The guide school I went to gave me some learnin' 'bout packin' mules, an' a whole lot of experience stringin' wire round the owners dude ranch. Hunters is born, they ain't made. Trouble is, there's too few experienced guides fer the number of outfitters. They have to break in new fellers ever year, an' they don't start out knowin' the country, even if they can hunt proper. Had a new feller in camp this year. Good hunter. Is in excellent shape. Didn't know the country. His clients complained an' I took one of 'em out to fill onct I got done. By the end of the 3rd hunt, the feller was gettin' to be a excellent guide an' will be great next year ifn he returns. Thet's the big one. Guides roam around an' find better gigs an' git married an' such. Ol' farts like me thet do it 'cause we like to hunt more are few an' far atwixt. A guide can be a help or a libility. But thet's the luck of the draw. Ain't an outfitted I've seed thet has a set crew of good jacks an' guides ever year. Don't even git me started on camp jacks.

BJ