Guide School

Whitewater Rafting and Hunting Guide Schools

Are you a sociable people with an enthusiasm for life and nature? Follow your dream as a professional whitewater rafting, hunting or wilderness guide. Guide schools give you hands-on, in depth training to be a professional guide or a better outdoorsperson. Essential topics are covered for a career as a professional guide or outfitter. College students can get a summer job as a wilderness guide or whitewater guide.

Whitewater guides learn equipment care and repair, paddle boat and rowing skills, reading the water, group safety, low impact wilderness camping, cooking for groups techniques and dutch oven cooking, river safety, swiftwater river rescue skills, first responder certification, CPR certification, and much more....

Hunting guides learn about horsemanship and trail riding; horseback packing, big game hunting, fly fishing, wilderness survival, use of maps and compasses, camp cooking techniques (Dutch Oven Cooking), wildlife and outdoor photography, first responder certification, CPR certification, and much more.... You will learn first hand about the business of being a professional guide or outfitter.