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Peterhouse’s Two-Year Professional
Hunters and Guides Preparatory Course
By Penny Raynor
Z
imbabwe professional hunters and guides are
considered some of the best in Africa and now
Zimbabwe’s Peterhouse Group of Schools, widely
regarded as Zimbabwe’s top independent boarding schools
and one of the premier independent school groups in
southern Africa, offers a structured course for learner
professional hunters and guides which is ultimately
examined by National Parks. The exams cover information
needed for the learner and professional hunters’ and guides’
qualification and includes modules on firearms, habits and
habitats, National Parks laws and regulations and a general
paper. The standard is very high and an average of 60 % is
required to pass the exam.
Pupils are then able to become licensed lea ɹ