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A hunter goes home:
28 May 2014, 10:44
.366torqueI'm sorry to hear of this.
Bryan Smith was "on the horns of a dilemna" that lesser mortals would not survive. Apparently he got a good laugh out of it too, after it was done.
But even he was no match for a buffalo, or, sadly, the cape buffalo just got lucky.
St. Finn will welcome him to the Happy Hunting Ground.
What a great story to treasure! Sounds like a life well lived forging good memories in the bush.
Thanks for sharing ALF. RIP Bryan.
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28 May 2014, 19:23
juanpozziAlf thanks for sharing ,lately many PHs were lost working with DG and hunting DG.Your posts are very interesting and informative .RIP Bryan .
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29 May 2014, 03:40
Use Enough GunSad to hear of his demise.
You never know when a slight mistake or inattention may cost you your life, especially with any wild animals.
I did not know of Bryan, but really enjoyed the story ALF. Thanks for telling it here. RIP Bryan, I'm sure you would have been a friend.
"There are worse memorials to a life well-lived than a pair of elephant tusks." Robert Ruark
29 May 2014, 08:55
Michael RobinsonGreat story ALF.
Too young, right? And clearly full of life.
Still, I have to think that a man who would wrestle a waterbuck through the thorns for 200 yards is not a man who would ever expect, or even want, to die in bed!
Godspeed.
Mike
Wilderness is my cathedral, and hunting is my prayer.
I wish peace to Bryan and his family.
I suspect he was doing what pleased him the most.
ALF, a very nice story. I'm sure he enjoyed it.
29 May 2014, 09:45
BRICKBURNGreat memory from a friend.
Thanks.
Sorry for your loss.
02 June 2014, 20:58
TANZ-PH
R.I.P. Bryan
Some early pictures.
03 June 2014, 22:44
TANZ-PHHope you all enjoyed the two pictures (especially the huge buffalo!)
If I remember correctly, Bryan apprenticed in Zambia under PH Peter Hankin.
04 June 2014, 07:19
retreeverAlf it is always sad to loose one's friends. Especially when it is doing what he loves. To his family my condolences.
Mike
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Words never will make it better however we are very sorry to hear the tragic news.
God Bless
