UP DATE – From The Author

First let me say thank you. I am very happy that you all have answered my questions respectfully and professionally. I feel as if I might not have provided all the necessary information about who I am and what I want to do, in order to get the information I originally came here for however I did learn a lot. So again thank-you. Below I will do two things. I will outline what I would like to do this coming hunting season and I will provide a bit more info about my self. Hopeful this will not only help you answer my questions, but it will also allow you to evaluate who I am and therefore provide me with realistic information on what I might do this summer.

I am NOT looking for a job as a Professional Hunter. I do not feel that I have the hunting experience need to advise paying clients. HOWEVER I have more than sufficient experience in outdoor travel, basic hunting, backpacking, map reading and navigation, 4 wheel Driving, cooking, photography, videography, editing, computers, AND WORK ETHIC. I have my father to thank for most of this. I AM LOOKING FOR a job working in camp, driving, any and all manual labor. As far as pay goes, well I would love to be paid, anything, however I understand that that my not be possible, It would be nice to make or be reimbursed for the cost of travel. If the people I work for could get me there and feed me that would be fine.

As for living conditions, I was a Boy Scout, the real deal, I have slept in some of the most beautiful place on earth and most of them were on top of sharp rocks. If I have dry feet, food, water, and a goal for the day I am happy.

As for getting a job IN Africa… I was planning on trying US based Safari companies thinking I would have a better chance. Is this correct?

It would be great if I could hunt anything but I was planning on working, enjoying the experience of Africa, and meeting people. Yes I had planed on a bit of hunting on the side but more in the “it will be 3 days till the next client arrives me and some of the guys are going out to hunt xyz James would you like to come” not in the “I want to hunt can I have the next 3 days off” sort of way. So dose this mean my 8mm Mauser K98K will be fine. Do I still need to get a Big Bore? I plan on getting one if I can but should I not worry about it.

ABOUT ME>>>

I am…
19 years old 20 this coming January 21

Firearms enthusiast, I am very good at repairing firearms.

Very mechanical, I work well with my hands…(I can work on engines, camp stoves, firearms, electronics of all types, and I can work with wood, metal, fiberglass, plastics)

An Eagle Scout of the Boy Scouts of America; after I turned 18 I became an assistant Scout Master.

An outdoorsmen, I have grown up in the woods of Missouri and Arkansas but some notable trips of mine, all lasting between one and three weeks would be the southern Rock Mountains in northern New Mexico, the Tetons, Alaska primarily Denali State region, and The Colorado Rocks.

A marksman, I started shooting at the age of 8, as I grew older my rifles got bigger. When I started collage I started competing in 3 position small bore (the same shooting they do in the Olympics) but the team had a unsafe leader and a lot of people were making safety violations so I left before I got shot. BUMMER

A world traveler, I love travel, I also study history and follow current event, and therefore I have a worldview on things. I am VERY accepting of other people and different ways of living, which is part of why I want to do this. I would never be an embarrassment to any one or group of people I am working for.

I have worked with high-end clients. I worked for a video production company for the past 4.5 year. Most clients made more money in a year then I will in my life, again I wont be an embarrassment to any one I work for.

I am a hard worker. I am a self driven, hard worker, I will do every job to the best of my abilities, even if I don’t like the job, because it reflects who I am, and I know we all have to pay our dues.

Thank-you for all your time, I know it takes time to just read all this. So I will stop here, feel free to e-mail me with any and all questions jheatherly_editor@hotmail.com