Tipping Guide

[M70375!]

Tipping is a very difficult subject and as far as the base rule goes we handle it this way.

We do not except to be tipped and work as hard as we should tipping is a bonus and that is what it should be seen as, not expected.
I'm not against tipping but the tip should be something special a reward for hard work or something unusual.

I will be more than happy if the client uses that tip money to bag another animal after all if you did your job well you will have return business. This is my take on the subject and I went into this business not too become a millionaire but too have a rich enjoyable life. If your in the business for $$$ your in the wrong place. That is my few cents of tipping money worth

Jerome great article and guidelines.

This doesn't pertain Africa, but I was just thinking about tipping on these Canadian sheep hunts that are costing $140,000 for a backpack freeze dried food hunt. Seems obvious to me that this must be a very lucrative hunt for the outfitters , so they can certainly afford to pay their help handsomely. So why do we need to subsidize them by paying extra tips when they can and should be paying their help well. They are gouging for the hunt and it seems an insult to be expected to pay even more.

 

[Frank Cavallo]

I’ve never tipped a bush pilot nor have I seen any of the other hunters I have shared/exchanged legs/rides with do so.

I prefer the PH provide me with envelopes or a list. I generally go above. I also do not like the entire tip be lumped together and prefer to individually thank those who have helped me.

Only once was I surprised where the tip (recommendation list by the camp manager) was clearly a mechanism to fund the entire camp ops./payroll. A lump sum was requested and was to be revealed to the entire camp just before the departure salutations.

Not cool. My (traveling) PH was furious. I tipped each individually.

 

[SETH RINGER]

I'M SCARED OF FLYING IN A PLANE THAT DOESN'T COST AS MUCH AS MY TRUCK SO I'M PASSING OUT HUGS AND $$ EVERY TIME I HIT THE GROUND!

 

[Hornedfrogbbq]

I'M SCARED OF FLYING IN A PLANE THAT DOESN'T COST AS MUCH AS MY TRUCK SO I'M PASSING OUT HUGS AND $$ EVERY TIME I HIT THE GROUND!

It all depends on HOW you hit the ground.

 

[Frank Cavallo]

Yup

 

[Trophyhunter01]

As Ron White says. “Hit it hard I don’t want to feel a thing “…..