WHAT TO ASK A MAINE GUIDE
Courtesy of the Maine Professional Guides Association

LODGING

A. What type? (tent, lodge, spike camp, etc.)
B.  What is supplied? (sleeping bag, food, linen, running water, electricity, etc.)
C.  Are meals provided? Who cooks? Can menu be changed for dietary problem?
D. How many guests to a room or tent?
E.  Is alcohol allowed? Are hand guns allowed on trips other than hunting?

TRANSPORTATION

A.   Do you furnish transportation or do I? Year and make of vehicle?
B.  Will an airplane be used?

ACTUAL TRIP

A.  What clothes and gear must I bring?
B. How many clients to a guide?
C. Will the guide be with me throughout the trip?
D.  What physical condition must I be in?
E.  Who purchases license?
F.  Is there a limit on amount of gear brought?

ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS

A. What type of hunt is planned?
B.  Will my group be split up?
C. How many other hunters with me?
D. How much land on which to hunt?
E.  Who cares for game? Who's responsible for the butchering?
F. Who purchases necessary licenses?
G.  How much travel involved from lodging to hunt site?

GENERAL QUESTIONS

A. How long have you been in business?
B. How experienced are the guides?
C. What is the entire cost of the trip including licenses and access fees?
D.  What is the up front deposit for the trip?
E. What is the cancellation policy? Up to what point can the trip be canceled and money returned?
F.  What other costs are involved?
G.  What is the phone number for an emergency call?
H.  What is the nearest hospital. Who is the nearest doctor?
I.  Do you take a check or credit card, or must I bring cash?

SUGGESTIONS TO CLIENT

A. Get all information on paper and signed by the guide.
B. Take a camera and get pictures of what you got, if not what promised. Get references, at least one who did not get fish or game.