Many years ago a young fella offered to help carry meat if he could come along on a hunt so that he could begin to learn to hunt elk. He still hunts with us today, and now his brother does also.
For a lot of years we had some older fellas in camp who were not enthusiastic hunters. They would return to base camp early each day and then road hunt. Those guys always knew everything that was going on everywhere for miles around because they would stop and talk with anyone they saw.
Having people in your group that are familiar with an area can be a valuable thing in years to come.
I'd be surprised if your serious hunters wanted anyone along other than a serious understudy who is intent on learning all he can. That cuts both ways too. I'd also be surprised if guys with no tag wanted to begin tough hikes before dawn day after day.
