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Guide with HuntsUnited

Know the country?
Get paid to guide it.

You already know where the animals are. Put that knowledge to work: scout, guide and mentor hunters in your country, set your own rate and stay in the field all season.

Apply to guide See what you could earn
1Portal for requests, calendar & messages
$0To create your profile
YouSet your rates and dates
FreeHunt Map access for guides
Who guides with us

You don't need to be an outfitter.

HuntsUnited is built for experienced local hunters, not just full-time pros. If people already ask you where to hunt, you're who we're looking for.

Local hunters

Guide around your own tag or spend the whole season guiding. Either way, you work the country you already know.

Licensed pros

Fill open dates, find clients without a big marketing budget and grow your reviews.

Hunt coaches

Archery and shooting coaches, hunter ed instructors and mentors. No field days required.

Scouts

Run cameras and glass for out-of-state hunters. Sell scouting packages and reports.

One pro account

Guide, coach, or both.

Turn on what fits you. Each side gets its own rates, packages and public profile, and you choose where you show up.

Guide hunts

Scouting, guided days and full hunts in the country you know. Shows in the Guides directory and on the map.

Coach hunters

Virtual calls, range sessions, video reviews and first-hunt mentorship for hunters anywhere. Shows in the Coaches directory.

Teach in the Academy

We'll invite experienced hunters to publish short lessons as Certified Teachers when the Academy launches.

Your dashboard

See what you're signing up for.

Requests and quotes, your calendar blocked around your own hunts, and messages from your phone. Everything from first message to pack-out in one place.

Example dashboard. Your real one fills in as hunters book you.

Earnings calculator

What could your season look like?

You set your own day rate and take only the hunts you want. Play with the numbers to see what a season could look like.

  • Set your own pricePer day, per package or per session. Change it anytime.
  • Only take the hunts you wantAccept or decline every request. Block out your own hunt dates.
  • Sell scouting, tooScouting-only packages for hunters who want intel but not a guide.
Estimated season earnings$3,400
Before taxes, costs and HuntsUnited's booking fee
How it works

How it works.

01

Apply

Tell us about your experience, your state and the species you hunt. It takes a few minutes.

02

Get verified

Guides show us their state guide license; coaches do a quick identity check. We review everyone before a profile goes live.

03

Build your profile

Add photos, packages, rates and availability. We'll help you write a great bio.

04

Start booking

Hunters find you on the map, send requests and message you. You accept the hunts you want.

Hunter on a ridge with a bow
Hunter glassing from a mountain meadow
Requirements

Safe, legal, trusted.

Hunters are trusting you with their tag and their safety. Here's what every paid guide needs before their profile goes live.

  • State guide licenseMost states require a guide or outfitter license to guide for compensation, often with an age minimum, a state hunting license and an exam. Check your state wildlife agency.
  • Land-agency permits where requiredCommercial guiding on national forest land requires a Forest Service special use permit, and BLM land may require a special recreation permit.
  • Background checkWe're adding background checks to guide onboarding before bookings open.
  • Real experience in your areaTell us how long you've hunted it and what you know. Our team reads every application and may ask for more before approving it.

Hunt coaches who don't go into the field with clients follow a lighter verification path.

Apply

Tell us about your hunting.

This creates your free guide account right away. Inside it you'll finish your profile, confirm your license and insurance, and do a quick identity check. Guiding opens state by state, so guide listings go live once your state is open. See guide plans.

Pick your state above to see the species hunted there first.