I've been reading this thread and was struggling on whether to respond at all or just let it go. I'm also trying to craft a response that is very careful to avoid casting aspersions.
A quick trip down memory lane: The official narrative is that Theo Bronkhorst was the PH that presided over Walter Palmer's hunt of Cecil the Lion. There was a presumption of innocence, but it didn't stop the antis, many of which monitor this forum for purposes of creating a grand spectacle of the whole ordeal.
During the PH of record's detention and subsequently after he was out on bond, a second accusation was cast against Theo Bronkhorst that he was smuggling Sable from RSA to Zimbabwe.
In the end, Theo Bronkhorst and Walter Palmer's charges were dropped by a Zimbabwean judge.
Rumors are just that, worthless rumors, but in Zimbabwe the common rumor is that Zane Bronkhorst was the actual PH on the aforementioned hunt and his father tried to take the fall for him rather than have his son's reputation ruined. I have no reason to believe this rumor but there is a reason I'm repeating it here that has a point.
Your post suggested hunting lion with a Bronkhorst PH by name in a country where there is ambiguity as to whether there is quota. It is likely that resale of quota would occur, and it is likely that a legal means of allowing him to PH would occur.
The leftists and antis would relish the opportunity to ruin your and their lives with a "here we go again" story line. You posted a convoluted hunt on a public forum that virtually guarantees a scandal, that's how the antis operate. They will start calling in reports of poaching and criminal activity and the media will immediately indict you and them in the court of public opinion. You could be detained. You're unlikely to ever get your lion imported. You're likely to have your life ruined. The Bronkhorsts are likely to have their lives ruined yet again.
A.) Don't discuss your PH of preference and lion hunting on a public forum, you've virtually guaranteed you're going to have troubles from antis and the media.
B.) It's never good practice to import a PH into another country to conduct a hunt. It may be legal, but the optics are not good for any of you.
C.) Discretion is the better part of valor and you've lost all discretion via your post.
In closing, I have no reason to believe any rumors above hold any merit, I have every reason to believe all the parties above were 100% in the right as affirmed by a judge dismissing all charges. I only bring this topic up because this thread is going to come back to bite you, the hunting public, the operator, and the PH in the ass big-time if you move forward. Your indiscretion undermined your ability to enjoy a legal hunt without harassment by very sick, twisted people and the media.
