Ever Share a Camp With An Obnoxious Client?

18 February 2021, 02:53

MARK H. YOUNG

There was a guy about 20 years ago in Zambia that loved to talk about himself. He had done a lot of hunting but was kind of a rub it in your face guy. I got along fairly well with him because I asked a lot of questions about hunts he'd done that I hadn't and he loved telling everybody about his experiences and SCI entries. I did feel bad for his partner though. The guy was on his first safari and of course he wanted to do well in front of his very experienced friend. Well! He wounded, lost, shot the wrong animal and flat out missed. He got so upset with himself that it brought the whole camp down and his SCI Diamond Award friend was no help.

We had brought along a friend who was a single attractive women and recently divorced. We brought her along to kind of get her mind off the divorce. The SCI guy was a very successful dentist. Something came up about some dental work our friend had done. SCI guy told our friend he wouldn't mind looking at the work she'd had done!!!!!! We got a laugh out of that.

Mark

18 February 2021, 03:15

twoseventy

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

Good advice, Andrew. However, the AR group hunt you arranged with Thor was great. Very enjoyable.

Tom

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18 February 2021, 06:41

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.

18 February 2021, 07:12

K Evans

quote:
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.

Well, I think that would be better than some sterile hospital or worse yet, nursing home.

18 February 2021, 07:45

lavaca

Karl,

Agree totally. I've told my wife if I were to die in Africa not to go through the trouble or expense of bringing my carcass home. Should that happen, I was where I wanted to be.

18 February 2021, 09:34

Michael Robinson

quote:
Originally posted by Saeed:
quote:
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??

I was one who donated. His name should live in infamy.

19 February 2021, 21:05

460 wby shooter

quote:
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.

Saeed that was very gracious of you to pay for the man's hunt he should have been very grateful to you, all the staff, and pH on his Safari you're a good man Saeed!