Hey Jeremy, I agree with the other two guys...guiding is a lot of work and hunting your own game becomes a distant 3rd behind working your tail off for the outfitter/client and sleep! Maybe even a 4th considering your age and girling being a priority...hehe Like the others said we say this so you know it isn't all roses and expect to leave your own hunting ambitious on hold somewhat.

Being young and unexperienced you may need to work your way up the latter some, although you may not. I would suggest you contact outfitters directly and see what is open. Being your done in june to late for spring bear but you could look to fishing camps as a start, dock hands, cook, guide, etc. This will all lead to experience, contacts, references and so on. There is a guiding course available as an alternative that you may want to look in too, you can take a freshwater course by corespondance as well..something to think about. Again this all will boast your resume and some fishing camps(exclusive for sure) require their guides to have passed this course. I know a few guys who got jobs cold turkey(no guide experience) in the past few years, so their is a possibility of getting a job for the fall of 2004, you just need to network yourself and be willing to do what is nessecary to get in the door. Unless you know an outfitter (and you may being from Maidstone) you won't have to many come knocking or answer your reply on this website.

Go to the Saskatchewan Outfitters Assoc. website take a look at info and get some camps names then start calling, email, faxing and mailing. Wish you the best of luck!

www.soa.ca