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BEAR PAW OUTFITTERS, LLC Wilderness Guide, Outfitter & Packer Training School MONTANA |
Attend 'Montana Guide School'
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(photo above) Winter kill bison skull we discovered -September Class 2011 Yellowstone National Park
Check out Montana and Bear Paw (below)
MAKE THAT LIFE CHANGING DECISION IN 2012
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Life is short, so find out what kind of lifestyle you like and 'DO IT'
Rated Number 1
Guide & Packer School in the Nation
Why?
'Hands on Experience'
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'State of the Art Classroom Training Facilities'
'click below for visual details'
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Bordering the 1million Acre Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness and Yellowstone National Park in the Montana Rocky Mountains Ecclesiastes 5:18-20
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Where else can you learn to be a Guide and Packer but Montana,
where real Outfitting started?
The first Guide and Packer School was instituted in Montana by a Montanan
If you are trained at Bear Paw Outfitters
Montana Guide and Packer School
from a Native Montanan,
you will be able to pack anywhere in the world!
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10 Students Maximum per class 'We Teach Professionalism' |
Don't miss your window of opportunity with Bear Paw
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MONTANA'S PREMIER GUIDE AND PACKER SCHOOL
TAKE TIME TO READ ALL THE INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE BEFORE YOU MAKE YOUR DECISION!
DO YOU WANT TO LEARN THIS PROFESSION RIGHT?
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Native Montanan - 4th Generation
Born and raised in the MOUNTAINS
That Makes a difference!!!
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Most asked question:
What is the difference in your Outfitter, Guide and Packer School from the rest?
Answer:
Look for the gray hair, actual years of hands on experience in Outfitting, Packing and building an Outfitting Business from scratch, not buying someone else's. I have always had a passion for this lifestyle and enjoy what I do.
This will reflect in me PERSONALLY training you! I will not talk you into enrolling in my hands on training school and then turn you over, to the so called, pot bellied experts!
Also, there is a lot more to Outfitting than just guiding someone and harvesting game animals.
Additional Thoughts:
I also would like to address the issue of having a staff of experts and the question- can one man know it all? In the classic movie made from Louie L'Amour's Novel - Conagher. Conagher (played by Sam Elliot) a well seasoned cowboy sets out to get some cattle back that had been rustled from the ranch he is working for. When he stops by a widow's place to see if she had seen any suspicious activity, her son tells Conagher he heard the cattle and where the rustlers were holding them for the night. Conagher asks if he can spend the night at the widow's place and then take out after the rustlers early in the morning. The widow questions Conagher, that maybe he should wait. Then they could send for help, this would have taken several days for the help to come, if they came at all and the rustlers would be long gone. Conagher told the widow, that if he needed help he shouldn't have set out after the rustlers in the first place. Think about it??!
{P.S. If you don't understand the above, that's alright. Call Bear Paw on the no B.S. line @ (406 222 6642) or take time to watch the movie Conagher with Sam Elliot, it is a good one.}
Cindy and Tim Bowers (38 + years a team)
A Professional and 'Real Montana Couple' who have worked the Outfitting Business 'Hands On'
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can honestly 'Talk the Talk'
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Girls do it, too!
Cindy and Emily Bowers
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This bison got in Emily's way
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'Cooper' another expert and good dependable friend on our team,
( lower left corner of photo below ) Cooper has traveled and guided us many a mile on the trails
He knows about every kind of tree, bush and rock around!
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Professional Montana Outfitter and Master Guide # 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 (58 years old) I have been riding/ packing for over 46 years. I started my Outfitting business from scratch. With the help of the Good Lord we have built our business into what it is today. I am not a retired corporate executive wanting to try a new venture, with new ways and all the frills or thrills. I am not involved in or on the board of every organization. I do what it takes and know all the aspects of this Profession and I am your teacher. I have done it all and still can do it all, not brag just fact! That means 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 am in the mountains in all adverse weather conditions and work long hours. Any aspect of the Outfitting/Guiding I have done it! The buck stops with me! I don't employ a staff of wish they were's or did's. I am still fit enough to train you myself. One of my few mentors was Joe Gaab one of the early Game Wardens for the State of Montana, who is now 93 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/administered the first Outfitter test. He rode horseback all over the State of Montana checking the Outfitter camps for compliance. Joe 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 yourself, your clients, your stock and the resource .
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, it is not all about money $ ! We also need to tread as lightly as possible on the land, so future generations can continue to enjoy their heritage.
If I were 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 in 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.
Applicants for all
guide and packer classes must be able to lift at least 50 pounds chest
high. We also have a weight restriction on all applicants of no more
than 235 lbs. It is imperative that you lose weight and get into shape
for this line of work. If you smoke, QUIT!!!
53 + years ago Erv Malnarich knew what was needed and we are all fortunate he had the foresight 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 (53 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.
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"There’s A Lot More To Ridin’ A Horse Than Sittin’ in the Saddle and Lettin’ Yer Feet Hang Down" The Duke If you don't know who the Duke is, you better get to Montana to Bear Paw Outfitters and find out!
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One of the June 2010 Graduates mounted on Rooster (above)
(sittin' straight and tall, no sloppy back packs while riding - lookin' good and professional)
"BEAR PAW'S STUDENTS LOG MORE MILES OF ACTUAL RIDING AND PACKING LIVE ANIMALS ON THE TRAIL THAN ANY OTHER GUIDE SCHOOL IN THE USA !"
September 2011 logged in over 250 miles riding and packing
CALL AND LET'S TALK
1 406 222 6642
BEFORE DECIDING ON JUST ANY GUIDE SCHOOL
Modern day language Quote
" Excuse me, hello, if you can't ride and pack properly, the rest doesn't mean anything!!"
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Pictured below in the classroom are Bear Paw's Staff of experts many years of Outfitting and traversing in the mountains ! They will train and show you a few tricks of this trade. Can one man know it all? looking at this picture where is everyone else? You better be able to handle it by yourself!
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If you can lead the 'BIG STRING YOU CAN LEAD ANYTHING!'
(Another 'Bear Paw' original)
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Picture below 'The Griz's Jaw Bone'
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Learn to pack and ride the 'Right Way' !
Bear Paws' Hands on Training- "we teach you the needed basics"
You only have 31 days to get it together and then go enjoy your new lifestyle!
(Pack and ride, ride and pack, no time for monkey business, no Wi-Fi, no S'mores around the fire,
you are going to learn how to ride- pack- guide and lead the pack string,
plus other basics, then you can go out and hone yourself into a professional guide and packer,
no room for sloppy methods, look, ride and pack like a Professional)
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This is horse and mule packing!
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The short and tall of it!
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Crosscut Saws - a wilderness necessity
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(above) The Best Crosscut saw sharpening service David Brizendine
I can't say enough good about how sharp the saws are and stay sharp!
contact Dave -dumonyu@yahoo.com
Salmon, Idaho
Phone 208- 969- 0563
Your Instructor Bear Paw (below) and a student making sawdust
keeping the trails safe for the other forest users !
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Learn in the mountains
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s Our 2012 Classes are filling up fast so get your enrollment forms in! 1010 Students Maximum - Remember "We Teach Professionalism " 2012 Classes
JUNE 2012 Class May 30th - June 30th Arrive Tuesday May 29th after 6 pm - last day of class is June 30th SEPTEMBER 2012 CLASS September 6th - October 6th Arrive Wednesday September 5th - last day of class October 6th Some Yellowstone National Park Training during September Classes
September class students will need to watch out for wild bison on some of our training rides in Yellowstone National Park
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Approved training services
This school is approved for GI Bill training benefits Montana Job rehabilitation through the Department of Labor (WIA) Wyoming Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR)
MONTANA BOARD OF OUTFITTERS (MBO) APPROVED GUIDE SCHOOL CURRICULUM Travel - Trip Insurance
$4000.00 50% non-refundable deposit Balance due 30 days before hands on class Remember you get what you pay for!! 406 222 6642 Curriculum
A Montana school that stresses responsibility and the work ethic, that is required to establish a successful career as a Guide, Packer or Outfitter.
Common Sense Approaches & Tried and Proven Techniques
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If Grandson Isaac can be taught how to do it, so can you!
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Are you coming to sit in on some daily seminars inside a classroom and be bored listening to experts, or to learn 'Hands On' with real live animals? I want you to know what you are doing and Do It Right! I will have you sitting in the saddle as time allows and be ready for some calluses on your posterior!
Right is right even if no one else is doing it!
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Wrong is wrong even if everyone is doing it!
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left to right (below) Amos - Hillary C. - Opie - Jumper
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Click on the pictures to see the BULL BISON !
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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.
Check out these pictures below by clicking on them
after enjoying these pictures there are More Photos on our Journal MontanaGuideSchool
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More Photos on our Journal MontanaGuideSchool
Guinea Pigs (below) trying out a nice breakfast prepared by one of the guide school students
By the way it was very good!
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A good outfitter tries to ensure that all their clients are treated respectfully and courteously; their pack and riding stock are well trained, well fed and reliable; their camps are clean, comfortable and well equipped; their staff is knowledgeable and skilled; they observe all game laws; they take good care of the meat they pack out; their operations run smoothly; and God willing, they find game. The rest is hunting, and your definition of success is up to you. This is our commitment. |
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I will take the time to visit with you
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Let's get serious about this new career
Call
Ask me the questions and I will give you the straight answers
Phone 406 222 6642
Bear Paw Outfitters, LLC
Montana Guide & Packer School
136 Deep Creek Road
Livingston, Montana 59047
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More Photos on our Journal MontanaGuideSchool
Grandson Isaac's First Montana Elk and Deer Hunt check it out on Facebook
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Last updated 2 - 4 - 2012
No materials or photos may be used without written permission
All Rights Reserved Bear Paw Outfitters, LLC 2012
