ORIGINAL: tangozulu
I wonder where all these consultants (booking Agents)come into play?
Not sure I would want to pay for another middleman but someone is.. Seems like life is too full of these guys already......so how do they impact the final hunt costs?
just wondering
I've used one of these as well, Atcheson & Son's in Butte Montana. My father has been a client of their's for several years. My understanding is that they get 10% of the cost of the hunt from the outfitters. I'm sure that the cost is passed on to the client. Meaning if you could find the outfitter without the assistance of the booking agent then you would save 10%.
The rub is finding the good outfitters. Many of the best don't advertise. Many don't have a computer much less a website. So how to find them? I've been on 3 hunts that Atcheson's hooked me up with, every single outfitter was top notch... Is it worth 10%? On a once in a lifetime type of hunt, to me it is.