I agree, but that is what threw me, the guide didn't seem to take into account the wind at all. Like I said, this guide is a brown bear hunter in Alaska and he has guided elk hunters for years. The outfitter is very reputable and I would book him again if I could. I had a great experience and I realize that I paid for the experience, not for a guaranteed bull, but in the two opportunities that I had, I know these bulls could've been taken if the wind had been taken into account before giving away our location. After the first bull winded us, Ithought that he would've put more effort into the approach on the second bull.

This is the type of information I was after, whether or not it is ok to give some input in a situation without offending the guide on my next hunt. I would like to hunt elk on my own, so that all mistakes are my own, if I could figure out the logistics; scouting, permit hurdles, game retrieval and so forth, on a very limited amount of time. Thanks for the responses!