I’m one for three. My first hunt was with dogs in Zimbabwe in 2008. My buddy was also hunting leopard with dogs (we each had our own PH) and he got his on the third day. I on the other hand, only saw two females treed. Though, I felt like I had an awesome experience. My next hunt was in Namibia for a baited hunt in 2018. A couple months before the hunt the outfitter called and said his area was experiencing a terrible drought and asked if I could postpone my hunt for a year. He thought less than a 10% chance to get a leopard. So I postponed and arrived in 2019. I was able to get my Dik-DIK but never had a cat on bait. The Namibian outfitter invited me back but COVID messed up plans and I was not able to go back until 2022. On the 4th sit, the cat was on the bait and after 34 days of leopard hunting I had my cat. This is the only wild male leopard I have ever seen and within seconds of it being on bait was dead right next to the bait (no hyenas or lions in the area so bait was on the ground fastened to a tree). I’m definitely thinking about another leopard hunt. I mostly likely would like a baited hunt. Would love to see a leopard in a tree on bait.
