Well I guess that I would like to know how a man on a writers salery would be able to, on his own dime, afford a few million in safaris. I always assumed that PH’s let him hunt for free for the publicity until the General himself said that he never took a free hunt.
Since some of you mentioned it, his financial history does open a can of worms so might as well address it. He did file for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy and several of his investors lost allot of money. On another site, a reputed friend and investor lent him several hundred thousand dollars just before he officially filed, and this investor lost his money. Shortly thereafter, Boddington hunted a Markhor in Pakistan $100,000 plus.
Also when his daughter shot her Tracker during a leopard hunt he solicited the hunting public for donations for medical bills.
He was also selling his used T Shirts as well
I do respect Boddingtons accomplishments but the above leaves a bad taste in my mouth and tells me that he isn’t the “Awe Shucks” farm boy that we think he is.
Hero Worship aside I think we should all see the big picture