Recent content by Ruark

For what it's worth, Mark Sullivan runs a Heym 600NE.

J.A. Hunter wrote about hyenas sneaking into a camp at night, where bearers were sleeping on open ground, snipping off somebody's private parts and vanishing before the victim even had time to wake up. That would be some way to wake up. "what the......."

I can certainly appreciate the respect for Scott's family, but I think enough time has passed that someone can simply ask if the investigation produced anything. There's no need for arbitrary harshness, as if the slightest mention of the subject was forbidden.

Interesting letter, and probably a necessary one. But I'm wondering, how exactly did the deaths of Scott and Theunis "bring this problem to the fore"?

I've personally never fired the Lott, but I've read several times that compared to the 458 WM, the recoil is really, really harsh. Just a data point.

It's so easy to armchair quarterback this, but for those of us who are statebound, there's little else for us to do besides donate money and speculate. It would be helpful to know the condition of his packs, for example. Had they been rummaged through? If not, that would probably rule out...

What was going on with the leopard? Were they hunting one with a client, tracking one that was wounded...? Just wondering.

Wish they could get hold of one of those military choppers with infrared. They can cruise around a couple thousand feet up with that scanner and anything alive will glow like a light bulb.

For sure, this is his second night out there.

I've put some word out as well, hopefully it will bring in some more donations. Just asking speculatively... are there any specific dangers in that area that might be part of this, e.g. militant poachers or rebels, large lion prides, etc.? Did the tracker hear any gunshots? Prayers sent for...

Wow. The more you read some of these posts, the more impossible an African hunting trip looks, unless you go on some little 5-day jaunt in a fenced concession and bag a couple of small antelope or a wart hog or something.

Those guys look totally self-focused. Everything's about them and their pleasure. Reminds me of ISIS...... Seems like this might make an interesting thread over on the forum: "Accomodating Muslim clients."

Ego aside, he appears to be fully aware of the ramifications of his hunting style. He says on his web page: "A word of caution. Do not attempt to mirror my technique and method unless you are willing to pay the ultimate price, because in order to do what I do, you must be willing to die. This...

"I've seen Sullivan BS on video with the client while a buffalo is crawling on two legs for a few minutes with a severed spine. If Sullivan can tolerate an animal suffering like that and have a chat with a client, he is a psychopath. Zero empathy for the animal. Zero respect." I admit, I would...

"I must always laugh,when I see the headlines in a forum " I hunted black death " Its nonsene. Our wild boars at home attack much quicker." Never been to Africa, but killed my share of boars. They're pretty easy to put down, and don't weigh 2,000 pounds. J.A. Hunter told of a buff's heart...