he NORTHWESTERN O.G.C. SCHOOL has the most comprehensive training courses offered today, in this highly technical and most rewarding career of becoming a Professional Outfitter and/or Guide.

The four week, 250+ hour resident training course covers the many phases of the Outfitter/Guide Industry. Everything from judging a big game trophy to fixing a gas lantern, learning Federal Land Use Policies pertaining to Outfitting/Guiding, First-Aid and CPR training to skinning, caping and care of trophies, plus much much more.

Two additional weeks are offered, as optional programs, to those students who wish to expand their abilities in horse and mule shoeing and backcountry camping, i.e.: setting up various types of camps, additional game stalking, etc.

The 30 hour Home Study Video Course is the first and most comprehensive home study course ever put together. It will give you a chance to study at home at your own pace. You can follow the Video course with your own hands-on training at home. For the ultimate training, you can take the Home Study Video Course and then the Resident Training Program.

Whichever course or combination of courses you choose, you can rest assured that the NORTHWESTERN O.G.C. SCHOOL is the Leader in Outfitter/Guide training. If you have the desire and the capability of becoming a professional Outfitter and/or Guide, the NORTHWESTERN O.G.C. SCHOOL has the training to make you that professional.

NORTHWESTERN O.G.C. SCHOOL offers a job placement service to qualified graduates. The School has a 100% record on placement of their graduates who wish to go to work in this profession. Counseling service will also be available to graduates who wish to go into business for themselves. NORTHWESTERN O.G.C. SCHOOL will offer a certified diploma or certificate to those students who have satisfactorily completed the program. In order to qualify for the job placement program, the student must have satisfactorily completed the Four Week Resident Training Program.

Outfitting and Guiding is like any other profession, you are going to start out on the bottom and work your way up. Starting out on a job, as a guide, you will probably be on a seasonal basis, as you gain more experience, then you will work into more of a year-round position. This also depends upon who you will be working for and what kind of operation the Outfitter has. Some Outfitting businesses are seasonal and others work at it year-long. If you decide on going into business for yourself after a few years of experience as a guide, then the sky is the limit. You can make your operation anything you want. The same applies for your salary, as you start out, as a guide, you will not receive top wages. New guides starting out will make in the range of $650 to $900 per month plus room and board. Again, this will depend on who you work for and what kind of operation it is. As you gain experience, you will earn more. Some Guides with several years of experience are earning upwards of $2,500 per month plus benefits.

We can assure you that N.W.O.G.C. SCHOOL has been in business for a long time and will provide you with the best possible training available today for this field.

The NORTHWESTERN O.G.C. SCHOOL is situated at the WILDLIFE OUTFITTERS GUEST RANCH, located five miles southwest of Victor, Montana. Victor is located 35 miles south of Missoula,Montana. Students flying or coming by Bus will be met at the appropriate terminal in Missoula. (There is a $30.00 pickup charge for this.) Students driving their own vehicles can drive directly to the ranch. NORTHWESTERN O.G.C. SCHOOL furnishes meals, lodging, livestock and equipment for the duration of the Resident Training Sessions.

Jack Wemple, Administrator of the NORTHWESTERN O.G.C. SCHOOL, has been in the Outfitter Guide Training Business for over 26 years, having taught in other schools prior to starting the NORTHWESTERN O.G.C. SCHOOL in 1983. He has also been in the Outfitting and Guiding business for 31 years.

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