I am an outfitter and a guide. As much as it may suck -- I do judge a hunter by the tip he leaves me. No matter if the guide is the owner or not he is still your guide. If you stiff him on a tip your chances of a good return trip will be much less likely. I have a real problem with guys who obviously have plenty of money and stiff their guide. I am the outfitter and only half owner. All of the money given to the outfit goes into the outfit bank account. If I get a tip it is mine. Now I do not plan my season around the tips I expect, but I do judge the hunter by his ability and capability of giving a tip. There are times when a thank you is tip enough. I have one client who pays for his hunts by collecting cans. Honest. I would feel extremely privileged if I got a $10 tip from him. In fact I have refused a tip from him on a couple of occasions. At the same time I had a client from Staten Island bragging about all his money. He stiffed the guide. He tried to rebook and I told him I was full. Life is too short to cater to jerks who do not appreciate a hard effort by his guide -- be it guide/outfitter or owner. The guy who took you through your hunt is your guide and should be treated as such. Just this year I had a father and two sons come hunting with me. The father was obviously a hard working self made man. I really liked him a lot. His two sons were not bad guys but were obviously young men of means and privilege. I received a modest but adequate tip from the father and not one penny from either of the two sons. They wanted things from me such as pictures and information. I don't believe I feel inclined to help them. Unfortunately that is how I feel and right or wrong it is human nature.
So you can take that from a guy who has been there.