Superb Leopard Hunt In Zimbabwe!

Frank G. just completed his Africa "Big 5" with this magnificient leopard.  Frank booked his hunt through
Safari Outfitters and his hunt took place in the SAVE Valley of Zimbabwe.  Congratulations Frank!

Great Trek and Hunt in the Himalaya Mountains!

March 12 my wife and I started our long planned trip to Nepal. I had booked this hunting adventure with Clark Jeffs of  Safari Outfitters, through their long time partner Nepal Wildlife Adventure.

We were met in Kathmandu by Shova and Prem Singh of NWA, who also solved all the hassle about gun-importing next day.

March 16 we flew to Dorpatan by helicopter where we met Armen Avidissian,Bernie Mizrahi and Henry Davidian. They had just finished their hunting and had all been succesfull in an area  near Dorpatan.

My hunting was to be in the Seng region, which eventually took a six day trek. I had insisted on this trek to be able to acclimatise better to the altitude, even though my wife and I both had been training very hard in preparation for this trip.

Thanks to this trek we have seen a lot of everyday life in the mountains of  Nepal, it was worth every second of it!

We had 22 people escorting us during this trek, from camp manager to cooks to guides to porters………… 

After arrival in the Seng region the guides went scouting for sheep. The third day of the hunt the guides and I climbed from 3.675 meters to 4.250 meters, within 2 hours. From our glassing spot we found 11 male sheep, about 1.500 meters away. As there were a few very good ones in that group we decided to approach them, it has taken us 5 hours to close the distance to 265 meters, but I suspect we did more than 3.000 meters going up and down and up again, and again!

When finally into place we were at 4.188 meters altitude , and as said before 265 meters separated us from the sheep.

It should have been an easy shot but the ram was hit too far back and did not drop immediately so the guides Bir and Toklama followed it and, after it had fallen for more than 200 meters, had to cape it on the spot were it fell. They did a wonderfull job in retrieving the animal!

With the hunt finished we used a few days to trek back leisurely to Yamkhar at 2.850 meters, from where we were picked up by the helicopter to return to Kathmandu. We had a tremendous time!
Jan P.

Incredible Adventure in Nepal

Safari Outfitters just had 3 hunters return from the wilds of the Himalayan Mountains in Nepal in a quest for blue sheep. All were successful in taking nice rams and had the added bonus each taking a muntjac (barking deer) and one was able to also take a wild boar. This is one of the best adventures in the world! Here is a comment by Bernie M. :

Dear Clark,

It is Sunday and it has been 8 days since I returned from Nepal. It has taken most of the week to get back to the world I left. I wanted to write sooner, but I wanted to be sure what I wanted to say.

First of all, I can't thank you and Safari Outfitters enough for arranging my trip. It was first class all the way. I have never had a greater experience with all my hunting than my trip to Nepal. It is one of the most beautiful and exciting countries that I have visited. You can't help yourself to become spiritual and emotional all at the same time.

Bernie M.

Shikar in Iran

I recently returned from a shikar in Iran arranged by Clark Jeffs with Safari Outfitters. I encountered huge populations of sheep and ibex in several areas of the country. Upon arrival I was escorted to a hunting reserve bordering Tehran where I observed nearly 600 red sheep. Unfortunately, the only thing I killed was time as the Red sheep was not one of the species I was after on this trip. I had a day to spare prior to the beginning of the hunt so why not spend it viewing sheep?

My actual hunt started about 5 hours south of Tehran for the Esfahan Mouflon. The first day provided numerous opportunities to harvest a mature ram. It was obvious that finding a trophy class animal would not prove too difficult. So, I decided to give it a couple days before settling on any particular one. The result was an eleven year old ram with decent horn length and very good horn mass. I also harvested one of the 4000 Persian Goitered Gazelles that roam the reserve. One that should rank well into SCI Top Ten awards.

The next stop was nearly 10 hours north of Tehran near the Turkmenistan border where I was to hunt the Trans-Caspian Urial. The drive was lengthy but the scenery was spectacular. Having been my first trip to Iran, I didn't realize there were so many mountain ranges. As in the other areas, I observed large herds of sheep and harvested a mature ram on the third day of the hunt. Since, the close of the hunting season in Turkmenistan I thought I would never have an opportunity to hunt this magnificent sheep. Thankfully, the record was set straight regarding Americans hunting in Iran and I was able to hunt and harvest an animal that would otherwise not have been possible.

Finally, I would travel back to the south of Tehran near the town of Shiraz where I would hunt the Persian Desert Ibex. Like the sheep populations, the ibex populations were astonishing. There is no doubt I could have settled on any one of numerous trophy quality animals encountered during a four day period. However, I had my heart set on one in particular and through patients, sweat and persistence was able to collect my prize just minutes before last shooting light on the last day of the hunt. His horns were well broomed but they still measured nearly 43 inches with incredible mass.

Iran is a treasure soon to be rediscovered by American hunters. Safari Outfitters works with only the most trusted names in the industry whether it be in the Middle East or elsewhere. Thanks Clark, for yet another truly great adventure to the remote reaches of the globe.