How to Become a Hunting Guide

Hunting guides are experienced outdoors people who show hunters where to find the most impressive game and fowl. A hunting guide will take a hunter or group of hunters to the areas that are guaranteed to return the best results on the hunting expedition. Guides are experienced in all aspects of outdoor survival, scoring of trophy game, field care of game and fowl, and proper use of all equipment, including weapons. Follow these steps to jump-start your career as a professional hunting guide.

Instructions

1. Develop an appreciation for the great outdoors. It is essential for a hunting guide to be at home in nature.

2. Attend training. There are many different schools that teach all the skills necessary to be a successful guide, including information on how to start a guide business. It is beneficial to become a certified guide because verifiable experience is a valuable tool in establishing clientele.

3. Specialize. It is important that a guide choose a field of particular interest to specialize in. Decide whether you want to be a big game guide or a fowl and bird guide. You can do both, but is usually better to become an expert in one field and focus most of your business in that particular area.

4. Practice what you preach. It may sound simple, but hunting guides need to hunt. To teach other hunters how to have a successful hunt, you need to be capable of producing the trophy game and fowl yourself. Use your own methods before teaching them to other hunters.

Resources

• Hunting guide schools