Your guide should be working for YOU, while you are in the stand. He should be scouting properties that aren't being hunted, to try and locate a good buck to get you on. If he needs to hang a new stand to get you closer, this should not be a problem for him to get this done, quickly and quietly. Once you harvest, he should be doing the cleaning of your harvest.

As to the amount for the tip, for a whitetail hunt, the average tip is 150 - 200. I have seen way less and even none at all, even when the guide did everything he could do. He can't pull the trigger for you or make animals run into your area. (unless they do drives) I have seen tips go upwards of 1000+. So if you are giving by percentage, and thinking of a 10-20% ranges, that would probably make the guide happy.

BTW- If you happen to score on your 1st day out, it only means that your guide did his job in getting you on the right property and in the right stand to get the harvest. he shouldn't be tipped less for doing a good job..

If he is a good guide, he will also have a cooler of drinks in his truck for the client, cover spray for you to use, possibly even some sort of snack or jerky, nuts, etc. It is your tip that helps him to get the gear he needs to do a better job. He should also be social and informative.

Yes>>--->I am a guide and camp manager. If you have any other questions, feel free to contact me.