Taken together, these equipment purchases represent about $106,000, or slightly less than 58% of the wages earned by the six from their sport hunt employment. No estimates were solicited regarding the purchase of parts for the maintenance of this equipment or of rifles, ammunition or fuel; although, each man guessed that he used in excess of $2000 in fuel annually. Also of note is that the purchase of two of the new snowmobile allowed the transfer by the guide of a used machine to a brother or son (Table 2).