The kicker is time and money. If you don't have the time to travel to scout and prep a bit and have some dough than go for it.

It seems alot of guyslump outfitters in with high fence operations which is not fair.I DO know from experience that some "guides"will put you in a stand you would ever dream of setting up there if itwas your choice.

I did a $1500.00 " (CHEAP) guided" week long PA hunt a couple of years ago and in hind sight I could have had better odds if I had given myself three days to scout on my own prior to hunting and just hunted a couple of days.