Standard Gratuity for 1 day hunt.

[Kylerjay05]

Hey all who are more versed in this than me.... what should I budget for gratuity for a 1 day Axis deer hunt in Hawaii? The hunts are only offered for a single day. Thanks all

 

[Stache Attack]

15-20%

 

[Kylerjay05]

Whoa I'm in the wrong business...$500-800 a day is a heck of a living, even when you're not charging $2500-4000 for a single hunter that's hunting an over populated invasive species. Thank you for the reply.

 

[cwitt]

10-20% is standard. Is the outfitter also your guide? Or is your guide an employee only being paid a small percentage of the cost of the hunt? Or your guide is only being paid in tips? Are you hunting private that is leased by the outfitter? What other aspects of the hunt are potential expenses for the outfitter? Did they go above and beyond for you?

Just because a hunt costs $X,XXX doesn’t mean that’s going straight in anybody’s pocket.

 

[Weldor]

One day hunt 10%. I can't see a guide or outfitter doing anything exceptional on a one day hunt that would want me to tip more than customary. But who knows could happen. Been on many Texas hunts that were not expensive, $400 for 2 WT Does and $250 a day for meal lodging and guide service (skinning dropping them in the cooler ETC.) 3 days $750 for service $400 does $1150 total. At 10% that's only $115 going your guide. You can go from there. I usually try to go $100 a day for the guide depending on service, but never below a $100 a day. It's never made sense to tip an outfitter, Wrangler , cook, guide, and the list goes on. I would prefer if they would just say the total hunt is $xxxxxxxx.

 

[MallardSX2]

Conversely, if I am a good client, and book another hunt, do I get a discount? I want to be rewarded for a good job too.

Fair is fair right?

 

[Kylerjay05]

10-20% is standard. Is the outfitter also your guide? Or is your guide an employee only being paid a small percentage of the cost of the hunt? Or your guide is only being paid in tips? Are you hunting private that is leased by the outfitter? What other aspects of the hunt are potential expenses for the outfitter? Did they go above and beyond for you?

Just because a hunt costs $X,XXX doesn’t mean that’s going straight in anybody’s pocket.

I should've offered more details. The entire operation is owned and operated by 2 family members. I believe they lease some of the ground and own some of it. All the land on the island is privately owned. One of them is the guide and one of them does the book work. There are no hired guides, no cooks, and anything beyond taking you out to get on the deer an field dressing is additional (i.e. caping, prepping for taxidermist etc.)

 

[Marble]

I would budget 10-20%, with the thought of offering a larger tip depending on the size of the animal you kill, game care and all of the other little things that are done without asking and make the experience better.

If you want to come back, tip well.

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[Judd]

I always start with 20% and go up or down depending on extra ordinary happenings. As mentioned...especially if I want to go with them again.

 

[Reburn]

Conversely, if I am a good client, and book another hunt, do I get a discount? I want to be rewarded for a good job too.

Fair is fair right?

If your a good client and tip well you will be allowed to book again.
If you arent then they just wont be able to make a date work for you.

 

[WRO]

Conversely, if I am a good client, and book another hunt, do I get a discount? I want to be rewarded for a good job too.

Fair is fair right?

Good clients typically tip well


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[repins05]

I would bring 10 to 20 percent with you. If everything goes well and the guide worked his tail off and goes out of his way, tip to what you feel comfortable with. If it doesn't go well, tip at the 10 percent or lower. You probably won't be going back and a "short tip" will emphasize that you were not happy.

 

[Stache Attack]

Whoa I'm in the wrong business...$500-800 a day is a heck of a living, even when you're not charging $2500-4000 for a single hunter that's hunting an over populated invasive species. Thank you for the reply.

You’re paying 3000 per day to hunt these critters? If guide isn’t the outfitter then I stand by what I said because my hourly pay as a guide sucks. Some outfitters won’t take tips so maybe your gratuity is included.

 

[MallardSX2]

If your a good client and tip well you will be allowed to book again.
If you arent then they just wont be able to make a date work for you.

Clearly, I just wont know how bad I need them until I don't tip them enough. lol

 

[Charlie-NY]

I was on an outfitted bear hunt a few years back. There was a wealthy dude in the camp who hunted bears all over the place. He had photos of two polar bears that he took along with a big brown bear and an assortment of other bears. Each hunter had a guide except the wealthy guy who had the outfitter guide him.

When the topic of "tips" came up, the general consensus was 10% plus whatever you gave the cook. The wealthy guy said that he would not be tipping his guide because he was the outfitter/owner. I questioned him about his reasoning, and he said that the outfitter is running a business and makes the money, only guides get tipped. At the end of the week, I asked if he still intended to not tip. He said that it had nothing to do with money, "you never tip an outfitter/owner."

 

[intunegp]

I was on an outfitted bear hunt a few years back. There was a wealthy dude in the camp who hunted bears all over the place. He had photos of two polar bears that he took along with a big brown bear and an assortment of other bears. Each hunter had a guide except the wealthy guy who had the outfitter guide him.

When the topic of "tips" came up, the general consensus was 10% plus whatever you gave the cook. The wealthy guy said that he would not be tipping his guide because he was the outfitter/owner. I questioned him about his reasoning, and he said that the outfitter is running a business and makes the money, only guides get tipped. At the end of the week, I asked if he still intended to not tip. He said that it had nothing to do with money, "you never tip an outfitter/owner."

I have never been and may never go on a guided hunt, but in life I typically don't tip the person who sets the prices. I might be a little conflicted about that in that scenario because while they are the outfitter/owner, they are acting as a guide to ensure you have a great hunt.

When I got married, some people suggested I tip my wedding photographer up to 20%, and she was the single shooter and business owner. She told me how much it would cost for her to photograph my wedding and I paid that price, I'm not throwing on extra because she did a good job...I expected her to do a good job because of how expensive it was.

 

[Pulleye16]

I was on an outfitted bear hunt a few years back. There was a wealthy dude in the camp who hunted bears all over the place. He had photos of two polar bears that he took along with a big brown bear and an assortment of other bears. Each hunter had a guide except the wealthy guy who had the outfitter guide him.

When the topic of "tips" came up, the general consensus was 10% plus whatever you gave the cook. The wealthy guy said that he would not be tipping his guide because he was the outfitter/owner. I questioned him about his reasoning, and he said that the outfitter is running a business and makes the money, only guides get tipped. At the end of the week, I asked if he still intended to not tip. He said that it had nothing to do with money, "you never tip an outfitter/owner."

100% agree! Just like you should never tip at a food truck. You set the price, that's what you deserve.

 

[Joshk358]

10% is about what I typically do. In fact, most of the guided trips I've been on have been with the owner/outfitter now. Never had a terrible experience....one or two were a little crappy, but nothing over the top. On those, it was less than 10%. Example-Brother shot a hog at last light and the guide would not go into the brush to look for it. Shined a light, didn't see anything. "Must have missed". I found that hog not 20 feet into the brush. That was just pure laziness and that dude didn't get squat for a tip. He'd hardly get out of the side by side. On the other side of that, on my moose hunt in Maine the outfitter was my guide and was awesome. That was 10% too. In general... IMO tipping is out of hand pretty much everywhere.

 

[Reburn]

Clearly, I just wont know how bad I need them until I don't tip them enough. lol

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There are still guides out there that sell hunts for reasonable prices and have good private land leases. There have been a couple outfitters I have booked with again. Mostly its to get access to the private they have though.

We have been with the same outfitter in Argentina 2 times and going again this year for 3rd trip.

There are places worth returning to.