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Originally posted by Msichana:
Paul,

If you are interested in dangerous game, we represent an outfitter in the Caprivi Strip that has a very nice tented camp.

We are currently in the process of getting all of the information together for our website, but I am more than happy to tell you all of the details and send over pictures if you'd like.

-Shannon
The T. Jeffrey Safari Co.

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Originally posted by TWL:
Ladies and Gentlemen:

I am not trying to hijack this thread, but I'd like to offer a view I think is relevant to this discussion, especially as it relates to plains game hunts on private properties throughout Southern Africa, regardless of country.

I have found over the course of several safaris and much research that there are many, many "outfitters" and "PH" types who do not personally own or have any financial interests in properties upon which they hunt, other than season-to-season leases held in concert with the landowner of record. Several well known names come to mind; names touted frequently on these forums.

These guys spend the off season "door knocking" hunting properties, negotiating leases, building camps and/or renting existing camps--and staff--and then begin the process of marketing and selling hunts. Certainly there is much more to the process than that, but I think my point is made.

I have no problem with any of that. I understand it's one of the tenants of the African hunting industry today. I am a free market guy, and I have hunted on properties that operate under the foregong conditons.

I have also hunted on properties where the "outfitter" and "PH" was also the landowner, game owner, and ultimate authority on all matters pertaining to the hunting operation. As many of you know, these types of operations are frequently family-run, sometimes generations old. These men and women personally manage their game, maintain a permanent staff, own and maintain their equipment and all the infrastructure. Their investment, and their effort, are as personal as it gets. And so is their committment to whether or not I have a positive experience and successful safari.

When I begin the process of choosing a plains game private property type safari, I'm looking for a personally run, "in-it-for-the-long-run", "this-is-my-family's-future" type of outfit.

Spending time with the men and women who have shaped the modern day landscape of Southern Africa, hearing their stories and meeting their families, are as much a part of my safari experience as anything else.

We're all in this for different reasons. This is just my two cents. As others have said, your mileage may vary.

Best......TWL