Mayo Oldiri

On the plains of hesitation lie the bleached bones of ten thousand, who on the dawn of victory lay down their weary heads resting, and there resting, died.

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with Kings - nor lose the common touch...
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son!
- Rudyard Kipling

Life grows grim without senseless indulgence.

18 December 2018, 22:44

jcorry

May I ask - did you drive or fly from doula?

19 December 2018, 00:30

bwanamrm

I flew... we made the trip a month or two before the charter was shut down.

19 December 2018, 15:27

Caracal

You can't go wrong Guav Johnson. Great guy, extremely experienced.

There are other areas that could be good for that combo too. Pm me if you want.

19 December 2018, 20:14

fulvio

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There are other areas that could be good for that combo too. Pm me if you want.

Not cricket old boy.

19 December 2018, 20:22

Caracal

quote:
Originally posted by fulvio:
quote:
There are other areas that could be good for that combo too. Pm me if you want.

Not cricket old boy.

What's unfair about that? There are few good and many bad areas and in Cameroon for bongo/elephant!? I don't think that's a secret. Even Mayo has several and you should know to which you go. But I am happy to delete my offer to share knowledge about some areas.

19 December 2018, 20:36

MJines

While bongo is a relatively straightforward proposition forest elephant is another matter. I hunted forest elephant out of Lognia and Coveref with Herve.

The forest elephant have been pushed and poached so significantly that at any hint of humans, the elephant are off and gone. We would find tracks and the tracks would cross an area where pygmies had been several days ago . . . even though the elephant were encountering scent that was several days old, they would immediately run like the clappers. When elephant are encountered they almost immediately charge if they sense human presence.

Be prepared for lots of hard walking with limited encounters with elephant. If I had to do it all over again, I think I would probably have arranged to hunt with Guav since I suspect he has a bit more elephant hunting experience than Herve.

Don't get me wrong, a hunt in the rain forest is a wonderful experience. You will likely see and hear gorillas, chimps, hunting with the pygmies is interesting. If you enjoy a physical hunt, the combination of the heat, humidity, damp ground, thick bush, sweat bees, snakes, etc. make it a hunt you complete with a real sense of accomplishment.

19 December 2018, 20:59

Saeed

quote:
Originally posted by fulvio:
quote:
There are other areas that could be good for that combo too. Pm me if you want.

Not cricket old boy.

Nothing wrong with offering other options.

The client can decide for himself if the other options are more to his liking.

20 December 2018, 07:09

fulvio

What is not cricket about it is that you should have sent him a PM and not openly proposed an alternative option of the hunt on a public forum and thread.

In the hunting (outfitting) world jumping on the bandwagon is an unethical attempt at poaching someone else's client and in this case the man is asking for camp/area references related to a specific outfitter who he has also named.

It's just not done - there has always been a degree of fair play conducted between outfitters and the unspoken rule is that you don't approach another outfitter's client - also known as an "unsolicited introduction" which on this site has in the past been met with vehement responses.

On the other hand it is fair play if that same client abandons ship and approaches you and it might have been wiser to offer a Cameroon hunt on the appropriate forum: "Outfitters - Offered & Discounted Hunts" with a hope to lure him or others.

To each his own.

20 December 2018, 08:33

Thierry Labat

quote:
Originally posted by fulvio:
What is not cricket about it is that you should have sent him a PM and not openly proposed an alternative option of the hunt on a public forum and thread.

In the hunting (outfitting) world jumping on the bandwagon is an unethical attempt at poaching someone else's client and in this case the man is asking for camp/area references related to a specific outfitter who he has also named.

It's just not done - there has always been a degree of fair play conducted between outfitters and the unspoken rule is that you don't approach another outfitter's client - also known as an "unsolicited introduction" which on this site has in the past been met with vehement responses.

On the other hand it is fair play if that same client abandons ship and approaches you and it might have been wiser to offer a Cameroon hunt on the appropriate forum: "Outfitters - Offered & Discounted Hunts" with a hope to lure him or others.

To each his own.

Well said!

20 December 2018, 08:47

gunslinger55

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limited

Sounds like a great hunt hope to do it someday

20 December 2018, 10:39

Fjold

quote:
Originally posted by MJines:
While bongo is a relatively straightforward proposition forest elephant is another matter. I hunted forest elephant out of Lognia and Coveref with Herve.

The forest elephant have been pushed and poached so significantly that at any hint of humans, the elephant are off and gone. We would find tracks and the tracks would cross an area where pygmies had been several days ago . . . even though the elephant were encountering scent that was several days old, they would immediately run like the clappers. When elephant are encountered they almost immediately charge if they sense human presence.

Be prepared for lots of hard walking with limited encounters with elephant. If I had to do it all over again, I think I would probably have arranged to hunt with Guav since I suspect he has a bit more elephant hunting experience than Herve.

Don't get me wrong, a hunt in the rain forest is a wonderful experience. You will likely see and hear gorillas, chimps, hunting with the pygmies is interesting. If you enjoy a physical hunt, the combination of the heat, humidity, damp ground, thick bush, sweat bees, snakes, etc. make it a hunt you complete with a real sense of accomplishment.

Mike, you make it sound like so much fun.

20 December 2018, 15:26

Caracal

@fulvio
Fair points and I agree.
However I do guide in the north of Cameroon, where there are no bongos. The outfitter I work for has an area for Bongo; which i don't sell nor advertise. Also this area has no forest elephant and cannot offer them.

Anyway, apologies if I offended someone.

20 December 2018, 21:38

jcorry

Thanks All for your comments. Much appreciated.
TBH I’m looking for something that probably doesn’t exist...A crack at a big old bongo, not a young bull you often see in the various promo pics, a chance at a forest elephant and whatever comes in between (buff, Sitatunga etc). I’m prepared to spend the time, and money, but want a f*^@ing good PH, who is good fun to hang around with. A new area, or somewhere not been pressured, would be my preference.
Northern operations ???

20 December 2018, 22:22

fairgame

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Originally posted by jcorry:
Thanks All for your comments. Much appreciated.
TBH I’m looking for something that probably doesn’t exist...A crack at a big old bongo, not a young bull you often see in the various promo pics, a chance at a forest elephant and whatever comes in between (buff, Sitatunga etc). I’m prepared to spend the time, and money, but want a f*^@ing good PH, who is good fun to hang around with. A new area, or somewhere not been pressured, would be my preference.
Northern operations ???

My advice is be wary of the operator who offers you all your wishes. You have too many priorities here and rather concentrate on one.

20 December 2018, 22:25

jcorry

Understood, thanks Fairgame

26 December 2018, 17:49

Chetroy1

Good luck in Cameroon
I’ve hunted with Mayo Oldiri three times. They have a great company with fine professional hunters and good territories. I have hunted with Guav Johnson twice and I think you can’t do much better. I also like Guy Le Bohac. One advantage of Mayo has is the large number of territories they have. So you can move if things aren’t working out you can move. Bonne chance