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Guys

I'm quite surprised at some of the venom in the arguments- both for and against. As I insinuated in my opening post, this topic was started on another thread and I felt it was worth stiring the pot and getting opinions.

I find it interesting that there are new designs that are more spectator friendly. Would like to see one in operation.

Secondly, I almost feel that it is up to the client to say if he is bringing a rifle with a muzzel brake as a courtessy to the PH. That obviously isn't reality. I'll have a gentle dig at Ray though - PH's who accept anybody that the agent sends out are usually the young and trying to reach the top, rather than those who have got there, have a list of clients who's company they have enjoyed and do buisness with personally .

I would never Book a hunt with a client without a considerable ammount of pre hunt correspondence. What he likes to drink, eat, does he expect me to back him, would he prefer me to use the vedeo rather than a camera. What sort of ammo he intends to bring, pluss details on cloathing medicines etc (and does his blasted rifle have a muzzel brake). The reality is though that when you are asked to take over hunts at short notice you get the client that is there not a guy you have booked with. (by the same token the poor client gets stuck with someone like me- who likes to walk, enjoy the bush, talk ecology, look at the birds and have a fun hunt.)

I would recomend that any client booking through whoever, finds out who his prospective PH is and sends off an email. eg .If you know that your client is (say)unable to walk before the hunt, you can tell your employer (the operator) that he's got you booked for the wrong area for the game the client wants. Also, a good booking agent will have told the client what he will actually get on the ground. I have picked up several hunts this year (part way through) where the client had absolutely no idea of local conditions and as a consiquence, was either lucky or miserable.

I like to part with a client as a friend. Hunting with friends is always more pleasurable than just hunting. But it is as part of the pleasure of hunting that I felt this topic on muzzel brakes needed to be aired.

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Fine and reasonable if that policy is laid out PRIOR to booking.

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gerald,

I don't know how you read anything into my post beyond that Ganyana (and any outfitter/PH adamantly opposed to muzzle brakes) should inform prospective clients of their refusal to permit them while hunting prior to the client booking the hunt.

It would be a very disconcerting thing to have a policy like this dropped on you when you got to the safari camp (and had little choice other than to call off the hunt and demand a refund, plus expenses).

Please explain.

George

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