Originally posted by pokem:
excellent pics, a few are frame worthy in my book...
would like to find out more about your guided trips....
Here's the deal with how we guide, it's kind of different so I'll give the long version.
I'm the CEO/Pres of a corporation that has multiple subsidiaries in trucking/logistics, ranching, farming, and a guest ranch. I operate portions of these under a forest service permit that dictates what I can do commercially. I'm also a guide and outfitter under the COA in state and most of what we do is partner with a group of guides not far from us who contract under our permits.
We guide our own hunters, but since it's not in my operating permit, I can't charge money. I can legally since I have a guide/outfitter license in state, but hunting is not part of my operation, therefore I don't charge.
This works great so I invite folks who've not hunted much (if ever) or we take kids out or we take dad's with their sons for a horseback deer or elk hunt. And I don't charge them so they can focus on the experience and not be obsessed with success.
Basically, I take out about 4 or 5 people a year and give them an experience. It's fun for me and my guys to do, especially since we can structure it around our hunting season.
I also take my 70 year old dad out since he only has a few left in him. Every year gets harder, but this year when I shot my bull with my bow, dad was there and it was really fun calling him in.
Anyway, that's the deal. Most of what we shoot are very average bucks, small bulls or spikes, cows and that's about it. The experience trumps the trophy.
Peter and I kill some decent stuff, but we go places that I won't take most folks since the country gets so brutal and 4 hours a night sleep is pretty tough.