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Thank you sir , they are coming, we got Cameroon , Tanzania, Ethiopia, and more on the way . Thanks for your support | |||
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"If you don’t like it don’t watch it and don’t comment either." At the risk of stating the obvious, when you come on this (public) forum to promote your product or service, you don't get to tell people what to say, or dictate who can post a comment. You take the good with the bad. When you flaunt your sister, who is not the PH, not the tracker, not the driver, not the cameraman, and not the hunter (which makes her the window dressing), don't act surprised when people comment on that aspect even if the comments are sometimes coarse as well. And when you pat yourself on the back you risk getting mud on your face. To my "coarse" comment, I will add that the commercial angle/mindset is a little heavy. There is a fine line between a documentary and an infomercial. I am not the only person who has said as much. Having said all that, I will say that the cinematography is pretty good and it's interesting to see a variety of destinations. The hunts are genuine and ethical. The firearms handling, as some have commented, is sometimes a little casual. But it's also interesting to see what weaponry people are using. The main thing to keep in mind is that the antis are watching too so steer clear of reinforcing their stereotypes and avoid giving them ammo. Russ Gould - Whitworth Arms LLC BigfiveHQ.com, Large Calibers and African Safaris Doublegunhq.com, Fine English, American and German Double Rifles and Shotguns VH2Q.com, Varmint Rifles and Gear | |||
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"Flaunt your sister?" I didn't get that impression at all and not sure how you did. As for infomercial, I assume you are talking about Swift bullets et al. Well, someone is sponsoring these shows; it is so much more transparent than having a writer write about a hunt that he hasn't paid for but acting like he did. In a world of videos showing folks driving down the interstate in a pickup or getting their bags in baggage claim, this series stands out. | |||
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She’s the booking agent, the one that connects the hunter with the operator organizes all the paperwork and handles the clients payments . She also makes sure the trophies get home . Not just window dressing or whatever you called it. She also got all the sponsors to make the show possible and like I said if you don’t like it don’t watch it . It’s not going to change because you don’t like it . Tattoos , rely ?? | |||
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In practically all safari operators I have known, a woman does all the administrative work, as mentioned above. | |||
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I don't care if he can track a bird's shadow across a flat rock, smell the length of a kudu's horns through thick brush and call trophy sable by farting, no man points a loaded rifle at me twice, and I'm damned sure not paying him to do so. "If you’re innocent why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”- Donald Trump | |||
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There was a time when tattoos on a man were considered poor taste as they "linked" that person with convicts or dock-workers yet nowadays it seems to be quite fashionable in both sexes and if you aren't wearing one (or more) makes you an outcast. There's no shortage of tattooed bodies (more technicolor than natural skin) walking around today that are worth a small fortune and damn, I was obliged to remove mine at some quack's clinic on Harley Street - London else my out-laws wouldn't let me marry their daughter.  | |||
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Good man for proving how much she meant to you  , I agree times have changed but I know it’s hard for some to remove the stigma of tattooing from the old days. I prefer to judge the inside of a person rather than the appearance.each to their own I suppose . | |||
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Are you going to have someone on your show to beat these?  | |||
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Maybe just to please Russ . Shame some people don’t like tattoos and that’s fine. However we are definitely not going to stick to the norm as a show so I must get used to criticism | |||
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I think tattoos are stupid and don't understand why anyone would get one (ever seen an old person with a tat that looks good??) but it doesn't impact my thoughts on the show by any means. | |||
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Tattoos are very popular nowadays anyone this side of 75 would get it  DRSS | |||
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Yes, they are popular. The latest Fortune magazine arrived showing a picture of Bill and Melinda Gates on the cover. Bill was wearing horn rimmed glasses, which back in the 70s were very uncool (but cool in the 50s). Back in the 70s everyone wore wire rimmed glasses with huge lenses. Remember the baggy suit look of the 80s? Skinny suits? Fashion comes and goes but tats are forever. Someday people will look at them just like white cabinets in kitchens and say "I remember that era..." | |||
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I don't comment a lot either but as to this one, 1) I actually like the show and the shift from others and I actually am not so anal in viewing as to how everyone moves, handles guns, etc. It is not a gun handling show, it is a safari show and yes I am all about gun safety but enjoy the show over trying to over analyze it. Keep it up guys. 2) Russ, don't know you and don't want to but have been on this site a long time and read your comments over time. Cant understand why you want to be a dick "almost" but not every time. Life is too damn short. 3) as to Michelle, I think she adds great color to the show and like to see ladies involved in the industry. I would be more inclined to book with BH from seeing how she interacts in the show. It is well done. York, SC | |||
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May be the original poster was looking for controversy by calling it wet dreams?? I would never associate buffalo hunting with wet dreams in my wildest imaginations! | |||
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Kind words sir . It is meant to be a fun show. We are not boddington on ballistics. We are glad you enjoy it for what it is . | |||
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It’s a play on words boss man. But yes the naming is an important attention grabber  | |||
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Just as I thought. It is your show, and you can name it and run as you wish. Best of luck to you and your team, a word of advice though. Don’t let showmanship take over. All those singing your praise now will drop you like a hot potato. I would hate to see this happen, as from I hear you have a good show going. | |||
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Would "Horny Dreams" would make for a better title? | |||
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Might do for some. Not me! | |||
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I was just kidding. | |||
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Not you but possibly your good friend would. ......  | |||
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That's about the best comment on this thread so far. Spot on with all three comments, especially No. 2. As to the tats, every time I hear someone get on their superiority high horse about tats, I want to go out and get more!! That's really part of the appeal ... giving the middle finger to those who's mantra is "conform, conform, conform". BTW, that whole argument about how a tat is going to look when you are old? Got news for ya, not much on your body is going to look good when you are old. That said, some of those in Saeed's link are pretty damn bad! lol Back to the show ... I like it. It's real hunting with real clients doing their best and PH's that many of us here on the site know personally. Why pick it the hell apart? The intent is to enjoy watching some hunting when you can't be in the field yourself. Nothing more, nothing less. And yes, it takes money to produce, so why deny the financially responsible folks the opportunity to tell you about their product as long as it is tastefully done, which in my opinion it is on this show. None of this is being done out of the goodness of anyone's heart. It's a profit thing, duh! Bottom line ... chill out. Enjoy the show. If it ain't your thing, move along. | |||
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Normally a booking agent resides in the same country as the client, and for this reason the operator usually has booking agents in all the major countries. The reasons for this practice are obvious. But that's just a "dick" talking. Russ Gould - Whitworth Arms LLC BigfiveHQ.com, Large Calibers and African Safaris Doublegunhq.com, Fine English, American and German Double Rifles and Shotguns VH2Q.com, Varmint Rifles and Gear | |||
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Nothing high horse about it; if you want to get tats, go for it. But it isn't the same as choosing your clothes, your glasses, rifle styles, or even choosing a bad combover - it is pretty much forever and there will come a time again when tats are not fashionable. And yes, we will all wrinkle when get older, but a tat on wrinkled skin looks pretty bad. That said, I will probably have to get one on my upper lip due to the dog bite in Australia incident last August. I had a flap done to repair the missing chunk of flesh but it really sticks out due to a lack of whiskers. | |||
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A few years ago Dubai immigration officers refused to let a German - I think - visitor into the country because of his tattoos and steel implants. I think they said he had 2.7 kgs of metal on him!! Two very large ball bearings on his forehead, and lots of others bits and pieces in his face and rest of his anatomy! | |||
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Sure there is! But that's the point isn't it. Those of us with a tat or two don't give a rat's ass!!  I got a kick out of one of our members here a couple of months ago over on the Misc. topics section of the forum in a "Tattoo Prices" thread. It was propagated with the typical high horse riders and one of our guys told a story of picking up some gal at a local watering hole. When he got her back to the hotel room and undressed, she had tattoos so he kicked her out of the room. Mind you, he was fine with the fact that she was a floozie allowing herself to be picked up by a stranger at a bar and was ready to jump in the sack for a one night stand, but OH HELL NO, the gal had a few tats so she was filthy. You can't make this shit up. I dare you to even try!  | |||
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A moustache might even suit you John. All it requires is a trim every now and then and you can shape it the way you want and apart from appearances, has other uses too. | |||
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The idea of rich, middle-aged, white, conservative American men who frown upon tattoos is the perfect stereotype for anti-hunters to latch-on to, like it or not. I know that’s not an accurate depiction of hunters but that doesn’t matter. What matters is the general perception, which isn’t doing so well. | |||
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What the hell has not liking tattoos got to do with hunting? | |||
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That’s exactly what I thought | |||
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So gentlemen, if someone did not complain about the tattoos, the ignorant lot amongst the general public would accept hunting?? Keep on dreaming! | |||
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I will never have a mustache again. I tell you, I was never very afraid of leopards until I saw what one bite from a dog could do to my face. Holy shit...can't imagine a leopard. In two seconds you could be shredded. That dog bit so fast I couldn't even move; I am sure a leopard is just as fast if not faster. | |||
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I would not approve of my daughter's tats but if she got them I would love her as much. You are taking this way too seriously. I think tats are dumb, but that is just my opinion; you obviously don't agree and I am fine with that. I think a 50K pickup parked in front of a 150K house is dumb, but it isn't my life. | |||
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I’d have to agree , with a combined 494 000 views on YouTube alone the tattoos can’t be that bad the show is about Africa and not tattoos evidently. | |||
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Buchanan(s), Keep up the good work. Don’t pay any attention to the holier than thou attitudes. They are jealous of your success, unhappy souls, and want to bring you down to their level. They are not your clients. My 35 year old nephew makes a 7 digit income consistently every year.He attends church every week. He deals with execs from Fortune 500 companies, Drs, PHD’s, sports celebrities. On one arm he has a Mountain Grizzly feeding on a caribou kill. His other arm a trophy Bull Moose. Gotta love him! Personally I don’t plan on getting Tatted up. He and I will probably book some hunts with you. | |||
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I think what these guys are trying to say is that hunters would have better PR if they were coarser. Either that or AOC has signed up on this forum pretending to be a tattooed gent from Australia. Russ Gould - Whitworth Arms LLC BigfiveHQ.com, Large Calibers and African Safaris Doublegunhq.com, Fine English, American and German Double Rifles and Shotguns VH2Q.com, Varmint Rifles and Gear | |||
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Much faster, like a shredder at full RPM and out of control and remember a dog doesn't have retractable claws. The secret is stop him before he reaches you, which if not, the "meet & greet" session will be most unpleasant. | |||
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