Reading Alan's post brought back memories of my first and only hunt so far in Zim. The qualities that he mentions are spot on and I believe that my P/H fit that description to a tee. In the short time that I was there (11) days we hunted Buff and plains game and he made me feel absolutely alive and excited about each and every moment of the hunt. He always made sure that I was safe and comfortable during and after the days hunt. He take the time to answer any and all questions and went out of his way to explain the many different animal and bird sounds. I remember the first couple of days when ever I would see an animal I would blurt out " Did you see that what the heck was that" and he would say "oh that, just a baboon, or just a Jackal". I guess what I'm trying to say is that your P/H will defffinatly make or break your hunt.