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Poster: Ndumo
Subject: Re: The "Professional Client"

The problem is that most African PHs try to push hunters to shoot as many animals in as short time as possible, without letting the hunters savour the real Africa. A lot of "hunting" are done from the back of a bakkie, sometimes the hunters only step down to take the "tropyphotos". I have never hunted outside of Africa, so I cannot really comment on how tough the going in snow/ blizzards etc., are, but I can tell you that you can rough it in Africa, without being unbearably uncomfortable. There are a lot of wild places left, even on farms and concervancies. I wrote an article for the Magnum Magazine a while back, on hunting the Karas mountains of Namibia. Someone that wants a challenging kudu hunt might care to join me on something like that.

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I would love that hunt also. Three years ago I went on a backpack hunt for Mountain Zebra in the Gamsbourg Mountains. It was below freezing at night and in the mid eightis during the day. We had to pack our own water, which is a new experience for me, three gallons each. This was no bakkie hunt as it was just me and the PH. We did 57 miles, according to my gps, and 8100 verticle feet up and down into the canyons.

I loved it and got a huge Stallion. I wanted a rug but the PH threatned to shoot me if I wouldn't accept a head mount instead.

It was a very good imitation of Sheep hunting, and for me, money well spent.

I think the perfect example of a Profesional Client is a person named Kelley Kines Taylor. At the age of twelve he recieved the SCI Young Hunter Award for shooting the Big Five, twice. Once with a handgun. Who says money can't buy anything?