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Peter Johnstone, an Icon in Zimbabwe’s safari industry, passed away this morning.
Peter was a huge presence in Zimbabwe’s (and Rhodesia) safari industry, holding Zimbabwe PH license #1. Peter started Rosslyn Safaris and for many years he held Matetsi unit #3 which borders both Botswana and Hwange National Park. After he was pushed out during government turmoil, he purchased land near Bulawayo that became the Cawston Block. Cawston became well known for high quality sable hunting and was THE place for bow hunters to go for a big sable as well as other plains game.
Peter was suffering from dementia and when I visited Cawston last year it was sad to see how badly that disease had diminished him. But, it was good to see him one last time. I first met Peter in 1982 when I took him duck hunting here in California, then did my first African hunt with Rosslyn 6 months later. He was 92.
Me, Peter and Vernon Booth, who was the long time Matetsi District wildlife biologist , May 2025
Peter was a huge presence in Zimbabwe’s (and Rhodesia) safari industry, holding Zimbabwe PH license #1. Peter started Rosslyn Safaris and for many years he held Matetsi unit #3 which borders both Botswana and Hwange National Park. After he was pushed out during government turmoil, he purchased land near Bulawayo that became the Cawston Block. Cawston became well known for high quality sable hunting and was THE place for bow hunters to go for a big sable as well as other plains game.
Peter was suffering from dementia and when I visited Cawston last year it was sad to see how badly that disease had diminished him. But, it was good to see him one last time. I first met Peter in 1982 when I took him duck hunting here in California, then did my first African hunt with Rosslyn 6 months later. He was 92.
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