This is the reason that Zim is not the destination it once was. This is why recomendations are for anyone doing business in Zim and that includes going on a hunt to check it out carefully. The list of bads we cannot deal with is real. A fine line is walked and skirted on this issue. Good areas do exist in Zim but there are a whole lot of places that are plain and simple bad. The governement allows a quota that is too ambitious to get the trophy fees. The good operators will not take the full quota. Poaching is a BIG problem in some areas. Zim is bit by bit falling apart. What will kill it will not be a total ban on hunting from US hunters. What will kill it is the deteriating condition of the amount of areas with huntable game. A report such as what was reported here is just the beginning as people try and ink out a living in the Safari business in Zim. We remember how it was. It is not that way anymore. Too many farms have been confiscated and consumed beyond repair. For many it is a moral descision whether to go or not. For most they will not go if the game promosed is just not there. Africa is becoming more expensive and areas that offer good hunting at what is considered a more competitive rate are shrinking. This is not a lesson to be learned on just this safari operator in Zim. I for one feel bad for anyone trying to do safari business in Zim at the moment.
