MerKuryM8
AH member
Hello everyone, my name is Marc. I'm 18 years old and am from Namibia.
I've been thinking about becoming a PH or a Trails Guide for quite a while and have now decided to look into it much more seriously, now that my 19th is around the corner and I want to start doing something.
I'd love to hear about how you (the PH's of Africa) got into it - whether it is necessary to do a full course, or whether learning from a PH directly, like an Apprenticeship, would be sufficient - and what one does as a PH. I don't know much about what it means to be a PH, other than the obvious - guiding clients.
I started hunting on a farm here in Namibia last year and have been almost 'hooked' ever since. There is still so much to learn about the animals and their individual behaviours.
I had a blast 'guiding' a friend of mine on his first ever hunt (a nice warthog) last year and having talked to a young man recently, who is learning to become a PH, it sounds like something I'd like to give a try.
All info and help is welcome, I'd love to hear as much as you would like to tell me.
Thank you all in advance!
I've been thinking about becoming a PH or a Trails Guide for quite a while and have now decided to look into it much more seriously, now that my 19th is around the corner and I want to start doing something.
I'd love to hear about how you (the PH's of Africa) got into it - whether it is necessary to do a full course, or whether learning from a PH directly, like an Apprenticeship, would be sufficient - and what one does as a PH. I don't know much about what it means to be a PH, other than the obvious - guiding clients.
I started hunting on a farm here in Namibia last year and have been almost 'hooked' ever since. There is still so much to learn about the animals and their individual behaviours.
I had a blast 'guiding' a friend of mine on his first ever hunt (a nice warthog) last year and having talked to a young man recently, who is learning to become a PH, it sounds like something I'd like to give a try.
All info and help is welcome, I'd love to hear as much as you would like to tell me.
Thank you all in advance!
