From my experiences it's more often the inexperienced hunter who tends to take that sort of "gung ho" attitude.

The more experienced hunters appreciate the excitement of the hunt for it's own sake......and there's plenty of excitement. With most clients it's not uncommon to take them up to about 30 yards from Buff and/or Elephants and with some (if they're up to and up for it) maybe 20 yards or closer and that's pretty damn exciting......if the herd closes behind you then it's even more exciting!

......and I guess it is very addictive. If it wasn't, then I'd have stopped doing it myself years ago......as it is, if I have a few day's between clients I'll always go out for a Buff for myself!

As to charges, I find they happen so quickly there's not any time to consider how it feels, you just deal with it and then it's over. BUT what I do get a HUGE buzz out of is tracking a wounded Buff (or other big and ugly animal)......I tend to suddenly realise I've got a big fat smile on my face when I'm doing it.

There's all kinds of PHs and all kinds of clients and what tends to happen is that a client will be attracted to the "style" of a certain PH and they then hunt together repeatedly. 2 Examples of this might be MS who if you've seen his videos you'll know is very "gung ho" and another example might be John Sharp who despite his cut off shirts and head band etc is (IMO) very professional in what he does.

I guess (trying not to take myself too seriously here

) my own style would more typically English understatement. I like to get close......in fact very close if at all possible and I like the entire operation (not just the stalk) to run like a well oiled machine......and I HATE to lose, so that makes me prepared to work my ass off if necessary........but I also like to have fun and believe a large part of a good hunt is the laughter. For me the other important part of a hunt should be an understanding of the bush around you and I often find myself waffling onto the client about what he's seeing & hearing as he passes through the bush.....most enjoy it and those that don't mostly have the good grace not to tell me to shut the hell up!