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Montana Outfitter # 192  training big game Outfitters, Guides and Packers in the

Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness and Yellowstone National Park in the Rocky Mountains

 "Learn to Live Your Dream"

"Do what you love and you won't have to work a day in your life!"

Associated with and under the direction of the

Elm Outfitters & Guide Training Program

www.elmguideschool.com

Established in 1959 by Erv Malnarich

Do the math that is 50 years and still the leader in the industry, must be doing something right?

The short and tall of it!

Tim Bowers (Alias Bear Paw or The Old Boar)

Professional Montana Outfitter

Licensed by Montana Board of Outfitters #192

"I have been there and done that!"

(Graduate of the Official School of Hard Knocks, LTD)

I started my Guiding and Packing career many years ago. I am a fourth generation Montanan (55 years old)   I started my Outfitting business from scratch and with the help of the Good Lord have built it into what it is today. I am not a retired corporate executive wanting to try a new venture, with new ways. I know what it takes to do this profession. I  have done it all and still can do it all, not brag just fact! from digging the outhouse hole, setting up and taking down camps, packing big strings of mules, guiding  hunters and fisherman, fixing tack, breaking horses & mules, repairing horse trailers and trucks. I have been out in the mountains in all adverse weather conditions and long hours. Any aspect of the Outfitting/Guiding I have done it! The buck stops with me! One of my few mentors was Joe Gaab one of the early Game Wardens for the State of Montana, who is now 90 years old and still is enjoying life, skiing and horseback riding.   I learned a great deal from Joe over the years. Joe was one of the instructors for the Hunter safety program in the 1960's and I was one of his students. Towards the end of his career, Joe was also appointed the first Supervisor of Outfitters for the State of Montana and created the first Outfitter test, he rode all over the State of Montana checking the Outfitter camps for compliance. Joe usually packed 2 head of pack animals and always rode a good walking saddle horse. You could expect to see him at anytime and anywhere especially in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, attending to his duties as a Game Warden and Outfitter Supervisor. Throughout the years we packed into various locations in the A-B Wilderness, Yellowstone National Park and the Bob Marshall Wilderness. Joe is a perfectionist and always strives to do things right. I feel the only way to do things right, is to learn them right from the start, in the Outfitting Business this pertains to taking care of your stock, the resource and your clients.

Note: For Prospective Students

The mountains can be your friends or your enemies. You need to learn to understand, respect and then work with them, to enjoy them to the fullest. Horses and mules are powerful animals and can hurt you, you need to learn how to have them work for and with you. They are your transportation and will become your friends. I have been blessed to work in the wilderness and live the lifestyle that many dream about. I am now ready to pass my knowledge on from my many years and experiences in the Outfitting business. The good people that are retaining our services to be transported into and out of the wilderness are literally quote: "Putting their lives in our hands" :unquote. I do not take this lightly and you should not either. I always strive to transport my clients the safest possible way. The Outfitting business is a big responsibility and should be taken seriously. We also need to tread as lightly as possible on the land, so future generations can continue to enjoy their heritage.

If I was foolish enough to go to New York City , San Francisco or any large city in the U.S.A. and then try to drive around in that mess, I would be lost in a minute. So I would find a good seasoned taxi cab driver that knows their way around to get me to my destinations safely! So here I am your Taxi Cab Driver of the Rocky Mountains- Bear Paw

Our Goal at Bear Paw Outfitters Guide & Packer school  is to train our students with field proven guiding & hunting techniques and the proper skills needed to successfully use horses and mules to traverse others and themselves through the mountains in a safe manner. We will provide guide school students with hands-on training in the areas necessary to full fill your dream as a Professional Outfitter and Guide, or simply to be a better steward of the wilderness. You will be taught trail riding and horsemanship; horseback pack trips; big game hunting and wilderness survival; use of maps and compasses; camp cooking techniques; wildlife  and outdoor photography, CPR certification, importantly how to get along with the people you are working with and much more. You will learn what the phrase means  " With a  touch of Professionalism"    Good enough, isn't good enough when it comes to learning to be a Professional, in any of your endeavors! We know what is needed and desired by ourselves and fellow Outfitters.

Erv Malnarich knew what was needed and we are glad he had the foresight many decades ago to pass his knowledge on to the men and women who dream about this type of lifestyle. We are thankful to be a part of his vision. His past history in his training techniques and detailed home study course (50 years) has proven to be the leader in the Outfitting Industry and will continue to be on the cutting edge. There are always those in any business that try to cut corners and costs, etc. for whatever reason. Some will say you need to learn the new techniques, let us be serious-the mountains don't know about new techniques and fancy gadgets. When the batteries are dead in the fancy gadgets and other things break, be glad you still have the knowledge of the old ways.

 This is a serious business and if you learn it right the first time, as Erv Malnarich saw the need for, you will be able to enjoy to it's fullest potential.

If Grandson Isaac can be taught how to do it, so can you!

What is a packer? A real packer is actually an artist. Instead of taking a brush, paint and canvas to create a masterpiece, they take rope, mantie tarp, Decker pack saddle and a good looking mule (my own personal preference on the last two items) and create their own masterpiece. You will understand this when I am teaching you. There is nothing prettier than a nice looking string of mules packed to perfection, going down a wilderness trail.

 Guinea Pigs trying out a nice breakfast prepared by one of the guide school students

By the way it was good!

Please call I would like to visit with you

Phone 406 222 6642

Bear Paw Outfitters, LLC

Guide & Packer School

136 Deep Creek Road

Livingston, Montana 59047

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Last updated 3 - 30 - 2009

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