I think the key to being a successful guide that hunters will pay, are knowing where those type of bucks "are" in those pics they have in the brochure. If you can produce decent bucks on a regular basis, hunters won't care your credentials, and will pay you top dollar. Even after taking 100 hours of class, you still have to produce consistantly. Best school I have found for locating bucks, is me, in the field, from May thru September either on stand or in the thick camo'd up, scent free, playing the wind,not flinching for 4-6 hours. I do it.