Good question. I invited two fellers out this year. One couldn' t make it at the last moment. I had to swaller his food bill, the rented horse, and several equipment purchases to make him comfy. I say git the $ straight BEFORE they show up. If they cain' t make it, everbody else ain' t stuck footin' the bill. An' if they do show up, you aint' gonna be dissapointed when they pay pennys-on-the-dollar for what it cost to take them huntin' . Money ain' t the rut of all evil, jus' bad money management.