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18 February 2012, 16:23
R.Jolly
Buzz Charlton deals with difficult customer at SCI (VIDEO)
Sorry guys, but it wont let me open the You Tube link.
Mike Jines will post the video for me below
Enjoy!!
18 February 2012, 17:17
MJines



Mike
18 February 2012, 17:32
Lhook7
That was hilarious! I had to pause it several times to stop laughing!


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18 February 2012, 17:41
bwanamrm
Ol Buzz was pretty observant and caught on to that one quickly! Darn funny... Jines and Jolly, I feel for you guys the next hunt. I can only imagine what might be in store for you!


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18 February 2012, 17:49
safari-lawyer
Funny. Apparently Thierry wants to make the jump to video . . . . He wouldn't get out of the frame!

Godod stuff RJ & MJ!


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18 February 2012, 17:51
DoubleDon
Way too funny!! clap


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18 February 2012, 18:11
R.Jolly
How observant is your dangerous game PH ?

It would appear that whilst the top African PHs can be relied upon to spot danger well in advance when in their own environment they are a little slow when caught out of context.
Teeth veneers, three days stubble, thick glasses, a hat and a pillow up the shirt are all it takes to have them stumbling like an overweight novice hunter up the Makuti hills.
Whilst he started to suspect that this may not be the village idiot as he first thought Buzz still had no idea who it was. When he spotted the tip of the radio mike peeping out of the button hole he thought he had evidence, but he backed off again like a mock charge when it wasn’t admitted to readily and when he couldn’t find any wires (which had been threaded inside the material of the lapel)
Up to that point he was toast !!!
It is also worth noting that there were two other fellow dangerous game PHs present, Myles McCallum and Richie Shultz. Now these guys could have been relied upon one hundred percent if Buzz wanted backing up on a wounded lion, but when it came to dealing with a weird looking Swen you will notice that they just turned and ran !
It was only after the whole game was up and the amateurish disguise was removed that anyone recognised the person that they had hunted with for the last five years.
What level of observation is that ???
The only part of the episode that can be considered an authentic aspect of all Zim PHs is that he demanded to see a picture of the daughter before committing to any discount.

The moral of this story is;
If you are ever hunting a buffalo that happens to be wearing a hat, make sure you make your own decision that it’s a bull before you pull that trigger.

Many thanks to Dave Leonhardt and Mike Jines for all their help in setting this up and apologies for the poor accent that seemed to start in Scandinavia, moved into eastern Europe and then ended up somewhere near China.

Boris Swenson will be on tour in the Save Conservancy later in May
18 February 2012, 18:27
MJines
Also good to see that Buzz knows his place in the elephant hunting pecking order. When confronted with the statement that Number One Man "Even" Carter was too busy to book Boris, so Boris came to talk to Buzz, Buzz is very accepting of his place in the hunting food chain . . . either that or he smelled the cash and was prepared to throw caution to the wind to move in for the kill.


Mike
18 February 2012, 18:50
chuckmaxman
That is to funny!!!! Big Grin
18 February 2012, 19:47
Todd Williams
I don't know how Rob stayed in character. I would have lost it early on! Damn good stuff!
18 February 2012, 21:53
PSmith
Good one guys!


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18 February 2012, 21:54
SBT
Hilarious. The "number one man" line was well delivered.


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18 February 2012, 22:18
Orvar
animal that's hilarious!
18 February 2012, 23:08
dakota45056
That episode reminded me of some of the Australians who we had in camp last hunt.. They could really get Buzz going.

This was hilarious, really a good gag!

Buzz does appreciate a good joke.

Dak
18 February 2012, 23:58
graybird
Buzz caught the microphone pretty quickly! I would have loved to have seen what was going to play out had he not known something was up!

Good job guys and thanks for the laughs!


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19 February 2012, 00:08
JBrown
quote:
Originally posted by SBT:
Hilarious. The "number one man" line was well delivered.


That was the best part of the gag. I just about lost it!

I notice a lot of these young Zim PHs have a very good sense of humor. Buzz seemed to enjoy the prank almost as much as the pranksters.


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Just tell yourself, "it's all part of the adventure." Remember, if Robert Ruark had gotten upset every time problems with Harry
Selby's flat bed truck delayed the safari, Horn of the Hunter would have read like an indictment of Selby. But Ruark rolled with the punches, poured some gin, and enjoyed the adventure.

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19 February 2012, 04:06
Aspen Hill Adventures
Seriously funny! However, some of the back gound people were a bit odd looking. At one point it looked like two women with their hands in each other's pockets were hanging out there.

Eeker

Oh and Svenson is one seriously odd looking dude.


~Ann


19 February 2012, 04:15
Peter Barnard
Very funny,but I think Buzz was quite quick again,asking after the daughter..that's my boy


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19 February 2012, 04:29
Nakihunter
Hillarious & very clever of Buzz! rotflmo


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19 February 2012, 07:12
Marty
Too funny! Do those glasses help with open sights?
19 February 2012, 09:26
BaxterB
quote:
like two women with their hands in each other's pockets were hanging out there.



Ann, I think the ..err..individual on the right was a man.. i think...but hell, I haven't seen reciprocal hands-in-pockets since about 1986...good to see some people keepin' it real...
19 February 2012, 10:30
N E 450 No2
I have known Buzz for many years. He knew very early on, this was a "deal", and he went along with it, hoping to see a picture of the daughter... Big Grin

Zimbabwe PH's are very good at "Making a Plan". tu2


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19 February 2012, 12:16
RobinOLocksley
It looked to me that Buzz figured out that a game was afoot and played along. Funny to watch though.


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20 February 2012, 05:39
bwana cecil
I would be concerned about hunting with someone after a stunt like that, hunting accidents happen!
And hyenas can eat the evidense.


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20 February 2012, 06:52
crbutler
Payback will be a joy to hear about...

Plastic mambas in the potty

"gee, I'm sorry, but your double fell in the Zambezi..."

some of Saeed's salt loaded shells in the rifle when you are chasing game...

"push the car out of the mud... whoops...

The mind boggles....
20 February 2012, 07:15
jjbull
I would be most worried that Buzz would get the camp's chef into the game.

Whatever it is will surely be epic and hopefully on film.


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20 February 2012, 16:57
Bwana Bunduki
Funny...BUT...You know somwhere at some show, Buzz has had to deal with someone that is not much different than your spoofer...

Jeff
20 February 2012, 18:04
retreever
Wonder if he was a South African Ph setting up Buzz for a sting. Eeker

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20 February 2012, 20:31
Tim Vining
I got tears running down my eyes from laughing so hard!!!!!!!!! Well done all the way around. Buzz is a consummate PH, definately had his priorities strait in asking to see the pic of the daughter. rotflmo


Tim

20 February 2012, 22:59
Jim Manion
Excellent. Even though Buzz was on it very soon, he was a great sport and played along.

I did not know Swenson was an oriental surname.....


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21 February 2012, 04:04
Use Enough Gun
Funny!!! rotflmo
21 February 2012, 05:42
Bwanna
That's classic


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21 February 2012, 05:43
Bwanna
That's classic!


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21 February 2012, 09:24
Michael Robinson
Who needs enemies with friends like these? rotflmo


Mike

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21 February 2012, 13:25
CHIDUMBU
Boris bears an uncanny resemblance to Richard Harland! Long lost brothers perhaps?
21 February 2012, 15:59
gbax
Very good disguise Robert - not sure i would have recognised you !

Very annoying he clocked the mike so quickly


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21 February 2012, 16:26
Lhook7
quote:
Originally posted by CHIDUMBU:
Boris bears an uncanny resemblance to Richard Harland! Long lost brothers perhaps?


I thought the same thing when I saw the clip! If not related, they definitely buy their glasses from the same place.


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26 February 2012, 18:32
dogcat
Serious classic. Should be a requirement for appy's to watch a real pro in action.
26 January 2013, 02:50
safari-lawyer
With SCI in full swing, it's 'bout time to trot this out again.


Will J. Parks, III
26 January 2013, 08:08
bwana cecil
Good fun. Thanks Will for bringing it back up.


LORD, let my bullets go where my crosshairs show.
Not all who wander are lost.
NEVER TRUST A FART!!!
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