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Thanks for the recommendation. It looks to be an interesting read.

I haven't thought about it, but it would certainly sounds a bit more viable than moving to Africa and learning the trade. I believe both would be hard to get into, even if sport fishing is closer to me. Are there any articles or threads about being involved in sport fishing here?

Thanks for responding. I will definitely do all of those, but I'm looking at the probability of becoming a PH in the first place. I would say that I am not at all familiar with the type of hunting prevalent in Africa, and even North America. I did remember reading about someone in a similar...

Thanks for responding. I'm aware that it takes a good bit of time (as in five years and over minimum) to become good (not fluent even!) at Mandarin, but I'd thought that Chinese interest in hunting would've increased, even if small relative to the rest of the world. I'd imagine learning German...

Thank you for the info! With regards to other languages spoken by PH's (eg. an English-speaking hunter speaking the local African dialect, along with Spanish and French and German for European clients), do most speak and write all of these proficiently? Or do they speak (and possibly write)...

That's indeed disappointing to hear. I'd imagine most of us here (PH and client/recreational hunters) hunt for the simple enjoyment of the sport, as well as the added benefits of helping the local economy (and community!). I'd also say it's a good thing that the Malawians take their animals...

Thanks for responding Philip! I certainly don't mind a career either as a booking agent or PH. Regarding "wanting a rhino horn," are you saying that they weren't hunting for the sheer pleasure of it, but rather just for the rhino horn's supposed properties such as those seen in traditional...

Hello everyone, I posted a thread way back in 2019 about possibly becoming a hunter in Africa. If you read the thread, you would know that I have no experience in stalking-based hunting (ie. most of African hunts), but rather a "waiting for target" based form of hunting (ie. go in the bush...

I have read that already, thanks for the help anyways :) I do not mind working as a PH in South Africa. However, how hard would becoming a PH in Tanzania be?

Thank you for the heads up, all of what you said is true so I'm jutting down all of your advice for sure. I would like to hunt in Tanzania specifically - and would like to know what languages I should learn should I go there. Lastly I do not speak either Mandarin or Cantonese, English is my...

Thank you for the advice, I would take that into consideration. Tanzania's where I would like to work as a PH, if all goes well I hope to see you there sometime in the future! :)

A good day to you all here at AH! This is my first post, and although many others have posted the exact same thread, I believe that most of the OP's have, at least, experiences hunting in Africa, or lots of experience with the outdoors, and by that I mean living on a property such as a ranch...