Dalton Tink
Professional Hunter
My name is Dalton Tink and am a partner in Dalton & York safaris. I started this career at a very young age having grown up with my father who was an avid hunter and cousins who were all just as committed. It didn’t take me long to start learning the way of the bush with so much influences. It has been a passion of mine since I was old enough to walk with my father in the hills and escalated once I could shoot and hold my own. I qualified at the young age of 21 years old as a Zimbabwean professional hunter and have never looked back, it is more of a passion to me than a job. I love the old school fair chase, following tracks of those old dugga boy warriors, getting out smarted but never giving up until the job is done. It is extremely rewarding after putting so much time into a hunt and getting the reward after a long-fought hunt. I sum up hunting in many ways, the experience of the hunt, the comradery of both client and the ph with his team and then the social aspect of becoming friends, sharing stories around a fire and supporting each other through tough times during the hunt.
York Mare
Professional Hunter
Born in December 1988, I was raised on a farm in the South-East Lowveld of Zimbabwe, this is where I found my love for wildlife and hunting. At the age of 16, I moved to South Africa where I completed my diploma in WIldlife and Lodge Management. I moved back to Zimbabwe in 2009, where I began my apprenticeship with HHK Safaris and qualified as a Professional Hunter in 2012. I have been extremely fortunate as I have hunted in Mozambique, Cameroon and majority of the areas in Zimbabwe. Hunting to me is not a job, but rather a passion. Every safari I conduct, I maintain a strict standard of safety, integrity and ethical hunting. I am extremely proud of my team that has been hunting with me for 11 years. Zvito, my head tracker and Sunnyboy, my driver/tracker are from Dande South Zambezi Valley. They are both incredibly talented when it comes to tracking, aggressively pursuant and extremely experienced, which produces more success on every hunt.