I can't speak for other outfits, but in our outfit the guide will accompany the hunter the next day getting the meat to the locker in town, then a trip to the taxidermist etc. That usually eats up day two. Many times it will be a couple buddies but if it is a one on one hunt they will go grouse hunting, fishing, and horseback riding etc. Sometimes clients also have deer/bear tag as well. Sometimes I will take over with the clients for a day or two and have the guide go guide my client(s), really depends. Other times the guide may spend a day just back packing the meat out of a hole and getting it back to camp. A guides responsibilty toward his client do not end when the animal is down, not in our camps anyway.

As far as equipment that does happen also and that is fine. Equipment is a matter of personal choice and taste for the guide so it's kinda different. Your gesture was awesome Bob, I can't imagine any of our guides that wouldn't have loved getting a pic like that, it also shows your appreciation for your guides hard work and that means a lot to guides. I think it is important to remember that guides are low paid folks, when you factor in how many hours they work, the type of work, plus no over time pay, they are making very little. They do not get any tips most of the season. That is because they have the camp set up, trail clearing, packing in hay, scouting, cutting/splitting/stacking several cords of wood, camp break down etc that all gets done long before the first hunter arrives, and long after the last one departs. They attend seminars and practice calling through out the off season as well in addition to what other job they have. So the actual guiding in the field is only about half of what they do in a hunting season. It takes a lot of man hours to properly prepare for the hunters arrival. Many guides will also pick up/ drop off clients with me as well.