Hi Dan, XXXXXXXX of TWS is just an asshole and does not deserve anymore explanation from me. I have made my points quite clear to him, several times, privately and publicly. I will continue to bad mouth him every chance I get.
He lies/cheats and provides a poor African Hunting experience. And, he makes a lot of money doing it. That money from North American hunters/clients should go to outfitters who work hard providing a good hunt, as far as I am concerned.
You may very well have made your points quite clear to the outfitter, but not to anyone else on the forum... This would be extremely helpful information to prospective clients if you would have chosen to explain in detail why you feel this way....
I have thrown grenades over the years and have hopefully cost a couple of bad outfitter a lot of money. I like it that way.
I can certainly understand the feeling of gratification and sense of justice that one might feel after lobbing a grenade... However, if you truly are doing this with the main goal being to expose a bad outfitter as you stated, wouldn't you agree that it would be far more effective to provide as much detailed information as possible to lend both credibility and a measured demeanor to your statements? It was certainly not my intention to discount your complaints with this particular outfitter. My intention was to simply suggest that there are better ways to get your information out there.
Your industry would be a lot better off if travelling hunters would speak up about the bad operators. That is how it works in most other industries. And it is the best way of rewarding the right people. It's healthy.
As I have said many times over, nobody here has any issue whatsoever with an unhappy client speaking up by posting the complete details of his/her safari experience good, bad , or otherwise. My only issue is with the manner in which it is done.... Content posted in an improper manner is really not healthy, and potentially libelous...
Why do the bad Safari Operators in South Africa seen to just go on forever. They are hard on first timers hunting in South Africa, and it pisses me off. PHASA is as useless in this regard, as tit on a boar.
Do they? Over the last 10-15 years, it has been my experience that I have noticed quite a few African outfitters come and go... The fly-by-night outfits don't last for obvious reasons, while the well-established, most reputable ones seem to endure...
Your place was recommended to me recently by an American aquaintance on a private forum. He was referring to your excellent deal on buffalo cows. I may have sent an inquiry to you recently. I have recently lost interest in hunting with you and have booked my 2020 buffalo hunt with Marius Kruger Jr. in Mozambique.
I do not recall answering your inquiry. Maybe you sent it directly to Hannes Els, the owner? In any event, I do regret and apologize for your loss of interest in hunting with us. What is something I said? Regardless, I sincerely wish you the best of luck on your 2020 buffalo hunt in Mozambique. We all look forward to your detailed hunting report.
Your opinions on this matter are waisted on me. If I ever get treated badly again on an African hunt, I will make the outfitter famous like I have XXXXXXXX.
So should every travelling hunter. It might clean your industry up bit.
We can certainly end in agreement that it is readily apparent that my opinions are wasted on you...
It has been a rough couple of weeks for dead horses here on AH.com.... So, with that in mind, let's move on... Hopefully, anyone else following along here will have a more positive and productive takeaway from this thread in regard to writing their own hunting report when the time comes.