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You know, if you could hunt with any legend from the past or present, which would it be?

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John"PONDORO"Taylor,or if he was otherwise engaged on a poaching raid I would request the company of another famous poacher Walter"KARAMOJO"Bell.
 
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Selous or Bell....

Or Bill Stewart...
 
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Frederick Russell Burnham who was an Arizona pioneer scout and was a Zimbabwe pioneer scout.Have visited his grave site at Three Rivers,Ca and Rhodes at Matopos in Zimbabwe and find them both inspiring. While not particularly known as hunters they are both responsible for the Zimbabwe we know today.


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Selous.


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Walter.....


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roosevelt or sutherland
 
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Okay, I'll go out on a limb here.

Peter Capstick

Okay, I know a bunch of monitors and keyboards just got sprayed with adult beverages but let me make my case. His books captivated me. Yes, he probably couldn't tote an ammo bag for Bell or Selous but his writing style created a legend. Back when I was dreaming of Africa his stuff was more contemporary (even if fiction).

He planted the African bug in me.
 
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I have 4 from three separate continets...

Selous & Hunter...Jim Corbett...Shasa Siemel



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Peter Capstick


No limb there, at least not for me. Capstick was an excellent writer, and an accomplished hunter. He inspired many to take a good look at Africa and other hunting locations. I wish I had been able to meet him before he passed, thank him for a job well done, and shake his hand. salute


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Selby, Aagraard, Capstick, and my Mom. All of them have inspired me , in one way or another to make the leap and go to Africa. Selby, Aagaard, and Capstick were and are in their own right the paradigm for "gentlemen" who knew rheir way around (differently, of course); my Mother piqued my interest (albeit to her chagrin) on even considering Africa; I will tell you without the tutelage, encouragement, and freedom to explore, I would not be doing or going where I am today.

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I would have to agree with others and say Selous. My second choice would be Teddy R.

If we are talking about the living, how about Craig Boddington? I wish I had the cash to bid on the SCI hunt this year with Craig and all the goodies. That would be a dream trip. Check it out in the SCI journal.

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I keep thinking about Wally Johnson, the last white ivory hunter.
 
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John Sharp, and if it could get any better - him as the PH with Wilbur Smith along on the hunt


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It's a toss up between Ionides and Teddy Roosevelt.


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Peter Capstick- after all, I am a PH myself, so would not need his "hunting skills", but I think he would be a blast around the campfire at night, and that is as important to me as the hunting.


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Selous & TR, - spot and stalk from a bench mounted on the cowcatcher of the lunatic express.
 
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I would like to hunt with Selous or Blixen.
 
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My Choice?...............Teddy Roosevelt

A hunt with him(and his son)would be "Bully"

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Natascha Illum Berg...

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Hunter, Blixen, Taylor would all be great. Can't think of a bigger bore to hang around with than Roosevelt.
 
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RAY .... JUDGE.G (WALTER & SAEED)

Then to (cap it off) and add some sense of normality I would throw in {Craig Boddington} as the GUIDE

I believe with that QUORUM of professionals it would be one of the most productive, commical, and knowledgible hunting ssfaris one could ever wish for.

Can you imagine the camp fire stories (-:

CHEERS ... Peter
 
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On second thought, how about Wally Johnson, Walter and Cindy G.? (What a threesome!)
 
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How about Bror Blixen, Bunny Allen and Cindy G all on the same hunt. Would bullets fly?! ....


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Harry Selby! On of the nicest men i ever met!

If I could choose two; Harry Selby and his older cousin late Ken Randall, known as Africa's crayziest man! don't know if I would survive their pracical jokes however..




 
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Today's Legend,in Africa is to me Robin Hurt, and the legend, of old, is Taylor and Selous. In India Corbett was the MAN! thumb


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the slave working for tiboo tibb,then i could of killed the largest ivory on record
 
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I am afraid Teddy would need to get in shape before I would want to hunt with him.
 
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