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I read today that Mark Selby, professional hunter and son of Harry Selby passed away after a short illness. My condolences to his family. | ||
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Saw that as well Mike. Prayers and condolences to the Selby clan. On the plains of hesitation lie the bleached bones of ten thousand, who on the dawn of victory lay down their weary heads resting, and there resting, died. If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, Or walk with Kings - nor lose the common touch... Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it, And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son! - Rudyard Kipling Life grows grim without senseless indulgence. | |||
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Yes, very sad. Gail texted me the morning after. They all could use our thoughts/prayers - a tough situation. | |||
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Sad to hear the news. Worked with Mark on a lodge in the Okavango Delta. Always enjoyed hearing his stories round the fire. A very nice and humbled person. My deepest sympathies and condolences to his family. Listen to our Podcast - Round The Fire With Kingsview Safaris info@kingsviewsafaris.co.za www.kingsviewsafaris.co.za HC50/2015EC | |||
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Very sad and my condolences. ROYAL KAFUE LTD Email - kafueroyal@gmail.com Tel/Whatsapp (00260) 975315144 Instagram - kafueroyal | |||
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Sorry to hear this. Didn't know the man, but the name and his father are obviously an icon. Our loss. | |||
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How is Harry doing? I haven't heard anything for awhile. Thoughts and prayers for the whole Selby family. ______________________ DRSS ______________________ Hunt Reports 2015 His & Her Leopards with Derek Littleton of Luwire Safaris - http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/2971090112 2015 Trophy Bull Elephant with CMS http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/1651069012 DIY Brooks Range Sheep Hunt 2013 - http://forums.accuratereloadin...901038191#9901038191 Zambia June/July 2012 with Andrew Baldry - Royal Kafue http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7971064771 Zambia Sept 2010- Muchinga Safaris http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4211096141 Namibia Sept 2010 - ARUB Safaris http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6781076141 | |||
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I was looking for something on the internet and ran across this article about Harry Selby written in People Magazine in 1976. How have times and media changed over the years. http://people.com/archive/the-...e-hunter-vol-6-no-4/ The Breed Is Vanishing, but Harry Selby Holds Out as Africa's Great White Hunter Add one more fur-bearing creature to the list of endangered species. The white hunter, always a rara avis, glorified in pubescent fiction and Saturday matinees, seldom encountered in the feathers, has now dwindled even further to a few hardy specimens. The white hunter once was recognized by his pith helmet, his exquisitely tanned brawn and his bush jacket with a bellows pleat. Now that almost everybody seems to look like that, one of the few sure ways to find a white hunter is to journey to the African nation of Botswana, find the outpost village of Maun and look up Harry Selby. Selby has been known for years as the best of the white hunters, even by the white hunters themselves, but it now appears that at age 51 he just might be the last of the old breed. Harry Selby came by his prowess in the bush the hard way, growing up in then-colonial Kenya, absorbing all the jungle lore that determines whether you come back with what you went out after or, as sometimes happens in the big-game business, it comes back with you. Hunting the predators that threatened his father’s crops and cattle, Selby learned to stalk in a crouched, pigeon-toed, mincing stride that allows him to cover soundless miles, learned to track animals across dry hardpan and even rock, learned almost to think like his prey. Selby shot his first elephant at 14, which is more than pretty good if one likes that sort of thing. | |||
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When we hunted in Botswana in 2012, the PH was next door neighbors with Harry in Maun I believe. As I recall, he said Harry was 80 or thereabout. He said Harry had a number of issues. One of those issues was bad knees. According to the PH, Harry could hardly walk and refused the offer of surgery. | |||
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Prayers and condolences to the family. We are diminished. Vote Trump- Putin’s best friend… | |||
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I knew of his issues walking. He told me in an email he uses two canes to get around. I think he's around 92 now. His mind is certainly crisp when writing still. ______________________ DRSS ______________________ Hunt Reports 2015 His & Her Leopards with Derek Littleton of Luwire Safaris - http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/2971090112 2015 Trophy Bull Elephant with CMS http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/1651069012 DIY Brooks Range Sheep Hunt 2013 - http://forums.accuratereloadin...901038191#9901038191 Zambia June/July 2012 with Andrew Baldry - Royal Kafue http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7971064771 Zambia Sept 2010- Muchinga Safaris http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4211096141 Namibia Sept 2010 - ARUB Safaris http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6781076141 | |||
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I shared a bush plane out of western Tanzania with Mark... Had very pleasant flight back to Arusha visiting with him. | |||
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Very sorry to hear this. My condolences to the family. ------------------------------- Some Pictures from Namibia Some Pictures from Zimbabwe An Elephant Story | |||
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So sorry to hear this. Condolences to family and friends. Mike Wilderness is my cathedral, and hunting is my prayer. | |||
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Times certainly have changed! And in the last 10 years (time I have been on AR)...change has been on steroids. Back in 2006...this board was on fire with people coming and going from Africa hunting trips. Today if a new thread pops up here that is actually about African Hunting...it has been a good day. Yessir...times have changed and not necessarily for the good...at least for this old hunter. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ J. Lane Easter, DVM A born Texan has instilled in his system a mind-set of no retreat or no surrender. I wish everyone the world over had the dominating spirit that motivates Texans.– Billy Clayton, Speaker of the Texas House No state commands such fierce pride and loyalty. Lesser mortals are pitied for their misfortune in not being born in Texas.— Queen Elizabeth II on her visit to Texas in May, 1991. | |||
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Condolences to the Selby Family...prayers sent. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ J. Lane Easter, DVM A born Texan has instilled in his system a mind-set of no retreat or no surrender. I wish everyone the world over had the dominating spirit that motivates Texans.– Billy Clayton, Speaker of the Texas House No state commands such fierce pride and loyalty. Lesser mortals are pitied for their misfortune in not being born in Texas.— Queen Elizabeth II on her visit to Texas in May, 1991. | |||
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I met him a long time ago, when I was in my 20's he was a nice guy. | |||
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Sad news...I was in Maun last December and according to people there who know him, Harry is more or less in a wheelchair now... | |||
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My condolences as well. A father should never have to outlive a son. How terrible. Brett DRSS Life Member SCI Life Member NRA Life Member WSF Rhyme of the Sheep Hunter May fordings never be too deep, And alders not too thick; May rock slides never be too steep And ridges not too slick. And may your bullets shoot as swell As Fred Bear's arrow's flew; And may your nose work just as well As Jack O'Connor's too. May winds be never at your tail When stalking down the steep; May bears be never on your trail When packing out your sheep. May the hundred pounds upon you Not make you break or trip; And may the plane in which you flew Await you at the strip. -Seth Peterson | |||
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Interesting and prophetic article. ______________________ DRSS ______________________ Hunt Reports 2015 His & Her Leopards with Derek Littleton of Luwire Safaris - http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/2971090112 2015 Trophy Bull Elephant with CMS http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/1651069012 DIY Brooks Range Sheep Hunt 2013 - http://forums.accuratereloadin...901038191#9901038191 Zambia June/July 2012 with Andrew Baldry - Royal Kafue http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7971064771 Zambia Sept 2010- Muchinga Safaris http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4211096141 Namibia Sept 2010 - ARUB Safaris http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6781076141 | |||
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+1 I meant to be DSC Member...bad typing skills. Marcus Cady DRSS | |||
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Ive had some great conversations with both Mark and Harry over the years, mostly at SCI when I was working the trade circuit. Lunch with Mark was always something I looked forward to. I have talked to Harry by email several years ago, but have not had contact with him in some time now..Sad news, my prayers will go to the family. Ray Atkinson Atkinson Hunting Adventures 10 Ward Lane, Filer, Idaho, 83328 208-731-4120 rayatkinsonhunting@gmail.com | |||
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