I guided when I was 18 and 19 and like brutalattack said you have to deal with some total Idiots.The guy I worked for the first year really didn't know how to hunt but thought he did so I was just a tour guide up in the mountains. The second guy I worked for was good he would tell me which area to go hun and I would take out the hunters and hunt the way I seen fit. I wouldn't trade the experiance for anything It was great. It also was a lot of work those 18 hour days can get to you.If you really want to try it and you don't have a family tieing you down then go for it. I went to college when I was 20. So you can try it then go to school.