Instructor's

Mike Hawkridge:

 Mike started guiding in the Chilcotin Mountains over a decade ago and has been apart of the guiding and hunting industry since. Mike traveled to many different guide outfits within BC, working and gaining both knowledge and experience. Mike has remained very well connected to the hunting industry and keeps contacts throughout BC. Mike has had some great opportunities to guide some well known hunting celebrities, some of which he now calls friends. He is excited to now share his knowledge with new young guides. Mike has also grown up on the back of a horse, most winter months he can be found starting colts and working with troubled horses. Mike has trapped for about 6 years and is called on for “bear safety” patrol for missing persons, now and again. He is also an experienced farrier, taxidermist, and outdoor writer, all of which add to a long list of guiding credentials. He hopes his positive attitude and sense of humor will aid in sharing his message with young guides.

Frank Thiel:

          Frank has worked as a guide and outfitter for over 30 years, from central BC up to the NWT and back again. He has trapped since he was 10 years old and still enjoys life on the trapline today.

More recently Frank attended the Resource Management Officer Technology course at Malaspina college in Naniamo BC. There Frank studied the Wildlife Act and regulations, as well as three weeks with the local conservation officers in the Quesnel area. Frank knows, abides by, and can teach the do’s and don’ts in the big game guiding industry.    

          TF Outfitters is owned and operated by Frank, each year finds him working in the field with clients hoping for an adventure of a lifetime.