RE: How much do you tip a guide?
First of all I’m glad you asked the question. I have never been on a guided hunt before but the question had me wondering what is appropriate? Let’s see…you tip the waiter who slops your food down on the table between 15 and 20% and that’s for just a few minutes’ of service and in the end what have they really done for you? Then if you stay in a hotel/motel for any period of time you have a maid come in and clean your bathroom, make your bed and take out the trash and most of the time we leave nothing. Two different ends of the spectrum…so what do you tip a guide for his services? He helps you find your animal, wrangles the horses, gut, loads and packs out your animal, then tries to make sure you have a fantastic time. To me 10% seems small and 20% seems a little high but, think about all that was done for you and on your behalf.