Tips for Hunting Guides and Outfitters

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Don't overlook bow hunters and nature photographers as potential customers. Contact bow-hunting clubs, and advertise in archery and photography publications to catch the attention of these enthusiasts. You'll more than likely find members of these groups to be true sportspersons.

Take along the makings of a hot lunch. A midday rendezvous and a meal back at camp or the truck is always a welcome break.

Set up blinds ahead of time for deer, bear, and bird hunters . . . if that fits the style ofhunting in your locality.

Never agree to anything illegal or unsporting . . . even if it means losing a customer or two. You don't want that kind of clientele anyway, and you sure don't want a reputation as that sortof guide. As an outdoor professional, you take on a special responsibility as a guardian ofnature.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Here's what one successful and respected big-game outfitter we know in Wyoming's Jackson Hole area says in his advertising brochure: "If not getting a shot, or missing a shot, means that your whole hunting trip is spoiled, then don't bother coming here .... If you can't draw enjoyment from being in one of the most beautiful places in the world, without making a kill; then go warm a bar stool somewhere and leave it to those who know its true meaning and value!"

Of course, you don't have to word your sermon quite so harshly, but the sentiment's a darned good one to preach.

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