There are not a lot (if any) people who generate more controversy then this guy. He seems to be a cross between Peter Capsticks adventure writing style, and the corcodile hunters flair for the camera and dangerous stunts.
He's been either tossed out of, or banned from the SCI conventions for some of the video footage he has sold. It's been in some what bad taste and likely generated by following less then ethical practices. I read a lot about this fella over the years, although I've never met him. He sounds like an amazingly clever marketeer and does the same thing to keep the Safari industry fired up that Peter Capstick did.
From What I have seen in the few videos I've watched I was left with a bad taste in my mouth from a few of the filmed events. However many others were outstanding. So like anything else in life there has to be a comprimise with the videos. I'll say this, If I add up all the charges from all the PH's I have ever known,.... We all combined have not had 1/2 of what this guy has filmed of his own charge sequences. The criticizem that he provokes wounded animals to charge him seems very far fetched on the surface...............But!..........How does one guy get charged this many times?
I've watched a few video's where he has walked up on a wounded buffalo and made a commet like I'll let him choose how he wants to die, or something to that effect. Most PH's will see it's alive and shoot it broadside, or rather have the client shoot it again.
Speaking of which I have also never in my life seen a PH shoot so many animals for his hunters. He seems to finish off an amazing amount of game for his hunters. Maybe there is an agreement ahead of time with the client that if he gets to make the finishing shot the client can be in the next video?
Bottm line is that the videos' are entertaining, but unrealistic where a normal or expected safari conditions are concerned. He has what must be a team of shooters behind him also. I've seen a clean slow motion miss by his rifle and the hippo hit the dirt with a solid thump right at his feet. If you get the chance to watch this, I'm still wondering where that shot came from. The Hippo was maybe 10 feet away coming full speed ahead, and when Sullivan shoots there is no reation at all with a plume uf dust showing a clean miss, the next gun shot hit the bull square in the head. It came from off camera and cleanly hits that bull in the forehead. He never makes mention of his miss, making it seem like business as usual, but when you watch the video it's clear as can be somebody off camera saved his bacon on that situation!
