Originally Posted by
Champlain Islander
My past history on tips to guides is from 10 to 20 percent. I never tip the outfitter since I am paying him for the hunt. I have been lucky to have hunted with some very good guides and have paid the tips willingly and they deserved it. I always tip the cook a flat rate of 100 to 150 dollars and offer additional tips to anyone helping out with my game retrieval.
I usually get tips when I guide even though I am the outfitter. Some years it's not uncommon for the guides with tips to make more than the outfitter, it happens. Having said that, I share my tips with the staff as they are awesome and really make camp go. I might take my tip money and buy gear headlamps, boots etc for the staff.