Okay, with all the discussion going on lately about using an outfitter or not using an outfitter I thought I would pose a question to the group and get some thoughts on the subject of using an outfitter on public land.

There are several states that are closer to me than where I grew up in Montana, or even where I hunted this year in Wyoming, but I've never hunted those states and don't have a good feel for where the best spots to hunt would be.

I don't need an outfitter to help me hunt or to help me pack out my animals, but it would be nice to have someone help me get a better idea where the game would be at certain times of the year. There are some outfitters who do semi-guided or drop camps in addition to their full guided options and I thought that might be something to consider.

My ethical dilema is if I used an outfitter one year and they showed me the areas on public land where the animals were hanging out, would it be right to go there the next year or even a few years later and not use them as an outfitter but go in DIY?

To me it seems like it wouldn't be the right thing to do. If my friend shows me a honey hole that they hunt on public land, I'm not going to go back in there without my friends permission.

Just curious what others might think on the subject.