I was talking to a fellow who went to Africa expressly to get a bull elephant ,thats all he was interested in and nothing else ,and had saved for years for it,and for the rifle he wanted to do it with.He could only afford to do it once, and the rifle would have to be sold at the end of the hunt as he couldnt justify keeping it $ wise.Anyway ,when it came down to cases, he was presented with a frontal shot on a bull ,as he fired the elephant turned, resulting in a non effective brain shot,before he could fired his second barrel, the PH ,totalled the animal with his rifle, much to the astonishment and horror of the client .When the photos were taken ,the client asked the ph to pose with him and his rifle ,which the ph declined as he said the clients gun did the kill .The client told me, he didnt feel good about the whole thing ,as it wasnt ""his elephant '' and he couldnt go home and show his friends, family the photos without feeling like a liar about it ,which i know this fellow isnt.So a special moment was ruined ,you could tell he was visably upset about it.Maybe its a good idea to make it CLEAR!!!!! with the PH,before the hunt commences, under what circumstances a PH will intervene.A bit like buying a expensive bottle of champagne on your wedding anniversary and have the waiter drink directly out of the bottle ,tell you its a great champagne, then he pours your glasses and says ''enjoy'' and walks off
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