And Ranger, that is the difference between a lot of guides. As I posted previously (something I guess you failed to read) there are those guide services/outfitters that do everything but pull the trigger and I 100% can't stand those. THOSE are the ones that are $10,000 per person. The ones in his price range are guides that pretty much "help out" with experience, calling, locations, basically teachers. A GUIDE. Yes true hunting is about challenge. You against the senses of an animal and mother nature. Very few people in this world can say they are 100% self taught. Most all had someone to teach them our much loved tradition. I for one had 3 generations of highly seasoned, well traveled hunters to teach me from the time I had walking down pat. But there are many new hunters coming into our hunting grounds with no one to teach them. While yes, figuring things out for yourself is a wonderful teacher, to a lot of our young people today it is more of a deterrent. If they don't "catch on" fast they get bored or dejected. I'm in no way implying that the OP Nick is in fact like this, I have no way of knowing. I just know how most kids today are. Raised 5 of them. All in the woods as soon as I could get them out there.

Muley (Pete) That link looks promising. The guy seems to know his stuff. May just take a bit of a closer gander at it later.