erg589
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- Namibia, Zimbabwe, South Africa.
Good Afternoon
I have been a "pirate viewer" for many years of this forum. I convinced myself for a very long time that Big game hunting and conservation was in my past, however I have been fortunate to accomplish @Skollie on his Buffalo hunt last week. This has reignited a love I had as a 17 year old boy.
I am from South Africa, but I spend any free time on my farm/ reserve in Namibia that I want to restore to a natural system for plains game and floral species.
I was fortunate to spent all my vacations form 14-21 years of age in Namibia working for an amazing mentor. I then decided to not follow my dream to become a PH and ended up studying Nature Conservation and working for SANparks.
My time at SANparks did not provide me with the feeling and success I wanted to see in conservation. As any "wise" 21year old I was looking for immediate answers and solutions. My PH career also went south, I felt that every animal and hunt needed to be "explained" or legitimated to the world.
I was tiring myself out.
Today I realise we are all different. Just like I hate going to a mall or standing in Q's to see a live sports game, other people do not enjoy hunting. To each their own.
I have been a "pirate viewer" for many years of this forum. I convinced myself for a very long time that Big game hunting and conservation was in my past, however I have been fortunate to accomplish @Skollie on his Buffalo hunt last week. This has reignited a love I had as a 17 year old boy.
I am from South Africa, but I spend any free time on my farm/ reserve in Namibia that I want to restore to a natural system for plains game and floral species.
I was fortunate to spent all my vacations form 14-21 years of age in Namibia working for an amazing mentor. I then decided to not follow my dream to become a PH and ended up studying Nature Conservation and working for SANparks.
My time at SANparks did not provide me with the feeling and success I wanted to see in conservation. As any "wise" 21year old I was looking for immediate answers and solutions. My PH career also went south, I felt that every animal and hunt needed to be "explained" or legitimated to the world.
I was tiring myself out.
Today I realise we are all different. Just like I hate going to a mall or standing in Q's to see a live sports game, other people do not enjoy hunting. To each their own.
