Yeah, you never get told of the culls until you actually arrive. Same happened to me on a pig hunt once. Asked the landowner questions on the phone, lot of pigs around he said. When we arrived, were told, oh we had a chopper in that culled 3000 two weeks before .... no lots of pigs around anymore!
Good write up John. Glad you have a successful trip and the way I read what you wrote you saw and shot a reasonable amount of game. The camels just were a bit more sporty, running off.