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<blockquote data-quote="SBruce" data-source="post: 867667" data-attributes="member: 21068"><p>My experience as a guide is with open country low fence deer and antelope hunts. Most outfitters suggest that 10-20% number. A good guide can make or break your hunt on an outfitted open country type of setup. </p><p> </p><p>Guides that have to deal with public land and other "non guided" hunters and low fences generally have to work quite a bit harder than the guy guiding in a high fence or preserve type of situation.</p><p> </p><p>10% at the end of a 4 day long "economy" public land antelope hunt that only costs 1500 to book, isn't much to a guide. Especially when he's buying his own fuel to transport you around and he does everything <u>but</u> pull the trigger. That's only $37/day and doesn't even cover his gas, let alone doing everything else for you.</p><p> </p><p>My experience was that the tip mostly depended on the hunter........Some folks tip a waitress 20% if they really like her. Others barely tip 5% no matter how good a job she did. These people generally tip that way wherever they are at. I felt that hunters were the same way. Some wont tip worth a darn no matter how much fun you have with them or what they get for game or how easy I made it for them. Others would tip 20% right off the bat, and those were the ones I spent extra time with after the hunt doing other things like shooting prairie dogs or seeing the local sights or getting them in on another hunt as a spectator or helper, taking them coyote hunting or simply sampling the night life at nearby taverns, etc. </p><p> </p><p>The guide will probably do you a better job if you tip him some of whatever amount you choose in advance. This is assuming he's reputable of course.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SBruce, post: 867667, member: 21068"] My experience as a guide is with open country low fence deer and antelope hunts. Most outfitters suggest that 10-20% number. A good guide can make or break your hunt on an outfitted open country type of setup. Guides that have to deal with public land and other "non guided" hunters and low fences generally have to work quite a bit harder than the guy guiding in a high fence or preserve type of situation. 10% at the end of a 4 day long "economy" public land antelope hunt that only costs 1500 to book, isn't much to a guide. Especially when he's buying his own fuel to transport you around and he does everything [U]but[/U] pull the trigger. That's only $37/day and doesn't even cover his gas, let alone doing everything else for you. My experience was that the tip mostly depended on the hunter........Some folks tip a waitress 20% if they really like her. Others barely tip 5% no matter how good a job she did. These people generally tip that way wherever they are at. I felt that hunters were the same way. Some wont tip worth a darn no matter how much fun you have with them or what they get for game or how easy I made it for them. Others would tip 20% right off the bat, and those were the ones I spent extra time with after the hunt doing other things like shooting prairie dogs or seeing the local sights or getting them in on another hunt as a spectator or helper, taking them coyote hunting or simply sampling the night life at nearby taverns, etc. The guide will probably do you a better job if you tip him some of whatever amount you choose in advance. This is assuming he's reputable of course. [/QUOTE]
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