Dear Sir,
When I read your opinion on hunting and the income it supposedly generates, I noticed that you are not familiar with the industry. As a professional hunter it happens many times in a season that I have to accompany clients to concession areas and to hunting farms. In our small company we are familiar with all aspects of hunting valuable animals, and we have just as much experience how to handle rich clients.

I can tell you now that it is NOT the pro who earns the big bucks. But this does not mean that big money is not being spent in the industry. I concur with your speculation that hunting generates much more than what we think but I do not agree with your tentative estimates that it may exceed N$250 million per year.
I estimate that if the entire industry earns around US$20 million in a year, it can be regarded as a good season. The sad part is that much of this money is spent on accommodation and entertainment, a small part pays for the trophy and an even smaller part ends up in the pockets of the hunting guides. That is us.
There are many stories of a pro getting a N$20 000 tip but I assure you this is the exception and only when the pro has helped the client to land a trophy that ranks among the top five in the SCI listings. This does not happen every day.
Very good profits are made by the hunting farms provided they have established their own herds. Good profits are also made by lodges that cater for hunters which hunt in areas other than the lodge's own land. But cattle beating hunting, as Mr Koehler argues, I doubt it.
I challenge NAPHA to do a survey, similar to what the NTB has done in tourism, and show Namibia what the hunting industry really makes.
And yes, canned hunting is not a problem here yet but it will come. The profits are simply too good to keep it out.
Hunter with a Mission
Omaruru