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Landmines? The kind that go boom? Holy Sh^t!
Yes I was hunting with Charl Crous at Settlers Safaris. He arranged for us to hunt blue duiker with Mr. Jeff and his friend Mr. Robert. We used Mr. Robert dogs for the blue duiker. I'm sure a lot fo members here have probably killed their blue duiker with him. He was wearing a blue jacket and yells you "bloody fool" when you kill one. Saw a YouTube video 9 years old with him in it in the blue jacket. Great guy. The next day I got my caracal with Mr. Jeff's dogs. Soon after they got another one and another hunter from Settlers Safaris got one too. Both big males. Mr Jeff was very nice too.Looks like you hunted with Jeff Ford. I recognize Tim one of his houndsman.
Yep, back in 2014 Mozambique was a war scarred country. All of the older buildings still showed bullet pock marks, especially the old airbase in Beira and flying low around the country you could still make out mortar and artillery shell holes. They were slowly filling in but we’re still evident.Landmines? The kind that go boom? Holy Sh^t!
I was wondering if Rob was there. He’s an interesting fellow with some great stories. He loves his reedbuck and bushbuck. Jeff and Rob couldn’t go with us when we went for the Carcal, so the local minister (also a big houndsman) loaded up with us for the hunt. Religious and Theological conversations between hunting stories was a new one, but made for some really interesting conversations. The countryside there is also absolutely beautiful.Yes I was hunting with Charl Crous at Settlers Safaris. He arranged for us to hunt blue duiker with Mr. Jeff and his friend Mr. Robert. We used Mr. Robert dogs for the blue duiker. I'm sure a lot fo members here have probably killed their blue duiker with him. He was wearing a blue jacket and yells you "bloody fool" when you kill one. Saw a YouTube video 9 years old with him in it in the blue jacket. Great guy. The next day I got my caracal with Mr. Jeff's dogs. Soon after they got another one and another hunter from Settlers Safaris got one too. Both big males. Mr Jeff was very nice too.
I might know a former EOD Battalion commander and few guys from 28th EOD at Bragg that you could probably trade some hunt time with in exchange for some clearing operations …Land mines still exist in certain safari areas period. We have area within or Safari area you do not go into for any reason although it has been declared mine free.
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Posted by a new member who joined today specifically to sing praises for this outfitter. Hmmm. I note that he provided absolutely no personal information about himself, age, where he lives, etc. Hmmm.I hunted with Koring Koppie last year and had a great time. I hunt with a recurve which comes with its own limitations. Jacque picked me up at the airport and hung out with me every evening until bedtime since I was hunting by myself. I was able to get a baboon, wildebeest and a warthog with my recurve. I hit a kudu a little too far back but we gave it several hours and then spent several hours looking to avail. That was nobodys fault but my own.
Jacque was awesome to hunt with and I enjoyed hanging out with his son, brother, dad and I got to meet his wife. Moses was the main tracker I talked with. Jacque treated him very well as well as his other employees. Jacque did ask me not to keep anything valuable in my room so that his employees couldnt be accused of taking anything. That made complete sense to me and I ended up living my wallet with several thousand dollars in it one day. It was untouched.
The accommodations were top notch. All the meals were great. I was never pressured to shoot anything and the decisions were left up to me. Jacque sat with me in the blind for 10 hours each day. We had a great breakfast and had a great sack lunch each day. I never went hungry. They were long days and I learned a lot talking to him. I really enjoyed the entire experience and I plan to go back. When I have more time I will write a review with pictures.
As hunters we are responsible for what we shoot. I have hunted a lot of places and I never take the guides word for it. I shoot what I want. Also I think it is important to shoot the weapon before hunting. I would never hunt with someone elses gun but if I had to I would make sure and make sure it is sighted in to my safisfaction.
We did talk about his firewood business which I found interesting but he never once hindered my hunt. I have nothing but great things to say about my time with his outfitter. Only thing I would change would be to take my time on the kudu but that is all on me.
Sitting in a blind 10 hours a day sounds horrible!I hunted with Koring Koppie last year and had a great time. I hunt with a recurve which comes with its own limitations. Jacque picked me up at the airport and hung out with me every evening until bedtime since I was hunting by myself. I was able to get a baboon, wildebeest and a warthog with my recurve. I hit a kudu a little too far back but we gave it several hours and then spent several hours looking to avail. That was nobodys fault but my own.
Jacque was awesome to hunt with and I enjoyed hanging out with his son, brother, dad and I got to meet his wife. Moses was the main tracker I talked with. Jacque treated him very well as well as his other employees. Jacque did ask me not to keep anything valuable in my room so that his employees couldnt be accused of taking anything. That made complete sense to me and I ended up living my wallet with several thousand dollars in it one day. It was untouched.
The accommodations were top notch. All the meals were great. I was never pressured to shoot anything and the decisions were left up to me. Jacque sat with me in the blind for 10 hours each day. We had a great breakfast and had a great sack lunch each day. I never went hungry. They were long days and I learned a lot talking to him. I really enjoyed the entire experience and I plan to go back. When I have more time I will write a review with pictures.
As hunters we are responsible for what we shoot. I have hunted a lot of places and I never take the guides word for it. I shoot what I want. Also I think it is important to shoot the weapon before hunting. I would never hunt with someone elses gun but if I had to I would make sure and make sure it is sighted in to my safisfaction.
We did talk about his firewood business which I found interesting but he never once hindered my hunt. I have nothing but great things to say about my time with his outfitter. Only thing I would change would be to take my time on the kudu but that is all on me.
We may have found a new Kuche safaris.Sitting in a blind 10 hours a day sounds horrible!
This post is just...odd.
Yeah, especially since he just joined today. I was born at night but.........Sitting in a blind 10 hours a day sounds horrible!
This post is just...odd.
Was this your first hunt in Africa? Also could you post some photos of your animals please.I hunted with Koring Koppie last year and had a great time. I hunt with a recurve which comes with its own limitations. Jacque picked me up at the airport and hung out with me every evening until bedtime since I was hunting by myself. I was able to get a baboon, wildebeest and a warthog with my recurve. I hit a kudu a little too far back but we gave it several hours and then spent several hours looking to avail. That was nobodys fault but my own.
Jacque was awesome to hunt with and I enjoyed hanging out with his son, brother, dad and I got to meet his wife. Moses was the main tracker I talked with. Jacque treated him very well as well as his other employees. Jacque did ask me not to keep anything valuable in my room so that his employees couldnt be accused of taking anything. That made complete sense to me and I ended up living my wallet with several thousand dollars in it one day. It was untouched.
The accommodations were top notch. All the meals were great. I was never pressured to shoot anything and the decisions were left up to me. Jacque sat with me in the blind for 10 hours each day. We had a great breakfast and had a great sack lunch each day. I never went hungry. They were long days and I learned a lot talking to him. I really enjoyed the entire experience and I plan to go back. When I have more time I will write a review with pictures.
As hunters we are responsible for what we shoot. I have hunted a lot of places and I never take the guides word for it. I shoot what I want. Also I think it is important to shoot the weapon before hunting. I would never hunt with someone elses gun but if I had to I would make sure and make sure it is sighted in to my safisfaction.
We did talk about his firewood business which I found interesting but he never once hindered my hunt. I have nothing but great things to say about my time with his outfitter. Only thing I would change would be to take my time on the kudu but that is all on me.
My profile lists everything but my fingerprint and bra size.Hey @Ontario Hunter , he has the same amount of personal info as you do! I’m Not serious, I’m just messing with you. It took me 3 years to figure out how to get that on here. It does seem somewhat suspect though.
Like almost everyone has said; there are two sides to every story and it would be interesting to hear the other side. However, we can look at the pictures of the "trophies" and I think you would be hard pressed to find anyone saying they would be happy with that selection of animals if it was your hunt.
One thing I strongly disagree with that has come up a bunch of times (and I am sure I will get some backlash for this) are all the comments about how it is ultimately 100% on the hunter if they aren't happy with their trophy, because they are the one that pulled the trigger and they should have field judged the animal and not shot if they weren't happy.
A very large part of what you are paying the PH/Guide for on a paid and guided hunt is for their expertise, ability to find game, and field judge game for the client. It is unreasonable to expect a client who has never been to Africa, or even been a few times, to field judge an animal they have never or barely seen in their life from 300+ yards away, and then make the shot. That is literally what you are paying the PH for, and they usually have been doing this 200+ days a year for many years.
Most people who have gone on a few guided hunts especially to Africa where you might hunt 10-15 animals in one trip, have experienced times where you had just a couple seconds to take a shot as an animal walked out from behind heavy brush and you relied on your PH telling you it was a good one.
I have always told my Guide/PH what type of animal I was looking for and things that I absolutely wouldn't want to shoot on a trip. If there was time to closely look at an animal, of course I would, but there isn't always time for that. And my PH and guides have always been pretty good about warning me before we stalked or before I shot at anything with a comment like "That one has a very asymmetrical horn" or "That one has a broken tip" or "That one is mature, but kind of short horns".
I personally would be pissed if my PH knew of "the only mature bull on the property" and then we looked for it for 5 days, and in all that time he never mentioned to me that it wasn't a very nice bull and had asymmetrical horns and a wonky shape.
Huh? I had a great experience with Kuche. The Water Buck I posted a pic of in this thread was from a Kuche hunt. We were hunting a property in Free State.We may have found a new Kuche safaris.
Smart phones with video games must be required equipment for bow hunting. Zzzz.Sitting in a blind 10 hours a day sounds horrible!
This post is just...odd.