HighPlainsHunter
Active Member
How you act on a hunt can get you preference on a hunt, and certainly a previous tip can set the stage for a hard working guide on a return hunt. I find it funny that you are offended by that. Happens every day in many businesses across the country. Treat people well and they will in many cases go above and beyond for you compared to the other folks they deal with.
After meeting hunters the guides and owner make a game plan for who is hunting where, how a person acts/tips can certainly make a difference. Wake up early, take care of your stuff as much as possible, be prepared to walk, don't run your mouth or complain, and you will likely be rewarded on a guided hunt. Show up unprepared, wake up late, complain about walking so far and lack of animals, talk a lot about inches of horns, and you will get the worst guide they have and hunt the worst area.
This is not rocket science. Same thing is true at a restaurant, bar, etc...Be nice to people and treat them with respect and they will do the same to you the next time you see them.
We eat our every Sunday for breakfast, I am always nice to the waitress, ask about her family, and leave a good tip for breakfast. In turn when we show up the waitress knows our drinks and brings them right out before we order as well as takes our order ahead of other tables who might be ahead of us.
Owner can mean a lot of things. I would not assume anything until I arrived as they could just say he is tied up and someone else is going to take you.
