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Thought you might enjoy this John Sharp promo video which has some great action sequences. The quality is much better than the usual youtube stuff. HuntersTV | ||
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I know this guy has a great reputation but does anyone besides me find the Tarzan look a bit much? DC300 | |||
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I really enjoyed that! Thank you  | |||
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That was a pleasant change... Thank you.  Member NRA, SCI- Life #358 28+ years now! DRSS, double owner-shooter since 1983, O/U .30-06 Browning Continental set. | |||
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That look is his trade mark. I can remember seeing photos as a young boy of John Sharp dressed like that. Thank you for sharing I really enjoyed it. Would be interesting to hear the story off the guy that got run over by the Cape Buff. Gerhard FFF Safaris Capture Your African Moments Hunting Outfitter (MP&LP) Proffesional Hunter (MP&LP) History guide Wildlife Photographer www.fffsafaris.co.za | |||
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He does have the George Adamson look down pretty well. Pretty good video. ______________________ Age and Treachery Will Always Overcome Youth and Skill | |||
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He's his own persona and that's his trademark in a very competitive business and he is good. Hunted with him twice and soon a third time. In fact, I'm in that video about halfway through hunting my buffalo. jorgeUSN (ret) DRSS Verney-Carron 450NE Cogswell & Harrison 375 Fl NE Sabatti Big Five 375 FL Magnum NE DSC Life Member NRA Life Member | |||
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I couldn't give a toss what my PH looks like - as long as he does a great job. I was privileged to spend some time with John on a booth at Houston SC this January and it really was a great pleasure. John is a gentleman and I can see why he has so many happy repeat clients... A day spent in the bush is a day added to your life Hunt Australia - Website Hunt Australia - Facebook Hunt Australia - TV | |||
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Interesting video. I don't know whether the cameraman was always in the direct line with the hunter, but it appeared that there a lot of shots taken at buffalo at less than ideal angles. No wonder so many took off like scalded cats. In that slow motion shot of the kudu you could see the bullet in flight. Some good shots on elephants and some bad ones. Pretty good video of Sharp but the shoot, shoot, shoot stuff at the beginning and end was a bit much. ------------------------------- Will Stewart / Once you've been amongst them, there is no such thing as too much gun. --------------------------------------- and, God Bless John Wayne. NRA Benefactor Member, GOA, N.A.G.R. _________________________ "Elephant and Elephant Guns" $99 shipped “Hunting Africa's Dangerous Game" $20 shipped. red.dirt.elephant@gmail.com _________________________ Hoping to wind up where elephant hunters go. | |||
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What do you do when a buffalo rams you like that stay down or do you get up "Buy land they have stopped making it"- Mark Twain | |||
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Lots of interesting footage. One thing I noted was how most of the hunters dropped their rifles down to chamber another round. One of the elephant shots (a frontal) was quite awesome. One in particular wasn't so good. The group was quite close up and took a lot of time to aim and then missed the brain. Many nice buffalo bulls, nice to see them. The only thing I would have done different with the production was better music. I dislike hard rock music paired with hunting, I think it makes our sport look cheap and gives no respect to the game animals at all. ~Ann   | |||
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x2!! I expected a nice African rythymn. Also who is the unfortunate soul getting charged by the Capebuffalo. Looked PAINFUL!! | |||
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Sorry, I forgot to add, I enjoyed it immensely! Thank you for sharing it. There was some good shots there. | |||
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Great video. Thanks for posting. I believe I saw one guy take a buff with an unaltered Enfield No.4 Mk 1. Bit of nostalgia maybe? 30+ years experience tells me that perfection hit at .264. Others are adequate but anything before or after is wishful thinking. | |||
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Who is the poor guy that gets hammered by the buffalo? Does anyone know the story? | |||
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I guess that proves you can kill a buff with an inadequate cartridge if you shoot it enough times. ------------------------------- Will Stewart / Once you've been amongst them, there is no such thing as too much gun. --------------------------------------- and, God Bless John Wayne. NRA Benefactor Member, GOA, N.A.G.R. _________________________ "Elephant and Elephant Guns" $99 shipped “Hunting Africa's Dangerous Game" $20 shipped. red.dirt.elephant@gmail.com _________________________ Hoping to wind up where elephant hunters go. | |||
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First time I saw this video was a month ago as I will hunt with John and his videographer in June 2009. John said the unfortunate soul in the buff charge episode was alive and well and back to hunting about two weeks after the shot was taken. | |||
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Great Video, thanks for posting the link.
Poor guy  Cheers, André Always always use enough... GUN & KNIFE | |||
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I would jump at a chance to hunt with John Sharp. One question, wouldn't a buff in Zim (I assume) with a .303 be illegal?
I agree, they might be good videographers but that cheap, redneck-rock-nascareasque-Ted-nugent-wet-dream-adolescent-college-jock shit is lame....very very lame. The first and last 3 minutes were shit | |||
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Great video! But like many others I could do without the ???MUSIC???. | |||
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Awesome video. Many thanks for the link. As for the music, must be a generational thing, I loved the music. Nothing like some rock and roll and african hunting to get the heart pumping. He seems to be a man who loves what he does and enjoys life. More power to him. The danger of civilization, of course, is that you will piss away your life on nonsense | |||
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Thanks for the clip, it was very informative! I have a film of Sharp with some of that footage in it, but I can't remember which film it is, and I've got thousands of hours of African hunting footage! There is no question John Sharp is a very good PH, and I'd hunt with him any time. His seemingly Juvenile persona is a little out of place for a man in his 50s,seems a little narcissistic to me, a trait I do not like in people, but that doesn't take away from his ability as a PH, safari opperator, pilot, or his back-up shooting ability, and choice of rifles! That, in the end, is what we pay for on safari. I've never heard anyone, who has hunted with John, say he was incompetant, or that they didn't get their money's worth! Quite the opposite, in fact!
I didn't particularly like the music in the film clip, but I was so interested in the animals, and the shot placements on them that I really didn't notice the music, till I read some comments posted here! The quote above, however, is what is lame....very, very lame, and a snobbish comment that was UNCALLED FOR, IMO!  Never the less, opinions very, and all are intitled to their own!  ....Mac >>>===(x)===> MacD37, ...and DUGABOY1 DRSS Charter member "If I die today, I've had a life well spent, for I've been to see the Elephant, and smelled the smoke of Africa!"~ME 1982 Hands of Old Elmer Keith  | |||
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Will, You got that right.....was almost embarassing to watch! DRSS & Bolt Action Trash | |||
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+1 more... Antlers Double Rifle Shooters Society Heym 450/400 3" | |||
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I just finished watching it for a second time... Two things stand out: 1) John should wear his shirt/vest all the time  2) There are some good/great shots and then it seems to me that there are lots and lots of poorly placed shots. DRSS & Bolt Action Trash | |||
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Make that +2 | |||
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DC300, If you screw with John Sharp, you better be Jane!! He and Tarzan have a whole lot in common!Ray Atkinson Atkinson Hunting Adventures 10 Ward Lane, Filer, Idaho, 83328 208-731-4120 rayatkinsonhunting@gmail.com | |||
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It is so obvious that all the negative comments come from those that don't know nor have hunted with John Sharp. I am lucky enough to have been hunting with several times and he is in every way "the gentle giant". Never a more positive person and if something goes wrong you couldn't have a better PH by your side. As for his attire he's just an old hippie that happens to be best PH in the business. Here's feeling sorry for all you critics that don't even know the man. | |||
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Too much for me. Bunch of very odd shot angles as well... | |||
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What I got out of watching him is: That is my idea of Hunting Africa! He doesn't "Mark Sullivan" and start blasting. He just looks like he's having fun watching. Even after a poor placed shot on the elephant, in close proximity, he directs the hunter on the follow up shots! Incredible confidence! | |||
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I would love to hunt with John someday. The hippie comment is pretty much my perspective with no disrespect intended. It's just his personal style, which I much prefer to having a PH who is overweight. Some earlier photos of him demonstrate excellent physical conditioning by anyone's standards. I have no doubt he could walk us all into the ground and he has won a lot of professional awards. What's not to like? From what I can tell, he has a lot of respect from the other Zim PH's as well and those guys are a tough crowd. _______________________________  | |||
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I think the comments about John's appearance and the video's music say much more about the commentators than the subjects. JMO. Dave "What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives every thing its value." -Thomas Paine, "American Crisis" | |||
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The rant by this Kayaker dude was over the top. I'm sure if I was looking for something about SA life to not like things could be found, but the diatribe about many things American was disappointing. What else about our way of life do you not like ? Maybe we can change. | |||
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I'd also prefer no rock music. Another vid clip shown is the Coenraad Vermaak firm's. IT is associated with www.griffinhowe.com by the way. I hear C.V. runs an operation that stacks up to any! Jack OH GOD! {Seriously, we need the help.} | |||
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When I go to the link, I onlu get Coenraad Vermaak - no John Sharp. Does anyone know how to get back to John Sharp? By the way, in the Bulawayo airport last year, he was wearing a shirt. ............................................. | |||
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I don't see a way, looks like no archives available, only the current [paid?] clip. I was waiting until today to watch Sharp's clip too!  HuntersNetworks is looking to be a simplified "Facebook" for the hunting community. Unlike AR, it is a for-profit site. | |||
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That's a pity Bill. It was an interesting clip whether you liked the music or not. _______________________________ | |||
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John Sharp video satrts after Coenraad Vermaak has finished. Both videos are great. "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few." Sir Winston Churchill | |||
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Hey thanks TP - and Almost below! | |||
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When the window opens click the arrow in the center of the screen. Then in the lower right hand corner you'll see some icons. Click the "TV" (with rabbit ears). That will open a window with the list of available promo's. Dave "What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives every thing its value." -Thomas Paine, "American Crisis" | |||
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