The Flying B team is excited about the addition of Andrew Sealy to our management team. Coming from Newnan, Georgia, he is the only guide on staff sporting a homegrown Southern drawl which makes his voice a stand out among the evening retelling of the day’s hunts in our FBR lounge. Andrew is a full time guide for all big game hunting activities the Flying B has to offer. Although just in his 20’s, Andrew already has nearly two decades of big game hunting experience.
Growing up in Georgia, Andrew’s father is the one that introduced him to what has become his biggest passion. He began deer hunting with his father, older brother, and older sister, and took his first deer at a ripe age of 7 years old. Although he is the professional guide now, he admits that his sister was the best rifle shooter in the family, and it’s that kind of honesty that landed him a spot on our team.
Before settling into the hunter’s dream of North Central Idaho, Andrew first attended the Royal Tine Guide and Packer School in May of 2020 when he knew that he wanted to be a professional hunting guide. Upon completion of that course, he immediately went to work in North Central Colorado guiding elk and moose hunts in the Routt National Forest. Wanting to expand his guiding expertise beyond just big game, he signed up for our Orvis Flying B Ranch Wingshooting Guide School in 2021 and that is how we came to know him. Being completely green to Wingshooting at the time, Andrew learned a lot that week. He was not the most experienced Wingshooting guide to attend the course, but his genuine desire to learn and improve in every opportunity of every day was impressive to our managers who hunted with him. His integrity and work ethic is what kept his name on our minds.
Andrew returned to guiding turkey and whitetail hunts in Northeast Nebraska before reconnecting with us in 2022 when we put out a post looking for a big game guide. He came to us in June and caught the tail end of black bear season before spending the majority of the Summer in the backcountry packing our backcountry cutthroat trout camp. His experience guiding in the mountains and his ability to pack stock in camp as well as guiding hunters, helped him to quickly adapt to our big game operations. His first archery elk guide season with us he got to pack a bull out of camp and has since continued to expand his knowledge into guiding mountain lion hunts and the occasional Wingshooting guests as well. Andrew’s positive energy and eagerness to step in and help anywhere he is needed has already made him a versatile and valuable part of our team and we look forward to working with him for many years to come. Guests find that he is one of the most good-hearted people you will ever meet, and his sense of humor makes even the worst weather days enjoyable when you’re in the mountains. When an experience like big game hunting relies on a guide’s commitment to doing the really hard work, there is nobody else you would rather have out there than Andrew. He gives his best efforts every day into meeting the unique interests and goals of his hunters and exceeds in providing unforgettable hunt experiences for all of his guests, no matter the adventure.
Although Andrew is exceedingly hard working and often working behind the scenes at FBR when not guiding, he does enjoy his days off in this region of Idaho which is a big game hunter’s paradise. He is an avid turkey hunter who has landed in an area bustling with Merriam turkeys. You may also find Andrew on the golf course or cheering on his Georgia Bulldogs, as he is an avid college football fan as well.