Course Specifics

Our Guides and Packers School Offers You:     2012 Class Dates will be July 25th. to September 7,2012. 

• A comprehensive curriculum designed to give you the best education possible.
• The broadest spectrum of activities provided by any school: archery, rifle, black powder, photography, fishing, trail riding, and more.
• The opportunity to learn in a true wilderness environment, the beautiful Flat Tops Wilderness of western Colorado.
• Expanded courses that put you with experienced guides and clients on actual hunts.
• A school that stresses the work ethic and responsibility that is required to establish a successful career as a guide, packer or outfitter.

Courses of study and training include:

• horsemanship and mulemanship
• horse health care
• horseshoeing
• mule packing
• setting up a wilderness camp
• wilderness survival
• fly fishing
• guiding elk, deer, bear and mountain lion hunters
• archery, rifle and muzzleloader hunting, elk bugling
• wildlife photography
• Forest Service regulations
• first aid/CPR
• trophy care and caping
• plus many other practical skills

Archery Hunting Lab
Involves a full week of actual hunting with a professional guide and a client. Student will be involved with preparing horses for days hunt, determining hunting area, placement of hunter, elk calling, elk scent use, communication with hunter, scouting for different hunting areas, preparation of game after kill (skinning, gutting, quartering), returning hunter to base camp, evening horse care, horse feeding, planning next days hunt with other guides and hunters.

Mule Packing Lab
Involves a full week of actual packing mules with professional packers with client interaction. Student will be involved in preparing mules and saddle horses for days trip, determining mule loads, packing groceries, packing camp gear, packing client duffels, packing game meat and trophy, putting loads on mules, saddling clients onto their riding horse, and leading packstring of mules to camp locations with other packers and clients.

Program Cost
 45 Day Guides and Packers Occupational Training Course------2012 Class Dates will be July 25th. to September 7,2012

         Tuition                     $2,850
         Books/Materials        300
         Room/Board             1,650
         Registration                 300
         Program Total       $5,000

Refund Policy:
A full refund of all monies paid will be issued if the applicant is not accepted by the school. A full refund of tuition and fees paid will be issued if the applicant withdraws within three days after signing the contract and making an initial payment, provided that the applicant has not commenced training. A full refund of tuition and fees paid will be issued in the event that the school discontinues a course or program of education during a period of time within which a student could have reasonable completed the same, except that this provision shall not apply in the event that the school ceased operation. Students terminating training are entitled to the following refunds, exclusive of book, tools, supplies and a cancellation charge of up to $150, or 25% of contract price, whichever is less: The school does not guarantee the transferability of its credits to any other institution. The school does not have a written agreement with any other institution regarding the transferability of credits.

*Refund will be provided within 30 days of termination.
*The official date of termination or withdrawal of a student shall be determined in the following manner:

• The date on which the school receives written notice of the student's intention to discontinue the training program
• The date on which the student violates published school policy which provides for termination.

*Refunds must be calculated from the last date of recorded attendance based on contract hours attended.
*The policy of the granting of credit for previous training shall not impact the refund policy.