i cant but help feel like the help should be the number one priority of the owner of the outfitter service and not the clients burden. you go on the trips to hunt or fish and have fun and not have to stress and worry about tipping. if an outfitter feels its a must like with a cruise ship they should just put a side note in the contract as to a tipping guide. i tip on my trips but the variables are too many. i wouldnt worry about getting a bad rep for not being a big tipper thats just stupid.i look at it this way . if an outfitter charges 4500$ for a hunt they can certainly afford to give there cooks and guides appropriate pay. the biggest problem i see with booking hunting trips is that all the money is usually due way before the hunt begins. when you pull into camp i see there is not as much eagerness becausae that money is long gone so now the client has to reach into the pockets to perk up the atmosphere again. my bottom line is no more than you can afford. TIP STANDS FOR ----TO INSURE PROMT SERVICE. the service at these hunt prices should be there from the start. a tip should be a deserved part of the service not always mandatory[:'(]