OT: Price for Help

[bearpaw]

FYI - Washington law specifies you cannot sell (this includes trading for help) game meat. If you want to ask for free help and afterward if you want to donate a portion of your elk after someone has helped you for free that may pass. But it's a bad idea to post that you want to trade anything for game meat. 

If you do donate meat to anyone you need to include a donation slip with all your contact info, license number, tag number, GMU and local area taken, and to whom you are donating.

(Just trying to keep anyone from getting in trouble.)

[vandeman17]

where will you be hunting?

[HoofsandWings]

FYI - Washington law specifies you cannot sell (this includes trading for help) game meat. If you want to ask for free help and afterward if you want to donate a portion of your elk after someone has helped you for free that may pass. But it's a bad idea to post that you want to trade anything for game meat. 

If you do donate meat to anyone you need to include a donation slip with all your contact info, license number, tag number, GMU and local area taken, and to whom you are donating.

(Just trying to keep anyone from getting in trouble.)

Thanks Bearpaw,
So to be on the safe side, I am offering cold hard cash.

[Woodchuck]

where will you be hunting?

[Curly]

I would think that enough to cover the guys gas to get to your location, plus enough $ for his time.  So, it would depend on where your hired meat packer is coming from and how much his time is worth to him.

Are you muzzleloader hunting this year?

[HoofsandWings]

Well for someone to use their elk hunting time to help pack out someone else's elk, I would say a minimum of $100. Even at that I'm not sure I'd take away from my hunting time to help a stranger. It all depends on the circumstances though. If it were only a quarter mile off the road and could be done in a couple hours in the middle of the day, I'd probably help someone like yourself, and wouldn't expect anything in return. But a full day, daylight to dark, pack out would be something entirely different.

I have seen quite a few camps where not everyone hunts. I think some of them got their elk during archery or ML.
Others are family members along for the ride. When I used to hunt with my former hunting partners, I went out in the woods and they stayed in camp. There are folks who modern firearm seasons with a bow or are archery only.
They stay in camp and they are the ones that I will be asking to help.

[HoofsandWings]

I would think that enough to cover the guys gas to get to your location, plus enough $ for his time.  So, it would depend on where your hired meat packer is coming from and how much his time is worth to him.

Are you muzzleloader hunting this year?

I muzzleloaded last year. This year is modern on the East Side.

[Woodchuck]

What area?

[HoofsandWings]

What area?

It all depends on if we draw a permit.

[Woodchuck]

If you hunt my neck of the woods, drop me a line and let me know, we can exchange phone numbers and such.

[vandeman17]

What area?

It all depends on if we draw a permit.

Well my offer still stands. I am not hunting elk in washington this year so I will be available.

[elk247]

There was a post a few weeks back from a new member looking for this exact situation. He says he has a strong back and legs and just needs a hunting mentor. Might be a win-win for you. Seems like another hunting partner might be what you need. With that being said if you end up with an elk down in my area, I would help free of charge.

[billdo5]

Are you hunting on the west side or east? I will help for free

[Woodchuck]

Well shoot in that case Vande how far are you willin to travel?  I will call you to come pack one out for me just cuz. 

[vandeman17]

Well shoot in that case Vande how far are you willin to travel?  I will call you to come pack one out for me just cuz. 

It all depends on when you get in touch with me but I will travel a few hours to help somebody out if they need it.