I'm leaving Cody on 1 January for Cameroon and won't be checking my e-mail until after the SCI convention in Reno. If you have anything you want to discuss with me please contact me before I leave. If something comes up while I'm gone Adam should be able to handle it. 210-698-0077 or adam@safaritrackers.com

I hope to see a lot of you in Reno.

Mark

Will you be hunting forest or savanna? Please post a full account of your hunt when you get back. I will be hunting in Cameroon in March, It will be nice to see how your hunt goes.

Have a great trip Mark, one of the "dream hunts" for sure. We'll all be looking fwd to the report and pictures. Ditto for your hunt Robert. It will be nice for us to "see" some different county. Regards, Bill

Robert,

I'll be up in the Savannah chasing eland etc. with Faro West.

Mark

Best of luck Mark, shoot straight.

Sounds like a dream safari.

Best of luck.

Kyler

Mark,
Have a great trip and take a lot of pics for those of us how will hunting vicariously through you..

Mark,

Keep your powder dry...just enjoy yourself and make the shot...

Mike

Mark,
Have a super trip and a safe trip. Cameroon seems about as far into the Dark Continent as you might want to get these days. Sadie going with you?
Have you noticed that all these hunts to Africa are "trips of a lifetime"? Wow! Life is good.
Very Best Regards
Mike

Mark

Faro West is most notorious, Pierre Guerini catters mostly (or only?) for Americans

Have You ever considered hunting with Doud safari or Guy Betaille? Guy Betaille in Cameroon and Alain Lefol in the CAR cropped the 2 best elands this year.
Good luck
jb

Guys,

Thanks for the well wishes.

Jean,

The things you mentioned from our perspective are not bad things. Most of our client base is American, Pierre takes care of our people and produces excellent results. This is what we look for.

Mark

Pierre is a very scrupulous and demanding guy. He leaves nothing at chance, every minute detail is taken in account.
His toast was not buttered on each side when he began thus his undisputed success. In my opinion, along with Pasanisi in Tanzania, they are the most talented and successful french outfitters.
The American customers are the more demanding and Pierre is the right guy.
I am pleased You succeeded in making hunting bongos. This year I failed in the CAR for I got a virus but my cousin hunting with me shot a fine bongo. In my opinion and limited experience, the best hunt is the bongo hunt.
good luck,
jb

Jean,

Actually it was Adam that did the bongo hunt this year. The eland will be my first safari into Cameroon. Adam will also hunt the eland in March and perhaps I will come back for the bongo later.

Mark