Yeh that's the complicated and why some direction of zone is helpful, if I do get drawn by small chance with low points, I would have a hard time finding a good outfitter last minute.
We drew this year at 4 points. I began networking with guides as soon as I started buying points ... many of them said they were full heading into the draw, but a couple reached out after to see if we found a guide ... the draw didn't go as expected for some of their prospective clients. It's almost as much of a lottery for them as it is for us.
I actually put a deposit down on a guide 2 years back. Non-refundable, but it secured my spot (in future years) and some level of price point security. I believe this is more the exception than the rule in terms of how guides work. When we got drawn, it was administrative.
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