He's broken the ice and I have to horn in. Lord knows we were in each others hunts every minute I was there.
I'll throw in a few pictures and some timelines here for the fun of it.
(Since I was rolling around the wet sand in the middle of the night to get some of them.)
I have to say that watching this unfold with a camera in my hand was a great experience.
I was truly never worried about this Leopard still being alive. Kurt was calm and focused when he left camp to sit this night. Martin on the other hand, I have seen Mexican jumping beans with less energy than him.
I had plenty of confidence in them getting this Leopard. It was "Chirpy" every time they went near the bait. That Tom owned the country and wanted everyone to know it.
Preparation for follow up.
Coffee, not Rum in the cup.
23:59
Peering through the Bamboo
You know how I was so confident in that Leopard being dead, the entire staff of trackers was not to confident. No tracker was heading through the Bamboo. The replies were always to the contrary when asked if they could see anything.
00:17
In the drainage prepared for trouble. (note the amount of time lapse. Better to be safe)
I'm above on the opposite bank.
00:34
Proof
00:36
This is when the tension was released. At least what I witnessed.
It shifted quite quickly to quiet congratulations and being quite a jubilant atmosphere.
Then there was a huge shift. One I have experienced personally but never bourn witness to from so close and from this perspective.
Simon mentioned it earlier. "Saying Thank you".
I had not noticed the expressions in the view finder but it is obvious in this shot.
00:43
This about says it all.
00:46
After a few respectful minutes, it was time to get the posed shots.
Pretty happy hunter
Congratulations. Incredible to be able to be part of this hunt with a very genuine, appreciative and respectful hunter.
00:50
The Three Amigos
00:54
The carry out
01:05
They are not on a slope. They have the Captain Morgan thing going on here.![Smile :) :)](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/twitter/twemoji@14.0.2/assets/72x72/1f642.png)
01:06
The skinning team immediately working on the Leopard. (using the "Light Saber" for illumination)
03:29
The Celebration
I left for bed at 04:00. They packed it in a little while later.
Note the color of the Glass in Kurt's Hand. Pink. Raspberry and Rum!!
We were back at it chasing Sable the next "morning"
11:44
I'll throw in a few pictures and some timelines here for the fun of it.
(Since I was rolling around the wet sand in the middle of the night to get some of them.)
I have to say that watching this unfold with a camera in my hand was a great experience.
I was truly never worried about this Leopard still being alive. Kurt was calm and focused when he left camp to sit this night. Martin on the other hand, I have seen Mexican jumping beans with less energy than him.
I had plenty of confidence in them getting this Leopard. It was "Chirpy" every time they went near the bait. That Tom owned the country and wanted everyone to know it.
Preparation for follow up.
Coffee, not Rum in the cup.
23:59
Peering through the Bamboo
You know how I was so confident in that Leopard being dead, the entire staff of trackers was not to confident. No tracker was heading through the Bamboo. The replies were always to the contrary when asked if they could see anything.
00:17
In the drainage prepared for trouble. (note the amount of time lapse. Better to be safe)
I'm above on the opposite bank.
00:34
Proof
00:36
This is when the tension was released. At least what I witnessed.
It shifted quite quickly to quiet congratulations and being quite a jubilant atmosphere.
Then there was a huge shift. One I have experienced personally but never bourn witness to from so close and from this perspective.
Simon mentioned it earlier. "Saying Thank you".
I had not noticed the expressions in the view finder but it is obvious in this shot.
00:43
This about says it all.
00:46
After a few respectful minutes, it was time to get the posed shots.
Pretty happy hunter
Congratulations. Incredible to be able to be part of this hunt with a very genuine, appreciative and respectful hunter.
00:50
The Three Amigos
00:54
The carry out
01:05
They are not on a slope. They have the Captain Morgan thing going on here.
![Smile :) :)](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/twitter/twemoji@14.0.2/assets/72x72/1f642.png)
01:06
The skinning team immediately working on the Leopard. (using the "Light Saber" for illumination)
03:29
The Celebration
I left for bed at 04:00. They packed it in a little while later.
Note the color of the Glass in Kurt's Hand. Pink. Raspberry and Rum!!
We were back at it chasing Sable the next "morning"
11:44