10 Questions about being a Hunting Guide

1.  Do hunting guides work year around and if not when do they work?

Hunting guides do work year around but not doing the same thing.  During the season of which it is open to hunt the species of animal they are after hunting guides take there clients out hunting the animals.  The other parts of the year of which the hunting season is closed the hunting guides are scouting for the season that is coming up and they also are trying to find clients for their upcoming season.

    

2.  Where are hunting guides employed?

Hunting guides are employed all over the world.  Wherever there is a species of animal that is available to hunt there is sure to be a guide there.

3.  What are some types of skills that are involved in being a hunting guide?

One of the most vital skills to have is communication skills.  They are a vital part of the job because as a guide you are dealing with many different types of peple from all over the world.  Also the guide needs to know the area that he is hunting for the safety of himself and of the clients that he has with him.

4.  What types of things does a hunting guide need for his job?

The guide needs to have the essential gear for his area where he is hunting and have an understanding of what the client needs to make his adventure enjoyable and safe.

5.  What type of schooling do hunting guides need?

There is no particular degree requirements or education qualifications to be a hunting guide beyond that the guide needs to have an understanding of the area that he is in, understand the animals that they are hunting along with the dangers that arise from that and have knowledge of what to do in an emergency situation. Along with this though there are guide schools that guides may go to.

6.  What must a hunting guide do to do well in his career?

A guide to do well must have his name out there so clients are able to find him or have heard of him to go hunting.  Along with this the guide must have a good reputation otherwise clients are not going to want to go with him if he cannot be trusted or does not know what he is doing.

7.  What are the physical qualifications for a guide?

The guide must be in the physical condition needed to tackle the terrain that he is in.  For example if the guide is located in Alaska he needs to be in good physical condition to be able to scale the mountains of which he will be climbing to go after the animals located there.

8.  Why is it important for a guide to have an understanding of their clients?

The guide also must have an understanding of there clients so that they know what the clients are capable of both physically and mentally so that they avoid being put in bad situations which could both hurt the client and the guide.

9.  How much do hunting guides make?

10.  What are the downfalls of being a hunting guide?  

Especially with the economy the way that it is now, people are struggling for money and a hunting trip would be the last thing that they would be thinking about. Hunting trips for most people are a vacation, a time to get away from there jobs or the rest of their lives at the moment and with people struggling for money trips are not being taken.

Kirk, Amanda. Outdoor Careers. New York: Ferguson Publishing, 2009. Print.