Award Winners 2008

Dear Award Winners,

Brooke Chilvers Lubin, Editor of the African Sporting Gazette, an Honorary Member of APHA, and a great supporter of the Association, has very kindly said that she will publish the stories of the hunts that won the Awards and those of the runners-up. 

If you have the descriptions of the hunts, please send them to her at Chilvers@AfricanPHA.org together with ONE picture. Obviously the measurements of the trophies must be included and, perhaps you could add a bit more detail to the description of the hunt. 

This very generous offer that I am sure you will appreciate is a valuable piece of advertisement and also badly needed publicity for the APHA – an Association of the top Professional Hunters in Africa.

John Sharp Award for Dangerous Game. 
1st. Luke Blackbeard - an enormous lion, 79 points. This is the second time that Luke has won the award. He won it two years ago with an amazing lion.
2nd. Mavro Fabris – lion 70 points.
2nd. Cliff Walker - lion 70 points. Cliff also won the Young Professional Hunter Award.
3rd. Mavro Fabris - Hippo 67 points.

Robin Hurt Award for Non-Dangerous Game.
1st. Andre Roux – Giant Eland 83 points
2nd. Jason Roussos – Lesser Kudu 80 points. Two years ago Jason won this award with a remarkable Mountain Nyala. Last year he won the Young Professional Hunter Award. 
3rd. Mavro Fabris - Bushbuck 65 points.
3rd. John Sharp - Greater Kudu 65 points
4th. Mike Kibble - Gemsbuck 64 Points.

Ox of Okavango Award for Conservation.
Keith Roberts FCS Project in Tanzania.

Young Professional Hunter Award. 
1st. Cliff Walker, who hunts for Swanepoel and Scandrol Safaris. Cliff has accumulated a great deal of experience in a large number of African countries since gaining his Professional Hunters at 18. He is now a member of the examining board of the Zimbabwe Professional Hunters Association although still under the age of 30.
2nd. Josh Perrett who hunts Tanzania with Robin Hurt Safaris. Although Josh has a lot of experience he has not had the same amount as Cliff.

Hunter Conservationist Award. 
Awarded to Honorary Member Joe Prather who has contributed a very great deal to African conservation and also to the APHA. Joe has now taken over from me as the Executive Officer that will make a great step forward for the Association.

With very best wishes to you all,

Adam Hill,
Former Executive Officer
AFRICAN PROFESSIONAL HUNTERS ASSOCIATION.