The handful of guided hunts I've been on, I've spotted my game, caped, boned, packed saddled my horse, cut wood split wood, cooked etc. I don't purchase guided hunts to be treated like a princess and be pampered and have my hand held. The hunts I've purchased are to collect animals I wouldn't normally have the chance to kill, i.e. Mtn caribou and oryx. Every guide made the comment they were surprised, as most clients they've had were lazy, and wanted everything done for them. I've made some great friends and tipped everyone of them, also giving them a gift, which in both cases were knives. If I wanna relax I'll simply roll to Hawaii with the commander and exercise my liver...
Pretty much an ideal client, it's always a nice reprieve to "guide" a guy like that, in my limited experience. Hard to believe you actually get paid, at the end of a trip like that. While I would be very surprised if a hunter was outspotting or out-hiking me, or wanting to cape out his own critter, it really is nice when a guy can hunt hard and well.
As to Greenhorn's comment about "having to really like the people I'm with during that time of the year", that certainly weighed on my mind when I began guiding, but I've been pleasantly surprised and have thoroughly enjoyed my time with just about every single hunter I've guided thus far. Maybe I've just been lucky, but I hope that continues...
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