Yeah for paid guided hunts I've done anything from $20-40. Sometimes I'll also buy them a meal or give them shells. Personally I don't think you tip based on the number of birds in the bag but more the effort you felt they gave. You can have a guide that does not really do much and have a great hunt or you can have a very professional hard working guide and you just end up having a bad hunt. I'll tip the professional hard working guy even if the hunt was not a bang up hunt.

If I'm satisfied with the service:
If the guide is the owner I don't tip but either buy lunch,gas or give shells.
Otherwise I tip $20 per hunter.
However if the guide is shooting I don't tip and I don't go hunting with the outfit again.

If I booked a hunt Im thinking I would book with Cody or Jeff. Just because it seems like a good time even if you dont kill birds. Thats if Cody stops sinking his boat. Haha

Tip depending on these things

• Where they prompt at returning calls, email or PMs.
• Did they answer all your questions above satisfaction
• Where they in time (10 minutes early is on time)
• Did they treat you like a hunting buddy and not a client
• Did they re-set decoys if birds weren't quite finishing?
• Where they kind and courteous
• Where they upfront with the entire operation

I understand that you want to kill birds but why is it not acceptable for the guide to kill his limit with you? I've talked to others with the same view on the topic but would like to hear yours?

What's wrong?
For one he's there to guide not hunt.Tell me any other hunt where the guide hunts or shoots with you!
I don't mind him finishing cripples in the water but shooting with me and other customers in the blind instead of watching where the ducks are falling and working the dog is totally unacceptable for me.
If a guide wants to hunt he can hunt on his off days or in the afternoon.That's the biggest sign of a professional instead of somebody who's trying to make couple bucks on the side while enjoying himself.
However some others might like a guy who shoots not only his limit but help filling the customer's too.
I've been duck hunting 40 years and I've seen it all.

I shoot when big groups come in. I always shoot last. If someone doesn't want me to shoot that's great too. Its always up to the hunter. I tell everybody this is your hunt and I want to do my best to cater to them. I have had a lot of guys ask me to shoot. I have had a few ask me to just shoot cripples. I did have a nice old man ask me not to shoot one time. We had about 200 birds come in the first 5 minutes of the hunt. I would tell him to get em and he would sit up and just look in awe. after no shots on 200 birds I then asked him if he would like me to shoot at the next group to get the ball rolling. He said he would because he could not concentrate and did not want to miss with me watching with all those birds. We killed some birds. He was a cool old man. We shot a band and he told to take it if I would mount the bird. I got side tracked but just thought I would share. Speaking of tips he tipped me that band. The best tip I ever got because every time I look at that bird I remember that cool, strange, and awesome hunt.