Welcome!
Have you ever wondered what it would take to become
a Professional Big Game Hunting Guide?
ELM Guide Training School will show you every step of the way!
A smart man once said, “Do what you love and you won’t have to work a day in your life!”
ELM: The first Montana big game hunting guide/packer school and outdoor training program in the Rocky Mountains. We are approved by the Montana Board of Outfitters. Our curriculum offers the most in depth, comprehensive and field proven Home Study Course and Hands on Training available anywhere.
"The Erv Malnarich Course is great. I learned a lot and it was interesting and extremely helpful. I didn't know how much the Home Study Prep Course would help until I got to the Hands on part of the training school. I will for sure recommend this training school to anyone that has the passion to be a guide. I have gained lots of knowledge in a short amount of time during my training. Thanks for everything."
Michael T. Rawlings Jr.
"07" class
ELM: Where Tomorrow's Outfitters and Guides Are Trained Today™
You may not know if this lifestyle is for you. Or even what has drawn you here. It may be your love of the great outdoors or wildlife, or just the freedom you long for. Nurtured only with quality training and time, time spent exploring the heart of the Rockies. Being able to gaze upon some hazy peak, or a clump of golden aspen high on a mountain side, or just to hear the bugle of a bull elk on a clear Autumn morning. You may not know yet, but by the time you've put some miles in the saddle and worn some leather off the tree in this rope-slinging trade, "YOU WILL!"
Ready to learn if this is the life you want? By the time you finish the ELM Home Study course and the Hands-on Training you'll well know. Scores of others like yourself made the decision to get paid for doing something they enjoy. Start now, keep your present job, set your own pace and let ELM be your Guide.
Each of our Big Game Guide Training Schools was endorsed by Erv himself or Michael Knott, who became School Administrator in 1999 before Erv passed away in 2001. Michael has many years' experience in the outfitting business as a Professional Guide and Packer in some of the most demanding mountains in this country—the rugged backcountry terrain of central Idaho. Michael continues to keep Erv's proven instructional methods, training and traditions alive and well.
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