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ozhunter
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Add to this post some good Professional Hunters you know.

You can also search for on using the "FIND" tool above.

This is my list of good PH's all from Zimbabwe that I would have no hesitation in hunting with.
Stuart Taylor, Mike Taylor, Paul Bennie, Brian Bird, Doug Carlisle,
Buzz J Carlton, Walter (Spike) Classen, Paul Frodsham, Ian Gibson, John Greef, Derek Littleton, Gavin Rorke,
Ian Rutledge, Jonathan Taylor, Wayne Williamson, Matt Stanton, Bill Rowe and Peter Wood.
updateed with Johnnie Johnson and Elemer Jankovich-Besan.


A Buff taken with a 9.3 Mauser and (then very young) Zim PH Stuart Taylor.


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Two more good guys:

Rory Muil - Russ Broom Safaris

Kevin du Boil - Swainson's

Regards,

Terry



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These guys worked with HHK and Swainsons in Zim - all are very good and a lot of fun.

Dean Kendall
Ben Coulson
Maurius Maartens
 
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Well, I don't know how qualified I am, but I'll say both PHs I've had were great.

2004 - Vaughan Fulton, Classic Safaris, Namibia
2005 - Andrew McLaren, McLaren Safaris, South Africa


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I'll give my vote of confidence to Wayne Clark and Brian VanBlerk both from Zim. and work for Adam Clements in Tanz.
 
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Wayne Clark from Bulawayo - hunts Zim and Tanzania. Great guy, excellent hunter and fun to be around.
 
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I have to put in my PH from Zimbabwe, I've done 6 safaris with him, have had a great time hunting with him, good laughs and great hunts!

Brent Leesmay - - - Buffalo Range Safaris

6 Safaris - - 81 days - - 114 trophies

I plan on hunting with him on many more safaris!





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As always, Good Hunting!!!

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In Zimbabwe I can speak highly of Derek (Gomez) Adams, Brent Hein and Howard Hunter.

In RSA, Peter Thormahlen.

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Add Myles McCallum in Zim, and Rory Guthrie in RSA (hunts Tzn, Moz and CAR)
 
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Brian Van Blerk
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Roy Vincent
Alan Vincent
Jonathan Taylor
Pierre van Tonder
Peter Harris
David Tenant

Those are the ones I have hunted with, and would recommend them without reservations.


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In Zimbanbwe I hunted with both Mush and Kim Nichols (Roger WHITTALL Safaris) and found both to be hard working,knowledgeable hunters who were pleasant to be around both in the field and the campfire.

In Namibia I would reccommend Antonie Louw of Makalaan Safaris.Very pleasant and accommodating,good hunter ,chef,and woodsman.Also just a pleasant fellow to spend time with.Have three weeks scheduled with him this August,my third such trip with him.


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In RSA I recommend Scott Van Zyl and Mof Venter.
 
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Mike Payne-Zim (Zambezi)
Leon Du Plesis-Zim (Save)
Andy Hunter-Zim (Zambezi)
Pete Barnard-Zim (Zambezi)


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Of the Zimbabwe PHs, I have no hesitation is stating that John Sharp is fabulous.

We're hunting with Roger Whitall in Humani next season, and I have no doubt he has a fine staff of PHs, at least based on the reports i've heard thus far.....

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Dirk Rohrmann - Namibia Honest hard worker


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Zim: George Parkin
RSA: Riaan Niemand

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In Zim I would recommend

Buzz Charlton
William Finnaughty (PG/leopard)
Thiery LaBatt
Myles McCallum
Richard Tabor
Guy Whittall
Peter Wood

and of course our very own Ganyana.

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Has anyone here hunted with Ivan Carter?
 
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I have only hunted with Richard Tabor and that was in Zim. Good, diligent, quiet but fun. Loves to hunt. Flexible too.

I have met, and found to be good fellows Guy Whittall, Peter Wood and Thiery LaBatt. All four of these guys work for Roger Whittall.


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great thread ozhunter, but maybe we should also name the not so good PH 's.
 
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John Sharp ( but you guys knew thatSmiler and I'll echo Roer Whitall's outfit. A good friend of mine hunted with him presonally and with other PHs on his staff and has high praise for the overall Whitall operation. jorge


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Tshabezi safaris Dudley Rogers and Kirk Mason
Pierre van Tonder


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Boet Nel-Namibia and Brian Bartlett who worked with Boet. Both worked very hard and we enjoyed every second with them. Very straight forward. Would recommend to anyone.
 
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I would highly reccomend Pierre' van Tonder for Tanzania or South Africa. wave Good shooting.


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Hentie van Heerden.....Namibia
 
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Steve Brewer - Zimbabwe
 
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Frank and Meyrick Bowker- Bowker Safaris
Walter Enslin- Kwan Safaris
Borge Ladegford- Ngong Safaris

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Jasper Coetzee

38 days on 5 safaris, 85 animals....

I recomend!
 
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Wm Finnaughty for leopard in Zim, Christie de Sousa in Namibia ... Helgaard van der Vuyver in Namibia ... from the old days .. John Coleman of (originally Rhodesia) and then South Africa .. probably the best that I ever hunted with .. thumb
 
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I forgot to mention Butch Coaton in Zim. I ahve met him and he really is a great guy. Afriend has hunted with him four or five times and always had great fun and great hunts. I think he's with Swainson's but I'm not positive. He is Roger Whittall's son in law too.

JPK


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Vaughan Fulton and Steve Tors, both in Namibia.
 
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Namibia-Vaughan Fulton
Steve Tors

Cameroon-Geoffroy DeGentille
Pierre Guirinni

South Africa-Owen Smith
Rowen Smith
 
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Please be open minded when you read these posts. Do your own investigation and ask a lot of questions before making your decision. Don't just accept these as good because they're posted here. I hunted with a PH recommended here and he was not someone I would recommend even though we were sucessful. If you can go to Dallas or Reno, talk to the companies, ask for recent references, and call those people. With your safari companies try to pin down who your PH will be. There are many freelance PHs who are available as fill ins to various outfitters as needed. Inquire about your PH much the same as the outfitter. Ask the tough questions up front and often you can head off a problem.
 
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Originally posted by LJS:
Please be open minded when you read these posts. Do your own investigation and ask a lot of questions before making your decision. Don't just accept these as good because they're posted here. I hunted with a PH recommended here and he was not someone I would recommend even though we were sucessful. If you can go to Dallas or Reno, talk to the companies, ask for recent references, and call those people. With your safari companies try to pin down who your PH will be. There are many freelance PHs who are available as fill ins to various outfitters as needed. Inquire about your PH much the same as the outfitter. Ask the tough questions up front and often you can head off a problem.


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Touffic Hanah ACP PH in Burkina Faso

Herve Houdebine ACP PH in the CAR and Tanzania


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Another vote for Rory Muil with Russ Broom Safaris.

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William Finnaughty (PG/leopard)


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Is this William Finaughty the grandson or the great grandson?
 
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Don't know. He is in his 60's if that helps.
 
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I hunted with a PH recommended here and he was not someone I would recommend even though we were sucessful.[/QUOTE]

Care to enlighten us a little? I'd hate to think I was about to plunk down my money with someone the outfitter likes, and got a good review here, but he's the one YOU had a problem with.

Referrals are nice, but when I give out referrals for my business, I only use the names of my really happy clients.


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Another vote for Walter 'Spike" Classen & Charley Campbell.

Mike


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