ORIGINAL: BobCo19-65
Your post accusing me of being a booking agent further supports my opinion. If we were on a site such as the one we are talking about was used for your post, I would not have been able to reply back and set the record straight,
Now we' re getting to the meat and potatoes. You' re wrong because you' re comparing apples to oranges. This forum is a discussion type forum. Meaning you DO have every chance to respond and I know that when I post. If I was posting on a review type forum I would make damn sure I had my facts straight before I posted it. Besides 99% of bad reviews are things like " The food sucked" , " There was no game" , " My guide couldn' t guide his way outta camp more or less to an elk" . " My guide didn' t know how to call" Those are opinion type responses and really what a review is. Besides if an outfitter could prove someone was handing out misinformation that was comepletely wrong any responsible site administrator would remove the review. Meaning if I accuse an oufitter of not having a license but he does then my review would either be altered or removed if the outfitter pushed it. And if I' m an outfitter you can bet I' m surfing the web seeing what people are saying about me.
BJ you sound like you could hunt with anyone on this board but you are a greenhorn when it comes to business. How good of a guide you are is not determined by your own opinion or how big your pair is. Thats part of it but the other parts is determined by the opinion of your clients. Meaning if you make 99% of your clients happy you' re a damn good guide. If you make 50% of them unhappy you suck. Notice I didn' t say if 99% get a kill or anything like that. Sure eventually you' re going to have to get them on game to make them happy but the point is thats only part of the equation. You can' t be a total a$$hole to your clients and think you' re still a good guide because you' re always on game. Where do you think the term " The customer is always right." came from? Like it or not making the customer HAPPY is the goal because in reality they pay you and are the boss. The best people at any profession that deals with the general public are those who learn to handle people.
I' m not trying to undermine the other attributes to being a good guide. Being good with people is only part of it too but I would say its 50% of the battle. Once someone " likes" you their opinions seem to get much better about you. If you' re a mediocre guide but your client really " likes" you hes going to say you' re a good guide. If he doesn' t " like" you at all hes going to judge you very harshly in his review.