About Nomad Rifleman
Most People Don’t Know This Is Possible
Nomad Rifleman creates private extreme long-range rifle experiences on working ranches in western Wyoming.
One private group. A small team. Purpose-built precision rifles. Targets measured in thousands of yards rather than hundreds.
And you do not need to arrive as a long-range shooter.
Many people who would enjoy Nomad Rifleman have never considered extreme long-range shooting before. They are simply looking for something difficult, legitimate and hard to replicate — often to share with a son or daughter, spouse, family member, close friend or small private group.
Think of it less like a shooting lesson and more like a private fishing expedition, a heli-ski day or a performance-driving experience. Experts handle much of the complexity so you can participate in the real thing.
The weather matters. Judgment matters. The attempt is genuine. Success is never guaranteed.
That is precisely the point.
Why Nomad Rifleman Exists
We spent years helping people enjoy shooting. Eventually we became interested in a different question:
How far could an ordinary person go if we supplied the rifles, ammunition, range, ballistics, spotting, safety systems and experienced people needed to make extreme distance approachable?
Nomad Rifleman grew around that idea.
We are not trying to operate a busy public shooting school. We intentionally host a very small number of private days each year.
There are no mixed groups and no crowded firing line. A client’s day belongs to that client and the people they choose to bring.
Some guests are experienced riflemen. Others are firing a precision rifle for the first time.
Both are welcome.
From One Mile to 4.4 Miles
Extreme long-range shooting becomes a different problem as distance increases.
Wind, atmospheric conditions, ammunition, optics, ballistics, communication and spotting all begin to matter enormously. At the farthest distances, simply creating a legitimate opportunity requires considerable preparation.
Shepard Humphries and Scott Austin spent years working on those problems.
In September 2022, Shepard and Scott led the Wyoming team behind a confirmed rifle hit at 7,774 yards — 4.4 miles — exceeding the previous long-distance record.
The project required extensive research, purpose-built equipment, specialized spotting systems and a team positioned miles apart across the Wyoming landscape.
That accomplishment matters to Nomad Rifleman for a simple reason:
The people helping our guests attempt one, two or three miles are the same people who have worked through the problems at 4.4 miles.
We don’t expect our clients to become ballistics experts.
That’s our job.
The People Behind Nomad Rifleman
Shepard Humphries – Partner
Founder & Experience Director
Shepard’s primary job at Nomad Rifleman is making a complicated undertaking feel surprisingly calm.
His background spans decades of shooting, competitive pistol and rifle shooting, long-range and extreme-long-range experimentation, law enforcement, executive protection, adult instruction and entrepreneurship.
He was a founder of Jackson Hole Shooting Experience and spent years developing private shooting experiences for families, executives and visitors to western Wyoming before that company was sold in 2026.
At Nomad Rifleman, Shepard manages the client’s experience, the firing line and the progression through increasingly difficult distances.
He is also co-author of Nomad Rifleman’s Guide to Extreme Long Range Shooting and helped lead the team behind the 4.4-mile record.
But the résumé is secondary to his role on your day:
Make something extraordinarily complicated feel understandable, relaxed and worth remembering.
Scott Austin – Partner
Co-Founder & Ballistics Lead
Scott Austin is the technical mind behind much of Nomad Rifleman’s extreme-distance work.
His specialties include internal and external ballistics, wind analysis, ammunition development and the practical problem-solving required when a target is measured in miles rather than yards.
Scott helped design and lead the technical effort behind the team’s 4.4-mile record project and has spent years working with Shepard on increasingly difficult extreme-long-range challenges.
He also brings decades of leadership and education experience and seventeen years of volunteer Fire/EMS service.
On a Nomad Rifleman day, Scott translates complex ballistic information into simple decisions for the person behind the rifle.
You do not need to understand ballistic coefficients, atmospheric density or advanced wind modeling.
Scott does.
A Small Team by Design
A Nomad Rifleman experience may also include dedicated downrange spotters, a ballistic recorder, medical support, photography or videography, catering and transportation, depending upon the experience selected.
They are not there to create spectacle.
They are there because doing difficult things well requires good people in the right places.
We deliberately keep the operation small enough that Shepard and Scott remain personally involved.
What We Believe Makes the Experience Different
Private Means Private
One group has the range for the day. We do not combine unrelated clients to improve our economics.
First-Timers Belong Here
Prior long-range shooting experience is not required. We provide the rifles, ammunition, equipment and support needed for the experience.
The Challenge Must Remain Real
We will not promise a particular hit simply because someone paid for the opportunity.
Conditions matter. Human performance matters. Probability matters.
We provide the opportunity and the expertise. The achievement still has to happen.
Safety Is Not an Upgrade
Medical support, range procedures, communication and thoughtful risk management are part of running a serious remote operation.
They are not luxury add-ons.
Discretion Matters
Some of our clients are happy to share their experience publicly. Others prefer that nobody know they were here.
We respect both.
Scarcity Is Real
We intentionally operate only a small number of private experience days each year to protect the working ranch, limit range use and preserve the quality of the experience.
We do not intend to solve strong demand by turning Nomad Rifleman into a high-volume operation.
What Kind of Experience Is This?
Nomad Rifleman occupies an unusual category.
It is part precision shooting, part western ranch experience, part technical problem-solving and part personal challenge.
For someone researching a rare father-and-son experience, milestone gift, private Wyoming adventure, unusual Jackson Hole experience, once-in-a-lifetime experience or an experience for someone who already has everything, extreme long-range shooting may never have occurred to them.
That’s understandable.
Until fairly recently, most people didn’t know an ordinary guest could spend a private day attempting targets at one mile, two miles or even farther with an experienced team handling the technical infrastructure.
Now they can.
Current Private Experiences
Nomad Rifleman offers several levels of private extreme-long-range experience, from the One Mile Milestone through the Two Mile Signature Experience and the Three Mile Apex Commission, along with occasional custom commissions.
Each is designed for a single private group.
Current dates, pricing and inclusions change by season.
[View Current Dates & Experience Levels]
Planning the experience on behalf of someone else?
Private assistants, family office staff and trusted advisors can review our concise logistics, transportation, privacy and booking information here:
[View the Private Client Logistics Brief]
Or contact us directly:
Email: info@nomadrifleman.com
Text: +1 (406) 646-6121
Our World-Record-Holding Long Range Shooting Instructors Approach
You deserve the world’s finest private long range shooting instruction and experiences. We are World-Record-Holding Extreme Long Range Shooting Instructors, and we look forward to serving YOU.
What we are NOT:
- We are not rifle builders that offer training as a rifle sales technique.
- We do not focus on group classes with 10+ students and only 1 or 2 staff instructors.
- We do not work to make our offerings “cheap” in order to increase our student volume.
We choose instead to focus on making sure you have a wonderful time while learning to be an excellent long range shooter.
Our Story
After starting the luxury entertainment shooting experience sector of the shooting instruction market, the next step was to fill a new void. The world lacked a high-end option for successful professionals to expand their log range shooting skills or to simply have a turn key long range shooting experience. Our former company Jackson Hole Shooting Experience, which we sold in January 2026, offers luxury entertainment shooting experiences that are rated higher than any other thing to do in Jackson Hole, now under the leadership of Nick Jones.
Back in the mid 2000-teens, Shepard Humphries and Scott Austin thought, “Why not create an even higher-end offering for private extreme long range shooting experiences?”
Meet the Team
Nomad Rifleman Shepard Humphries
Founder & President
Shepard Humphries leads a small team of the world’s best long range shooting instructors. We consistently provide our guests with the most memorable adventure experiences in the world.
Shepard’s background includes:
- Sniper Training with Delta special forces legend Doug Pechtel of Countermeasures Tactical Institute
- Former Competitive Pistol Shooter (IDPA, USPSA)
- Former Benchrest centerfire & rimfire rifle competitor
- Public Speaker
- Law Enforcement training in Hostage & Crisis Negotiations, Child Forensic interviewing, interview & interrogation, executive protection …
- Former Crimes-Against-Children Detective & S.R.O.
- Over 37 Years of Shooting Experience
- Tactical Long Range Rifle competitor (PRS/ELR style matches)
- One of fewer than 2,200 NRA Appointed Training Counselors worldwide
- Former regional SWAT Perimeter Team Operator, SWAT Entry Team Operator and Marksman Team Operator, then Assistant Team Leader, then Team Leader. Fortunately, I never used deadly force in my career, and I am grateful for the absence of PTSD and moral injury that would have likely cause.
Founder Shepard Humphries is an entrepreneur in the luxury entertainment shooting experience industry and other sectors. Reared in poverty in a Mennonite community in Tennessee, Shepard has organized his life to become a successful husband, father, businessperson and innovator. Shepard is active as a principal in numerous ventures, serves as a consultant, serves on the board of several non-profits and writes & speaks about a variety of topics including extreme long range shooting, AI, entrepreneurship, economics, philosophy and propaganda.
Scott Austin
Co-Founder & V.P.
Scott, the Dean of Students at a successful Christian college, loves sharing his passion for long range shooting with others. He also serves as a Senior Lead Coach with the Jackson Hole Shooting Experience and was a founding member of their Executive Leadership Team.
Scott is the ballistics expert for Nomad Rifleman. As co-owner and the lead instructor of our Experiences, his knowledge of internal and external ballistic places him among an elite few including Brian Litz, who Scott respects immensely. He was the brains behind the team of World-Record-Setting Extreme Long Range Shooting Instructors who set the world record at 4.4 miles in 2022.
Nomad Rifleman Scott Austin’s background includes:
- Senior Lead Instructor with JHSE for over 10 years
- Member of the Executive Leadership Team for JHSE
- 32 Years of senior management as a camp director (http://www.rmljh.com) and 17 years of senior management as a college dean (http://jhbc.edu)
- Public Speaker
- Volunteer for Jackson Hole Fire/EMS 17 years
- Avid Big Game Hunter – Over 30 big game animals harvested in the last 32 years
- Product testing & reviews, eg. Vortex Razor
- Ballistics expert, with training from Brian Litz & David Crandall in internal & external ballistics, wind reading, load development, hand-loading
- Skilled CQB defensive shooter and trainer
- NRA Certified Instructor/Range Safety Officer
Emily Edwards
Advisor
Born and reared on a picturesque cattle ranch in Idaho, Emily’s foundation in family business operations is second nature. Her vivacious personality and exceptional customer service skills are evident the moment you hear her cheerful voice on the phone. Her intellect and passion for small business are as bright as her sunny disposition.
Emily’s management philosophy centers on delivering 5-star customer service, fostering a positive work environment, and ensuring business sustainability. These qualities make her an invaluable asset to our “All Star” team. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and, seeking real-world experience, she joined our team halfway through her MBA studies in 2019.
Outside of work, Emily is an outdoor enthusiast, especially during the summer months. She finds joy in camping, fishing, golfing, and paddle boarding.
She often says, “While I love guns, I’m here because I love small business.” Her favorite firearm-related memories include protecting her grandparents’ cherry trees with a BB gun when she was young, mastering .22 long-range rifle shooting under coach Tony’s guidance, and enjoying a day on the range playing 9-hole with Lynn and the girls. In addition to her business acumen, Emily has also explored the world of instruction, coaching in blow darts, throwing spears, and tomahawks.
Lynn Sherwood
Senior Executive Advisor
After a 30+ year fear of guns, Lynn Sherwood discerned just 15 years ago that it wasn’t the gun she was afraid of; it was the bad guy behind the gun. Empowered as she worked through her fears, she jumped in to learn everything she could about firearms, personal defense, and competitive shooting, so she could effectively share her passion with shooters from around the world. Lynn now especially enjoys working with children, youth, families and corporate groups to share her passion for the shooting sports, in a safe, educational and FUN manner.
As co-founder and former CEO of the Jackson Hole Shooting Experience, Lynn is also a Chief Range Safety Officer and NRA Training Counselor, holding Instructor certifications in NRA Basic Rifle, Pistol, Shotgun, Personal Protection Inside the Home, Personal Protection Outside the Home, and Refuse to be a Victim. Formerly an ER and med-surg nurse, she also keeps our company on track to coordinate trauma response courses for our instructors.
She founded High Caliber Women (TM) in 2014 to help empower other women to take charge of life and personal defense with a comprehensive approach in mind, body and attitude! Lynn has competed in national level USPSA matches, and has volunteered at the NRA’s Whittington Center in NM as an instructor at their annual Women’s Wilderness Escape. A personal passion of Lynn’s is to help families talk about end-of-life preferences, reconcile estranged relationships, and perhaps find some peace in the dying process! Make sure to check her TEDx talk, “Happier Endings – Three Ways to Design Your Dying.”
As a serial entrepreneur, Lynn has a background in business ownership, management and implementation, and event coordination. With global vision, she’s helped take JH Shooting Experience to the next level of Luxury Entertainment Shooting Experiences. She is extremely detail oriented; we tease her about her love of dotting ‘i’s and crossing ‘t’s but appreciate her managing our systems and details, with excellence. She brings knowledge, honesty, and hands-on/boots-on-the-ground energy to our company – and for you, our valued guests!
Get to know Lynn Sherwood better through this radio interview: http://wyomingpublicmedia.org/post/lynn-sherwood-shares-her-passion-shooting-sports-and-gun-safety
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