It most certainly was illegal guiding, but a fine as well to the NR hunter. That's looked at as requiring due diligence prior to (1) paying for services, and/or (2) obtaining a resident guide.resident guides are not allowed to be paid, compensated, or given gratuities for accompanying no more...
I'll give an example without naming names or areas. a simple internet search can do the rest. 2023 elk season a resident was "accompanying" a NR hunter in a wilderness unit. He was discovered by the Game and Fish and charged with unlawful hunting without a permitted guide. The resident member...
I don't care for much of the outfitter industry, but I saw this with deep experience having both guided for wilderness camps and had family who were in the business as owners,,,the pockets for these organizations are not deep. In most cases for Wyoming outfitters operating on public lands, and...
What changes this dynamic is that state does own (manage) the wildlife, so it is the States right to legislate and enforce those laws within its borders.
Game wardens and USFS rangers will float the wilderness areas to enforce the law. Like it or not, and for being big country for them to cover, they do a great job at enforcing it.