re: 2016 Prairie Dog Hunt #2

Spankum,

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what does the guide do that makes them worth the extra $?.......

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Good question. The answer varies. On this hunt, the guide drove us around using his truck, trailer and shooting tables; he drove us to supper as well, although we paid for our own meal. His fee also included the motel room each night and breakfast each morning (both were very basic on this hunt). In addition, he'd already researched the land for dog towns and had secured permission to hunt the land. I once went on a guided hunt in KS where the guide drove us out to the land, then left us to hunt on our own; he also a home cooked big breakfast and supper (thick steaks!) along w/ a bag lunch and ice chest of water and Gatorade. We stayed each night at his farm house that was very nice.

On the semi-guided hunts I've been on, the guide let us borrow a map of dog towns on property he'd secured permission (or had leased the land) to hunt. Both guided and semi-guided hunts will usually provide shooting tables and sand bags.