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Con Van Wyk - RIP
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Safari2
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I just learned that my first Professional Hunter, Con Van Wyk, has passed away after a long illness.

RIP
 
Posts: 1938 | Location: St. Charles, MO | Registered: 02 August 2012Reply With Quote
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RIP Con.........started my PH career with Con in Chewore South, back in the 80's.

An accident prone guy, but someone who lived for his job.
 
Posts: 537 | Location: The Plains of Africa | Registered: 07 November 2006Reply With Quote
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RIP Con.........started my PH career with Con in Chewore South, back in the 80's.

An accident prone guy, but someone who lived for his job.


It must have been something being the first to hunt Chewore South back in the day.I read about you being the first to hunt there in the 100th or latest issue of African Outfitter magazine.
 
Posts: 11651 | Location: Montreal | Registered: 07 November 2002Reply With Quote
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My Clients loved to hunt with him.
We had a awesome Safari together in the Selous.
RIP Con


Nec Timor Nec Temeritas
 
Posts: 2298 | Registered: 29 May 2005Reply With Quote
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RIP Con

Not a day goes by that I do not think about our our hunt and adventure in the Selous. One tough individual.


Jim "Bwana Umfundi"
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Posts: 3014 | Location: State Of Jefferson | Registered: 27 March 2002Reply With Quote
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RIP Con.........started my PH career with Con in Chewore South, back in the 80's.

An accident prone guy, but someone who lived for his job.


It must have been something being the first to hunt Chewore South back in the day.I read about you being the first to hunt there in the 100th or latest issue of African Outfitter magazine.


Drove in to Chewore and arrived at the confluence of the Angwa and Maura rivers to build a camp, which was a few hundred meters from the National Parks camp. Recall throwing a mattress on the deck that night, and hardly slept with the sound of lions creeping ever closer. We had a female leopard resident in and around the camp, and it became her ritual to walk in and out of our very rustic PH sleeping quarters, made up of a roof and 4 foot high timber walls with no doors or windows. What a magical place; wild and true.

Con is no doubt looking down on Chewore with fond memories.
 
Posts: 537 | Location: The Plains of Africa | Registered: 07 November 2006Reply With Quote
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RIP Con.........started my PH career with Con in Chewore South, back in the 80's.

An accident prone guy, but someone who lived for his job.


It must have been something being the first to hunt Chewore South back in the day.I read about you being the first to hunt there in the 100th or latest issue of African Outfitter magazine.


Drove in to Chewore and arrived at the confluence of the Angwa and Maura rivers to build a camp, which was a few hundred meters from the National Parks camp. Recall throwing a mattress on the deck that night, and hardly slept with the sound of lions creeping ever closer. We had a female leopard resident in and around the camp, and it became her ritual to walk in and out of our very rustic PH sleeping quarters, made up of a roof and 4 foot high timber walls with no doors or windows. What a magical place; wild and true.

Con is no doubt looking down on Chewore with fond memories.


I took my buffalo out of the Angwa River Camp with Con in 89'.
 
Posts: 1938 | Location: St. Charles, MO | Registered: 02 August 2012Reply With Quote
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Sad to hear and my condolences to his family.


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Posts: 10044 | Location: Zambia | Registered: 10 April 2009Reply With Quote
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What terrible news, my condolences to the family. Con was my first PH on my first trip back in 1991. Spent 14 great days afield in his company. Great hunter and one helluva nice guy.
 
Posts: 1148 | Location: The Hunting Fields | Registered: 22 May 2002Reply With Quote
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Such a sad deal. Condolences.

I had never heard his name, but apparently he was an accomplished PH who went above and beyond.


I meant to be DSC Member...bad typing skills.

Marcus Cady

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Posts: 3464 | Location: Dallas | Registered: 19 March 2008Reply With Quote
Buzz Charlton
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RIP Con a great man and hunter. Condolendces to his family
 
Posts: 1128 | Location: Zimbabwe | Registered: 22 June 2009Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by Neil-PH:
RIP Con.........started my PH career with Con in Chewore South, back in the 80's.

An accident prone guy, but someone who lived for his job.


It must have been something being the first to hunt Chewore South back in the day.I read about you being the first to hunt there in the 100th or latest issue of African Outfitter magazine.


Drove in to Chewore and arrived at the confluence of the Angwa and Maura rivers to build a camp, which was a few hundred meters from the National Parks camp. Recall throwing a mattress on the deck that night, and hardly slept with the sound of lions creeping ever closer. We had a female leopard resident in and around the camp, and it became her ritual to walk in and out of our very rustic PH sleeping quarters, made up of a roof and 4 foot high timber walls with no doors or windows. What a magical place; wild and true.

Con is no doubt looking down on Chewore with fond memories.


My very first Safari was booked with Con in 1995, and guided by you my friend! Sorry to hear of his passing!!!


Aaron Neilson
Global Hunting Resources
303-619-2872: Cell
globalhunts@aol.com
www.huntghr.com

 
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