If you've read Death in The Long Grass you will probably recall the saga of Peter Hankin. Peter was a well known PH in Zambia. In September of 1974 he was guiding clients on a hunt in Zambia's Luangwa Valley. One night while sleeping in his tent, he was attacked by a lioness.

"At five yards she gathers her hind legs beneath her flattened, lean body, the hind claws gripping the earth for purchase. The manthing is still asleep, unaware of crouching death so near, his breathing deep and regular in the cat's lain-back ears. In a flash of dark motion she is in the air, claws extended like naked linoleum knives, the light mosquito netting shredding before her charge. Her impact hurls the man from his bed and onto the ground. Before he is even awake, there is the soggy snap of crushing vertiebrae, then silence. For Peter Hankin, one of Central Africa's most experienced professional white hunters, the last safari is over."

Well, while in the Northern Luangwa this September we had the honor of visiting Peter Hankin's grave. It was a sobering experience as we realized that we were hunting an area renouned for man eating lions.

May he rest in peace.

A thought provoking post. Thank you Scott.
Just the lone gravesite? ... or are there others in the area?

I'd rather go like that then long and slow of some disease!

That would be a humbling place to visit for me. I envy you in that you have been to the edge of the happy hunting ground.

Thank you for a very thought-provoking post. It adds a punctuation to the thought of dangerous game.

Nick- Just the one gravesite. While there, our PH, Alister told the gentleman showing us the site to get it cleaned up and replace the missing H in Hankin and the missing O in October.

John

This post is a perfect 10... Thank you for the best of the best experience. Well Done!

Scott, thank you...A safari is more then just hunting...

I also had the pleasure to speak with P.H.C. author...

Mike

Thank you Scott. Sure makes one think....... I have attached a picture of a grave on a ranch in the Free State. It was off the beaten path and appeared to be a family cemetery. Another part of a different piece of history.