PRO GUIDE

COAGS's Professional Hunting Guide School Program -Igniting Your Love for the Great Outdoor Career

Welcome to the COAGS (Colorado Outdoor Adventure Guide School). Suppose you are looking for a professional guide school that will impart the knowledge and skills you need to know and work as a wilderness hunting guide. In that case, you have come to the right place. Our Professional Hunting Guide School Program provides the resources, knowledge, and experience to plan, coordinate, and conduct outdoor recreation services.

Aspirants like you may want to learn how to saddle a horse, pack your hunting and camp gear with other accessories on a mule’s back, and confidently lead a team on the trail to a wilderness hunting mission.

Whether it is scouting for Elk, whitetail deer, or a bear and planning your first hunt, bugling in a screaming big horn sheep or goats, or placing your rifle for the perfect shot, our 120 hours of power-packed instructions and hands-on training in real-time has every element covered.

In addition to the operational part of the game, we will brief you about the rules and regulations of the state authorities, how to set up a packing trip, all the hunting guide techniques, field judging, leadership skills, and many more relevant areas.

Not the least, we will also tell you how to quarter and gut an Elk or a deer, pack it on the mules’ backs, and take it to hunting camp. You can always capture these moments through a camera lens and share them with your friends, family, and kids, inspiring them for your next outdoor trip and creating a forever legacy.

If you have the proper appetite and attitude for adventure and challenges, enroll with us on our beautiful Rocky Mountain campus for the time of your life! Whether you are already a hunter, a cowboy, a wildlife guide, a journalist, a photographer, or even a university grad, our Professional Hunting Guide School Program will place you on a fast-track career. 

This program is not just a course; it is a life-changing experience that will inspire and motivate you. However, there is one mandatory compulsion, and as an aspirant, you must graduate from the Basic Outdoor Guide School Program before taking this course.

Pro Guide Curriculum

Hunting Guide Responsibilities – 4 hours
Client
Natural Resources
US Forest Service and BLM use regulations
Private Land and Waters
Hunting/Fishing Laws and Regulations
Appearance
Personal
Camp/Lodging
Equipment/Stock
Lands/Waters
Professional Hunting Guide Techniques – 30 hours
Elk
  • Habitat, food, behavior, types
  • Hunting Techniques
  • Bugling and Cow Calling
Mule Deer and Whitetail Deer
  • Habitat, food, behavior, types
  • Hunting Techniques
  • Calling, Rattling, Decoys
Bear
  • Habitat, food, behavior, types
  • Hunting Techniques
Bighorn Sheep
  • Habitat, food, behavior, types
  • Hunting Techniques
Rocky Mountain Goats
  • Habitat, food, behavior, types
  • Hunting Techniques
Antelope
  • Habitat, food, behavior, types
  • Hunting Techniques
Mountain Lion
  • Habitat, food, behavior, types
  • Hunting Techniques
Horsemanship and Packing – 30 hours
Horse/Mule Psychology and Training
Packing with Horses and Mules
Decker Pack Saddles
Sawbuck Saddles
Leading a Pack String
Horse/Mule First Aid
Nutrition and Care
Basic Horse Shoeing and Hoof Maintenance
Giving Shots, Medicines, and Worming
Setting Up a Pack Trip – 30 hours
Campsite Selection and Layout
Erecting Tents
Camp Safety and Hygiene
Keeping Horses in the Wilderness
Pack Trip
Professional Hunting Guide Equipment – 2 hours
Field
Vehicles/Tack
Weapons
Field Judging of Big Game – 4 hours
Scoring Big Game Trophies – 6 hours
Boone and Crockett Club
Safari Club International
Trophy and Field Care of Game – 4 hours
Advanced Leadership – 2 hours
Appearance
People Skills
Work Ethic
Team Spirit
Starting your own Hunting Guide Business – 8 hours
Funding Sources
Equipment Needed
Land/Waters
Employees
Licenses, Insurance, Bonding
Marketing
Business Structure
Sole Proprietorship
Partnership
Corporation
Office Management and Equipment