The death of Dudley has been a shock to the lot of us who knew him.
During his battle with melanoma, I was kept in the loop as to his condition via whatsap. Initially, by Dudley, then when his illness became more grave, his youngest daughter assumed the task. He was laid to rest today, Tue the 29th, in West Nicholson Zimbabwe.
As an aside: My first African safari was with Tshabezi Safaris and Dudley was my P/H. The year was 1988. Last year, 2017 was my twenty-third hunt with Dudley. During this time frame, with Dudley's guidance, I was fortunate enough to shoot twenty elephant.
We became quite good friends thru these years. I shall miss his stories, his expertise, his humour, and mostly his friendship. Sala gahle, gamina wetu.
J.Schott
Did you ever have the chance to hunt with Kirk Mason? I shot a beautiful 60 lb tusker with him back in 2003. He was one of the keenest hunters I have ever met. I still keep in touch with him via e-mail.
BH63
