I had a great Mule deer hunt with a guide this year in New Mexico. I didn't realize it, but as we stalked one deer, he was watching another group for the type I wanted. We switched mid-stalk, and I got a great deer. I tipped him $100, and a custom knife from these guys [link]http://www.mccroskeyknives.com/[/link]. He was pretty thrilled about the knife.