Thread: Whats included in a guided hunt?

In looking at a giuded Alaskan hunt i found it helpful to be completely up front about what i expected from the hunt when i first approached several different outfitters. I wanted great scenery, a great hunting experience, as few people as possible involved, great food, tramping and hiking a camp into position was fine, travel to and from anchorage included, trophy preparation and field care included, cost included for my father to come along as a non-hunting companion, guide was to sort field accommodation and food... oh and of course i wanted a representable animal with a great quality coat.

Once i had a short list of guides (2 in my case) i asked for recent hunting references (both successful and unsuccessful). I started asking around people i knew who had been to Alaska before to get their opinion. I checked out a couple of references from the guides.

After deciding on a guide i made sure that the guiding contract put in place reflected exactly what we had discussed and agreed. In doing this i had the guide modify his contract to better reflect what we had agreed.

If you have questions for your guide about what is invloved in a hunt with him then just ask him. If you discuss something specific just make sure it gets into the hunt contract.