Bazaruto Marlin Fishing
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October and November are the months Big Black Marlin are found off Bazaruto Island Mozambique. This has been proven many times with among the All African record held By Johnny Harrel of 1300LBS (590KG) caught in October 1998 Duarte Rato seems to get at least one in a season each year and many more close to […]
Old friends new Scenery
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As the call of the francolin welcomes the sunrise and you slide the zip on your tent open, and the first sight of the Blyde river banks covered in lush green grass lets you know your in the African bush paradise of your dreams. The birdcalls continue and your coffee on the deck over looking […]
A Great White Hunter and true African Legend
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After a long and uncomfortable flight via London we eventually arrived in Madrid and at our hotel. We settled in and headed to the site of Cinegetica 2016 the Spanish hunting show. Setting up went well and we where happy that all was in order. For lack of knowledge we spent the evening at an Irish […]
What a great trip to Spain
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Attending hunting shows is always a great way to meet new people and give clients the confidence to book with your company. Jono and I shipped off to Spain for the annual Cinegetica Hunting Expo from 17-20 March 2016. We had an absolute blast, booked a few new clients and a few clients that have […]
Spain, Here We Come…
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The new hunting season has started and on Tuesday we are off to Spain to attend Europe’s leading Hunting and Fishing Show, Cinegética. We will be in Hall 5 Boot 232 and looking forward to 4 days of telling stories and booking clients on their next big african hunting safari. For those who are Spanish – please […]
New territory, equipment and experiences
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The last few days were spend in absolute bliss on our new concession up in the Northern part of Limpopo, it is all Big game country hosting all the big five, hippo, croc and cheetah plus all the plains game you can think of. When walking here you MUST always carry your firearm as you […]
New territory is always exciting
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New concessions are always interesting to visit , you meet the people that run the properties and work there. Nothing makes you as excited as what you don’t know and what are about to experience for the first time. So as the day approaches the excitement mounts and soon we will be in big game […]
Mozambique Marlin Mayhem
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Petrus has explained his birthday hunt which was an absolute pleasure and a honor as well. I also had the opportunity to guide my father – the man that taught me to hunt – on a buffalo hunt which really made it something to remember. As in the industry of guiding safaris, we had not […]
Gorilla trekking, what an experience
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Following on from my last post, we landed in Kigali and being a PH with my own Cruiser, I was very happy to see our tour vehicle was a Cruiser 🙂 We headed off to Volcanoes National Park which was around a 3 hour drive to our hotel / lodge – Gorilla Mountain View Lodge. I […]
Gorilla Trekking in Volcanoes National Park – Rwanda
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So tomorrow is am off to Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda on a gorilla trekking expedition. Not something I have done before but something I am really looking forward too. Mountain gorillas share 98% of our DNA and as such are very susceptible to catching human infections, particularly respiratory ones, but they don’t have our […]
