Hunting Guide Schools – Hunting Outfitter & Packer Training Schools
Swan Mountain Wilderness Guide School in Swan Valley, Montana 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.


Swan Mountain Wilderness Guide School offers special aspects of its 28-day program that no other guide school in America does.  Additionally, we are the only school to offer additional certificates beyond your diploma in Bow Hunting Safety Education, Trapper Safety and Ethics Education, and Wilderness First Responder.

Swan Mountain Wilderness Guide School's program for outfitters is the only one of its kind.  Focused solely on the business knowledge necessary to be a successful outfitter, this ten day course covers all aspects of running the business side of an outfit including accounting, legal, regulatory, marketing and employee recruitment and retention.

Swan Mountain Wilderness Guide School's program for trail ride wranglers is once again, the only one of its kind.  Designed to specifically train people on how to wrangle so they can work at a dude ranch or trail ride operation, this course has no equal.

Finally, Swan Mountain Wilderness Guide School is pleased to offer a brand new six day program on waterfowl guide training.  Waterfowl guide candidates will learn all facets of how to become a top notch guide for ducks & geese.  In the spirit of innovation that our guide school has become known for, the waterfowl guide training program presents new material and approaches not found in any other waterfowl guide school.

All of our programs have been approved by the VA, and qualify for GI benefits! 

Find out why Swan Mountain Wilderness Guide School is a outdoor guide school for the 21st century…

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