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Originally posted by fairgame:
The trick is not to share a camp.

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Originally posted by Saeed:
On my very first safari with Rosslyn Safaris, I met an American gentleman there with his wife.

We shared the same camp.

He was an old man who had some serious liver illness.

He could not walk very far at all.

Sadly, he died in camp.

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Originally posted by Saeed:

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Originally posted by Michael Robinson:
What, no mention of Russell E. Taylor? A veritable Nimrod such as he should not go unremembered!

Ah yes.

And who was the one who claimed to be a veteran, got his hunt paid for by kind members of this forum, and he turned out to be a classical liar??

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Originally posted by Saeed:
I think, my story is going to be tops here.

From every angle.

We planned a plains game hunt in South Africa, with several friends.

We had a member here who sounded like he was a good man down on his luck.

He claimed he loved hunting, and the only thing stopping him was that his wife was suffering from a serious disease.

Walter had to cancel coming, so I asked this character - Mike Boyd - no secret of this as his name has been all over the hunting forums, and people are aware of him.

Best part was he started posting on several hunting forums of his incredible exploits, before I even mentioned anything had happened with him!!??

He was booked to travel with two of my very good friends from the US - who have hunted with me before.

We arrived a day later in South Africa after them.

First indication was of Mike not being what he claimed to be came from my two American friends.

They basically never got on with him in the plane, as he was being rude to everyone, including the cabin staff.

"Just an asshole" was their description.

He had 2 or 3 - I cannot remember - custom rifles.

He was assigned a PH all by himself, so he can have full enjoyment of his hunt.

It turned out he could not shoot worth anything to save his life.

He kept missing, and wounding animals, and was incapable of following them, having his PH go and finish them off.

Back at the camp, he took over all conversation, telling us of how great his hunt was that day - apparently, what he was telling us was so far removed from the truth, his PH looked at him in total amazement.

later on saying "was Mike talking about our hunt?"

Whenever he shot a smaller animal than anyone one else, he insisted on going out and shooing a bigger one - despite the fact he had already shot one of that species.

Peter Harris, the PH who we were hunting with, asked me if I wanted him to stop him.

I said no, as I told him originally that he can shoot whatever he wanted.

This continued for two weeks.

He asked Peter to get his trophies to a taxidermists, and gave him his credit card.

Payment was declined, so he got no trophies.

I normally get all our friends trophies done, but in this case I told Mike he has to pay for his own.

He went back home, and started posting nasty comments about Peter Harris.

That is when I got involved, and told the real story.

So imagine, someone paying your safari, from leaving home to getting back, without costing you a penny.

And making a real asshole of yourself.