Thought you might be interested in this collection I am putting together. This is only a small part of it.

Dave




My grandfather Robin Hulme (father's father) with a leopard he shot in 1950. He was a keen hunter who hunted Rhodesia extensively, as well as central Africa.





My dad, George, and his brother Jonny, with another cat taken by my grandfather.




Robin on Bazaruto Island,Mozambique in 1950 something with a fresh catch...He was also a keen fisherman




My dad, Bazaruto




Dad and Jonny, Bazaruto




My brother Jonathan and a leopard shot by dad on Devuli Ranch (now the Save Conservancy) in 1972. Standing to the side is Jonathan's minder, Thirteen, a fine man who did much to influence Jonny's early years.




My brother with a few ranch hands and another leopard shot by dad




My sister, Janna, with a tranquilized leopard, Ruware, Chiredzi River Conservancy, during the 1990's




Jonathan and his sons, Nicholas (your left) and Daniel, with a leopard taken by one of his clients on Chishakwe in the Save Conservancy, 2002. Chishakwe was previously Devuli Ranch Headquarters, where the leopards pictured above were shot by dad.




Daniel and Nicholas with their minder and mentor, Clever, and an unidentified friend




Daniel's first wildebeeste




Nick's first wilde. How's that for an excellent shot!




Clever and Nicholas stalking something




Daniel hunting in Chewore, Zambezi Valley, with his other uncle, Ivan Carter. Pictured with Dan is Ivan's client, also unidentified




Daniel hunting...

GREAT PICTURES !!!

No doubt it's a family of great hunters, It really impressed me how early they are taken the boys in their hunting trips.

Nice family to have been born in

Send more.

L

Great collection of pictures and memories!

Outstanding!

All I got to hunt were rabbits and squirrels when I was a kid! I guess that's the difference between growing up in Ohio and growing up in Zimbabwe. Great pictures.

Brett

Good history.

John

Family, Africa, Ranching and Hunting. What a wonderful bunch of experiences and memories that must be!

Hello

Yes these nephews of mine are truly blessed to be growing up as they are. Here are some more pictures of them hunting with their uncle Ivan Carter on Lemco. Ivan needed to do pre-baiting for a big safari, and he took the boys along to do it for him. It was a wonderful opportunity for Dan and Nick and they learnt a great deal about hunting and bushcraft from Ivan. They camped out for four days, had a ball hunting impala and giraffe, and learning baiting techniques. Perfect way for kids to grow up.

Wow! Thanks for sharing those. I can't wait to see your country first hand.

And my country cannot wait to host you Sir

Dave

You know Dave, if everyone in your country is as polite and kind as you, I may have to dragged out.

We are only polite to fellow hunters, and cowboys of course. We are very fond of American hunters in particular, as many of them think just like us. And, of course, we would not be here and my nephews would not be experiencing what they are without the support of international huntsmen. Furthermore, for your information, Texans are very popular in certain circles here. Many of us actually wish Zim was a part of Texas. I've never been to Texas (or the US for that matter), but I have heard much about it and met many fine people from there. When I do finally make it to the US, you can be sure that a visit to the great state of Texas will be high on the agenda. Thanks for the compliment, you are going to have a great time on your safari, I'm certain.

Dave

David, what is the correct pronunciation of your last name?

Very nice Dave. Thanks. Your post puts a lot of things into perspective.

Steve, my name is pronounced Hume - silent L.

Use Enough Gun, thank you Sir.

Dave

David, we haven't met, but I am Dr. Tim's hunting partner, and we hunted with your brother in 2006 (a large group of 6 hunters at Sango). When Dr. Tim came home with your book in 2005, I promptly absconded and devoured it. Reluctantly, I returned it to him. I hope you write many more books! And thanks for sharing these cool pictures.

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Furthermore, for your information, Texans are very popular in certain circles here. Many of us actually wish Zim was a part of Texas.

Dave-- I gotta find one of those circles, we Texans find ourselves in a lot of places that we aren't very popular.LOL

When, not if, you make it to Texas, I'd be damn proud to stand you to a cold one or six.

The way things are going here in the U.S. I am thinkin maybe we ought to partner up and straighten this stuff out.

If you where to get a crowd of Rhodesians and Texans lined out in the right direction I think some things could get taken care of........and it sure would be fun to watch.

But man somebody would have to buy a bunch of beer.

Our hunting would probably bore you to death, though our saltwater fishing is pretty tough to beat.

Jim

Man, when you see the boys with Uncle Ivan, it makes you want to be one of them. How fun would that be!? "Boys, we're getting close, but not close enough, yet. . . . ."

Thanks. lovely pics.

It seems to me that if a young Hulme is tall as 2/3 third of a rifle he/she will be send out to the bush.

What is the age for a young Rhodesian to go hunting?

Those are great David. I met Ivan and Jon last year. Both great guys. I look forward to meeting you in the near future.
Cheers,
David K

David,

Did Jonathan ever tell you that we are related through a common ancestor back in England?

George Hulme was born in 1514 in England and died in 1558. His son Robert Holmes Hulme, born in 1555, is a direct decendant to my grandmother on my mother's side of the family. So you and Jonathan are distant cousins.

It is funny that I found this out after my first trip to Hammond. The odd thing is, I felt so at home with your parents who I had never met before. It also probably explains why I love to hunt with Jonathan! Two distant cousins out in bush making war with the jumbos...kind of has the makings of a book don't you think???

It truly is a small world.

TJB

David
I hope you can make it to the DSC Show soon. I met Jonathan last year and he was a pleasure to trade stories with. Looking forward to hunting with you guys in the near future.

Cheers!

Thanks for the comments everyone. I also look forward to meeting you all in the not too distant future. It will not be this time around, I'm afraid, but I do have my sights set firmly on 2010. I am putting a hunting book together at the moment, and I shall have it and very possibly one other at the 2010 show(s). This current project is turning out to be more involved than I expected and taking more time than I thought it would. But I am not going to rush its publication - I intend getting it as good as I possibly can. For years I have put a trip to the US on hold, but at some point next year I shall definitely be visiting your country. I intend leaving well before the convention, for publishing/printing purposes. I can't wait to visit the US and am sure it's all going to be a bit of a mindblow. Truth told, I have never been out of Africa! Ha, ha. That situation shall be rectified soon.

Welcome to the family Dr Tim! Well, you know that you and yours are always welcome in any Hulme household, whether we are distant cousins or not. But that information about us having common ancestory is very interesting. Thanks for sharing that, it is indeed a small world. We all look forward to seeing you again soon Dr Tim, have you re-scheduled for that big ele bull yet? My parents send their best regards.

Cheers, Dave

Dave,

By the way, I am working it out on the ele hunt. I may see you and George sooner than later!

TJB

Wonderful pictures! Nice to see such a great hunting tradition.

David ,very nice pictures,i like a lot seeing kids hunting and shooting ,here in Argentina in rural towns a lot of kids grew up with a rifle in hand ,most of them began with air rifles.
My son aids ,me in the hunting business and a lot of clients prefer him because of his incredible eyesigth ,last nigth he coulndt came and we lost 2 boars with spanish hunters.
He competed in a IPSC rifle match recently with a 308 and finished 3rd overall ,see south american forum ,he will like a lot to exchage mails and photos with your kids .Juan

Juan,

Kids here are brought up the same as in Argentina - with rifle in hand, beginning with an air rifle. My nephews are already much better marksmen than me!

On a different note... Did you know that I have many relatives in Argentina, on my mother's side of the family? I have never met them but they are there. One of them is Natalie Goodall who studies whales somewhere close to Tierra del Fuego, I think. My great, great granfather, Thomas Bridges, was a missionary who spent his life in Argentina with the Yagan Indians. He actually translated the Yagan language to English and published the first Yagan dictionary. I believe there is a range of mountains named for him somewhere in Argentina. His sons, Lucas and Despard, built up quite a ranching empire in Argentina, which was expanded to Africa after the first world war. In fact, Lucas Bridges was the first white man to permanently settle the lowveld of what was then Rhodesia, in 1918, at what was then Devuli Ranch (now the Save Conservancy). My great grandfather, Despard, built the first house on Devuli in 1922 (I think), and it remains the main homestead to this day. Lucas Bridges wrote an incredible book about Argentina entitled 'The Uttermost Part of the Earth', published by Hodder and Stoughton.

Sorry to bore you, just thought you'd be interested in this, coming from the Argentine and all...

Best regards and happy hunting Juan

Dave

Juan

My email address is hulmour@yahoo.com
If you drop me a line with your son's address, I shall pass it on to my nephews. I know they would be very happy to make contact with young hunters from other parts of the world.

Dave

I had the pleasure to hunt with Jonny 3 times, met his lovely wife and met his children, actually Daniel was with us when I got my Buffalo in a unforgetable hunt.
Thank you for sharing this wonderful pictures.
Can't wait to get back to Zim.
Cheers

Great pics! May I ask what Sauer rifle is used for the wildebeest?

Fantastic picture, and a lucky couples of kid that can grow up with the hunting and wildlife.

Wish I were there

Dave, Missed this one first time around.
Great pictures..Thanks for posting them.

Oh how I wish that my dad and grandpa's took more and better pictures back in the day. I am very anal and took pictures pictures and more pictures. I love seeing the old ones. Thanks for sharing.

awesome photos. thanks for sharing

Thanks for reviving this Efrain, I guess it was you?

jaegerfrank, sorry I can't help with info on the rifle now but will ask my big brother when I next speak with him.

Thanks for the comments everyone, I love these pictures. I must do - have taken enough abuse about them from airheads on facebook!

Cheers, David

David, thank you for the pictures. I am headed to hunt Arda camp in August for Leopard and a pile of anything else I can get in my crosshairs. I am looking forward to it. If your around feel free to come for a visit.

GREAT PHOTOS!
We're headed for Arda in July 2013, that's just too durn far away.

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Originally posted by bwana cecil:
GREAT PHOTOS!
We're headed for Arda in July 2013, that's just too durn far away.

Cecil, just to tease you, here is one of the new bore hole pans ZH established on ARDA. This was in Nov. 2011 when most all of the other water was gone.

Papa Hulme, ARDA 2010. A veritable encyclopedia for information on Zim, the war, the Save Cons, flora, fauna, politics, geneology, weather, and any number of other topics. Fine fellow. Fine family.

nube, bwana cecil, glad you like the pictures, wishing you success on your up and coming hunts, hope to meet you when you're here. Will, you're looking attentive there!

Cheers, David