Dont get me wrong, customer relations is important too. But not everyone needs a hand holding out there, and are more paying for being put into a good area because they dont have the time or option of days to scout things out before hand. Some want to see how the so called pros do it for their own learning. I recently went on a elk hunt where the 19yr old guide was so green i bought him a push button cow call so he at least made acceptable calls. He was just more or less an extra set of eyes for spotting, and i didnt need to pay for that. All im saying is that just because your a weekend hunter who killed a few critters doesnt make you qualified to be a satisfactory guide. It depends on the weapon choice too. Say what you want, but a rifle hunt guide doesnt need to know jack compared to a bow guide. A few poor calls can blow the whole situation in a bow hunt, where a rifle hunt you just need to get in within a resonable shooting range. A guide is only as good as the client he is matched up with. Its not about how far you can hike in a day. It just kind of sounds like the guy who posted this topic is kind of green. A guide school would be good, or a guide assistant for a couple years.