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Re: South African Safari disaster
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Interesting when you look at their website, it appears it has not been touched since 2003. For example, their homepage has a link only to their "2003 Packages" with no more current information.

Hmmmmm.
 
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Ann, not to rub it in, but nice Nyala
 
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Sadly, Africa has plenty of hunted (or poached) out areas, half assed operators and plastic PHs and it's the easiest thing in the world to get caught by the wrong person and end up with a disappointing hunting experience.



Probably the best advice that could be given to ANYONE coming to hunt in Africa (no matter how much past experience they have had) is for any prospective client to ask for and thoroughly check references and insist of a comprehensive safari contract.



But let's be honest, how many of you out there have ever checked references. I'd bet that less than 10% of the people who book with us ask for references. (let alone check them properly) Maybe we're lucky in that a large percentage of our new clients come to us through personal recommendations of past clients & friends, but not all, so there must be a lot of hunters out there who just take a chance.



People who operate in this unprofessional manner tick me off so much it's not true. They are destroying a fine industry and simply making it all so much harder for those honest & ethical operators amongst us.



Perhaps it's time someone organised some kind of ethical hunter and hunting operator association where outfitters, agents & PHs are vetted for product & service quality.
 
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