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Do PH’s carry rifles on photographic safaris?

I’m very sorry to hear this.

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Do PH’s carry rifles on photographic safaris?

I’m very sorry to hear this.

Godspeed.


Was thinking along same lines, does anyone, PH or hunter, carry a rifle when venturing outside of immediate camp confines in dangerous game territory?
Terrible way to lose ones life.
 
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Didn’t Simon get chewed by a Lion in ~2005?

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Do PH’s carry rifles on photographic safaris?

I’m very sorry to hear this.

Godspeed.


I have been on tours in parks over the years. In the 90's they ALL carried guns. I took my wife a couple of years back. The first thing I noticed is that the guides did NOT carry guns.

The guy who got killed by a lion in Zimbabwe while guiding a walking tour had a gun but was apparently was not willing to use it after the Cecil debacle.

Is this true of all of them? No idea.
 
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We were in Kenya on a photo safari.

We went walking with whole bunch of women and children.

A one eyed game scout was with us, carrying a 416 Rigby!

I said to him, if something goes wrong, give me the rifle.

He agreed.

Luckily we had a great day walking.


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In the words of Lord Peter Wimsey.....”Rather a beastly way to peg out.”


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A one eyed game scout was with us, carrying a 416 Rigby!


Was he right-handed and blind in his right eye as well? Big Grin
 
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We were in Kenya on a photo safari.

We went walking with whole bunch of women and children.

A one eyed game scout was with us, carrying a 416 Rigby!

I said to him, if something goes wrong, give me the rifle.

He agreed.

Luckily we had a great day walking.


Ha ha I bet you were kicking sand in every animals face to get something to go wrong. Would have only been a pile of dead animals to photograph if you had been let loose with that 416 Saeed Big Grin
 
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Originally posted by Saeed:
We were in Kenya on a photo safari.

We went walking with whole bunch of women and children.

A one eyed game scout was with us, carrying a 416 Rigby!

I said to him, if something goes wrong, give me the rifle.

He agreed.

Luckily we had a great day walking.


Ha ha I bet you were kicking sand in every animals face to get something to go wrong. Would have only been a pile of dead animals to photograph if you had been let loose with that 416 Saeed Big Grin


Actually, the last thing I wanted on that outing was something go wrong.

I had my family, and two other families with kids with us.

That was the whole point of taking them for a walk, rather than in a car, through the bush.

They loved it.


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