NAMIBIA: Has Anyone Hunted With ZANA BOTES SAFARI?

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Good evening,

Does anyone have any experience hunting with Zana Botes in Namibia?

Thanks,
Slick
 
Sure wish I did! ...but guess I'll follow along with you.
 
I hunted with Zana a couple years ago and am hunting again next year. Very good outfitter, you will enjoy hunting with him.
 
Slick, I wrapped up a buffalo hunt with Zana in the Caprivi 60 days ago and had a wonderful experience. He’s a top notch operator, PH and a hell of a nice guy. The camp was great and the food and staff were excellent as well. Plenty of buffalo too!! My trip in July was my first African hunt and I thoroughly checked out references before handing out my hard-earned savings for the trip. I contacted 8 references and I think all but one were repeat clients…some 3 times. To say that Africa is a very large place with many options is probably the epitome of understatements. The fact that people return to hunt with the same PH time and time again speaks volumes. BTW, I met the incoming clients on my way out, they were also repeats. Hope this feedback is helpful- TXDawg
 
Good evening,

Does anyone have any experience hunting with Zana Botes in Namibia?

Thanks,
Slick
I have hunted with Zana when he was with Aru Safaris. I've also hunted at his family ranch on one of those hunts. He is an excellent hunter and a supreme pleasure to be around. I would love the opportunity to hunt with him again someday. Like many Namibians he hunts PG on many ranches including his own plus some concessions in the Caprivi.
 
Slick, I wrapped up a buffalo hunt with Zana in the Caprivi 60 days ago and had a wonderful experience. He’s a top notch operator, PH and a hell of a nice guy. The camp was great and the food and staff were excellent as well. Plenty of buffalo too!! My trip in July was my first African hunt and I thoroughly checked out references before handing out my hard-earned savings for the trip. I contacted 8 references and I think all but one were repeat clients…some 3 times. To say that Africa is a very large place with many options is probably the epitome of understatements. The fact that people return to hunt with the same PH time and time again speaks volumes. BTW, I met the incoming clients on my way out, they were also repeats. Hope this feedback is helpful- TXDawg
I'm going in 10 days to hunt elephant with him. Do you recall which concession you hunted in?
 

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