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Forged by service, dedicated to the outdoors.

Tip of the Spear Guiding and Outfitters is a Michigan based, veteran owned guiding service focused on ethical deer, turkey, and small game hunts. Tip of the Spear Wildlife Services provides wildlife biology and consulting services, including population monitoring, habitat evaluation, management planning, quantitative analysis, modeling, and GIS based spatial products and technical deliverables for Michigan landowners and organizations.

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YOUR GUIDE. YOUR BIOLOGIST.

Tip of the Spear Outdoors is led by Bryan Miesen, a wildlife biologist, U.S. Army veteran, and lifelong outdoorsman. We provide ethical guiding, outdoor education, and science-informed wildlife and fisheries services across Michigan, working on both public and private lands.

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