The ideal client

[sy247]

If someone is puffing a vape downwind of deer, then it is the movement of the 'smoke' cloud that they will notice first, not the scent.

I was having a little joke...

 

[PEA]

That’s what I tip

no tip if i dont get a deer in the scope

 

[Mungo]

no tip if i dont get a deer in the scope

Really?

What if the deer all ran off because you were too busy faffing about with your fancy kit?

Or banged your sticks on a fence?

Or stuck your big moon white face clear over the peat hag?

Or refused to crawl because that tiny birch sapling provides enough cover?

Or insisted on carrying your ruddy great cumbersome sniper tripod through Sitka thicket stage restock?

Or were too busy taking selfies?

 

[Norfolk Deer Search]

no tip if i dont get a deer in the scope

That’s not always possible NOTHING is guaranteed even with the best guide!

Even with me guiding is a 3-1 chance of success

 

[Norfolk Deer Search]

Really?

What if the deer all ran off because you were too busy faffing about with your fancy kit?

Or banged your sticks on a fence?

Or stuck your big moon white face clear over the peat hag?

Or refused to crawl because that tiny birch sapling provides enough cover?

Or insisted on carrying your ruddy great cumbersome sniper tripod through Sitka thicket stage restock?

Or were too busy taking selfies?

That’s fact

 

[Mungo]

Thats my question. What's a good baseline tip? Obviously if you shoot something amazing or the guide goes well and truly out of their way, you'd tip more. But what is a good amount to not be considered cheap?

To me, any expression of genuine appreciation in any form is worth much more than raw cash.

Someone who shows an awareness of the effort and thought that has gone into giving them a good day, and engages with every stage of the process.

I would far sooner someone muck in and help with the gralloch and extraction than stand back and hand me a fist full of cash.

Don’t get me wrong: I adore wads of crisp notes being discreetly stuffed into my sweaty palm. But £20 from someone who’s helped you drag a bast*rd stag up muddy clearfell in the dark, and kept up the jokes and banter all through, and shared their cake with you in the rain is far more meaningful than £100 from someone who shot the beast and sauntered off to the pub.

 

[User00056]

no tip if i dont get a deer in the scope

I had two chances. But they were really unsettled and milling about, so I made the decision not to shoot

 

[Mike1979]

That’s not always possible NOTHING is guaranteed even with the best guide!

Even with me guiding is a 3-1 chance of success

For me if the guide is decent and does what they can then I would always look to tip. If I've been messed about (and this happened recently) then no tip as none was justified Also nice to see your average odds at 3-1...bet you have better luck on your own

 

[John Gryphon]

I don't do "guiding" I will take people that deserve a look in as simply a friendship deal or a swap hunt type as friends and I expect nothing in return except for them to do as I tell them to do, yes that is the word "tell" International guests have complied, the worst cnuts have been fkcuing Aussies IE " oh I thought that was a better option than what you said"
This is after i have revved the fkuc out of them for fckcing up their own chances of a shot after I have done the yards to get them a shot.