Supply vs. Demand.

If these hunts were $500 per head, then everyone and his brother would be up for it and then either:

(1) No game left,
or
(2) Impossible waiting lists for a chance someday.... sorta, maybe.

The premier huntingworldwide hasconsistently been the venue of the affluent. In many case the "exorbitant fees" paid by these clients underwrites a local economy that a $500 hunter would not benefit in any substantive way, especially in the more third worldsorts ofareas including the Inuit lands, Africa, and Asia. Obviously the owners get their share (simple capitalism) however there are underlings involvedthat rely heavily on this "connection" for sustanance, again, especially in 3rd world caliber areas).

Much outfitter bashing to come I am sure.