Lefol Expelled from SCI

Mike Nicholas

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Greetings, all,

Don't be fooled by any Lefol safari offers.

His father (who worked tirelessly) with his mother to build a great concession passed away years ago. Kewin (Kevin) took over, but, per the attached notice he was expelled from SCI per the April, 2026 issue from SCI.

He had us drinking/brushing our teeth with water from a barrel of caught rain water and didn't furnish bottled or other safe water even after I informed him of my concern. He put me in a hotel without notice or permission that was different than the one I picked and he had supposedly arranged. The one he picked had a 220v outlet right in the shower with cracked tiles all around it. In the middle of Bangi vs, the surrounding area with the beautiful one I picked. He couldn't export my trophies probably due to him not acquiring the proper authorizations & licenses before my safari, at least two other hunters were cheated too. Over months on contacts with him I heard every excuse and some outright lies about me getting my trophies. One time he had some supposed "agent" contact me about shipping details he was needing. I was told my, "critters were at the airport"-whatever. Another example is when I asked for documentation that my trophies were authorized to ship. He just sent a listing of my animals-no governmental stamps or anything "official" on them.

Andrew Goodwin, PH of SA booked hunts there as a PH too. I don't know what all he was aware of, or complicit, and if his hunters received their trophies.

It was supposed to be just me in camp, but three other people were in camp, they were from France as is Lefol. During meals they just all spoke French so I couldn't understand anything even though they all speak English-pretty rude, I think. Expressing my frustration to Lefol resulted in no change in that. I got 5 animals, but not a Bongo which is always a target animal in C.A.R. To me, he seems very immature. He is now working for

His father built a great concession in C.A.R. but it's not been sold to an excellent safari company. It is managed by Arnaud Mermet, owner of Ganam Safaris.

Anyway, you get the idea. Good luck in C.A.R with Ganam Safaris

Mike


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Damm thats terrible, especially on an expensive hunt

Is he Alain's son?
 
I met Kewin a few years ago at the Jagd & Hund convention in Dortmund and talked to him extensively together with @VertigoBE . I'm shocked to hear this. He was very cordial and good to hang out with. I'm curious as to what happened. I know his father sadly passed away a few years ago. In think he still is a member on this forum.
 
I saw that, nice to hear first head what happened. However, I am truly sorry that your hunt went that way.
 
I met Kewin a few years ago at the Jagd & Hund convention in Dortmund and talked to him extensively together with @VertigoBE . I'm shocked to hear this. He was very cordial and good to hang out with. I'm curious as to what happened. I know his father sadly passed away a few years ago. In think he still is a member on this forum.
I hope everyone knows I'm honestly not just complaining. I just want people to be aware if he markets some other ways-focusing on European shows oe something. Of course he can't markek for his old/past concession since it's been sold. But, he may be involved in something new even under a different name. I know he's been a guide for a Texas, high-fence operation, but he's probably not in control of anything there. If someone runs on to him somewhere, please let everyone know.
 
How important of a person do you have to be to get someone kicked from SCI over one bad experience? Seems like this fella has a lot of pull

Edit: I didn’t realize OP was the hunter
 
Despite everything, it would also be interesting to read a statement from the other party.
SCI, did a year long investigation, talking to people in France, authorities in C.A. R., and the United States. They don't just expel people for no reason and at possible legal risk-their attorneys involved and all. Their notice even mentions me and others didn't get their trophies. I don't know what other proof you need, but you go for it and keep people updated as desire. He also didn't sell for no reason.
 
How important of a person do you have to be to get someone kicked from SCI over one bad experience? Seems like this fella has a lot of pull

Edit: I didn’t realize OP was the hunter
Jeez guys, come on. I have zero pull. Read the report. It wasn't just me and SCI did a thorough investigation over a year. If we didn't get our trophies and were lied to about it, we didn't get our trophies: pretty simple for that one thing alone. Why did I bother putting a bunch of information out there to help & protect people, Aaron?
 
Jeez guys, come on. I have zero pull. Read the report. It wasn't just me and SCI did a thorough investigation over a year. If we didn't get our trophies and were lied to about it, we didn't get our trophies: pretty simple for that one thing alone. Why did I bother putting a bunch of information out there to help & protect people, Aaron?
Honestly when I read your post, I thought you had just copy and pasted from the article giving everyone a heads up. Sorry you had a poor experience.

But I am surprised that one complaint can get you ejected.
 
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Honestly when I read your post, I thought you had just copy and pasted from the article giving everyone a heads up. Sorry you had a poor experience.

But I am surprised that one complaint can get you ejected.
There were other complaints and some on this forum.
 
I hope everyone knows I'm honestly not just complaining. I just want people to be aware if he markets some other ways-focusing on European shows oe something. Of course he can't markek for his old/past concession since it's been sold. But, he may be involved in something new even under a different name. I know he's been a guide for a Texas, high-fence operation, but he's probably not in control of anything there. If someone runs on to him somewhere, please let everyone know.
No no need to explain yourself it was more my own shock and I just conveyed my own desire to hear from Kewin. Sometimes things just go in a direction you don't want and operating a concession in a place like CAR after losing your father seems not an easy task.

No excuses for what happened to you or other hunters but I just want to hear how things got to this point. Kewin is still a young guy and hopefully he can get out of this situation.
 
But I am surprised that one complaint can get you ejected.
Did you even read any of it?
It’s several hunters over the years.

Very unfortunate situation for many reasons.
A young Hunter with a huge legacy - maybe got in over his head. Took on more than he could handle. No excuses to op.

Still Just a sad deal
 
Honestly when I read your post, I thought you had just copy and pasted from the article giving everyone a heads up. Sorry you had a poor experience.

But I am surprised that one complaint can get you ejected.
It wasn’t one complaint, and of course SCI investigated. It was not a misunderstanding, it was out right lies, and incompetence


But even one deceptive safari, cheating even one client should be grounds for expulsion. There is no need to tolerate crooks, cheats and liars.
 
@Mike Nicholas, Thank You for bringing this situation to my attention. A very big part of this forum is being able to speak to others, ask how their hunts went, read hunt reports, etc. For the past 10+ years I have mainly booked hunts I've seen here on AH simply again, because of being able to ask others about their experiences.

So you came on here, described a terrible situation, and now some will think unfavorably of you. The person who has been removed from SCI can come to this platform and share their side of the story, should they wish to. Given a years long investigation into the matter by SCI, I would say things must have been pretty egregious.

Again, I am very sorry you had this situation to deal with but I applaud you for standing up and letting others of us know about this particular individual and how your hunting experience went.
 
Thank you for sharing this information. I’m sorry you had a bad experience but appreciate you bringing it to the attention of other traveling hunters. Many people chastising you won’t ever even consider a hunt of this magnitude so they can’t fully appreciate the value of the information you’re bringing forth.
 

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