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tejay
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I need some help guys and gals. As of right now i have two weeks before i leave to attend guide and packer school at winter hawk outfitters in colorado (www.winterhawk.com)and i need some help. I have tons and tons of gear already just wanted to get your opinons on what u would take. Heres a summary of what i will be doing.
Winterhawk's Outfitter's Guides and Packers School is approved by the Colorado Department of Higher Education as a licensed vocational school, offering training in the fields of guiding and packing and knowledge of the entire outfitting industry. In Colorado, any vocational or employment training school must be licensed and approved by the Colorado Department of Higher Education.
Winterhawk is a highly successful, professionally run outfitting business and we're committed to providing the same quality standards in our school. But the truth is, just as we tell our clients that their hunting success depends on their attitude, and how hard they're willing to work, the same is true for you. We have the knowledge and experience to teach the job skills you'll need to be successful. But when it's all said and done, your desire and commitment to learn will be the key factor in determining your success.
We can furnish names, phone numbers and addresses of guides and outfitters in Alaska, Canada, and the U.S. who are always looking to hire good people. Because the country we operate our outfitting business and school in is so high and remote, most of it does not open up until the first part of May. Therefore, we cannot offer classes before mid-May. This country is some of Colorado's highest, remote scenic country and is the type of country you would expect to be in when you attend a school like this. It is for sure a traditional operation of the highest quality. Students should plan on arriving at the Indian Cliffs Base Camp by 4:00 p.m. before the first day of class to get settled in and have quarters assigned. Guides and Packers Advanced Occupational Training Course
Program B: Subjects Hours
Camp Orientation 4
Course Objectives and Format 3
Proper Dress & Eqpt Needed 3
Horsemanship 24
Basic Horseshoeing 26
Horse and Mule Transportation 5
Horse and Mule Health Care 6
Packing Horses and Mules 46
Equipment Care and Repair 6
Camp Mgmt and Organization 5
Various Camp Types 8
Outfitter Business Management and Organization 8
Food Service 10
First Aid 12
Colorado Hunter Safety Course 10
Wilderness Survival Skills 30
Guiding Knowledge 20
Big Game Trophy Care 6
Actual Wilderness Use of All Knowledge 60
Archery Hunting Lab *SEE BELOW 128
Mule Packing Lab *SEE BELOW 112
Educational Services:
The purpose of the school is to offer two programs of instruction to students that will teach the basic knowledge for them to become professional employees of a wilderness outfitting business. The advance course provides students with more extensive hands on training, including 224 additional hours of contact in the field with a professional guide/packer and will include contact with clients.
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.
Winterhawk's Outfitter's Guides and Packers School is approved by the Colorado Department of Higher Education as a licensed vocational school, offering training in the fields of guiding and packing and knowledge of the entire outfitting industry. In Colorado, any vocational or employment training school must be licensed and approved by the Colorado Department of Higher Education.
Winterhawk is a highly successful, professionally run outfitting business and we're committed to providing the same quality standards in our school. But the truth is, just as we tell our clients that their hunting success depends on their attitude, and how hard they're willing to work, the same is true for you. We have the knowledge and experience to teach the job skills you'll need to be successful. But when it's all said and done, your desire and commitment to learn will be the key factor in determining your success.
We can furnish names, phone numbers and addresses of guides and outfitters in Alaska, Canada, and the U.S. who are always looking to hire good people. Because the country we operate our outfitting business and school in is so high and remote, most of it does not open up until the first part of May. Therefore, we cannot offer classes before mid-May. This country is some of Colorado's highest, remote scenic country and is the type of country you would expect to be in when you attend a school like this. It is for sure a traditional operation of the highest quality. Students should plan on arriving at the Indian Cliffs Base Camp by 4:00 p.m. before the first day of class to get settled in and have quarters assigned. Guides and Packers Advanced Occupational Training Course
Program B: Subjects Hours
Camp Orientation 4
Course Objectives and Format 3
Proper Dress & Eqpt Needed 3
Horsemanship 24
Basic Horseshoeing 26
Horse and Mule Transportation 5
Horse and Mule Health Care 6
Packing Horses and Mules 46
Equipment Care and Repair 6
Camp Mgmt and Organization 5
Various Camp Types 8
Outfitter Business Management and Organization 8
Food Service 10
First Aid 12
Colorado Hunter Safety Course 10
Wilderness Survival Skills 30
Guiding Knowledge 20
Big Game Trophy Care 6
Actual Wilderness Use of All Knowledge 60
Archery Hunting Lab *SEE BELOW 128
Mule Packing Lab *SEE BELOW 112
Educational Services:
The purpose of the school is to offer two programs of instruction to students that will teach the basic knowledge for them to become professional employees of a wilderness outfitting business. The advance course provides students with more extensive hands on training, including 224 additional hours of contact in the field with a professional guide/packer and will include contact with clients.
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.
