(for scouting ranches) to January for late season hunts. Some guys, turn it into a year round job with cat hunts in the winter. After January I would head back to Oregon for the off season. I will say that the more money to be made is in places like Colorado and New Mexico. As far as a Guide school, in my opinion their is only one school out their that for a great price gives you everything you could possibly need to get started. They are the best hands down ROYAL TINE GUIDE AND PACKERS SCHOOL that’s not just a plug for them, its just that I went there and I know a lot of guys that went to other schools and got ripped off. BE CAREFUL.

Stephen from Idaho
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
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Dear Cody and LeRee, After having spent the past weeks doing as much research as possible into guide schools, i have come to one conclusion. Royal Tine seems to be the school calling out to me most. I have tried to get in contact with a few outfitters to get their opinion on guide schools, and have not heard a single negative comment about Royal Tine. One outfitter, Dave Melton of Bighorn Outfitters, not only said that all students he has received from your school were well trained, but also told me that he will most likely have a spot open in the fall and to get in contact with him once i am attending the school. Upon hearing great recommendation from him and also a possible job opportunity, I knew for sure that I want to start my career guiding with Royal Tine. I am just contacting you to make sure that there is still a spot open in the July class. I plan on getting all the paperwork done as soon as possible and get all the necessary preparations underway. All i have heard is great things about not only the school, but also about the both of you. I look forward to meeting you both and learning some of your knowledge. Thank you for all your help and have a great spring season. Sincerely, Stephen R.

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