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so it's a bit slower that it would be if I had someone here.

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Originally posted by Saeed:


Cal,

We all wish you a quick and completely recovery.

I thought as you enjoy hunting, you might wish to ask the above for some quality time together

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Originally posted by Saeed:
The part I am looking forward to is to see how Cal can tell if a charge is enticed or not

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Originally posted by cal pappas:
Saeed and Mac:
I would imagine from you gents who are so anti Mark that you are questioning if I can "tell" if a charge is enticed or not. What I will do is list each charge, note if the animal was wounded or not, note if there was a wait to see what if the animal would do, note if the animal charge instantly without waiting, charged unwounded, and who and how many shots were fired. I will also note where the client shot and missed, when the client went to a wounded animal with an empty chamber, when a client kept pulling the front trigger of a double and could get off the second shot. I would hope you would be as factual as I plan to be, but I don't expect to change any opinions of Mark. Meaning Mac's comments on Mark's "stupid habit" of kicking dirt at a hippo to entice a charge. I won't debate the use of the word "stupid" as that is an opinion. I will take issue with the word "habit" as it only happened one time. Using words such as this illustrate the emotion generated is not keeping with facts. One instance, even while disagreed with, is not a habit by any stretch of the imagination. And, in keeping with facts as presented on the films I can't and won't speculate what happens off camera.
As mentioned, give me a few days to tabulate and I will present either here or on a new thread.
Cheers gents,
Cal

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Originally posted by cal pappas:
Saeed and Mac:
I would imagine from you gents who are so anti Mark that you are questioning if I can "tell" if a charge is enticed or not. What I will do is list each charge, note if the animal was wounded or not, note if there was a wait to see what if the animal would do, note if the animal charge instantly without waiting, charged unwounded, and who and how many shots were fired. I will also note where the client shot and missed, when the client went to a wounded animal with an empty chamber, when a client kept pulling the front trigger of a double and could get off the second shot. I would hope you would be as factual as I plan to be, but I don't expect to change any opinions of Mark. Meaning Mac's comments on Mark's "stupid habit" of kicking dirt at a hippo to entice a charge. I won't debate the use of the word "stupid" as that is an opinion. I will take issue with the word "habit" as it only happened one time. Using words such as this illustrate the emotion generated is not keeping with facts. One instance, even while disagreed with, is not a habit by any stretch of the imagination. And, in keeping with facts as presented on the films I can't and won't speculate what happens off camera.
As mentioned, give me a few days to tabulate and I will present either here or on a new thread.
Cheers gents,
Cal

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Originally posted by cal pappas:
Shawn:
I reread your long post and my compliments on how well it was written. The fact you had no detractors shows it is beyond reproach.

I have finished my watching the first ten of Mark's films. I drive home tomorrow with the new knee and soon after I settle in I will tabulate the results and post them in a new thread. I have every shot, who shot first, who killed the animal, every charge and if the charge was wounded, not wounded and enticed or not. I will list the number of shots by clients and by Mark and I even have the order of shots and by whom. The final results won't surprise you but it will many and many will know of their errors in what they have stated in the past. The only thing I ponder is if I should quote the detractors when I present the fact(s). One side of me says I should not point fingers and the other side says there has been so much untruthful finger pointing at Mark that I should. I will think on this over the next few days. Expect my post by early next week. I have my commentary written now and I just need to edit it and polish it a bit so I sound somewhat educated and then tabulate the data. I will divide the videos into three categories: the first three (1990-92), the mid years (1995-2000) and the last two (2005-06). Each of these three categories show changes in firearms, philosophy, clients, hunting style, methods, etc. In closing, I would like to meet you someday. You seem like a skookum gent (Alaska slang).
Cheers,
Cal
PS. I will stay out of the Heinz-Baskin Robins debate, however.

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Originally posted by ExpressYourself:
Cal…I saw your post containing the data that you gathered by reviewing some of Mark’s DVDs. Interesting how the information you compiled conflicts with the contrived disinformation perpetuated by the few and then routinely repeated as factual for consumption.

Cheers,
Shawn

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Originally posted by Saeed:
Cal's study was great.

It proves beyond any shadow of a doubt what I have been saying about how incompetent Mark Sullivan is.

Clients fire 193 shots
Mark Sullivan fires 73 shots
Total animals killed 82

Mike,

They have already started their fan club.

Haven't you noticed how those of us who dislike what Mark Sullivan does are classified as "haters"?

And our Dr. friend from Germany has passed his judgement on us that we are mentally sick?

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Originally posted by Russ B:
Whoever is doing the marketing for MS and IC is doing a great job it seems like this thread will never die.