Guide and Packers School

Our Guide and Packers School is designed for individuals who seek a career in the great outdoors.
Imagine getting up in the morning and going to work in a beautiful wilderness setting.  Your office is the vast expanse of mountain meadows surrounded by spruce, fir and aspen groves.  Elk, mule deer, bighorn sheep, bear, coyotes, duck, geese, and grouse roam the land.   
 

Welcome to life as a wilderness adventure guide.
Demand for skilled workers in the outdoor adventure field is at an all-time high.  Western outfitters are looking for trained workers to fill a multitude of positions at western lodges, ranches and hunting and fishing outfitting companies in many western states.

Because of this demand for skilled hands, we started a school to train folks for success.  Appalachia Spring Ranch Guide and Packer School was borne out of a love for the great outdoors.  Our unique training program was developed from over 30 years of teaching experience.  We have over 9 years of first-hand experience training folks for our own outfitting business and for several of the best western outfitters in the country. 

 

Benefits of the Master Guide Training:

v     Job referrals and placement

v     Paid internships

v     Leupold Optics guide program discounts

v     Primos game calls discount program

v     Office space in some of the most beautiful country in the world

v     Membership on an elite team of well trained outdoor professionals

v     Certification in Red Cross Wilderness First Aid and CPR

 

We are currently training for hunting outfitters in Colorado and Montana who have asked for graduates from our program.

We have many job openings to fill for guides, wranglers and cooks.  The demand is high!

 

Skills include but are not limited to:

v     Horsemanship

v     Packing horses & mules

v     Outdoor cooking (Campfire & Dutch oven)

v     Wilderness First Aid

v     Wilderness survival

v     Wildlife guiding skills and knowledge

v     Fishing Skills

v     Camp set-up and management

v     Customer relations

Dates:  April and May

Location:  Coulter Lake Guest Ranch, Rifle, Colorado

 
Students can enroll in either of the two offerings:

v     “Wrangler” – 2 week program - $1600/student
v     “Master Guide” – 4 week program - $3200/student (qualifies for job placement)

            Costs include meals and lodging.

Special:  $100 off if registered by March 31st for the Master Guide Program. 

Contact us by phone or email to make reservations and we will mail or email an application package!


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For more information about the Guide School please call our director, Tim Weller, at (970) 625-1473 or e-mail Tim at tweller@sunlink.net. For more information about Trail Rides, Overnight Rides and other Appalachia Spring Ranch activities please call Ranch manager, Heather Donald at (570) 658-3840 or email Heather at appalachiaspringranch@gmail.com

 

Appalachia Spring Ranch is proud to be a member of the
Greater Susquehanna Valley Chamber of Commerce
and the Susquehanna Valley Visitors Bureau.

 

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