GeauxBackcountry
FNG
Going on a guided elk hunt next week and curious what is standard to tip your guide?
We will be hunting private land if that matters.
Thanks
We will be hunting private land if that matters.
Thanks
lol love itI'm with norsepeak. 10% is pretty standard but I've had tips from $50 (1%) to $1000. I'd say the average was between $400 + $500. Also if you're in a camp with a cook and a wrangler, don't forget them. A $50 or $100 makes their work in camp feel appreciated too.
The $50 hunter was absolutely miserable and after he shot a nice 6X7 down in a nasty hole (in a place that was called "Bitch Creek" for a good reason) he only then became a little bit more tolerable. At a restaurant back in town made a big deal about how I was the best guide that he had ever had and that I really deserved the big tip he was giving me and he shook my hand with a $50 bill in it. I guess I was in a bad mood because after seeing that it was a $50, I opened it up and told him that he should probably keep his $50 for gas on the way back home as I left the restaurant! Probably wrong and rude but it sure made me feel better!
The $1000 hunter seemed to be more concerned about how I was doing and after he missed a shot at a nice bull did nothing but apologize for not making the shot.