Well I live, hunt, andguideinNew Mexico, most tipsare $200/$500, BUTit depends on what the huntis like: kill or no kill, if you kill how big is it, was your guide helpful and tried hard to find game or not, things like thatis what you should look for when tipping a guide. A lotof huntersalso tip the cook as well, not as much as they tipthe guide,most of the time$50/$150, but then again it depends on what the food is like.

Some outfitters (most of the time you have to ask)will be willing to just proved you with guide,no cook,no camp, or anything like that, just a guide to take you. The outfitter i guide for used to do this (if asked to) for about $1500/$2000 depeneding on the hunt. Most of the time you have to ask because an outfitter ratherget $5,000for a full serviced hunt instead of $1,500 if you know what i mean, so it never hurts to ask.

As for NM $3,000 will get you a lower end elk hunt, an ok mule deer, ora nice antlope hunt.

Somthing you may want to look at is Routier outfitting in SD, Randy has some good hunts for antlope, and mule deer that are under $3000 for a fully servicedhunt.Go to the Archers Choice forum and post a Q on Randys and you will get some good A's some of the people on there went to Randys this fall and had a really good time.