Recent content by Sean Smith

I have about as good a direct comparison story as possible. I actually took a pair of Courtenys (Patrol model) AND a pair of Russells (Joe's PH) on a bird hunting trip in Eastern Oregon in September 2 years ago. For those not familiar, Eastern Oregon in September is hot as hell in the daytime...

Wow--you've managed to ascertain what everyone reading this believes? How did you track them down? Anyone wanting to dig deeper into the actual facts of this case rather than just taking at face value what some idiot parrots from an indictment should feel free to email me. There's a reason...

Good GAWD! Again with the obsession over the TOTALLY IRRELEVANT timing of when people joined this site and this conversation. Here's a distinction that actually matters: Those of us who have ACTUALLY HUNTED WITH HANNO and ACTUALLY KNOW HIM are defending and recommending him. Those who don't know...

Yeah—I don’t really know how it would be possible for me to be more upfront about my motivations for joining this conversation or the timing of it. None of what I’ve written has been in code, or in Mandarin, or ancient Sanskrit. I’M COMING TO THE DEFENSE OF A FRIEND WHO IS A GOOD MAN AND GOOD...

I explained the timing of my joining this conversation. Is reading comprehension a major issue for you? Why would I have joined at any time other than when I was first made aware of it? Is there a waiting period typically observed? I suppose if I were clairvoyant I could have joined it before it...

Do you understand how the grand jury/indictment process works? There is no defense counsel present, no cross examination. They hear exactly what the prosecutor wants them to hear and nothing more. So like I said, you can indict a ham sandwich. Being under indictment means very little. You’re...

Your option is to hunt with one of his staff PHs, all of whom are excellent, on the same ground as you would with him. It’s not just his side. As I said, I’ve spoken with others who’ve corroborated him. I know vastly more about this than you. I’m sufficiently satisfied with his explanations...

If the purpose of this site is to provide clarity, then I should clarify that Hanno is NOT a Zimbabwe PH, so nobody would be looking to him for a booking there. He ended up roped into this hunt as a favor for a friend/longtime client, wasn’t the PH, didn’t pay any bribes and essentially had zero...

I see we have a second self-professed super sleuth who believes himself deuced clever for having made the amazingly astute observation that people speaking in Hanno’s defense have just joined today. Wondering if it’s occurred to either of you brainiacs that the reason I joined today is that I...

Yes, twice—once in 2011 and again last April. Zero issues with airport or transportation safety, staff is great and Hanno is great. You will not be disappointed. As for this “illegal” elephant hunt business, without getting into too much detail, I’ll just say I’ve investigated it very...