Saw this on another site and thought I'd post it here. He will surely be missed in the BC hunting community.
Bob Fontana Killed By Buffalo
The Hunting Report has just learned that Canadian outfitter Bob Fontana has been killed by a Cape buffalo in Tanzania while on safari with Luke Samaras Safaris. The fatal accident occurred yesterday in Masailand. The PH who was in the field with Fontana at the time is Paddy Curtis.
?I have spoken with everyone involved by radio,? Samaras told The Hunting Report this morning. ?And what I understand happened is, they were hunting lesser kudu in a fairly thick area when a buffalo charged from the side. He just came from nowhere. I'm told Paddy Curtis turned and fired at the buffalo and hit it. By that time, however, it had reached Fontana and gored him. It was too late.?
Samaras said he did not have any evidence that the buffalo had been wounded previously. ?Certainly, neither Fontana nor Curtis had shot it, or shot at it,? Samaras said.
Fontana was a partner with the Lancaster family in the operation of Nahanni Butte Outfitters. We confirmed that this morning with Stan Lancaster, who urged hunters booked with Nahanni Butte not to panic. ?No one needs to worry about his hunt,? Lancaster said. ?Everything will go smooth despite this tragedy.?
Lancaster described Fontana as much more than a business associate. ?He was a friend of 20 years,? Lancaster said. ?I'm just glad he was doing what he loved when this happened.?
We will have more about the accident and about Fontana in the August issue of The Hunting Report. In the meantime, our condolences to the family and friends of Bob Fontana. ?
Don Causey, Editor/Publisher
Bob Fontana Killed By Buffalo
The Hunting Report has just learned that Canadian outfitter Bob Fontana has been killed by a Cape buffalo in Tanzania while on safari with Luke Samaras Safaris. The fatal accident occurred yesterday in Masailand. The PH who was in the field with Fontana at the time is Paddy Curtis.
?I have spoken with everyone involved by radio,? Samaras told The Hunting Report this morning. ?And what I understand happened is, they were hunting lesser kudu in a fairly thick area when a buffalo charged from the side. He just came from nowhere. I'm told Paddy Curtis turned and fired at the buffalo and hit it. By that time, however, it had reached Fontana and gored him. It was too late.?
Samaras said he did not have any evidence that the buffalo had been wounded previously. ?Certainly, neither Fontana nor Curtis had shot it, or shot at it,? Samaras said.
Fontana was a partner with the Lancaster family in the operation of Nahanni Butte Outfitters. We confirmed that this morning with Stan Lancaster, who urged hunters booked with Nahanni Butte not to panic. ?No one needs to worry about his hunt,? Lancaster said. ?Everything will go smooth despite this tragedy.?
Lancaster described Fontana as much more than a business associate. ?He was a friend of 20 years,? Lancaster said. ?I'm just glad he was doing what he loved when this happened.?
We will have more about the accident and about Fontana in the August issue of The Hunting Report. In the meantime, our condolences to the family and friends of Bob Fontana. ?
Don Causey, Editor/Publisher
