When Mark finally retires, I wonder who will take his place? So far I've not seen anyone like him as far as hunting movies are concerned. With the passing of the older generation of people, men are getting softer and less...well.. manly. It seems that a lot of people that I speak with regarding safari hunting are more concerned with what kind of wine or cigars will be in camp. Even Mark Sullivan himself was telling me about the importance of his camps having good internet reception, so the client can tend to business and stay in touch with clients, ect. The sad reality of safari hunting is, and has been, that it is largely a rich man's sport. The average person simply can't afford a good dangerous game hunt, unless he's willing to make a lot of sacrifices to do so. A few people like myself are of course willing to make such a sacrifice, but I'd say that people like myself, and I'm sure a lot of you, are not the norm.
So I believe the safari community largely consists of people who are really not hunters in the truest sense, but only hunt in far away places simply because it is an exclusive sport. The same reason people buy $250,000.00 Mercedes cars when a Toyota would do the same thing at a fraction of the price. It's all about prestige with many of the safari hunters that I've encountered. So naturally they are not thrilled with a man like MS who is in your face with a style of hunting that most haven't the courage to pursue. So no matter your opinion of Mark, you cannot, in good conscience, fault him for being a true hunter. He is just that, in my opinion. Maybe a little over the top sometimes, but still a true hunter. I'm sure John Taylor would approve.