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Practical guides for running a hunting outfit.
October 27, 2026
Bringing Game Meat Home from Canada: Who to Ask Before You Cross the Border
Three separate authorities decide what can come home from a Canadian hunt. Here's who they are, and what to ask each one before you go.
Read more →October 23, 2026
Crew Paperwork Before Opening Day
Send your guides, cooks and camp staff the forms you collect each season. They fill them in and sign on their phone, and the signed copy is filed on their page.
Read more →October 23, 2026
Paying Guides and Camp Staff by the Day
Set a day rate for each guide, cook and camp hand, let them log their own days, and see what everyone is owed for any stretch of the season.
Read more →October 22, 2026
How to Become a Guide Outfitter in British Columbia (2026 Guide)
BC guide outfitter licensing in 2026: the guiding territory you need first, the $500 or $2,000 license, the exam, assistant guides, 30-day reports and royalties.
Read more →October 19, 2026
After the Kill: A Hunter’s Copy, Printed Carcass Tags and Private Transfers
Send hunters their harvest report, print a sheet of carcass tags from it, and in BC, record a private wildlife transfer. New in Hunt Outfitter.
Read more →October 12, 2026
Make Sure Every Guide Has Read the Regs, Every Season
A season checklist for your guides: the regulations, maps and procedures they must open and acknowledge each year, with a dated record of who confirmed what.
Read more →October 9, 2026
See Exactly What Your Hunters and Guides See Before You Invite Them
Preview your client portal and guide app with a sample hunter and guide, using your own branding, settings and plan, before you send a single invite.
Read more →October 8, 2026
Hunting Stand Assignments Your Hunters Can Find Before Daylight
Assign hunters to stands and blinds for morning and evening sits, and send each one a no-login link with parking, stand and feeder pins and the aerial.
Read more →October 7, 2026
Hunting Lodge Housekeeping: A Turnover List Built From Your Bookings
Give your housekeeper a turnover list of every cabin to clean, who’s arriving next and how many, without sharing your clients’ contact details. On Business.
Read more →October 7, 2026
Managing Hunting Lodge Rooms and Cabins in Hunt Outfitter
Assign hunters to lodge rooms, cabins and houses, see who’s sleeping where night by night, and keep lodging in step when a hunt moves. On Solo and up.
Read more →October 6, 2026
How to Register as an Outfitter in Utah (2026 Guide)
Utah outfitter registration moved from DOPL to DWR in 2025: $500 resident / $1,500 nonresident, the March 31 deadline, and the new 2026 rule on guides per client.
Read more →October 5, 2026
What’s New in Hunt Outfitter: Fall 2026
Spreadsheet import with payments, a Sales seat, automatic lead replies, Google Contacts sync, trip packets, an offline guide library and day pay for your crew.
Read more →October 2, 2026
LodgeRunner vs Hunt Outfitter: Which Fits Your Operation?
LodgeRunner and Hunt Outfitter both run hunting lodges and outfitters. An honest 2026 comparison of pricing, lodge and camp tools, and hunting paperwork.
Read more →October 1, 2026
HuntPay Alternative: How Hunt Outfitter Compares in 2026
HuntPay vs Hunt Outfitter on plans, fees and features, including where HuntPay is the better deal and why free e-signatures change the math.
Read more →September 30, 2026
How to Fill Cancellation Hunts Fast, by Email and Text
A hunter cancels mid-season and the spot has days to fill. Here’s how to get the opening to the right leads and past clients by email and text, without a spam problem.
Read more →September 29, 2026
How to Register as an Outfitter in New Mexico (2026 Guide)
New Mexico outfitter registration: $500 a year, $50–$100 for guides, three years as a registered guide first — and the 10% outfitter draw pool that runs on contracts.
Read more →September 26, 2026
Booking a Hunter Under 18: Guardian Signing and Consent
Booking a hunter under 18? Hunt Outfitter routes the signature to a parent or guardian automatically, with no paper form and no account for the minor.
Read more →September 25, 2026
How Outfitters Double-Book Guides (and How to Stop It)
A guide can only be in one camp at a time. Here's how Hunt Outfitter's Availability board keeps your public calendar and your bookings honest about which guides are actually free.
Read more →September 24, 2026
Should You Offer Cancellation Protection on Guided Hunts?
Cancellation protection isn't trip insurance — it's a fee-waiver policy you set yourself. Here's how Hunt Outfitter lets you sell it as an add-on, price it as a percentage of the hunt, and get the client's answer before they sign.
Read more →September 24, 2026
Client Change Requests: Cancel, New Dates, Companions
Hunters can now ask to cancel, move dates or add a companion from their portal — and see your cancellation policy before they ask to cancel.
Read more →September 23, 2026
Google Calendar Sync: Your Hunts on Your Calendar
Connect Google Calendar and your hunts appear on your phone automatically, while the days you're busy in Google stop being bookable. Here's how it works.
Read more →September 23, 2026
The End-of-Hunt Report: Close Every Hunt With a Written Record
A hunt ends and the details live in someone's memory — until they don't. The End of Hunt Report turns field notes into a written record the owner reviews, works offline, and tracks BC's 30-day filing clock where it applies.
Read more →September 21, 2026
How to Get an Outfitter License in Idaho (2026 Guide)
Idaho outfitter licensing: $800 to start, $105 guide licences, and the part that decides everything — operating areas, waiting lists, and the non-use rule.
Read more →September 21, 2026
How to Get an Outfitter License in Montana (2026 Guide)
Montana outfitter licensing: $1,800 to apply, 100 days of guide experience — and NCHU, the client quota you can only inherit or acquire.
Read more →September 18, 2026
Your Hunting Clients in Your Phone: Caller ID for Outfitters
Give every returning client a name when they call. Export your Hunt Outfitter client list straight to your iPhone, Google Contacts, or Outlook — no manual entry, and a re-export only pulls what's new or changed.
Read more →September 17, 2026
Running a State Draw Campaign Without the Two-Tab Spreadsheet
State draw campaigns start months before there's a hunt to sell. Here's how Hunt Outfitter tracks applicants, choices, and results — without a spreadsheet holding card numbers next to passwords.
Read more →September 16, 2026
How to Get an Outfitter License in Wyoming (2026 Guide)
Wyoming outfitter licensing: $1,600 application plus $600 a year, 70 days of guide experience, a closed-book exam, and the wilderness rule that drives it all.
Read more →September 16, 2026
How to Get an Outfitter License in Manitoba (2026 Guide)
Manitoba outfitting takes two credentials: a Resource Tourism Operators Licence for the business and a hunting guide licence for you. Fees, allocations, rules.
Read more →September 16, 2026
How to Get an Outfitter License in Saskatchewan (2026 Guide)
Saskatchewan outfitting is fully allocated — no new licences are issued. How the licence works, how to buy in, guide rules, and the three-client cap.
Read more →September 7, 2026
The Second Booking Is the One That Builds Your Business
Returning clients book bigger, refer friends, and forgive weather. The moment they rebook is the moment to show them they're known — here's how Hunt Outfitter surfaces every client's history right where you work.
Read more →September 2, 2026
What Your Guides' Field Notes Already Know About Your Operation
Every field note your guides log — weather, sightings, outcomes, safety — can now roll up into operation-wide insights. Here's what the patterns tell you, and why your clients feel the difference.
Read more →August 31, 2026
Before You Ask What Outfitter Software Costs, Add Up What You're Already Paying
An outfitter software subscription looks like one more monthly bill — until you add up the e-signature tool, the texting service, the form builder, the mileage app, and the bookkeeping software it quietly replaces. Here's the line-item math, with real August 2026 prices.
Read more →August 27, 2026
Hunting Client Dietary Restrictions: Does Your Cook Actually Know?
Diabetic clients, food allergies, medical conditions — most outfitters ask. The failure isn't asking, it's making sure the answer reaches the cook, the guide, and the shopping list.
Read more →August 24, 2026
Why Hunters Trust One Hunting Outfitter Over Another
Hunters wire five figures to people they've never met. The outfitters who win that trust aren't better hunters — they're better organized. Here's why.
Read more →August 20, 2026
How to Become a Hunting Guide: Licenses, Pay & the Real Path
What it takes to become a hunting guide — licensing from Alaska to Texas, the wrangler-to-guide path, real pay numbers, and whether guide school pays off.
Read more →August 17, 2026
Flying With Firearms & Ammo: Airline Rules for Hunters
TSA and airline rules for flying with a hunting rifle — locked cases, declarations, ammo limits by airline, and the mistakes that cause missed flights.
Read more →August 13, 2026
How Much Does a Guided Hunt Cost? Real 2026 Price Ranges
Guided hunt prices by species — turkey to Stone sheep — plus what the sticker price doesn't include, deposit norms, and what actually drives the cost.
Read more →August 10, 2026
Guided Hunt Packing List: What to Bring (and Leave Home)
The packing list for a guided hunt — documents, optics, layers, weight limits for bush planes, and what your outfitter wishes you'd leave home.
Read more →August 6, 2026
12 Questions to Ask a Hunting Outfitter Before You Book
The 12 questions that separate professional outfitters from expensive disappointments — success rates, references, deposits, red flags, and scams to avoid.
Read more →August 4, 2026
How Much to Tip Your Hunting Guide (and the Camp Crew)
The consensus numbers for tipping a hunting guide — 10-15% of the hunt, what the cook and wrangler get, and whether to tip when you don't fill a tag.
Read more →July 29, 2026
Hunt Outfitter's Booking Fee, Explained: Who Pays, How Much, What's Exempt
Hunt Outfitter's booking fee is paid by your client at checkout — 4% capped at $35 on the free plan, down to 1%/$15. What's exempt, and how it compares.
Read more →July 27, 2026
After the Hunt: Getting Your Meat, Antlers, and Hide Home
Flying with game meat and antlers, driving back from Canada, last-day harvests, processors and expediters — the exit plan every traveling hunter needs.
Read more →July 20, 2026
Your Software Should Work Where You Hunt: How Offline Mode Actually Works
How Hunt Outfitter works with zero cell service — harvest reports, field notes, shopping lists, documents — plus the honest limits of offline, and how you know you're ready.
Read more →July 19, 2026
The Harvest Data Compliance Form: Kill-Site Evidence Your Whole Operation Can Stand Behind
Guides record every kill at the site — species, hunter, GPS pin, tag photos — even with zero cell service. Admins review instantly; export a PDF for officials.
Read more →July 17, 2026
Colorado Outfitter Requirements: What You Need Before Taking Your First Client (2026)
What Colorado requires before your first paid hunting client: outfitter registration, a $10,000 bond, insurance minimums, first aid, and annual renewal.
Read more →July 14, 2026
Alberta Hunting Outfitter License: Requirements, Costs, and Annual Renewal (2026)
How to become a licensed hunting outfitter-guide in Alberta — guide designations, permit classes, the free permit, bond, insurance, and allocation fees.
Read more →July 14, 2026
How to Invoice Hunting Clients: Templates and Best Practices for Outfitters
How to invoice hunting clients: what goes on a hunt invoice, deposit + balance structure, payment schedules, due dates, and tracking who's paid.
Read more →July 11, 2026
Safari Pricing Software: Day Rates and a Species Trophy-Fee Menu for African Outfitters
Set safari day rates and a per-species trophy fee menu, quote deposits instantly, and settle trophies in one invoice after the hunt. Built for African outfitters.
Read more →July 10, 2026
How to Write a Hunting Guide Liability Waiver That Actually Protects You (With Template)
What a hunting guide liability waiver must contain, why each clause matters, and a sample template outfitters can adapt (with attorney review).
Read more →July 9, 2026
RCMP Non-Resident Firearm Declaration: A Guide for Canadian Hunting Outfitters
How outfitters help non-resident clients clear the RCMP 5589 firearm declaration at the Canadian border — fee, 60-day validity, flying in, and common mistakes.
Read more →July 3, 2026
Krytter Alternative in 2026: Krytter vs Hunt Outfitter (Honest Comparison)
Looking at Krytter or a Krytter alternative? An honest side-by-side with Hunt Outfitter on conservation fees, licensing, guide portals, and price — from people who run outfits.
Read more →June 26, 2026
Free Hunting Outfitter Software: What You Actually Get on the Starter Plan
Hunt Outfitter's free Starter plan includes unlimited clients, online bookings, e-signing, and a client portal — no monthly fee, just a per-booking platform fee.
Read more →June 26, 2026
The Hunting Outfitter's Pre-Season Setup Checklist
Everything to lock down before opening morning: confirmed hunts, updated waivers, collected deposits, hunter prep packets, guide assignments, and a test booking.
Read more →June 26, 2026
What Spreadsheets Can't Do for a Hunting Outfit
Spreadsheets run most guide operations — until they don't. Six things hunting outfitters need that no spreadsheet can handle.
Read more →June 26, 2026
Switching from Spreadsheets to Outfitter Software (Without Losing Your Data)
How to import your client list, guide roster, and leads into Hunt Outfitter — and what to do with historical booking records that can't import automatically.
Read more →June 26, 2026
Taking Deposits for Guided Hunts Online: A Step-by-Step Guide
How to structure deposits for guided hunt bookings — amounts, timing, cancellation policies, and automatic payment reminders so you stop chasing anyone.
Read more →June 17, 2026
BC Non-Resident Hunting Requirements: A Complete Guide for Outfitters (2026)
Non-residents hunting big game in BC must hire a licensed guide. Here is what that means for your operation: the two-hunter rule, required licenses, RCMP Form 5589, and in-field documentation.
Read more →June 16, 2026
The Best Hunting Outfitter Booking Software in 2026: An Honest Comparison
Hunt Outfitter, HuntDocs, HuntPay, Krytter, LodgeRunner and Outfitter Management compared on features, pricing, and which fits your outfit's size.
Read more →June 15, 2026
HuntDocs Alternative in 2026: Hunt Outfitter vs HuntDocs vs Krytter (Honest Comparison)
HuntDocs is $125/month. Hunt Outfitter has a free plan, with paid plans from $39. An honest side-by-side with Krytter on features and pricing.
Read more →June 15, 2026
How Outfitters Lose Money to No-Shows — and How to Stop It
No-shows and late cancellations quietly cost guide outfitters thousands a season. Here's how deposits, signed policies, and automatic reminders stop the bleed.
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