Speaking of guides, here's a bit of advice, if required, make sure you have a reputable guide and outfitter. When i hunted Alberta i had to hire a guide, and it was the only time i almost didn't get a moose. My outfitter, whom i communicated with for months about the hunt, hurt his back, thus he couldn't guide me, so he hired a new "experienced" guide to hunt with me, he was a failure! I had to wake him up every morning, all he wanted to do was road hunt, he smoked like a stack & my passenger window wouldn't roll down, he couldn't put chains on his tires i had to, he wanted Wednesday off for laundry and to see his wife, he couldn't/wouldn't gut or cape my Moose and was only good for packing it out! I called and complained to the outfitter, he told my guide to obey me, and the 2nd to last day i guided myself to my bull. He admitted afterwards he never shot a moose and was fired. That was a very expensive lesson for me.