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That night we feasted too, eating the bull’s liver and Africa’s version of Rocky Mountain oysters. Abe Smit, who ran the camp, took cuts of meat and tossed them into the flames in our fire pit. He turned them once, pulled them from the fire, and used a knife to scrape off the smoking coals. We grabbed slices of meat, hot and dripping, with our fingers and dipped them in a pile of salt on the cutting board and ate like kings.

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I thought that meat looked aweful first time scanning the article. I was right. I thought it might be bad photography. I was wrong about that.

The lioness bluff charge would have been fun.

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Nice buffalo. Not a groomed off old Duggan Boy though. Sharp tips.

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Nice sable. One day I hope to hunt them.

I hunted the Matetsi in 2001 when the warvets first hit the area. In August ? the week the so called warvets and police hit dozens of farms and harassed safari areas. Later the South African outfitters came to illegally hunt these areas with corrupt clients.

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Govt get out of our lives NOW!
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"A Sharp spear needs no polish"

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That night, as we drove up to Hwange National Park, some men tried to ambush us. They placed their truck at an angle across a dirt road in the middle of nowhere, trying to force us to stop. Our driver, a veteran of the Rhodesian Bush War, recognized the danger and floored the Land Rover’s gas pedal. He swerved to get around the truck, running over the would-be ambushers, who had been lying hidden in the grass. The sickening thuds were unmistakable. The two trucks following us did the same, and we never looked back.

.......... We were also supposed to hunt sables, but the situation was too hot even for our well-armed party. We cut the safari short and hightailed it back to South Africa.

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Govt get out of our lives NOW!
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That night, as we drove up to Hwange National Park, some men tried to ambush us. They placed their truck at an angle across a dirt road in the middle of nowhere, trying to force us to stop. Our driver, a veteran of the Rhodesian Bush War, recognized the danger and floored the Land Rover’s gas pedal. He swerved to get around the truck, running over the would-be ambushers, who had been lying hidden in the grass. The sickening thuds were unmistakable. The two trucks following us did the same, and we never looked back.

.......... We were also supposed to hunt sables, but the situation was too hot even for our well-armed party. We cut the safari short and hightailed it back to South Africa.

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I know his story sounds a bit far fetched..BUT..I too have a story from the time I was there I have never discussed nor will I...

Lots of not so nice folks around..maybe 1 or 2 less now..but I am sure still plenty

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I think a lot of those issues might be due to a South African based outfitter doing safaris in Zimbabwe? is the article.

A big issue around 2003 was when lots of South African outfitters did dodgy deals to hunt on stolen properties.

By law only Zimbabwean licensed outfitters and Zimbabwean licensed PHs could operate in Zimbabwe. A foreign outfitter and PH had to hire an Zim outfitter and/or Zim PH to conduct the safari. The SAf PH tagged along.

Driving over people "hidden" in the grass might also get people in the "heat" .... Even in Zimbabwe.

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Agree...But again..its Zim..who knows...

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