We do not know where the truth in all this lies at this point, but we intend to keep digging, as interest in saltwater crocodile hunts is intense in the wake of Australia's recent decision to not allow hunts to go forward in that country. What worries us is the fact that Pitman appears to be a flamboyant Crocodile Dundeetype of guy. He was a self-confessed crocodile poacher up to 1996, and he has had some very public disagreements with the preservationist Steve Irwin. He is also said to have made some inflammatory statements about people shooting deer with tanks in Russia. He has also been quoted as likening elephant hunting to "shooting a door in the middle of a football field."
It's not clear Pitman is the kind of ambassador we need out there opening new hunts for us. But stay tuned. We'll pass on what else we can find out in a future issue.
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