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10/03/18 03:07 AM
Re: "Africa on High: A backpack hunt..." by James Reed

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Would be a great hunt but I do not fully understand what they are doing. Are the not taking the meat? I read that the kudu was not far from the truck and they probably took that back. But did not really catch what happened when they were hunting from the tented camp. Have flirted with doing the same in Aus but very awkward to make it work in the heat with the meat and trophies.




Yes I wondered that immediately. In Namibia staff could almost certainly also assist in retrieving the meat.

And NONE of the photographs show mountainous country any different from the usual country one sees in Namibia. Where a vehicle can usually be got to within a reasonable distance from an animal.

Actually all the photos show countryside where a vehicle could probably be got within a metre's loading distance from the animal.

In Africa, staff would often carry extra stuff for the "fly camp" which seems to be what this little hunt really is. Often done.

Natasha Illum Berg used to offer the old fashioned "porter safari" hunts still in Tanzania. Higher price than the usual safaris. A bit of old school. Probably a little bit artificial these days, when vehicles might be just as useful in the same country being hunted. Mountains are often a place where vehicles can not get in. I have no idea if Illum Berg still offers "porter safaris".



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