ORIGINAL: Adrian J Hare

Another thought that comes to mined is Scouting and learning your areas. This helps out yourself and your Clients. Knowledge of your hunting areas , give you that added touch that you know what the birds are doing in the area your hunting with out you seeing them at the time.

I posted my reply above in a manner of a Client , only because I am a guide and spend about 40-45 days a spring in the woods offering the above info. A number of guys on this board have hunted with me and see how I work. The thing always to keep in mined is You as ahunter aswell will need that extra day just to go on your own or with a friend and take the presure off of having to produce for others. This is important, I've did it for almost 15 years and at one time near gave it up because of the presure of being a job. The sport is to be fun, something to enjoy for yourself but Guiding is a job , and you can't let the presure take over you enjoyment.

I always set aside some days , just for me to enjoy without any Clients , this has worked great over the years. Vermont , thats one place I have not had a chance to go as of yet , maybe , just maybe I may get a chance sometime ...BT