Meet Your Guides
Hunting is a way of life for the guides at 7-V Ranch Outfitters. With 50+ years of combined guiding experience, a healthy dose of grit and determination, and no small amount of good humor, these guys will make your hunting trip an experience of a lifetime.
Outfitter/Guide (Outfitter Lic # 63875)
Chan Childers
A hunter once said of Chan "he's not a hunter, he's a predator". With over 20 years of experience as a professional guide, Chan knows every game pattern and honey hole in the country. He has an unwavering determination for his hunters to succeed and has been known to walk the soles off his client's boots in pursuit of an animal. Chan and wife, Kelsey, have 5 boisterous children. It is not uncommon for one of them to tag along on a pack-out.
Professional Guide
Sheldon Bollinger
Sheldon was born into the lifestyle of hunting and fishing with his first experiences being in a backpack, perched on his dad's shoulders as they hiked. He became a guide for 7-V Ranch in the fall of 2001. He has been known to go the extra mile for his clients, and he truly enjoys his job. After his job has concluded, he spends the remaining hours of the season taking his three boys out to harvest game and fill the freezer.
Professional Guide
Colin Manuel
Colin says "Hunting is not my whole life, but the times I reflect on the most involve hunting." Harvesting game for sustenance has been a way of life for generations in Colin's family and is a cherished tradition he is passing onto his three children. "Hunting can give us the opportunity to connect with nature and people at a foundational level. A few days hunting with someone can build a lifetime bond. The number one goal I have on a hunt is that it was an overall awesome experience. Sure, it will have challenges that we may fall short on, but that is what makes the successes that much more meaningful."