After just completing my 16th trip to Africa, I have settled on how I will hunt and choose hunts from now on.

This is my 4th trip with Rich Tabor where we hunted elephant ration and buffalo in Sengwe Research as the guests of Mokore Safaris. The reason I use Rich as a freelance PH are several. First I am far too busy to try and sift the wheat from the chafe when it comes to hunting areas. I merely tell Rich what I want to do and he comes up with options. As a PH he has his finger on the pulse of what is going on and where the best areas might be.

He is not limited to a specific area. He is not trying to sell quota. He is free to go where we can find the best hunting and also be cost aware.
If a problem or concern arises he can merely walk in the door of whomever we are dealing with and make a plan.

He is acting as my ergo agent, with the difference being he has actually hunted these areas and is often friends with the concession holders.

Rich is an excellent hard working PH with extensive experience with elephants and cats. At this point we have gotten to be quite good friends.

If you have done a decent amount of hunting, the freelance PH approach may work for you. There are many great agents on here that I like and respect and will use for other things but for Africa, Rich is my guy. He offers hunts in Zimbabwe, Zambia and Mozambique as well as others so I am covered until my knees give out. Might be something to consider. I know some other folks that hunt this way with "their" guy so I am not the only one.

Jeff

Jeff, how did you like Sengwa Research? That may be my most favorite place I have ever hunted.

Outstanding Mr. Jines. I will be making a seperate post on that subject.

Glad to hear that you had a good trip. Look forward to hearing more.

Rich is a first rate guy and an excellent PH,my wife and I hunted with him in Dande. You really can't go wrong with him.

+2 on Rich. Great guy and hardworking PH!

Any other PH's that are known to freelance?

Last I heard Blake Wilhelmeni of CMS was doing a little freelancing. Fine PH.

We have used Martinus Naude as a freelance on several Zimbabwe safaris. I trust him completely and he is now a close friend.
My wife always accompanied me and he made sure we were comfortable, safe and successful.

Rich is the man!

Jeff,
I do the exact same thing with Nigel Theisen.

Further to my point...there was an accidental billing error by Mokore for my trophies. Rich and me are both copied. He contacts me goes to Mokore and I am waiting for a corrected invoive. Never lifted a finger. service.

Jeff

IMO too

Morten

Freelance?? Is that a pussy way of saying that he has his own company?

quote:

Originally posted by shootaway:
Freelance?? Is that a pussy way of saying that he has his own company?

George...that's uncalled for...
It's not a "Pussy" way of saying anything.
It's a way of saying that you are independent of the various operators..
It's a way of saying..depending on what you are wanting to hunt and do, I have access to many of the best areas to hunt...not just the exclusive areas of the Operator one is tied to...
It's a way of also even choosing perhaps who you want to hunt with...like, for example, say some known Asshole wants to do a hunt and you know said person by reputation...you can simply say no thank you..I'd rather not hunt with you and share a cAmp..whereas..an operator may take said persons money and stick some poor bastard PH in charge of this potentially miserable hunt and they have no choice.
See the difference?

quote:

Originally posted by Poyntman:

quote:

Originally posted by shootaway:
Freelance?? Is that a pussy way of saying that he has his own company?

George...that's uncalled for...
It's not a "Pussy" way of saying anything.
It's a way of saying that you are independent of the various operators..
It's a way of saying..depending on what you are wanting to hunt and do, I have access to many of the best areas to hunt...not just the exclusive areas of the Operator one is tied to...
It's a way of also even choosing perhaps who you want to hunt with...like, for example, say some known Asshole wants to do a hunt and you know said person by reputation...you can simply say no thank you..I'd rather not hunt with you and share a cAmp..whereas..an operator may take said persons money and stick some poor bastard PH in charge of this potentially miserable hunt and they have no choice.
See the difference?

I don't think you understood.It is my understanding that Richard now works for himself and not for another outfitter and his clients are his.So he is not a freelance-the way I understand it.I look forward to hunting with him again.The original post is a pussy like comment.

quote:

Originally posted by shootaway:

quote:

Originally posted by Poyntman:

quote:

Originally posted by shootaway:
Freelance?? Is that a pussy way of saying that he has his own company?

George...that's uncalled for...
It's not a "Pussy" way of saying anything.
It's a way of saying that you are independent of the various operators..
It's a way of saying..depending on what you are wanting to hunt and do, I have access to many of the best areas to hunt...not just the exclusive areas of the Operator one is tied to...
It's a way of also even choosing perhaps who you want to hunt with...like, for example, say some known Asshole wants to do a hunt and you know said person by reputation...you can simply say no thank you..I'd rather not hunt with you and share a cAmp..whereas..an operator may take said persons money and stick some poor bastard PH in charge of this potentially miserable hunt and they have no choice.
See the difference?

I don't think you understood.It is my understanding that Richard now works for himself and not for another outfitter.So he is not a freelance-the way I understand it.I look forward to hunting with him again.The original post is a pussy like comment.

George,

Try to behave !

Rich is having is own company working as a freelance. Meaning that he does not lease his own hunting area and he is not tied to one safari operator, but offers his clients different options. Not more complicated than that !

Morten

A freelance is someone who works for different outfitters as a PH for their clients.Richard has his own company period.

And I bet he is just counting the days until he is lucky enough to hunt with you again!

quote:

Originally posted by jdollar:
And I bet he is just counting the days until he is lucky enough to hunt with you again!

Your the one who passed out on their PH and I bet you barely walked 10 steps.
He is lucky you didn't shoot him.

quote:

Originally posted by shootaway:
A freelance is someone who works for different outfitters as a PH for their clients.Richard has his own company period.

Yes, that is true George.....however he may not have technically formed a company to do so as we would here

Is Thiery Lebatt not also a free lance PH? (Apologies for spelling errors of his name)

A free-lancer can be anyone who privately hires out his services to a third party irrespective of the fact that he may or may not be the owner of a company.

By so doing it means his fee will not show in the company books and when it concerns professional hunting, might well be a case of "cash in hand".

quote:

Originally posted by The Norwegian:

quote:

Originally posted by shootaway:

quote:

Originally posted by Poyntman:

quote:

Originally posted by shootaway:
Freelance?? Is that a pussy way of saying that he has his own company?

George...that's uncalled for...
It's not a "Pussy" way of saying anything.
It's a way of saying that you are independent of the various operators..
It's a way of saying..depending on what you are wanting to hunt and do, I have access to many of the best areas to hunt...not just the exclusive areas of the Operator one is tied to...
It's a way of also even choosing perhaps who you want to hunt with...like, for example, say some known Asshole wants to do a hunt and you know said person by reputation...you can simply say no thank you..I'd rather not hunt with you and share a cAmp..whereas..an operator may take said persons money and stick some poor bastard PH in charge of this potentially miserable hunt and they have no choice.
See the difference?

I don't think you understood.It is my understanding that Richard now works for himself and not for another outfitter.So he is not a freelance-the way I understand it.I look forward to hunting with him again.The original post is a pussy like comment.

George,

Try to behave !

Rich is having is own company working as a freelance. Meaning that he does not lease his own hunting area and he is not tied to one safari operator, but offers his clients different options. Not more complicated than that !

Morten

I don't know what and how he goes about his operations only he knows that.What I do know is this you moron-he has his own company.

Shootaway, why do you always have to be a dick towards others?

It seems like on nearly any thread you post, the thread goes South due to you being a douche nozzle. Why do you feel compelled to always be this way?

quote:

Originally posted by DLS:
Shootaway, why do you always have to be a dick towards others?

It seems like on nearly any thread you post, the thread goes South due to you being a douche nozzle. Why do you feel compelled to always be this way?

Says who-
a fat pig who can't walk to hunt, has to shoot animals that are almost captive in a zoo and who stalks my posts on AR to harass?

Is shooting a buffalo cow, a "pussy way" to end a trophy buffalo hunt??

quote:

Originally posted by Texas Blue Devil:
Is shooting a buffalo cow, a "pussy way" to end a trophy buffalo hunt??

Judging from one of your previous posts like the one below,I think you might never have hunted DG or even own a DG rifle.One thing is for sure is that you have stalked my posts and like to harass me.When you come out from hiding behind your mommys skirt maybe then you stand a chance of saying something that someone interesting will listen to.

posted by Texas Blue Devil

"First off, this is my first post. I think this is a great website with an incredible amount of knowledge on hunting.

I am currently planning a 14 day plainsgame hunt in Namibia for 2010 for me, my father and my two boys. This will be our first trip to Africa. It has been pretty difficult deciding on an outfitter. After meeting many with many outfits at the shows, I have it narrowed down to,
Reveille Hunting Ranch
Getaway Kalahari Safaris
African Twilight Safaris

Has anyone hunted with these hunting operations?
I'd really like a place that is kid friendly. I want to book enough time, so we don't feel rushed on the hunt. We would like to collect the normal stuff like... Kudu, Oryx, warthog. We don't need to shoot everything. I plan to go back.

Would hunting with two different operator on the same trip be more trouble that its worth??

I would appreciate any input that you can give.
Thanks!!

Go Duke"

I have hunted with Johan Du Preez, http://www.inyalasafaris.co.za who "freelances" as discribed in original post.
Hunted RSA and Mozambique. We went to various properties, going to where the animals we wanted were located.

M

I'm just guessing that George "Shootaway" is bipolar and is off his meds this week.

quote:

Originally posted by RCG:
I'm just guessing that George "Shootaway" is bipolar and is off his meds this week.

This from a Mr Hater. I am sure any PH would like to have you as a client-what a joke.

posted by RCG

"You are right. The truth does surface. You are Saeed's pet monkey. Go fling some more poo Monkey Boy. You and that gibbering idiot Hubel have turned more people away from that Ukraine cesspool you now call home. What a sad, solitary life you must lead. Your claim to fame is being an attention whore on a hunting website. Carry on Froggy!"

I disagree with Shootaway completely, a free lancer is a man with a pole on horseback who knocks other men off horses as targets of opportunity and hadn't been sent to prison for it yet.

Don't mean to hijack thread but I need some technical help. Isn't there some way to block posts from shoot away so I wouldn't see them. How do you do that?

quote:

Originally posted by els:
Don't mean to hijack thread but I need some technical help. Isn't there some way to block posts from shoot away so I wouldn't see them. How do you do that?

It seems to me you've decided to do just the opposite.Instead of minding your own fucking business you found an opportunity to practice what you are all about-shitting on and harassing the whole world.
Here is a post showing how stupid you are.You can't figure out for yourself how much a lion hunt would cost.

posted by els

"If you totaled plane fare, shuttle flights, tips etc. That is the total hunt cost what would average lion hunt cost? If you were going to save up for a lion hunt how much would you have to have in hand before you were ready for your hunt?"

quote:

Originally posted by els:
Don't mean to hijack thread but I need some technical help. Isn't there some way to block posts from shoot away so I wouldn't see them. How do you do that?

It's easy. Click on his name in the upper left corner of any of his posts. A drop down menu appears. One of the options there is add to ignore list. Click on it and he disappears.

Thanks for the information. I will block this asshole from any other threads I read.

THANK YOU JDOLLAR!!!!!
It worked

You are welcome. I consider it a service to the members.

quote:

Originally posted by shootaway:

quote:

Originally posted by Texas Blue Devil:
Is shooting a buffalo cow, a "pussy way" to end a trophy buffalo hunt??

Judging from one of your previous posts like the one below,I think you might never have hunted DG or even own a DG rifle.One thing is for sure is that you have stalked my posts and like to harass me.When you come out from hiding behind your mommys skirt maybe then you stand a chance of saying something that someone interesting will listen to.

posted by Texas Blue Devil

"First off, this is my first post. I think this is a great website with an incredible amount of knowledge on hunting.

I am currently planning a 14 day plainsgame hunt in Namibia for 2010 for me, my father and my two boys. This will be our first trip to Africa. It has been pretty difficult deciding on an outfitter. After meeting many with many outfits at the shows, I have it narrowed down to,
Reveille Hunting Ranch
Getaway Kalahari Safaris
African Twilight Safaris

Has anyone hunted with these hunting operations?
I'd really like a place that is kid friendly. I want to book enough time, so we don't feel rushed on the hunt. We would like to collect the normal stuff like... Kudu, Oryx, warthog. We don't need to shoot everything. I plan to go back.

Would hunting with two different operator on the same trip be more trouble that its worth??

I would appreciate any input that you can give.
Thanks!!

Go Duke"

Talk about stalking, you worked really hard tracking down my first post back in 2009. Since then I have made 8 trips to Africa. I've taken 5 elephants and several more buffalo. All of my elephants and buffalo were bulls, and every time I shot the intended animal. No accidental cows. And like most people, I am welcome back to hunt with all the outfitters.

I do want to thank you for that buffalo cow video. That was one of the funniest things I've seen on the internet.

George you are just a toxic douchebag troll.