BH63:
The majority of my hunting was with Dudley.
In 1988 I met Kirk Mason and Mitch Bunce who were at that time "appies" and could only hunt plains game and leopard. On occasion I would be paired with either Kirk, or Mitch hunting some of the plains game. Both of these young men were a pleasure to be associated with.
A good friend of mine traveled to Zim and to hunt ele with Tshabezi Safaris, and I mentioned if Dudley were unable to do the hunt, then insist that Kirk accept the hunt. My friend was successful in taking an ele, and other plains game as well. To this day my friend raves about how pleased he was with having Kirk as a P/H.
As Mugabe continued to lead Zim down the path of do return, Kirk decided it was time to move on. The atmosphere in Zim was bad, and obviously was not getting any better. I honestly believe Kirk would have remained had it not been for the fact he had a wife, and young son. If I recall, Kirk departed for Australia in 2006. At least that was the last year Kirk and I enjoyed a cold Castle, or two....
J.Schott
