Trophy fees to me on public land make no sense at all. I can understand it on private land because this is what the owner of the land wants and that is what he or she should be entitled to. Even though he or she doesn't own the animal, you're hunting on his or her land. I realize outfitters have costs and things never get cheaper, but the animal is not their's it's belongs to the wild until it is harvested by the hunter with the tag, and then it is his or hers regardless of size.
One other thing, that doesn't pertain to trophy fees, is when you decide on a hunt. The guide is subcontracted for a weeks work. If you shoot your bull (or what ever your hunting) on the first day, why does it cost so much to combo another species (bear, mule deer, whitetail). For example if you pay $5,000 for a hunt, you shoot your elk the first or second day. The cost of a deer tag (for sake of arguement) is $300.00, why do some guides charge you $1200.00 or more to take the second animal, when in fact he or she was hired to do a weeks work in the first place. I would think that the person hiring the guide should be able to hunt the second animal for the cost of the tag. Just something that I've often wondered.