Wilderness Guide School

Our hunting guide school provides critical information to students in a unique, modular approach, with seven distinct categories of learning. Program content is rich in each category-  not only covering the basics of hunting and guiding techniques as a foundation,  … Continued

Wrangler Training Program

In addition to summer pack trips, customized trail rides, and hunting trips in the Swan Valley, our sister company, Swan Mountain Outfitters also has the exclusive contract to run all the trail rides in Glacier National Park. With over 14,000 … Continued

3 Day Long Range Precision Shooting Course

Welcome to Swan Mountain Outfitters Long Range Shooting Course! Do you want to improve your marksmanship skills and become a more confident and accurate high altitude shooter at long distances? Look no further than our Long Range Shooting Course, where … Continued

Horse and Mule Packing School

While we cover packing in many of our courses, we noticed a demand for a specific packing course. We developed this course that can stand alone, or be added-on to other courses such the wrangler training course. In our packing … Continued

River Guide Training

Swan Mountain Wilderness Guide School has teamed with Carl Mottes Conor at Montana Rescue, who has a long history of providing whitewater and fishing trips and instruction on the Flathead River in Montana. This is a custom designed program where … Continued

Waterfowl Guide Training

We developed as a result of receiving hundreds of inquiries from folks seeking training on the specifics of being a top notch waterfowl guide. Holding true to our mission of “Pioneering Innovation in Guide, Packer and Outfitter Training”, Swan Mountain … Continued

Hunter and Adventurer Program

Few guide schools address hunting schools for hunters, a very important sector of the outdoor hunting and wilderness school market.  As much as 50% of the participants attending guide schools are individuals who do not intend to enter the outfitting … Continued

Wilderness Cooking School

The Swan Mountain Wilderness Cooking School offers a complete program of instruction in camp and back country cooking. The school is located in a magnificent wilderness setting near Glacier National Park and the Bob Marshall Wilderness in northern Montana. Shared … Continued

Houndsmen and Lion Guide Training

Swan Mountain Wilderness Guide School has developed a new course focused on teaching the skills needed to become a houndsman or mountain lion/bear hunting guide using dogs. This offering is quite different from our other programs. In this course, guide … Continued

Wilderness Trail Crew

This is a volunteer trail work crew that will prepare guides or individuals for backcountry travel and stewardship of our public lands. The focus of the week will be maintaining and improving the trail system in the Flathead National Forest. … Continued