I found that when searching around for different outfitters you will most likely end up quite more confused after the search then before, trophy fees being no different, and the more people you talk to the more you can see the honest ones stand out. I belive some outfitters lower day rates and raise trophy fees to hide cost, that bothers me personally as you know the PH will be concerned with bringing in quantity of game to recoup his cost on the front end and truthfully I would rather pay more up front because running around Africa with 10K or more in cash and travelers checks doesn't seam a good practice to me.

I may just have been born in the wrong time frame or simply operate different then the average person (of this I know to be true) but the economics of the thing is it cost what it cost so tell me up front and lets get on with the hunting and done with the games.

James F. Nixon III