Sounds like some good advice , I have hunted around the world and by all means I am not wealthy . I work hard for my money , I turn Wrenches for a living. Always check refrences and ask for people who did'nt take animals .\Talk to then also get the outfitters side too.
As fas as Tipping I don't believe in th % rule , like me I am not rich I give what I can . Also I don't like to be told by outfitters in the forms how much to give as a tip % or amount of money. If my guide does his job and we get along grate he gets as big a tip as I can give. My ALASKA Brown Bear Hunt I saved for years I gave my guide a Browning a bolt and a Leupold Scope for a fraction of what it cost me. He paid me $400 for a .375 H&H outfit . That was his tip , brand new rifle his tip was the diffrence in what it cost me . You do the math ,Browning A bolt stainless and a compact 3 X 9 Leupold VXII gloss plex.