Met with Pierre at the Texas Trophy Hunter show in Houston



We are trying to put another hunt together in the Selous for next year. He's got some great deals there! After last years hunt I can't wait to do it again.

I hunted Buffalo with PVT many years ago....great PH and hunt.

Nice seeing you Jim...and looking forward hunting with you again ,,, thanks for the visit ..we will be attending the FortWorth show as well!

Hi there Biebs ..yes we had a great hunt ..nothing like hunting the Selous

Without Larry? :-)

Biebs ,,, yrs we had a great hunt, cant remember which part of USA you live in ... if you can come and say hi in FortWorth will be good seeing you again

My wife and I had a most wonderful safari with Pierre in the Selous. It' good to see that Pierre is doing well. With all the turmoil in Tanzania the last couple of years, Pam and I were worried that Pierre would be forced out.

The Dutchman! As Ray Atkinson calls him.

Pierre is my friend.

Hunted with twice.

He put up with all Walter’s shenanigans.

And my food preferences!

His wife, Anali, is the perfect host.

Have a video of him carrying Walter on his back, crawling on his hands and knees, because Walter was complaining he couldn’t walk!

Walter couldn’t shoot an impala, because there was a blade of grass on the way!

Pierre went ballistic!

He repaid Walter by guiding him to a log!

And made him shoot it!

I could write a book about their adventures!

Walter shot a warthog, and wounded, than ran out of ammo.

He had three rounds.

The warthog lying on the ground, Walter screaming at the top of his voice.

BULLETS!

BULLETS!

As I got close to him to give him more ammo - he was using my rifle.

He had the rifle by the barrel, trying to kill the warthog by hitting it with the rifle stock!

Hunting with Pierre is pure pleasure!

Hahhahah yes Saeed Walter was one of a kind .... we laughed most of that safari, i remember him giving me that very strong Pepper extract burning the living daylights out of me and Ray telling me to help for the burn i should eat salt ...which works exactly the other way .... Great memories

Pierre,

Still remember your generosity back in 2008 when I was hunting with Miombo in R8, I believe, and your camp was across the Ruaha and we needed a fuel pump. Also remember the hilarious story about the Russian "translators". Good hunting and be well.

Hahhaha yes i do remember that very well,,, how are you doing .. ever been back to Africa again ?? I am still hunting the Selous and in the North of the country .... great to know you guys are still out there

As we speak i am in The USA going to the FortWorth show this weekend...

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Originally posted by Pierre van Tonder:
As we speak i am in The USA going to the FortWorth show this weekend...

Who is “minding the store” in Selous now Pierre?

Will back in 7 days time !!!

Pierre,

I've been back a number of times, a couple in the North and several in the southwest. Hunting in Ugalla next year, but never got back to the Selous. Always wanted to go back.

Pierre,

The Selous has changed so much recently in so many ways. Shoot me an email with the blocks you have and hunting opportunities after next year. I assume the elephant situation is still pretty dismal, but I love hunting cats and buffalo. Hope to hear from you. Good hunting and safe travels.

Hi there,, yes thing have changed regarding the Selous ,, however the Bush is still the same .. i will send you details were we hunt , what blocks and species by next week ... i am traveling at the moment , Best regards

No rush at all and safe travels.

A lot of good memories in this thread, Pierre and I go back to the beginning of PVT, the days with Pierre, Walter, and Seeds group would be hard to duplicate, so many good stories. Walter would be sorely missed..

Four great trips with Pierre and his family

Brad

I haven't been able to hunt with him, but shared a few drinks at the shows...super nice guy!

Been to long ,,, i wish all members and friends the very BEST for the year of 2025 ...time is running so the best we can do is spend time with things we love to do ... Hunting ..!!!!
We will be in Atlanta ..BOOTH 3774 and Nashville BOOTH 410 come by and say hello we might have a hunt you would be interested in.
Best to all OUT there
Regards
Pierre van Tonder Big Game safaris

We all wish you and your family all the best in 2025.

I wonder if your ears were resonating in October!

You name was mentioned a few times!

Have put plenty of time with PVT. Knowing what I know the Selous is the place for Chui no people chasing them and them doing there cat stuff daily. I have harvested two cats with a total of 4.5 hrs. in the blind both shot in daylight. The second cat I had 5 baits hit by 5 different chui's. The Selous has been very good to me. Pierre is a good friend.

Retreever... aka Mike

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Have put plenty of time with PVT. Knowing what I know the Selous is the place for Chui no people chasing them and them doing there cat stuff daily.

Indeed, yet I have heard numerous horror stories of clients having done multiple safaris in different countries other than TZ on a quest for Leopard, come close but never got one until they came to TZ.

Summing up the costs involved in those fruitless "escapades" that Leopard was a very expensive trophy.

Pierre,

Hope to see you in Nashville.

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Have put plenty of time with PVT. Knowing what I know the Selous is the place for Chui no people chasing them and them doing there cat stuff daily.

Indeed, yet I have heard numerous horror stories of clients having done multiple safaris in different countries other than TZ on a quest for Leopard, come close but never got one until they came to TZ.

Summing up the costs involved in those fruitless "escapades" that Leopard was a very expensive trophy.

No idea why there is so much fuss about shooting leopards!

All one has to do is shoot an impala and a warthog.

Hang then in a tree.

Build a blind a few yards away and sit in it!

Leopard comes to the table.

Shoot it!

Back to camp for KABOOBI KABBOBI!

Saeed,

Most of the time. I've only had it go bad once, but that was an adventure.

Here is a funny leopard story.

In Chete, Zimbabwe.

Driving to a leopard blind in the afternoon.

We see those two old buffalo bulls running across our tracks!

Alan is screaming “stop! Look at that bull!”

We stop and jump out.

5 minutes later we have two buffalo bulls down.

Including one with a broken horn.

Despite this, he went 49 inches!

Off the leopard blind.

We sit, and not long after a leopard walks right in front of us.

In broad daylight!

Too young to shoot.!