DATE AND PLACE OF HUNT

OUTFITTER, GUIDE AND BOOKING AGENT DETAILS

Outfitter (or safari company): Kgori Safaris. Private Bag 146; Maun; Botswana; Tel. 011-267-686-2049; Email: info@kgorisafaris.com; Web www.kgorisafaris.com Personal Guide (if any): Frans van der Merwe Booking Agent (if any): Trip Arrangements (if self-guided): License Required:

GAME DESCRIPTION

Major Game Animals Taken: Elephant - Availability: Average - Trophy Size: 77 lbs, 76" - 19 3/4", large tusk Elephant - Availability: Average - Trophy Size: 72.5 lbs - 68" - 20", small tusk Game Sought But Not Taken: Game Condition Comments:

SERVICE RATINGS (excellent, good, fair or poor)

Quality of Outfit: Excellent Guide/PH Ability: Excellent Condition of Camp: Excellent Condition of Equipment: Excellent Quality of Food: Excellent Trophy Care: Excellent Name of Airline: Delta, Air France, Botswana Air Airline Service: Good Airline Comments:

COSTS

Hunting Fees: Amount: $0 Trophy Fees: Amount: $0 Permits/Licenses: Amount: $0 Commercial Airfares: Amount: $0 Charter Airfares: Amount: $0 Other Costs: Amount: $0 Total: $0

SUMMARY REMARKS

Problems of Hunt: None. Highlights of Hunt: My 9th elephant better than expected, Frans had to shoot a charging cow at point blank, luckily she fell to the left, otherwise I could not tell the story. Equipment Recommendations: Would You Recommend This Hunt to a Friend? yes Why? Hunted five times with Kgori Safaris took my two largest elephants and my largest leopard with Kgori, will be back next year.

HUNTER INFORMATION

Hunter Name: Peter Stein Contact Information: Tel. 909-792-2434 - 30261 San Timoteo Cyn. Road, Redlands, CA 92373 E-mail: peterstein35@verizon.net Hunting Experience: USA, Canada, New Zealand, China, Mongolia, Bulgaria, 21 African Safaris Physical Condition: Problem with knees, otherwise good for age 76

IMPORTANT NOTES (actions taken if hunter unhappy with hunt)

Notified Outfitter? Notified Personal Guide? Notified Booking Agent? Seeking any kind of restitution or other settlement from agent, outfitter or guide? If Seeking Restitution, What is Sought?

ADDITIONAL HUNTER COMMENTS AND/OR OUTFITTER/BOOKING AGENT REBUTTAL

Subscriber-Written Trip Report On Kgori Safaris Hunts

Below is one sample of such a Report which is made available to you FREE of Charge.

DATE AND PLACE OF HUNT

Report ID: 7771 Weapon Used: Rifle How Hunt Was Conducted? Guided Date of Hunt: April 7, 2010 to April 22, 2010 Place of Hunt: Botswana NG 43

OUTFITTER, GUIDE AND BOOKING AGENT DETAILS

Outfitter (or safari company): Kgori Safaris. Private Bag 146; Maun; Botswana; Tel. 011-267-686-2049; Email: info@kgorisafaris.com; Web www.kgorisafaris.com Personal Guide (if any): Frans Van Der Merwe Booking Agent (if any): Trip Arrangements (if self-guided): License Required:

GAME DESCRIPTION

Major Game Animals Taken: Elephant - Availability: Abundant - Trophy Size: 40 pounds per tusk. Buffalo, Cape - Availability: Abundant - Trophy Size: 10-12 year old. Game Sought But Not Taken: Game Condition Comments: There was a very good population of both elephant and buffalo. We passed on some animals within the first 4 to 5 days of the hunt which were older and bigger than those which I ended up taking on the 11th and 15th days of the hunt. However, we had a great time spotting and especially tracking buffalo and getting close to animals in the thick brush. It was a great experience hunting with a 35 year old PH who was capable and enjoyed tracking and stalking animals. Many days we walked 6 to 8 miles and a few days we walked 12 to 14 miles. The temperatures were warm (85 to 90 degrees) on most days. We did have thunder showers several days and nights and the grass was very wet some mornings. My hunting shoes were high basketball sneakers and they served me very well. It may be good to have two pair because some days they became very wet; however, they dried quickly. We normally hunted from daylight until dark. We drove many two track roads while hunting elephants looking for tracks and/or animals. We saw a brown hyena, spotted hyena, lions (several times), zebra, giraffe, steenbok, duiker, civet cat, impala, roan, kudu, mongoose, black mambas, puff adder and many, many species of birds. The hunt was filmed by Stoney who lives in South Africa. He did a fine job and took much footage of many animals we stalked close to during the hunt.

SERVICE RATINGS (excellent, good, fair or poor)

Quality of Outfit: Excellent Guide/PH Ability: Excellent Condition of Camp: Good Condition of Equipment: Good Quality of Food: Excellent Trophy Care: Good Name of Airline: United Air, South African Air, Botswana Air Airline Service: Good Airline Comments: Both United and SAA did a fine job. Botswana delayed a flight departing Maun, Botswana nearly three hours which caused many, many problems. I would avoid flying on Botswana Air again if it could be avoided.

COSTS

Hunting Fees: Amount: $0 Trophy Fees: Amount: $0 Permits/Licenses: Amount: $0 Commercial Airfares: Amount: $0 Charter Airfares: Amount: $0 Other Costs: Amount: $0 Total: $0

SUMMARY REMARKS

Problems of Hunt: We encountered very few problems. We had a flat tire. We had an over heating problem one time. No major issue. Highlights of Hunt: Seeing so many animals very close and having the opportunity to enjoy it with a very good PH, a very good videographer and an excellent bushman tracker. Equipment Recommendations: My rifle used was a CZ 550 in a .458 Lott which was glass bedded. It has an Aimpoint 2 mil red dot 9000L sight mounted in 30MM tally rings and it performed very well for this type of hunting. My hand loads were 500 grain Barnes solids and 500 grain TSX bullets. Both the bullets performed very well on both animals. Would You Recommend This Hunt to a Friend? yes Why? Everything was well organized. The PH knew the country very well. He used the trackers to their full advantage. We hunted full days and the PH did not pressure me to shoot the first animals we encountered. I would certainly hunt again with Kgori if Frans could be my PH.

HUNTER INFORMATION

Hunter Name: Dean E Heintzelman Contact Information: Tel. 570-374-0238 - PO Box 43, Kreamer, PA 17833 E-mail: deh61846@gmail.com Hunting Experience: I have had the good fortune to hunt on 3 or 4 continents and many countries the last 6 years. My focus has been the hunting of Alpine animals (sheep, goats, ibex, tur, chamois, tahr). I really enjoy hiking and walking with a focus on Physical Condition: Almost? Excellent - I am devoted to aerobic exercise almost daily.

IMPORTANT NOTES (actions taken if hunter unhappy with hunt)

Notified Outfitter? Notified Personal Guide? Notified Booking Agent? Seeking any kind of restitution or other settlement from agent, outfitter or guide? If Seeking Restitution, What is Sought?

ADDITIONAL HUNTER COMMENTS AND/OR OUTFITTER/BOOKING AGENT REBUTTAL

Although we did not see any 60 or 80 pound elephant we did see shootable bull elephant nearly every day. We saw one buffalo which we estimated had a 44 inch spread; however, it was not an old bull with a fully developed boss. We did see and old buffalo with a very deep drop on the horns with a great fully developed boss and it was estimated to be 39 inches in width. This was on the second day and we had him standing broadside at 50 yards. We passed on this bull and it shall be a great trophy for another hunter. There are some very nice buffalo in NG43 in April and May. It was a great hunt with good people and my memories of this time spent with this group of people shall forever be cherished. One day we were filming two lions lying behind some brush from the back of the land rover. The videographer asked if we could move off the truck slowly and walk a few steps to get a better view of the lions. The PH slowly exited the cab of the truck and the videographer and I slowly climbed down to the ground. We slowly began walking to get a better view of the two lions lying in the brush. Suddenly a male lion came charging out of the brush toward us from a different direction and growled. He stopped at approximately 30 yards. Needless to say - this male lion received our full attention and we quickly were back on the truck. These type of experiences shall remain with me forever. It is exciting being in Africa where there are animals and reptiles which are able to place fear within the human being. Great memories!

Subscriber-Written Trip Report On Kgori Safaris Hunts

Below is one sample of such a Report which is made available to you FREE of Charge.

DATE AND PLACE OF HUNT

Report ID: 6627 Weapon Used: Rifle How Hunt Was Conducted? Guided Date of Hunt: April 2, 2008 to April 10, 2008 Place of Hunt: Botswana NG 43 Kwatale Concession area

OUTFITTER, GUIDE AND BOOKING AGENT DETAILS

Outfitter (or safari company): Kgori Safaris. Private Bag 146; Maun; Botswana; Tel. 011-267-686-2049; Email: info@kgorisafaris.com; Web www.kgorisafaris.com Personal Guide (if any): Wilton Raats Booking Agent (if any): Lost Creek Outfitters. 28 Upland Dr.; Brooks; AB; T1R 0P8; Canada; Tel. 403-793-3181; Fax: 403-501-8445;Email: franklinexpeditionsafrica@gmail.com; Web www.lostcreekoutfitters.ca/ Trip Arrangements (if self-guided): License Required:

GAME DESCRIPTION

Major Game Animals Taken: Elephant - Availability: Abundant - Trophy Size: 50 pounds to side. Game Sought But Not Taken: Kudu - Availability: Lack of time and scarce. Game Condition Comments: Elephant excellent and in high numbers. Probably saw 100 elephant a day.

SERVICE RATINGS (excellent, good, fair or poor)

Quality of Outfit: Excellent Guide/PH Ability: Excellent Condition of Camp: Good Condition of Equipment: Excellent Quality of Food: Fair Trophy Care: Excellent Name of Airline: Delta and Air Botswana Airline Service: Excellent Airline Comments: Delta was the best I ever saw. Air Botswana was difficult to deal with.

COSTS

Hunting Fees: Total cost 10 day elephant hunt including all license and trophy fees. Amount: $24900 Trophy Fees: Amount: $0 Permits/Licenses: Kudu license. Amount: $200 Commercial Airfares: Air Botswana from Joberg to Maun. Delta with Advantage Miles. Amount: $495 Charter Airfares: Amount: $0 Other Costs: Tips $2,000, gun permit service $185. Amount: $2185 Total: $0

SUMMARY REMARKS

Problems of Hunt: Weather too hot, over 100 degrees F. Highlights of Hunt: Shooting elephant. Equipment Recommendations: I used a 450/400 double rifle, perfect for hunt. Would You Recommend This Hunt to a Friend? Yes Why? The quality of the people was so good, particularly the PH and the agent who also acted as a second PH.

HUNTER INFORMATION

Hunter Name: Reyburn Anderson Contact Information: Tel. 972-248-8383 - 4001 S Custer Road, McKinney, TX 75070 Hunting Experience: Extensive. But this was only my second elephant. Physical Condition: Poor.

IMPORTANT NOTES (actions taken if hunter unhappy with hunt)

Notified Outfitter? Notified Personal Guide? Notified Booking Agent? Seeking any kind of restitution or other settlement from agent, outfitter or guide? If Seeking Restitution, What is Sought?

ADDITIONAL HUNTER COMMENTS AND/OR OUTFITTER/BOOKING AGENT REBUTTAL

Subscriber-Written Trip Report On Kgori Safaris Hunts

Below is one sample of such a Report which is made available to you FREE of Charge.

DATE AND PLACE OF HUNT

Report ID: 4774 Weapon Used: Rifle How Hunt Was Conducted? Guided Date of Hunt: May 15, 2005 to June 3, 2005 Place of Hunt: Botswana NG43

OUTFITTER, GUIDE AND BOOKING AGENT DETAILS

Outfitter (or safari company): Kgori Safaris. Private Bag 146; Maun; Botswana; Tel. 011-267-686-2049; Email: info@kgorisafaris.com; Web www.kgorisafaris.com Personal Guide (if any): Wilton Raats Booking Agent (if any): Lost Creek Outfitters. 28 Upland Dr.; Brooks; AB; T1R 0P8; Canada; Tel. 403-793-3181; Fax: 403-501-8445;Email: franklinexpeditionsafrica@gmail.com; Web www.lostcreekoutfitters.ca/ Trip Arrangements (if self-guided): License Required:

GAME DESCRIPTION

Major Game Animals Taken: Lion - Availability: Scarce - Trophy Size: Excellent. Game Sought But Not Taken: Elephant - Availability: Very scarce. Game Condition Comments: Scarcity of animals except elephant and buffalo due to very little rain in January and February.

SERVICE RATINGS (excellent, good, fair or poor)

Quality of Outfit: Good Guide/PH Ability: Excellent Condition of Camp: Good Condition of Equipment: Good Quality of Food: Good Trophy Care: Excellent Name of Airline: South African Airlines. Airline Service: Good Airline Comments: No legroom on Airbus.

COSTS

Hunting Fees: Amount: $25500 Trophy Fees: Amount: $9500 Permits/Licenses: Amount: $5000 Commercial Airfares: Amount: $0 Charter Airfares: Amount: $4800 Other Costs: Amount: $5887 Total: $0

SUMMARY REMARKS

Problems of Hunt: Too dry and too few animals (lions eat buffalo). Highlights of Hunt: Five very hard days of tracking medala ("old man"). Equipment Recommendations: Would You Recommend This Hunt to a Friend? Yes Why?

HUNTER INFORMATION

Hunter Name: Michael James Moir Contact Information: Tel. 989-732-1727 - 2444 SW Opal Lake Rd., Gaylord, MI 49735 Hunting Experience: Extensive North America - first African hunt. Physical Condition: Good.

IMPORTANT NOTES (actions taken if hunter unhappy with hunt)

Notified Outfitter? Notified Personal Guide? Notified Booking Agent? Seeking any kind of restitution or other settlement from agent, outfitter or guide? If Seeking Restitution, What is Sought?

ADDITIONAL HUNTER COMMENTS AND/OR OUTFITTER/BOOKING AGENT REBUTTAL

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