Recent content by Mark H. Young

tap, First a big congratulations to you and your wife. That is a very nice leopard that she shot. Second I couldn't agree more with Safari-lawyer that any mature male leopard killed legally is a trophy. If you go on another leopard hunt and pass on a cat the size of the one your wife shot...

timbear, No! Two rifle are not necessary. The 375 is perfect for a one rifle safari for buff/PG safari. I'd bring a second sighted in scope and be very happy. A few solids for the really small guys and a couple boxes of premium expanding bullets for everything else and you'll be set. On my...

Message, Let your safari unfold as it will. Take your PH's advise and take a good trophy as it presents itself. I recommend you have your taxidermy done Stateside. Far less variables and less opportunities for mistakes if you have it done in the US. Mark

Guys, We represent multiple safari operators in 10 different African countries. None of them charges a missed shot fee. What BS! Every hunter misses and wounds on occasion. It's just part of hunting that we all will expereince sometime. I'm always the last one to accuse an operator of gouging...

VanderLaan, I think the country you choose should be dependent on the experience you and your wife are looking for. RSA, Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique and Zimbabwe all offer economically priced hunts and each of these five can provide beautiful accommodations in permanent camps. The only real...

Second Wind, If all the stars align a short notice booking can offer an excellent opportunity. I think what some people don't realize is that if they pick up a cancellation hunt for instance they are buying the hunt and dates that worked for the client that cancelled. They are not buying...

As to the original question I have to say that I recommend as a general rule that a client pay the day rates and trophy fees for the animals that they want. This gives you flexibility and your not locked into any particualr bag. A package can be a very good deal or a rip off. I represent a...

Rocco, I strongly disagree with you. Your proposed payment system sounds far too much like your buying the animals. The people I work with in Africa are selling a hunting experience in an area that holds good numbers of the animals a client is interested in and they will provide whatever is...

Yeah! I think a trophy needs to be judged by what the animal that you shot meant to you at the time you took it not the score it provides for the books. As others have related animals taken early on in our hunting carreers may be better trophy to us as individual than the B&C qualifier hanging...

Muntjac If your trying to save some pounds on a bufffalo hunt I might suggest as Phil did that you book a buffalo cow hunt. I've shot several buffalo and I can tell you that a cow hunt is every bit as exciting as bull hunt. Mark

This is my best at 17"+ taken in Mozambique with Mokore Safaris in '07. There was no need to worry about the trophy quality of this ram. He now resides as a lifesize mount in my living room. I've been quite lucky with bushbuck taking 5 varieties of bushbuck in 6 different countries. They are one...

I think with a young shooter that they need to be successful early on to hold their interest. The inaccuracy of the 410 double is going to be very discouraging to a child. Mark

To me the most under rated African trophy is the hyena when hunted on purpose. Next to the baboon IMO the hyena is the sharpest pencil in the box in Africa. Even in an area with lots of hyena getting them on bait is often a trick.

Terminator, A really big kudu bull can come in a lot of places on occasion but in my experience I've only found two spots that I could recommend as offereing a real chance at a bull of 55" plus. In both of these areas I think you could hold out for a really big bull and expect to have an...