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07 April 2004, 14:24
Will
Re: If you could turn back time.....
How about pre-45-70 days?
07 April 2004, 14:54
Atkinson
I've hunted with Saeed and I'm sure he has killed more Buffalo than Selous, he left me deaf after one trip, and I also hunted with Walter, what more could one ask of life

I've always thought a lot of Harry Selby and I know him and Mark very well, but never hunted with Harry, that would have been nice...

I really would have liked to hunted with John Taylor but he was gay, so I suspect it would have come to blows, no make that fistacuffs, sooner or later, he liked to fight btw and was apparantly a very good fighter as well as a hunter...

Hell, I don't know, I'd rather hunt with Will than any of them and sure I would love to have the .470 brass, be glad to pay for it, my friend.
07 April 2004, 15:16
Balla Balla
The old Rhodesia days with Ivory hunter Fletcher Jamieson



The Man



The letter



Regards, Peter
07 April 2004, 15:20
7x57
C-Wagon,
Saxton Pope and Art Young, I would like to have been their back up with a gun. Bryan
07 April 2004, 15:21
WyoJoe
Quote:

If you could turn back the hands of time and hunt with any singular African hunter who would you choose ? I should think Barclay Cole or Lord Delamere would have been as intersting as the game and colonial Africa.



Definitely Harry Selby. It would be interesting to hunt with Jack Lott also.
07 April 2004, 15:37
Bakes
Well I suppose he's not known for hunting in Africa, although he has done some. Jim Corbett would be my pick.
For purely Africa, Bell. I'd like to see him hunt elephant with a 7mm.....and I'll be standing waaaaay over there.
07 April 2004, 16:20
BFaucett
Harry Selby for me.

-Bob F.


For a nice bio of Mr. Selby by Joe Coogan see:
http://gabrimaun.tripod.com/HarrySelby.html

Also, be sure to visit Gail Selby Wentink's web site at:< !--color-->
http://gabrimaun.tripod.com/index.html


Gail with her father Harry Selby
"Over the years I have experienced many wonderful moments in the Botswana bush with my father, Harry Selby. Each trip held its share of fear, humour, excitement, disappointment, success and hard work. I enjoy hunting (I shot my first elephant when I was 14 years old) and have had the privilege of being a spectator on many great hunts.
from: "The End of Season Elephant" by Gail Selby.
Published in Magnum/Man Magazine January 1987
07 April 2004, 22:12
vapodog
Teddy Roosevelt
07 April 2004, 22:53
MLG
F.C. Selous, Fletcher Jamieson, John Taylor (he apparently was not a poof), Brian Marsh and not neccesarily in that order!
08 April 2004, 03:44
Bwanamich
Any of the waliangulu "ace" hunters from Tsavo.
08 April 2004, 05:42
Russell E. Taylor
"Pondoro," TR, or Hemmingway. Hunting with any of these chaps would have been quite interesting, for various reasons.

Russ
08 April 2004, 07:11
Marterius
Quote:

Lord Delamere, F C Selous

But my all time favorite would be Dennys Finch-Hatton He was the man back then.



Cheers,



Andr�





I have very a limited knowledge of the classical hunters, but Finch-Hatton was a name that came to my mind as well. I guess we Scandinavians have a special relationship to him thanks to Karen Blixen.



Regards,

Martin
08 April 2004, 07:24
boha
I don�t really care, as long as it would be a six month safari..
But seriously, I believe I would chose Bror Blixen, just because he was a little off the rocker, so to speak. Might have been interesting.

Boha
08 April 2004, 09:28
GeorgeS
John A. Hunter.


George
08 April 2004, 10:45
ChuckWagon
If I can go for six months I will gladly ammend my choices as well
08 April 2004, 12:20
TSJ
Charles Cottar if you go way back, more recent, Terry Irwin.
08 April 2004, 14:33
NH_Hunter
Ill 3rd Teddy Roosevelt.

NH_Hunter
08 April 2004, 16:20
bwanamrm
The two Harry's.......Manners and Selby. Mozambique and Kenya when they were in their prime.
08 April 2004, 21:53
Jungli Bains
I'm with Balla Balla, Fletcher Jamieson would be my choice.
09 April 2004, 02:35
Rusty
I'd like to share a campfire with Harry & Mark Selby, Robert Ruark, Peter Hathaway Capstick. What great memories and stories!

I'd also be happy to share a campfire with my AR brothers!

Russel Great picture!

Bob, thanks for the tip on the site! Wonderful photo!