Zambia PH killed by elephant today

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14 November 2020, 04:58

Colin Masters

Zambia PH killed by elephant today

Do PH’s carry rifles on photographic safaris?

I’m very sorry to hear this.

Godspeed.

18 November 2020, 06:22

PD999

RIP Simon.

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18 November 2020, 09:09

eagle27

quote:
Originally posted by Colin Masters:
Do PH’s carry rifles on photographic safaris?

I’m very sorry to hear this.

Godspeed.

Was thinking along same lines, does anyone, PH or hunter, carry a rifle when venturing outside of immediate camp confines in dangerous game territory?
Terrible way to lose ones life.

19 November 2020, 17:12

Steve Ahrenberg

Andrew -
Didn’t Simon get chewed by a Lion in ~2005?

Steve

19 November 2020, 19:41

larryshores

quote:
Originally posted by Colin Masters:
Do PH’s carry rifles on photographic safaris?

I’m very sorry to hear this.

Godspeed.

I have been on tours in parks over the years. In the 90's they ALL carried guns. I took my wife a couple of years back. The first thing I noticed is that the guides did NOT carry guns.

The guy who got killed by a lion in Zimbabwe while guiding a walking tour had a gun but was apparently was not willing to use it after the Cecil debacle.

Is this true of all of them? No idea.

19 November 2020, 19:55

Saeed

We were in Kenya on a photo safari.

We went walking with whole bunch of women and children.

A one eyed game scout was with us, carrying a 416 Rigby!

I said to him, if something goes wrong, give me the rifle.

He agreed.

Luckily we had a great day walking.

19 November 2020, 21:23

Bud Meadows

In the words of Lord Peter Wimsey.....”Rather a beastly way to peg out.”

20 November 2020, 09:12

fulvio

quote:
A one eyed game scout was with us, carrying a 416 Rigby!

Was he right-handed and blind in his right eye as well?

20 November 2020, 10:02

eagle27

quote:
Originally posted by Saeed:
We were in Kenya on a photo safari.

We went walking with whole bunch of women and children.

A one eyed game scout was with us, carrying a 416 Rigby!

I said to him, if something goes wrong, give me the rifle.

He agreed.

Luckily we had a great day walking.

Ha ha I bet you were kicking sand in every animals face to get something to go wrong. Would have only been a pile of dead animals to photograph if you had been let loose with that 416 Saeed

20 November 2020, 13:02

Saeed

quote:
Originally posted by eagle27:
quote:
Originally posted by Saeed:
We were in Kenya on a photo safari.

We went walking with whole bunch of women and children.

A one eyed game scout was with us, carrying a 416 Rigby!

I said to him, if something goes wrong, give me the rifle.

He agreed.

Luckily we had a great day walking.

Ha ha I bet you were kicking sand in every animals face to get something to go wrong. Would have only been a pile of dead animals to photograph if you had been let loose with that 416 Saeed

Actually, the last thing I wanted on that outing was something go wrong.

I had my family, and two other families with kids with us.

That was the whole point of taking them for a walk, rather than in a car, through the bush.

They loved it.