Lets have a looksee shall we?

verb (used with object) 1.
to assist (a person) to travel through, or reach a destination in, an unfamiliar area, as by accompanying or giving directions to the person: He guided us through the forest.



As hard as it is to have to tell a guide what you want to do you should since you are the one paying. If he wasn't going to be late picking up other hunters and could contact home camp to let them know you guys were tracking then he should have honored your wishes. If the elk was pushed then he should have explained its on you then. I assume if your going on an elk hunt with a bow you are somewhat a little wet under your ears with tracking. I screen my guides ahead of time just so we get a feel for each other and I may even through some scenarios out the just for that fact. I learned all of this the hard way because of a lazy guide that didn't want to go the extra mile. The end result was everyone in camp got caribou except for me. Vowed never to let that happen again. Just curious was it a grizz that ate the elk or a blackie? Did you guys go in at first light or did you give it a few hours after son up?