[West O'5]

Originally Posted by West O'5

I would never ever in a million years guide resident hunters on land I didn’t own and/or have complete control over,I’d be just shooting myself in the foot.

Originally Posted by pikergolf

And why is that.....money.

No,nothing to do with money,but I’m not gonna give away my “intellectual property” for a measly few grand to a resident that can pull off a DIY hunt the following year on Crown land that I showed him which took me years of boot leather,sweat,thousands of $$ in fuel in hundreds of days of hunting/scouting to discover,nor introduce him to hunter friendly landowners that I put the time and effort into developing good relationships with,only to arrive the following year and the Landowner informs me that “oh that guy you guided here last year was just here last week and killed that 180” buck we’ve been watching for 3 years”

Or maybe it is about money? For 5 figures minimum I will happily sell a resident hunter a treestand strategically located on a prime piece of Crown land complete with trail cam pics.😝

Originally Posted by KyleSS

I don't think this would be an issue for high priority point tags. Moose, sheep, some mule deer zone, and some elk zones are a 10+ priority. If you outfitted in this zone and took a resident, then even if they did return, it would only be once every 10+ years.

Now, yes, I know they can tell friends and family and what not; so that complicates things.

Could you get them to sign a confidentially agreement or a non disclosure?
I don't know.

Also, with hunts such as sheep, you are not only offering up a tag, but the knowledge, and amenities along with it.

I know of a number of residents that have drawn tags and still hired an outfitter. They know they have the knowledge and the logistics to make it happen.

I stand corrected and agree,a high priority or very difficult mountain hunt would be a different situation.I guess I was I was thinking more along the lines of deer or elk/moose etc where almost anybody could pull off a DIY hunt if you showed them where to go.