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Alarm bells go off for me when I hear something like this. I believe this agent is blowing smoke. All operators that I know of have very limited leopard quota and are booked up at least two years ahead. On all DG hunts you must book the desired Dangerous 7 species ahead of time and rarely can you add on one of the big animals when you get there. If you want a leopard you must put in the work starting by paying your PH for pre baiting. Then when you arrive your hunt is dedicated to the cat until You get him or the sun sets on your last day.To answer your question is this a booked leopard hunt or not the answer to that is no. A leopard hunt is not on the list for this hunt although I have often thought of hunting for one. The US Rep for the safari operator that I will be using informed me that the area that I will be hunting has leopard, cull, tusk-less elephant and sable available this year. He said there are lots of cats and in this area they're commonly seen in daylight. This was something for me to keep in mind when when planning my hunt. A by chance leopard would be considerably less cost than a dedicated leopard hunt. Thus my comment that "I might hunt a leopard" I want to be prepared if I decide to act on a chance opportunity.
I just don’t want you to get your hopes up. You are not going to just shoot a leopard driving around in the truck. This is what it sounds like the US rep is indicating.
look forward to your hunt report!
Philip