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<blockquote data-quote="Greyfox" data-source="post: 2264569" data-attributes="member: 10291"><p>Oh Yes! Botswana was a hunters paradise.. The Okavango had the appearance of a giant floral garden, teaming with wildlife, and no sign of other human activity other then us. That first African hunt for me was quite unique. I had licenses for Cape Buffalo, Kudu, Impala, and Zebra,. The hunt was a tent safari where pup tents, food, supplies, and gear was loaded into two Mokoros, (a crude canoe-like boat made from a hollowed out log which was poled down the countless water ways laced through the million acre concession. Myself, PH, and two trackers would make camp, setting up our tents in prime areas for camp and hunt the dry areas on foot. I regretted not having a license for Sitatunga, one of the most desirable and elusive of all the antelopes. We were fortunate to spot a trophy class example that presented a good shot just before taking to the water and submerging all but the tip of his nose/eyes above the water. It was roughing it, and truly representative of a 19th century style safari. My PH was Ian McFarland, proprietor of Vera Safaris. The experience lived up to his claim as an African hunt of a lifetime. A year after my hunt, Craig Boddington published an article in Petersens Hunting magazine, describing his experience at one of Ians camps which took place during the same time frame as mine. Unfortunately this hunt took place 35 years ago and I don't believe the outfit is still in operation.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Greyfox, post: 2264569, member: 10291"] Oh Yes! Botswana was a hunters paradise.. The Okavango had the appearance of a giant floral garden, teaming with wildlife, and no sign of other human activity other then us. That first African hunt for me was quite unique. I had licenses for Cape Buffalo, Kudu, Impala, and Zebra,. The hunt was a tent safari where pup tents, food, supplies, and gear was loaded into two Mokoros, (a crude canoe-like boat made from a hollowed out log which was poled down the countless water ways laced through the million acre concession. Myself, PH, and two trackers would make camp, setting up our tents in prime areas for camp and hunt the dry areas on foot. I regretted not having a license for Sitatunga, one of the most desirable and elusive of all the antelopes. We were fortunate to spot a trophy class example that presented a good shot just before taking to the water and submerging all but the tip of his nose/eyes above the water. It was roughing it, and truly representative of a 19th century style safari. My PH was Ian McFarland, proprietor of Vera Safaris. The experience lived up to his claim as an African hunt of a lifetime. A year after my hunt, Craig Boddington published an article in Petersens Hunting magazine, describing his experience at one of Ians camps which took place during the same time frame as mine. Unfortunately this hunt took place 35 years ago and I don’t believe the outfit is still in operation. [/QUOTE]
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