Its at least part hunting and at worst nothing but waiting and shooting at an opportunity someone else put you on. That said, there are definitely guided hunts out here in the west where the only real function the guide provides, is as outfitter, wrangler etc.Those guided hunts are great because usually they are conducted wayyyyyyy baaaaack in the mountains which without a horse, you'd never be able to get in, or out. Knocking on some door of a ranch and having the proprietor waalk you out to the most likely stand or blind area is not hunting.It is waiting and shooting. Then they fix up your game meat for you....sickening. Or, even worse being driven out to the blind in a vehicle. Unless you are disabled and carrying the appropriate licenses for such, that aint hunting. You know your hunting when at the end of every day you barely have the energy to crawl into bed. I'm a purist that's all. You will never convince me otherwise. But I totally repect your rights to define hunting as you wish. For me it will always be about getting away from any ranches etc, and getting lonely with maybe a couple of good pals. I can guide myself thank God. Now, when I head up to Alaska I will use an outfitter to fly me in and pick me up. But I bring my own maps GPS, equipment etc...And up there, as well as many States in the lower 48, there are excellent guide/outfitter services where you are really in the wilderness, plains, foothills etc. they are a neccessity mainly for transportation not food plots...I could go on and on.The meaning of huntingthese days between the outdoor TV and commercialism/trophy growing makes it more like farming livestock than hunting.