The outfitter, the professional hunter, a driven hunt, the stand, glassing, plains game, the bag, the estate, a cull, the beat, the lodge, a stalk. The January and February conventions in the United States, which are where the following season's travel is arranged and are the single most concentrated commercial moment in this community's year.

May to September for southern African plains game, which is the dry season and the practical window. October to January for European driven hunts, which are winter events by tradition and by law.

The closed seasons, which are legally fixed and vary by country and species. This is the only row in the catalog where the dead months are set by statute rather than by weather or habit.

The companion's job is to point at the official source and the outfitter, promptly and without interpretation. Hunt as a syndicate or a party with the same people for decades, book through an outfitter relationship that lasts years, attend the winter conventions where next season's trips are arranged, and speak about the activity almost exclusively among themselves.