Its unfortunate that your '06 safari was a looser. Must have chosen the wrong outfitter and/or PH, perhaps hunting area or concession.

I had two safaris in '06 in Zim, back to back, or you could say that I had one really long one with two different outfitters and two different PH's, and both were fantasic. I ended up hunting in five different areas from one end of Zim to the other and had a blast. Hunted Chewore South and then Chete and then Omay South and then Kew-Kwe Conservancy and finished up in the Save Conservancy. While we never hesitated to take good fun targets of opportunity, the hunt was elephant centric and I ended uo killing nine that trip.

My '05 trip was fantastic as well. Roger Whittall was outfitter in Chewore Soth and the PH Rich Tabor, similar to the Chewore and Save portions of my '06 hunt.

I leave tomorrow, as mentioned, and I'll be hunting elephants and some other game with Rich Tabor again, but this time in Nyakasanga.

JPK