A lot of hype goes to guides who sometimes don't even live in the State but rely on the local employee's(Part time) for there numbers and guidence.Why spend thousands when you can do it for hundreds as some of them do?

Are they worth it?

Not in my opinion.What's yours?

Jayco.

Guides are like hookers. You have $2 ones and $100 ones. The best way to check if they're worth it is to contact some of their past customers.

And, for what its worth, there's a whole lot more to being a good guide than showing some pilgrim an animal.

Depending on what your hunting,most guides are nothing but loclas making so much a day and usually using their own vehicles and everything else. It just depends.

If you're after deer and antelope,you'd be just as well served having a rancher or some of his family guide you.

Ive never used one, but from what Ive gathered they vary anywhere from total rip-off to cream of the crop. Some outfitters appear to treat their clientelle like royalty, they live like kings for a week or so and the cost is reflective of it.



Personally, if I were to opt for a guide I would prefer the ones known as a class act yet with a down home touch. A little research and references in this area can go a long way.



A friend of mine while serving a National guard summer camp in Alaska took his time trying to find a guide for some fishing. As he tells the story, he paid much less than his fellow guardsmen but caught more fish. So Im sure that such circumstances are out there, but I wouldnt book a vacation 3000 miles away counting on the luck of the draw to pull something like that off.