Taxidermist's Profile
Certain outfitters will have baits out before you arrive and will likely have one or more adult male leopards on baits before you even start to hunt. They'll quietly position you in a blind 80 yards from the bait and will be there to see you through the entire experience. When you put it like that, it sounds so clean and professional. And, I suppose, it can be like that, but mostly it isn't.
This is hunting for a very intelligent predator, and this is Africa. These things are complicated. This is why I often begin these conversations by telling them what can happen.
I tell them that that no two leopard hunts are alike. If they have the time to talk, I give them an example while stressing that the hunt they go on will probably be quite different. I might tell them about my most memorable leopard hunt, which began when I flew into Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, with a client. Both of us were on separate 14-day leopard hunts. As we walked off the plane, the familiar hot, dusty wind and diesel smell made me feel like I was back home.
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