As we stood over the dead trophy, my guide said, “We’ll come back tomorrow and skin it.” Today regulations are such that it is all but impossible for an unqualified person to be issued a guide license. Catnipped and CatnappedNO MATTER HOW COMPETENT A GUIDE IS, HE’LL ALWAYS have stories of little adventures that reflect his personality and add character to any hunt. “That poor old cat probably wondered what the hell was going on,” Cap told me with a chuckle. Here’s What We’ve Learned from the ExperienceThe Smell of SuccessON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SPECTRUM WAS A LOCAL mountain guide I knew as Jess.