Just won a 10 day trip Need Advice

[Brewster6514]

New question guys. And I am only asking on this post since I started it and I don't want this question to be turned into a big debate. I am just looking for clarification so I can make a better decision.

Can someone please explain the fencing, ranches, game farms and concessions? I am not so naïve to think that it is still wide open wild Africa that I love reading about so much, but the more research you do the more you learn. Good and bad. I have no issues with the big fenced in areas but I do not want to end up on a 500 acre ranch either. I have even learned through conversations some places are are changing out stock every few years to keep better animals which to me isn't a far jump from put and take. This does not seem like Africa to me. I am not an elitist nor am I questioning what one person likes vs another's. I just don't like surprises.

Been to south africa 3 times, and 2 of those with hercules safaris, and we are going again with him in 2027. Within an hour after arriving the first time we felt like old friends.
Every place in south africa has high fences, he has somewhere around 10,000 acres iirc, plus all the other concessions he goes to. You dont even notice the fences after a day or so and only see them once and a while as you drive around looking for your animals.
I dont know if its just for us or all of his hunters, but his prices have never been what he lists online, you need to talk to him and ask. We tell him what we want and he gives us a price, if we dont like it we dont hunt it.
I have used his rifles everytime we've been with him and think its so much easier than taking my own, plus all of his rifles have suppressors which makes it very nice.
I do know he always has animals that are off limits because they are breeders so he is growing them naturally on his farm.

My best advice is to just text him or call him and clear up any questions. I feel he's a stand up guy.