We discourage it simply because of math. By far the greatest number of hunting accidents involve sidearms. For the same reason no one, including your guide, will ever chamber a round until the final stalk. If you simply MUST bring a sidearm we can deal with it. I'm on a 10-day bear hunt and I connect on the 3rd day.
Most hunters prefer to leave when their trophy is ready.
There are 4 of us experienced guides, so the most is 4. A typical day can involve your guide getting up and glassing in the morning for an hour, going back to bed, having a big brunch if nothing is seen, and hunting hard during the afternoon and evening. Please remember, even in September we have well over 12 hours of daylight. It is not our objective to run a hunter into the ground by putting in too long days. For most non-Alaskan hunters a typical hunt begins at 3 or 4 in the morning in the dark, so please don't feel that we are being unattentive when we basically hunt the afternoons and evenings.