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Originally posted by Hunting the Box H:

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Steve,
I have taken clients to SA to get some animals they wanted to "shoot" and we went from paddock to paddock to whack their animals and to the point where my clients called the "shoot" off,while the operator was on the phone all day long ordering more little wild animals by the truckload for the "shoot so I am not too ignorant of what goes on there, but of course I don't compare to your wisdom in the matter but if individuals desire to "shoot" their lion I am not going to judge them, and I certainly do not "Hate" them. You need to relax a bit and allow people to sin like we all do.


Dudley Rogers
Tshabezi Safaris
Zimbabwe

Dudley,
I am not sure where in SA you have been, but hunting in 6 provinces I can honestly say I don't know a single operation even remotely close to what you describe above.
It sounds like you were shooting in someones breeding pens, not on a hunting farm.

I dont doubt that they may be around, but that said you should have known better than to take a client to a shitbox operation like that when there is such an abundance of high quality hunting on fair chase basis within reach with a simple look up and reference check.
Did you know the operator you booked with?

You may not like to hear this, but until you take the time to get to know the country you really should not be swinging that paintbrush of yours around the way you are.
When you are next looking for species and want to hunt them, then give me a call. I am sure I can point you in the right direction.


Cheers
Ian