John,
One last comment. Most PH's are more fearful of being shot by their client than they are fearful of the critters.
I don't think that fear is unique to African PH's. I've know 'hunters' I'd never go hunting with because of their carelessness. For Guides everywhere it's a risk.
I took a friend groundhog hunting and let him borrow my 30-06 loaded with 125gr SP. Him,another friend and myself were walking down a fence row when we unexpectedly jumped a groundhog we didn't see munching on some thick clover. The friend I had lent my 30-06 to had the rifle go off before he got it to his shoulder and I could here the bullet wiz by my head. I went over and emptied the rifle and told him he could carry it that way till he learned to keep his finger off the trigger and not to take it off safe till he was ready to shoot. Needles to say he never went hunting with me after that.
