From a PH in Mozambique while on the final crawl to get within bowshot distance on a group of buff. Whispered in my ear as I was in front by about 6": "There is a bad tick about to get into your ass crack".

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Originally posted by crane:
From a PH in Mozambique while on the final crawl to get within bowshot distance on a group of buff. Whispered in my ear as I was in front by about 6": "There is a bad tick about to get into your ass crack".

One I’ve never forgotten was made by Roy Vincent in 1983, while on my very first safari.

“An elephant can hurt you worse accidentally than most animals can on purpose”.

He told me that before we started seriously looking for an elephant. His words were almost prophetic, though there was nothing accidental about the bull’s intentions.

This is from the "Hunting the White Rhino" video with Peter Capstick put out by Ken Wilson's Sportsman on Film.

Ken Wilson takes a shot at a white rhino.

"Where did you shoot him Ken," asks Peter Capstick.

"Up his ass," Ken Wilson replies.

Peter Capstick raises his eyebrows, shakes his head and then takes a drag on his cigarette.

My outfitter, Phillipe Lué, after we have arrived at the airport in Dar es Salaam, just returned from three weeks hunting in the Selous Game Reserve, and now find ourselves deafened by jet airplane exhaust, swarmed by shouting porters and cab drivers, thrust into a noisome mélée of automobile traffic and forced once again to breathe the diesel-fumed, smoky and stinking air of the city:

"On préfère la brousse, n'est-ce pas?"

Ha!

Not an African quote, but still relevant. When I joined the New Zealand Forest Service as a deer culler in the 1970's I asked my boss, Brian Carson, where he usually aimed on deer. (Brian's lifetime tally of deer was well up in the 5 figures. There was no shortage of helicopter shooters who claimed over 30,000 deer kills).
Carson laconically replied, "Anywhere in the eye, boy. Anywhere in the eye!

A PH/Outfitter I hunted with 3 different times would try to talk me and other clients into shooting more animals. When we started to put on the brakes a bit he would say “You are going to be the richest person in the graveyard”

"You woke up in the morning and thought, ' Here I am, where I ought to be'"

Isak Dinesen - the Baroness Karen Blixen

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Originally posted by the Pom:
Not an African quote, but still relevant. When I joined the New Zealand Forest Service as a deer culler in the 1970's I asked my boss, Brian Carson, where he usually aimed on deer. (Brian's lifetime tally of deer was well up in the 5 figures. There was no shortage of helicopter shooters who claimed over 30,000 deer kills).
Carson laconically replied, "Anywhere in the eye, boy. Anywhere in the eye!

LOL He stole that quote from Daniel Boone! Where were you shooting for the NZFS?

T.V.Bulpin’s book, The Hunter is Death, the story of George Rushby on page 161.

“It’s just a lion, somewhere towards the Njombe district,” he said sleepily. “He’s quite harmless, I assure you.”
Old Lamek chuckled from his side of the fire.
“Do you know what the lion says?” he asked, ”Listen carefully, he says ‘Hi ni inchi ya nani? Yangu! yangu! yangu!’ Do you know what it means? It means ‘Whose country is this? Mine! mine! mine!’

Capstick- Death in the Long Grass- “ Grabbing $50 worth of Antonio’s trailered bush jacket in one fist.....”
Perhaps not a “ saying” but certainly a humoristic view of us “bwanas”..... n perhaps Capstick himself...... his writings always seemed to have a humorous flair

Rob,

Not funny to me. Once a PH laid hands on me and it nearly came to blows and I nearly flew out early. No one "grabs" me. Period.

Carlsen Highway,
In the NZFS I hunted between the Motu and the Waioeka rivers in the Bay of Plenty. More goats than deer in those days but "Deer culler" sounds so much better than "goat shooter"! Hard to get a big tally on that block as it was a "total eradication zone" to keep the East Cape goats out of the Urewera and the Urewera Red deer out of the Cape. Waste of time in the end of course, like the Maginot Line, they just walked around it.

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Originally posted by umzingele:
T.V.Bulpin’s book, The Hunter is Death, the story of George Rushby on page 161.

“It’s just a lion, somewhere towards the Njombe district,” he said sleepily. “He’s quite harmless, I assure you.”
Old Lamek chuckled from his side of the fire.
“Do you know what the lion says?” he asked, ”Listen carefully, he says ‘Hi ni inchi ya nani? Yangu! yangu! yangu!’ Do you know what it means? It means ‘Whose country is this? Mine! mine! mine!’

Safi! Loved Njombe region.

Not from a book but...

"Go, While you can."

"Make a plan"

Here is couple of quotes that I found that I had highlighted from books that I have read.
Yup, I know you find it hard to believe that I have read a book or two.

"Hunters often arrive in camp in a relative unfit condition"

"If you feel you can forego the money in exchange for the lifestyle of a Professional Hunter, I would encourage you to go for it with all your heart and soul"

As members of AR we all have stories to tell and share, some stories are better than others. We ask questions of each other and provide banter back and forth. But stories they are.

Here are a few more quotes that I had highlighted in another book.

"Every African Hunt or Bush experience holds a story"

"Not Every Hunt will be successful - but it will, hopefully provide some humor"

I write down my favourites while reading books. Have many. But this one hit me like a ton of bricks. It hit close to home, I guess forest elephants have been on my mind since a teen. For whatever reason.

By Tony Sanchez - Between the Congo river and the white nile.

"This book is dedicated to all those who dream of following in my footsteps to the lost corners of Africa in the land between the Congo river and the white nile but who, unfortunately, arrived too late to do so...."

One I've always been fond of by Sir Alfred Pease. I have it in my work office. Something along the lines of, "You go out to Africa to find savages, but don't find them until your return."

Saeed,

You should relate to this. When I return from Africa, I have to deal with plaintiff's personal injury lawyers and there is nothing more uncivilized than that.

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Saeed,

You should relate to this. When I return from Africa, I have to deal with plaintiff's personal injury lawyers and there is nothing more uncivilized than that.

My friend, I would rather have had black water fever before antibiotics than face that!

In fact, I would be in favor of the imposition of black water fever without antibiotics as punishment for bringing frivolous lawsuits!

Mike,

It's kind of fun actually.

But the real problem is running up unnecessary medical expenses now. They do it with a letter of protection and their clients don't turn their treatment in to their health insurance. It's a little kept secret that the plaintiff's lawyers have a deal with their pet doctors where they only pay a fraction of what the doctors bill. It's a scam.

When I settled one case a plaintiff's lawyer told me his client would be so happy because she could stop treating.

In another case, the plaintiff's lawyer said his client needed future surgery, even though our experts said he not only did not need surgery but was a bad surgery candidate because of his heart disease, hypertension and diabetes. They went forward with the surgery and he coded and died on the table.

Did that lawyer act in the best interests of his client or was he more interested in his fee?

The plaintiff's lawyers have made it all a game, but it's all dishonest.

I'll defend against it though.

Didn't mean to derail this thread. It's a good one.

Headed to camp one day my buddy said his wife asked him why he doesn’t talk when they are riding in the car together. His answer “would you rather talk about p***y or hunting”. I asked if she thought it was funny?
Nope!
Fortunately my wife did think it was funny!!

Keith

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Originally posted by Dulcinea:
Headed to camp one day my buddy said his wife asked him why he doesn’t talk when they are riding in the car together. His answer “would you rather talk about p***y or hunting”. I asked if she thought it was funny?
Nope!
Fortunately my wife did think it was funny!!

Keith

Well, now. We are definitely back on the rails.

I have led a funny life, so I will share one more.

My PH once said to me, one darkening night, while sitting in a leopard blind, waiting for a reluctant tom, that if this leopard comes tonight, you cannot miss.

I replied, in jest, that I could save a lot of money if I missed.

He said, if you shoot and miss, he may never come to bait in daylight again.

I replied, pretty much thinking this would end the conversation, that I would not miss, but this leopard had clearly been missed before.

He said, keeping the conversation going, in spite of my expectations, with the best African hunting quote ever:

"Maybe."

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In fact, I would be in favor of the imposition of black water fever without antibiotics as punishment for bringing frivolous lawsuits!

Amen to that one! And, that goes beyond just personal injury lawsuits!

I think I have read all the well known Africa hunting books but the quote I remember most was what Robby Martin on our first said to Sadie as we were waiting to hear the buffalo's death bellow. The buffalo had nearly run over Robby and I had taken a running shot at it as the trackers piled in behind me. The PH being scared shitless, a running shot at a buffalo and a new safari client behind the gun all added up to a tense situation.

We followed the buffalo to the edge of some thick bush and were listening intently for the bellow as the tracker were sure of a solid hit. Sadie by that time was on hyper drive, bouncing up and down and jabbering a mile a minute. Robby said to her "Sadie, You must be quiet" as he is lighting his cigarette with visibly shaking hands.

Mark

WHITE HUNTERS by Brian Herne. Page 125.
"Beryl's explanation of her affair with Blix was uncomplicated. "We were alone ... in elephant country ... drinking champagne. He said to me, 'Darling (he called everybody darling), do you realize, we get paid for this by the hour?'"

Sincerely,