Current Contract Openings
Lead Guide: Responsible for client/hunter management, ensuring clients are fed, watered, and comfortable, with good expectations and moral. To motivate hunter and ensure they are where they need to be, when they need to be to ensure success (hunter wakes early enough to get to stand, get to bed early enough to be rested, do not overwork hunter early so that they burn out, that they hunt hard enough to ensure success). Ensure vehicles are properly maintained in good order to mitigate the effect of breakdowns. Make daily hunt plans with respect to weather, hunter ability, and ground conditions. Calling, tracking and processing of game.
Guide\Scout: Take direction from a lead guide to ensure hunter success. You will be tasked with picking up and dropping off clients from stands, calling, processing and tracking downed game, supply runs, repairs and maintenance of equipment, camp set up and tear down, checking cameras and collection of firewood, and many other tasks ensuring the hunt goes smoothly.
Camp Attendant: Ensure the camp is not overwhelmed by wind, rain, snow or bears. Camp attendants will also ensure that meals are ready for late arriving guides, coffee is ready in the morning, and that there is sufficient firewood available for stoves. Your core responsibility is to ensure that guides can be guiding, not performing logistical or administrative tasks while in basecamps. Additional pay will be given to attendants who are able to assist in the maintenance and repair of vehicles, or act as a cook in camp.
Northern Zone Guiding (Ft. McMurray/Wabasca)
Argo Moose Hunt 22 Sept to 05 October:
Require Lead Guide, and Guide/Scout or Camp Attendant for maximum 14 days (10 hunting days, 3 setup days, 1 demobilization day). All contractors should be mechanically inclined. Lead guides should have several seasons of moose hunting/calling experience, scouts should have a few years of any hunting experience. Clients of this hunt are experienced and will require minimum hands on, will cook for themselves. Guides will be mostly responsible for pick up/drop off at pre-established stands, maintaining machines, maintaining camp, tracking/processing downed animals and ensuring all regulations are followed. Contractor will be responsible for maintenance and repair of LO provided equipment (LO will provide 2 days of training on Argo maintenance and repair in early sept or late august). Contractors may continue to work on “Argo Moose Hunt Sept 27 to Oct 11” on hunt completion. Full rate will be paid and demobilization may occur early if hunters tag out early. A performance bonus will be paid for hunter success, and for machines being free of abuse related breakdowns. If your hunters tag out early, you may be released with full pay.
Equipment rental possibilities (contractors can earn additional rates for providing the following equipment): Argo, ATV, Chainsaw, Truck, Complete Camp Package. Rates will vary depending on equipment condition and quality.
Rates shall be negotiated, case by case, with a range of $2000 to $7500 depending on role, experience, equipment, and mentoring needed.
Restrictions: Max 250lbs. Must have basic hunting gear (binos, cold and wet weather gear)
**PRIORITY Argo Moose Hunt, september 27 to Oct 11
Require Guide, Assistant Guide, Camp Attendant for 14 days (10 hunting days, 3 setup days, 1 demobilizing day). Contractors should be mechanically inclined with good trouble shooting skills of ATV engine and driveline issues (Fuel, Spark, Air, Driveline). Lead Guides should have numerous seasons of moose hunting experience. Guide/scouts require a few seasons of recreational hunting experience. Couples encouraged to work together! Opportunities for 7 or 10 day commitment will be considered for a contractor with excellent fit or skillsets.
Contractors will be responsible for:
Taking clients to and from pre-established hunting stands, setting up hunter arcs and expectations, calling for hunters, ensuring camps are built to LO standards, collaborating with hunters about meal preparation\assisting with cooking, cutting line for ATV access to areas, maintaining and repairing LO provided equipment (LO will provide 2 days of training on Argo maintenance and repair in early sept or late august), tracking and processing game, supply/provisioning runs, ensuring clients follow all regulations. Recognizing key stand locations and building them.
A Performance Bonus will be paid for hunter success, and for machines being free of abuse related breakdowns. If your hunters tag out early, you may be released with full pay.
Equipment rental possibilities (contractors can earn additional rates for providing the following equipment): Argo, ATV, Jet Boat, Chainsaw, Truck, Camp Package. Rates will vary depending on equipment condition and quality.
Rates Shall be negotiated case by case, with a range of $2500 to $8000, depending on equipment provided and experience.
Requirements: Max 250lbs. Must have basic hunting gear (binos, cold and wet weather gear)
Mountain Zone Guiding Opportunities
Mid Season Mule Deer Hunt, October
Room for a single contractor to operate as a guide or helper on a High Country Mule Deer Hunt, in the month of October, exact dates to be determined by hunter and guide availability. There is 1x ten day hunt available in October.
As Lead Guide you will be responsible for daily hunt plans, daily pattern of life, and working with your hunter to set up spike camps. You will plan stalks, movement, and glass, while managing your hunters moral, physical limitations and endurance.
These hunts are backcountry mountain hunts, and require guides who are physically fit, appreciate hiking and the difficult nature of the terrain.
Days are alternately spent hiking to new basins, and glassing.
Equipment Rental Opportunities: Truck, ATV
Requirements: Spotting scope, bino, Previous mid to late season high country hunting experience. Early season high country experience (sheep opener) is not appropriate, must have experience planning routes and stalks on snow covered slopes.
Late Season Mule Deer Hunt, November
Room for a contractor to operate as a guide or helper (scout) on a High Country Mule Deer Hunt in the month of November. Exact dates to be determined by hunter and guide availability. There are 2 hunt opportunities in November waiting for guide commitments.
As a Lead Guide you will be responsible for daily hunt plans, daily pattern of life, along with working with your hunter to set up spike camps and prepare meals. You will plan stalks, movement, and glassing, while managing your hunters moral, physical limitations and endurance. Scouts will be tasked as needed scouting, glassing, packing, and building.
These hunts are backcountry mountain hunts, and require contractors who are physically fit, have good knees and backs, appreciate hiking and the difficult nature of the terrain.
Days are alternately spent hiking to new basins, and glassing.
Equipment Rental Opportunities: Truck, 4x4 ATV
Requirements: Spotting scope, bino, Previous LATE SEASON high-country hunting experience is necessary for lead guides (early season high country experience like a sheep opener is not relevant). Must have experience planning routes and stalks on snow covered slopes, and working in backcountry environments in -20C. Scouts require any high-country exp.