he probably has to be careful Mike putting out info for general public consumption.

I'm in private enterprise so can blow loudly about it.

hope my preceding post didn't seem like I'm trying to blame it all on the guides.

but seems that would have to be having some negative impact as the guide industry has grown.

again science should trump it, your sheep bio guy could correct me if guide numbers and clients have been stagnant for the last 20 years or so.

but my best guesstimate there's a whole lot more guys trying not just to eat out of the same size pie, but a diminished pie when it comes to sheep

I'm pretty certain when we sing our anthem and mention the land of the free, the original intent didn't mean cell phones, food stamps and birth control.