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Originally posted by Blacktailer:
+1 for Cindy Garrison. I don't care if she is a PH or not, I'd just like to spend some time in the bush with her.

Definatly can't argue with that scenario.

did you really mean "in the bush" or in __bush"?

No one wants Mark "Hit em again bwana" Sullivan ?

In a perfect world Nicky Blunt, Jon Northcote, Ian Henderson. For laughs and giggles, Bunny Allen.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Paul C:
No one wants Mark "Hit em again bwana" Sullivan ?

In a perfect world Nicky Blunt, Jon Northcote, Ian Henderson. For laughs and giggles, Bunny Allen.[/QUOTE

In a charge situation he wouldn't be a bad choice, the guy sure can shoot that big .600 well.

My favorite PH is Pierre van Tonder, who is also my adopted son, and lets not forget my good friend George Hoffman, God rest his soul, another great friend of mine. I would give my soul to hunt with my old friends who are now retired from PHing but were among the very best, Adelino Serras Pires and Robt. Retnauer..

Others that top the list are Allen and Roy Vicent, Nicky blunt, Finn Aagard RIP, Harry Manners, Phillip and Chas. Price, Hannes Swanapoel. and there are some that I have yet to meet, but know them by reputation and it would be a plesure to just sit with them at a campfire and listen....

George Hoffman

No Question Jonny Hulme.

From what I have read Bror Blixen would have been a hoot to have gone out with. Selous would have been neat to go on some adventures with for sure.

Speaking of a post from the dim historic past?

Wayne Williamson. Wayne and I are about to embark on our fifth safari together.

First Elephant: Karamoja Bell
Second Elephant: Frederick Courtney Selous

Lion: with Maasai Warrior non-rifle hunt

Leopard: w/Tarzan in loincloth

Present would be our own Shakari-

past- well either Von Blixen or Selby

SSR

FC Selous with the Teddy Roosevelt safari in 1909

Dean Kendall after elephant anywhere.

Past- Harry Selby
Present - Mike Payne

past: Willie Engelbrecht
present: Clive Eaton

Nigel Theisen...he is the past in the present.

J.H. Hunter and Pierre van Tonder.

Mike

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Originally posted by TerryR:
past: Willie Engelbrecht
present: Clive Eaton

My grandfather hunted with Willie and John KH. Oh to have been there in 1972.

Of course, I'm training Thierry to be a household name as well.

Will
Thierry should give you a commision for all the referals you've given him.
Tell him hello for me in Vegas.

Can't even begin -- to do so would insult far too many wonderful PH's, both past and present. I'll just continue to do the best I can.

Past--JA Hunter,Richard j. Cunninghame, John Kingsley Heath, Selby

Present-- Paddy(Blood)Curtis,Johan Calitz,Kai-Uwe Denker,Ciff Walker,Karl Stumph, Louis Van Bergen... I can go on and on. Lots of guys I want to hunt with!!!!! Too little time!

Buzz Charlton!

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Originally posted by 505ED:
Past--JA Hunter,Richard j. Cunninghame, John Kingsley Heath, Selby

Present-- Paddy(Blood)Curtis,Johan Calitz,Kai-Uwe Denker,Ciff Walker,Karl Stumph, Louis Van Bergen... I can go on and on. Lots of guys I want to hunt with!!!!! Too little time!

Bloodnut is certainly a living legend as well. One of these days...I am gonna get he and Nigel (who are mates anyway) to hunt me and my Dad together.

For me, past and present, my choice would be Angelo Dacey for a Nubian Ibex, Barbary Sheep, and Eritrean Gazelle combo hunt. I will likely never have the money to do even the first part of this trip, but adding a chartered 30 footer and a few cases of Stella Lager out on the Red Sea for some fishing as part 2 of the safari would make it perfect.

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Originally posted by ledvm:

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Originally posted by 505ED:
Past--JA Hunter,Richard j. Cunninghame, John Kingsley Heath, Selby

Present-- Paddy(Blood)Curtis,Johan Calitz,Kai-Uwe Denker,Ciff Walker,Karl Stumph, Louis Van Bergen... I can go on and on. Lots of guys I want to hunt with!!!!! Too little time!

Bloodnut is certainly a living legend as well. One of these days...I am gonna get he and Nigel (who are mates anyway) to hunt me and my Dad together.

Blood seems to be soft spoken--but that is not even close to the case. I know one guy that hunts with Blood every year! Lucky bastard!!! Lots of great guys out there,just wished I had the scratch to hunt with them all!!!!

From reading his articles and books, I would have to vote for Finn Aargaard, whose interest in rifles and cartridges sets him apart from eveery other PH I have known or read about.

I never met the man, but I did once exchange correspondence with him, and he was a knowledgeable and gracious writer.

That said, we would have had to reach an understanding about his self described habit of firing immediately after the client had fired his first shot.

I can understand the reasoning, but it is a habit I would not have been able to abide.

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That said, we would have had to reach an understanding about his self described habit of firing immediately after the client had fired his first shot.

I can understand the reasoning, but it is a habit I would not have been able to abide.

+1...I'm with you on that one xausa!

In the early days of Chifuti...Andrew Dawson used to do the same thing.

Peter Dafner!

Of the old time guys who hunted East Africa, Percival, Hunter, Ker, Downey, and Selby, I'd most like to have Hunter backing me up on DG. He seemed to have lightning fast reactions and coordination. Of course, I got that from reading his own book.

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Originally posted by editor-ant:
As an observer on many hunts for the magazine, it has been my experience that it is quite often the rapor between PH and client which sets the mood. There are a great many capable or good PH’s, but team them with a client they cannot get on with, and things can fall apart. Conversely, guys that click, hunt well together.

I think Ant's post hits the nail on the head. If you stop having fun with the PH or just can't have fun with them everything else may end up being secondary. That was my situation on a 28 day safari and the only safari I've had that was not fun.

Mark

Lion - Richard Bell-Cross and Cliff Walker

Leopard - Jan Dumon

Elephant - Buzz

Buffalo - Lots of good guys / easy to hunt.

Central Africa - Thierry Labat / Dave Rademayer

Tanzania - Peter Dafner, Raoul Ramoni, Mark Sullivan and a number of others.

Zambia - Bell-Cross, Tors, Baldry, and a couple others too.

Moz - I really like young Mr. McDonald

Zim - Where do we start? Lots of good ones!

Namibia - Hentie Van Heerden

SA - Good heavens....name em. I'll go with Jan Dumon again. He's the best cat hunter I have even seen!!!

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Originally posted by pichon1:
Here's a hypothetical. Say you had the opportunity to hunt the big 5, who would be your choice as guide/PH? Person can be from either the past or present.

Rex Hoets, no question!

In Namibia I’d go with Jan du Plessis of Sebra Hunting Safaris. In Zambia, I’d go with Andrew Baldry of Royal Kafue

Another vote for Rich Tabor. He talks soft but carries a big stick, and his crew is the best.

This is a neat old thread. Thanks for resurrecting it.

Good ole days: J.A. Hunter, Leslie Tarlton, Philip Percival, Hans Bauer.

Current day: It doesn't matter if we are hunting in wheelchairs, the comradery is more important than pulling the trigger. Dr. Kevin Robertson, Ron Thompson, Tony Sanchez Arino. Or, anyone who was a member of the EAPHA. Robin Hurt, Tony Seth-Smith, David Mead, Danny McCallum, Terry Mathews, Brian Herne and Tony Dyer were all alive last I heard. Two years ago I would have added Don Heath and Harry Selby. Time passes way to fast.

John Taylor 1st.
John Hunter close but no2.

Cal

Peter Hathaway Capstick!

Just imagine the fun one could have after Peter has had a few drinks

Past, so many who'd be wonderful to hunt with.

Present day, Roy Vincent, because we did and it was stellar.

Bridgo.

Siberian Tiger

Ph: Buzz Charlton

Camp manager: Vladimir Putin