txhunter58,
You are right about guest hunters..... they are unknown and unpredictable -- some talk the " right" game but problems can crop up in the course of " living with them" for 12 days.

#1 -- Gotta make sure alcohol use standards are maintained and not abused, and

#2 -- My pet peeve, is that a lot of these folks think you, your equipment, and your core group of hunters constitutes an outfitting service and hence they feel they can arrive late and run away early without helping with the set up or the pack up..... in the mean time they expect to be waited on. It' s a pain when they " slip one by you" and " land in your midst" and by then you' ve found out too late. [:@]

Now, after learning the hard way, if one of my crew wants to bring someone along, I make sure we have both of them over for a lengthy summer barbque and serve alcohol then. This lets me see if personalities undergo any " alcohol change" PLUS I can make sure everyone is reading off of the same page -- that elk hunting is very rewarding and fun BUT hard work runs through it all and everyone is expected to participate and NO " cherry picking" the schedule.
Sorry about the side track, I feel better now though.

Never Go Undergunned,
EKM