I saw the show and could not imagine shooting an animal and not following it up.

One worse then that, an actor or singer was in the leopard blind, couldn't stand it, he left and the PH shot his leopard I COULD NOT BELIEVE THAT!!!!

Having been the PH following wounded leopards wounded by both rifle and bow i believe that 99% of the clients that i hunted with were not suitably experienced or competent to assist in the follow up. No offence intended but good shot, gun nut or not, facing a wounded leopard requires an incredibly developed sense of what is happening around you and the ability to read the signs of the bush. When it comes it is unbelievably fast and invariably from thick bush. There is no time for explaining as you go or worrying about the safety of your client or whether you will get shot in the melle. On all other wounded DG i will insist on the client following up but leopard is the one best sat out and left to the pro - and a fair number of them get scratched every year!!

It has happened to me thrice. The first was my brother’s leopard; all three of us went after it. I followed up on my first wounded lion with the PH but had to give up when we lost the track as the lion entered a huge reed bed.
The third time was my recent lion hunt which ended successfully. I would not be hunting dangerous game if I was not prepared to follow up and finish an animal I had wounded.

Aziz