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Some yers ago I took my son to Africa on his first (real) hunt. My PH (who I'd known for years by then) gave me some good advice.
I wanted to be there for my son's first shot on an African animal. My PH took me aside and suggested that for the first animal, it might be best for me not to be there - there would be enough stress, and my being there would only add to that. I thought about it and agreed - there would be lots of other animals.
As it happened, my son missed his first shot on a springbok. A half hour later, he made a shot on an impala. I was waiting in the vehicle and when we got the call, we went to find them. When I got there, he was as proud as could be to show me his first kill. I don't think it would have been the same if I'd been there for the miss. I was with him for the rest of the hunt and he took some great animals, and missed on one more. As it was, though, he didn't know that I knew about the first miss, and when I mentioned it to him after we'd returned home, he was a bit surprised that I knew, but then told me he was glad I hadn't been there to see that.
Our trip together is one of the highlights of my life. I am a lucky man to have had that opportunity, as are you. Good luck. I have no doubt you will enjoy every minute.
I wanted to be there for my son's first shot on an African animal. My PH took me aside and suggested that for the first animal, it might be best for me not to be there - there would be enough stress, and my being there would only add to that. I thought about it and agreed - there would be lots of other animals.
As it happened, my son missed his first shot on a springbok. A half hour later, he made a shot on an impala. I was waiting in the vehicle and when we got the call, we went to find them. When I got there, he was as proud as could be to show me his first kill. I don't think it would have been the same if I'd been there for the miss. I was with him for the rest of the hunt and he took some great animals, and missed on one more. As it was, though, he didn't know that I knew about the first miss, and when I mentioned it to him after we'd returned home, he was a bit surprised that I knew, but then told me he was glad I hadn't been there to see that.
Our trip together is one of the highlights of my life. I am a lucky man to have had that opportunity, as are you. Good luck. I have no doubt you will enjoy every minute.