Tom Land

Tom is the owner and operator of Wild Country Outfitters. He grew up in the mountains of Northern Utah, enjoying everything the versatile region offers outdoors, especially hunting, fishing, and skiing. 

Tom started his guide career in 1984 on the Green River in eastern Utah. In 1986, he married the love of his life, Cindy (McKenzie) Land. Shortly after their marriage, they started a family and moved to the Island Park area of Idaho. Tom guided and operated Last Chance Outfitters on Henry’s Fork of the Snake River. He also guided fly fishers on the Madison River in Montana, the Henry’s Fork in Idaho, and throughout Yellowstone Park. 

In 1991, Tom began Wild Country Outfitters as a fly fishing outfitter on the Deseret Land and Livestock Ranch and as a fly fishing retail store in Ogden, UT. After the first year, Deseret's management allowed Wild Country Outfitters to outfit fishing and hunting trips on Deseret, and he has been pursuing his passion ever since. 

2011 marked the beginning of the conservation lease program on Deseret. Wild Country Outfitters was contracted to manage this exciting new adventure. After all these years, Tom still loves big-game archery hunting, fly fishing, and guiding. He has traveled from Alaska to South America and countless other places to enjoy these passions. Tom and Cindy have four boys (Tyson, Colton, Austin, and Payton) who have found the same love, passion, and respect for the outdoors that Tom does.