FROM THE HUNTING REPORT

And finally, remember Zahir
Mulla of Usangu Safaris in Tanzania? I
reported on a string of problems with
that operation that finally culminated
in a shutdown when the company’s
concession, Usangu Flats, was absorbed
into the Ruaha National Park. Dozens
of hunters from 2007 and other hunting
seasons never received their trophies
from Usangu, because the company
never paid the government trophy fees.
What occasions this re-mention
of Usangu’s melt down is news that
Zahir Mulla has re-emerged with a
new operation called EuroAfro (info@
euroafrogroup.com) and has secured
two concessions: Kimisi Game Reserve
in western Tanzania and Liparamba
Game Reserve in the far south. Mulla
plans to operate safaris in these hunting
blocks and told me that he will use the
profits from those safaris to make his
past clients whole. He says he will pay
the outstanding fees to get trophies
released and is working with the
government to provide replacement
hunts for any client whose trophies
were damaged during storage. In fact,
he says he has successfully reduced the
balance of fees owed from $200,000 in
December 2007 to $87,000, and is bent
on clearing his name.
At least one Hunting Report
subscriber who contacted me was
eager to see Mulla make a go of it,
and I’ve heard that Mulla has gotten
several clients’ trophies released and
in shipment. Because of an abrupt split
with his booking agent, who handled
all his bookings from 2006 on, Mulla
says he is missing information on
some clients. If you are among those
clients who never got their trophies
or whose 2008 hunt never took place,
you may want to contact Mulla to work
something out.
As for his hunting areas, they were
blocks leftover in the allocation process.
Kimisi borders Rwanda in the west and
Burigi Game Reserve in the east. Mulla
says the species there include buffalo,
elephant, lion, leopard, eland, sitatunga,
roan, topi, crocodile, hippo and zebra.
The Liparamba Game Reserve borders
Mozambique on the south and the
Ruvuma River on the east. Key species
are buffalo, elephant, lion, leopard,
eland, sable and greater kudu.
I am not making any recommendations on hunting with Mulla, but I am
passing on news of his efforts. Anyone
working with Mulla to get their trophies released or to get a replacement
hunt is encouraged to file a report on their experience.

There are a lot of posts about Usangu related issues, and no one is disputing that. That information is public in a lot of forums.

At issue here is how to remedy past clients who were affected with circumstances surrounding Usangu.

So, if someone is interested, we will be happy to work for a solution.

What is being posted here is nothing new. In Fact the Hunting Report did mention that was part of the allocation in the review process.

If you are an affected client from Usangu and is willing to contact us for a solution, we will be glad to find a workable solution.

The Usangu issue is well know in the hunting community. The Ministry of Natural Resources is well aware of the issues.

We are here to make things right for those who are willing.

Zahir,
Care to sshare why you were deported from the US?


?...and why you walked up to the booth of another operator at dsc (before you were banned) and threatened them?

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Originally posted by Bwana Bunduki:

EXCELLENT!!!!

Please tell me wher to send my routing numbers and bank information. I am prepared to receive my $40,000USD.

Jeff

Please email us the payment confirmation to TAWICO, and will continue communication via email. You may provide us your phone number via email, and one of our representative will be happy to call you.

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Originally posted by Bwanamich:

?...and why you walked up to the booth of another operator at dsc (before you were banned) and threatened them?

The part about walking to another operator at DSC is probably you are confusing the incident. Zahir is not aware of that particular incident.

No I think we will do this right here on this forum. My receipt paid in full from TAWICO. I had to put up a seperate deposit because Zahir was nonresponive to TAWICO when they asked for the transfer. BTW this is not a court case. You fucked me. Pay up Zahir.

This was paid in full when I left country. Nowhere is there any notation of Usangu or Zahir Mulla forwarding deposits. In fact not the dates and now go back and look at the dates of the email from Zahir where he promised to return my deposit.

Any more questions?

Jeff

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Originally posted by Bwana Bunduki:
No I think we will do this right here on this forum. My receipt paid in full from TAWICO. I had to put up a seperate deposit because Zahir was nonresponive to TAWICO when they asked for the transfer. BTW this is not a court case. You fucked me. Pay up Zahir.

This was paid in full when I left country. Nowhere is there any notation of Usangu or Zahir Mulla forwarding deposits. In fact not the dates and now go back and look at the dates of the email from Zahir where he promised to return my deposit.

Any more questions?

Jeff

Please email us this document for our review.

Why? It is there for the whole world to review.

I am sure a former math major such as Zahir can cipher simple arithmatic. Don't worry confirmation is coming from TWAICO in written form as well.

Jeff

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Originally posted by Bwana Bunduki:
Why? It is there for the whole world to review.

I am sure a former math major such as Zahir can cipher simple arithmatic. Don't worry confirmation is coming from TWAICO in written form as well.

Jeff

We will wait for that information, and we will contact you for a way forward after verification.

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Originally posted by EuroAfroGroup:

quote:

Originally posted by Bwana Bunduki:
Why? It is there for the whole world to review.

I am sure a former math major such as Zahir can cipher simple arithmatic. Don't worry confirmation is coming from TWAICO in written form as well.

Jeff

We will wait for that information, and we will contact you for a way forward after verification.

I am certainly not holdiong my breath. To bad this isn't a court proceeding. You have been buried. I even have more fun stuff to post. Being a bit of a business man myself, this is where you shut the Hell up and write the check. That won't happen either.

2300 views. Outstanding.

I believe from the very beginning of this forum we did acknowledge that there were clients affected with the Usangu situation.

We never stated otherwise. We also continued to state that we are willing to find solutions for a way forward.

We continued to state that clients who have been affected can contact us to find a workable resolution.

Zahir,

Please stop with all your Bullshit and lies. If you want to try to get back on track then start wiring some money. One more thing, could you roll over in bed and give Bill Fronterhouse a kiss and tell him I said hi.

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Originally posted by EuroAfroGroup:
I believe from the very beginning of this forum we did acknowledge that there were clients affected with the Usangu situation.

We never stated otherwise. We also continued to state that we are willing to find solutions for a way forward.

We continued to state that clients who have been affected can contact us to find a workable resolution.

You have been contacted, documented and verified. The only solution is cash.

$40,000USD

Jeff

A wire transfer to Jeff seems like a pretty good start on a way forward .

quote:

Originally posted by EuroAfroGroup:
I believe from the very beginning of this forum we did acknowledge that there were clients affected with the Usangu situation.

We never stated otherwise. We also continued to state that we are willing to find solutions for a way forward.

We continued to state that clients who have been affected can contact us to find a workable resolution.

To be honest you have repeatedly stated this and you have put your case across in a gentlemanly manner.

What is exactly your suggested workable resolution?

Mendacity...

Look it up...

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Originally posted by fairgame:

quote:

Originally posted by EuroAfroGroup:
I believe from the very beginning of this forum we did acknowledge that there were clients affected with the Usangu situation.

We never stated otherwise. We also continued to state that we are willing to find solutions for a way forward.

We continued to state that clients who have been affected can contact us to find a workable resolution.

To be honest you have repeatedly stated this and you have put your case across in a gentlemanly manner.

What is exactly your suggested workable resolution?

There were difficult years to overcome with all that took place. Still more challenging times ahead.

We have worked with other affected clients where we honored their contract to come hunt in the new areas, if their hunts did not take place with Usangu.

The other option with clients who had damaged trophies, we offered them to come by covering our cost to host the safari. The government was willing to waive fees if trophies were damaged under their watch. Some clients have opted for this option.

Since there is still a trust issue, we have made contracts where the clients pay directly to the government for government fees, and pay us directly for our fees.

Some clients like those who are posting here are only looking at the situation by their view, and they don't consider any other side or point of view. It is their way or no way.

We are trying to be flexible and find a common ground for those who are willing to make it work.

quote:

Originally posted by Bwana Bunduki:
Mendacity...

Look it up...

/mɛnˈdæs ɪ ti/ Show Spelled [men-das-i-tee] Show IPA. noun, plural men·dac·i· ties for 2. 1. the quality of being mendacious; untruthfulness; tendency to lie. 2.

quote:

Originally posted by samir:
Zahir,

Please stop with all your Bullshit and lies. If you want to try to get back on track then start wiring some money.

We don't have all the information of every client that was affected, and to what extent. If you are an affected client, you can contact us with details.

I am very flexible. I will take cash, wire transfer or cashiers check deliverd by DHL. What side else is there Zahir???? You took my money.

Name one client stupid enough to take a "deal" from you????

Jeff

quote:

Originally posted by EuroAfroGroup:

quote:

Originally posted by fairgame:

quote:

Originally posted by EuroAfroGroup:
I believe from the very beginning of this forum we did acknowledge that there were clients affected with the Usangu situation.

We never stated otherwise. We also continued to state that we are willing to find solutions for a way forward.

We continued to state that clients who have been affected can contact us to find a workable resolution.

To be honest you have repeatedly stated this and you have put your case across in a gentlemanly manner.

What is exactly your suggested workable resolution?

There were difficult years to overcome with all that took place. Still more challenging times ahead.

We have worked with other affected clients where we honored their contract to come hunt in the new areas, if their hunts did not take place with Usangu.

The other option with clients who had damaged trophies, we offered them to come by covering our cost to host the safari. The government was willing to waive fees if trophies were damaged under their watch. Some clients have opted for this option.

Since there is still a trust issue, we have made contracts where the clients pay directly to the government for government fees, and pay us directly for our fees.

Some clients like those who are posting here are only looking at the situation by their view, and they don't consider any side. It is their way or no way.

We are trying to be flexible and find a common ground for those who are willing to make it work.

Thing is mate discounted safaris are not a viable option considering your previous history. I do not understand that you would insinuate offering a safari to the tune of the credit when the simple option is just to pay the chap back?

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Originally posted by Bwana Bunduki:
I am very flexible. I will take cash, wire transfer or cashiers check deliverd by DHL. What side else is there Zahir???? You took my money.

Name one client stupid enough to take a "deal" from you????

Jeff

since you are an affected client, we will view the information you gave, and will get in touch with you with options.

Your situation from the posts took place in 2006. Usangu representative in the US was to handle such communication and situations. We all know how that ended up. We were all affected by it.

I don't believe any client who is an extensive hunter is stupid. However, as I have mentioned mistakes were made.

There are people out there who are willing to give others second chances or even another chance by having faith and understanding.

some people don't get over situations. some people don't move past grudges, egos, and forgiveness. As humans, we make mistakes. As humans, sometime we are put in difficult situations not wholly our fault.

In my opinion, if mistakes were done, events took place beyond someone's control, we can try to correct them withing our capacity.

The company is starting from ground zero. From there we hope to build a good reputation.

WoW, I sure am glad I own a pair of Muck boots... These Euro guys just don't get it...

Stay at them Bwana.


Mike

quote:

Originally posted by fairgame:

Thing is mate discounted safaris are not a viable option considering your previous history. I do not understand that you would insinuate offering a safari to the tune of the credit when the simple option is just to pay the chap back?

Some clients have requested that. We are starting out, we are a small outfit without huge pool of funds. For those who contacted us requesting a refund, we have given them a time frame where a refund could be possible. We have a working capital now is only sufficient to build the outfit. We are given areas that had never been hunted before, therefore, there was no infrastructure in them.

We can only do things to our capacity. Some clients chose to hunt. some chose to wait for a refund based on the time frame we gave.

Total Bullsit. No one has contacted you to hunt. I guess my offer got lost in the mail.

I guess I will have to post proof of that as well

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Originally posted by Bwana Bunduki:
Total Bullsit. No one has contacted you to hunt. I guess my offer got lost in the mail.

I guess I will have to post proof of that as well

We have requested clients to post reports after their hunts this year. I believe by October this year some reports would be out if the clients choose to post them.

quote:

Originally posted by EuroAfroGroup:

quote:

Originally posted by fairgame:

Thing is mate discounted safaris are not a viable option considering your previous history. I do not understand that you would insinuate offering a safari to the tune of the credit when the simple option is just to pay the chap back?

Some clients have requested that. We are starting out, we are a small outfit without huge pool of funds. For those who contacted us requesting a refund, we have given them a time frame where a refund could be possible. We have a working capital now is only sufficient to build the outfit. We are given areas that had never been hunted before, therefore, there was no infrastructure in them.

We can only do things to our capacity. Some clients chose to hunt. some chose to wait for a refund based on the time frame we gave.

I think if you publish the outcome of your hunts here then you will receive some sort of credibility.

When I offered AR a new area in the Kafue my pricing was payable on success.

When hunting ceased here I refunded all deposits with the exception of one client who wanted to hedge his deposit. He will have first refusal on anything I have to offer in the future and believe me when I say he will profit from his safari.

quote:

Originally posted by fairgame:

I think if you publish the outcome of your hunts here then you will receive some sort of credibility.

When I offered AR a new area in the Kafue my pricing was payable on success.

When hunting ceased here I refunded all deposits with the exception of one client who wanted to hedge his deposit. He will have first refusal on anything I have to offer in the future and believe me when I say he will profit from his safari.

We have requested clients to post reports on their experiences after the hunts. Hopefully by October this year, there will be reports of hunts that will take place before that.

For exploratory hunts, we are willing to work with clients who will give us the opportunity.

quote:

Originally posted by EuroAfroGroup:

quote:

Originally posted by fairgame:

I think if you publish the outcome of your hunts here then you will receive some sort of credibility.

When I offered AR a new area in the Kafue my pricing was payable on success.

When hunting ceased here I refunded all deposits with the exception of one client who wanted to hedge his deposit. He will have first refusal on anything I have to offer in the future and believe me when I say he will profit from his safari.

We have requested clients to post reports on their experiences after the hunts. Hopefully by October this year, there will be reports of hunts that will take place before that.

For exploratory hunts, we are willing to work with clients who will give us the opportunity.

Payable on success?

The thing is with AR is that the members represent the hunting industry. The top echelons of SCI, DSC and renowned operators, agents and professional hunters will measure your actions.

You will be found wanting...

quote:

Originally posted by fairgame:

quote:

Originally posted by EuroAfroGroup:

quote:

Originally posted by fairgame:

I think if you publish the outcome of your hunts here then you will receive some sort of credibility.

When I offered AR a new area in the Kafue my pricing was payable on success.

When hunting ceased here I refunded all deposits with the exception of one client who wanted to hedge his deposit. He will have first refusal on anything I have to offer in the future and believe me when I say he will profit from his safari.

We have requested clients to post reports on their experiences after the hunts. Hopefully by October this year, there will be reports of hunts that will take place before that.

For exploratory hunts, we are willing to work with clients who will give us the opportunity.

Payable on success?

The thing is with AR is that the members represent the hunting industry. The top echelons of SCI, DSC and renowned operators, agents and professional hunters will measure your actions.

You will be found wanting...

One option we have worked in the past is similar to paying on success. There will be a very minimal daily fee, but higher on trophy fees.

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Originally posted by EuroAfroGroup:
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For exploratory hunts, we are willing to work with clients who will give us the opportunity.

I have to ask. What are they exploring? The possibility of being fucked like so many others have been?

In all seriousness, if you want to regain some credibility, why don't you do something to help those who lost so much money that doesn't involve them paying you more money. For example, refund Jeff at least some of his money. How conducting a hunt with full credit for the amounts lost with any balance payable on success?

I think that would be reasonable as I once considered you a friend Zahir. You have even been a guest in my home. Lest anyone doubt the depth of your betrayal. If you fuck a friend then...

quote:

Originally posted by larryshores:

quote:

Originally posted by EuroAfroGroup:
.[/QUOTE

For exploratory hunts, we are willing to work with clients who will give us the opportunity.

I have to ask. What are they exploring? The possibility of being fucked like so many others have been?

In all seriousness, if you want to regain some credibility, why don't you do something to help those who lost so much money that doesn't involve them paying you more money. For example, refund Jeff at least some of his money. How conducting a hunt with full credit for the amounts lost with any balance payable on success?

If a client like Jeff say paid $40K and did not hunt. He can come on the hunt without paying service fees, but would have to pay government fees.

My comment on payable on success was based on a new hunt with a new client who is coming on exploratory hunt.

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Originally posted by Bwana Bunduki:
I think that would be reasonable as I once considered you a friend Zahir. You have even been a guest in my home. Lest anyone doubt the depth of your betrayal. If you fuck a friend then...

Jeff, I believe you know a whole lot more. The situation surrounding Usangu/TAWICO, etc. Along with dealing with Bill Fronterhouse. I am sure you have dealt with him on one level or another.

I am being sincere in my efforts. Please give me your number, and I will be happy to call you.

Half the money was handed to you personally. The other was wired to Dar. Fronterhouse didn't have shit to do with it and YOU know that.

quote:

Originally posted by Bwana Bunduki:
Half the money was handed to you personally. The other was wired to Dar. Fronterhouse didn't have shit to do with it and YOU know that.

Bill was handling the accounting from 2006 onwards from US side.

The money $40k was paid to you personally zahir. You cant possibly believe your own bullsit.
Jeff

I've hunted Tanzania several times in the past and I'm shocked that this kind of shit can go on. Mr. euroafrogroup the only course of action that you should take is paying back the 40k with interest. Thats 40k in cash not credits towards future hunts. I have a feeling that you were paid in US dollars and not some kind of credit. Its a shame Bunduki that Vito Corleone couldn't pay him a visit. Just my humble opinion.

Perhaps Llamapacker would take them up on a exploritory hunt offer???