Pinedale, Wyoming

About Us

Todd Nethercott
A third generation outfitter in the Teton and Sublette County region, Todd has followed in the footsteps of his father and grandfather. Todd grew up learning the business not only from his family, but prominent outfitters in the Jackson area, and later went on to operate and instruct Outfitting schools. When the opportunity came up in 2002 to own and operate his own business, he jumped at the chance knowing that a small personable business like this does not come available often. A graduate of the University of Wyoming, and now a Lieutenant Commander in the United States Navy, Todd has great plans to continue to pursue this life long dream. With the help of Erick Kirchner and Todd's father, Jim, he has been able to maintain a very successful business where he spends every spare minute he can back in the mountains with his clients.

Erick Kirchner
Erick Kirchner moved to Wyoming from Michigan in 1994 with the love of the outdoors. From the day he was of age, hunting and fishing the rivers and lakes has been his favorite pass time. Upon moving to Wyoming, he successfully completed the Guide and Pack School offered by a well-known outfitter from the Jackson Hole area. With the love and appreciation of the mountains, and the excellent skills of navigating the back country, horsemanship, and the expertise of hunting big game, he went on to become a professional guide; where he continued working for the same outfitter. Later, he became an instructor for the same guide and pack school.

Erick then moved on to work as a seasoned professional guide in the largest wilderness area of Wyoming, where they also ran summer pack trips in Yellowstone National Park. In the off season, Erick is a carpenter and works for a high-end custom home builder in Sublette County. Erick has recently built his own home and plans to raise his family there.

James Rogers
James has known Todd and his family for over 15 years and has been an integral part of the Black Diamond business from the start. James was born and raised in the Pinedale area and has over 12 years of professional guide experience. He has also worked for some very prominent local outfitters and has combined his years experience with his local knowledge to give any client of Black Diamond Outfitting the experience of a lifetime. James maintains his career as a Pinedale Realtor and actively pursues the land and ranch brokerage business, along with enjoying time with his family. Some of the adventures he has taken part in have been recorded in short story form and can be found at www.offthepavedroad.com

Jim Nethercott
Jim, born and raised in Jackson Hole, is a graduate of Utah State University and the University of Wyoming. He completed a twenty year career in Wyoming Law Enforcement as a deputy sheriff in Teton County, police officer in the Pinedale Police Department, deputy sheriff in Big Horn County, and Captain of the Fremont County Sheriff's Department before working as a rehabilitation counselor at the Wyoming State Honor Farm in Riverton. Jim started out guiding 30 years ago for his father, George, who owned a hunting camp on Arizona Creek near the Yellowstone border in addition to guiding for various outfitters in the Hoback and upper Gros Ventre. George, Todd's grandfather, still works for an old family friend and outfitter in the Jackson area at the age of 82. Fortunately for Black Diamond Outfitting, Jim is able to get away from work every fall to guide clients in the same country he has been hunting and guiding in for 30 years.

National Geographic
Black Diamond Outfitting had the pleasure of accommodating National Geographic on a 3-day wilderness filming expedition into the Bridger Wilderness this past summer. The filming crew was excellent with plenty of knowledge to share with the crew and an adventure well worth being involved with. The actual film was recreated from an earlier discovery of the Rocky Mountain Locusts found in Knife Point Glacier. We were pleased with the success of our trip and the footage that was taken, and are looking forward to viewing the completed film on the Explorer Channel in early January, 2005. Be looking for the Black Diamond Crew, Hank Williams (Glacier Guide), Donnie Rogers (Packer), James Rogers (Crew Chief), Amanda Roufs (Cook).

National Geographic film crew on Knife Point Glacier, August, 2004.

Rob, Tim, and Rob's bulls, September, 2002.