Big Game Hunting Podcast - Hunting Africa, North America, & More!

As promised, today I have a more comprehensive recap of my recent Colorado trip where we were after pronghorn and bison. I'll talk about my experience in more detail, to include some reflections on how my equipment performed and how things didn't go as expected with the bison. Email me at  john@thebiggamehuntingblog.com  to make sure you're on my email list and to ensure your email address is conf...

This is a short, but very important episode with a special announcement combined with a giveaway of a $50 Cabela's gift card that's good at any Cabela's or Bass Pro location. Listen to this episode to learn all the details on why I'm doing this and what you need to do to enter the giveaway. Email me at john@thebiggamehuntingblog.com to make sure you're on my email list and to ensure your email add...

I just made it home from a FANTASTIC hunt up in Colorado for pronghorn antelope and American Bison. Today's episode is a short "campfire style" discussion of the highlights of the hunt from everyone who was up there: Adam Wies (WHO TEE WHO), Steve Behnke (Mr Big Kid), Collin Russell, Freddy Harteis, Jake Harris, and Weston Harris. I'm about to record a more detailed recap of my hunt that you'll re...

It's just me on the show today and this will be a quick episode talking about what my upcoming hunting season is looking like along with my initial impressions of the Banish 30 suppressor I received from Silencer Central a few months ago. Show Sponsor: Go to HuntingGuns101.com and sign up for my free E-Book to also receive the entertaining and informative emails I send out about hunting, firearms,...

A podcast listener named Layton Norwood joins us on the big game hunting podcast today to talk about his recent aoudad hunt out in west Texas. As you'll learn here shortly, he a hunt that was ultimately successful, but there were a lot of ups and downs along the way.  See photos of Layton's auodad hunt (and a video of his shot) on Instagram here . Show Sponsor: Go to HuntingGuns101.com and sign up...

Seth Swerzek from Hornady is back on the show again today to talk about a couple of interesting innovations from Hornady ammunition. Specifically, we talk about the story of the Hornady Precision Hunter and Match lines of ammunition along with the 6.5 PRC and 300 PRC cartridges the company has released in the last couple of years. Those are interesting stories that show just how much bullet and ca...

Rob Gearing from Spartan Precision is back on the show with me today to talk about some of the new developments from Spartan Precision since we last heard from him in 2021. Among other things, we talk a little bit about Rob's recent hunt in Namibia (with Joseph von Benedikt, Adam Weatherby, and Austin Brown) and the benefits Spartan Precision tripods can offer for hunters all over the world, to in...

I have Chris Parish and Leland Brown from the North American Non-Lead Partnership on the show with me today to talk about hunting with non-lead ammunition. I'm a big advocate of hunting with certain non-lead bullets because they work so darn well. That said, I realize this is something of a sticky subject. To be clear, Chris and Leland are proponents of educating and incentivizing hunters to use n...

Seth Swerzek from Hornady joined me on this episode of The Big Game Hunting Podcast. We talked about the story of how Hornady first got started, the different bullets and ammunition lines Hornady currently manufactures, the various situations those ammo lines are best used for, etc. This show covers the whole rifle hunting ammunition lineup from Hornady: Varmint Express, Superformance Varmint, Bla...

Sportsmen talk a lot about the conservation benefits of hunting and our monetary contributions have helped preserve a lot of valuable habitat and assisted in the recovery of threatened or endangered species all over the world. While there are indeed many good success stories, the story of Coutada 11 in Mozambique may be the most stunning. Mike Arnold details that story in his new book Bringing Bac...

Today we're joined by turkey hunting outfitter Gary Morgan to talk about Osceola Turkey hunting in Florida. Osceola Turkey are one of 5 sub-species of wild turkey that live in the USA (along with Eastern Turkey, Rio Grande Turkey, Merriam's Turkey, and Gould's Turkey). As you'll learn here shortly, Osceola turkey only live in Florida and, while they are similar to other turkey in some ways, they'r...

Today we're joined by Alyssa Nitchelm again. She was last on the podcast way back in Episode 48 to talk about her mountain goat hunt in Oregon during 2019. That goat was the first animal she'd ever hunted, but she had the good fortune to tag a mule deer in 2021 and she'll be sharing the details of that hunt with us here today on The Big Game Hunting Podcast. Be sure to sign up for my email list at...

Darren Binder from Muzzle-Loaders.com joins me on this special Monday morning episode to talk about some of the new developments in muzzleloaders for 2022. Specifically, CVA released a new version of their Wolf muzzleloader that's an outstanding option for children and small framed adults and Traditions is jumping on board the high BC muzzleloader bullet train with some new muzzleloader offerings...

Today, we have Aaron Minkus on the show today to talk about a his 2021 Africa hunting safari. Like many people, COVID turned Aaron's world upside down and he had to postpone his hunt, which was originally scheduled for May of 2020, for over a year. However, he was one of the first Americans to make it over to South Africa in 2021 after things opened back up. We talk about how he prepared for his h...

There are LOTS of misconceptions about hunting in Africa. For instance, I get lots of comments from people that go something along the lines of: "I'm not a trophy hunter. I only hunt for meat and I don't see the point of hunting in Africa. That seems like just killing for fun." Unfortunately, that's an all too common viewpoint about hunting Africa with lots of negative consequences. Well, we have...

Kevin Robertson is back on the Big Game Hunting Podcast today to talk about hyena hunting. Hyenas are a very misunderstood creature and let's be frank here: everything (or at least most) of what you think you know about hyenas is wrong. As you'll learn here shortly, they are literally the complete opposite of the stupid, dirty, mangey, cowardly, scavengers they're made out to be in media. Show Spo...

Kevin Robertson is back again to talk about the "classic" Africa hunting cartridges today. We cover the pros, cons, and recommended uses for almost everything from the 243 Winchester all the way up to the 600 and 700 Nitro Express in this episode. Among other things, we talk about how hunting in Africa is different from hunting in north America, the unique characteristics of some of the most popul...

Kevin Robertson is back again to talk about hunting Africa with lever action rifles. While lever-action rifles are great for some applications, they're not great for others and, for various reasons, they've never really caught on with the general hunting community in Africa. We talk about why that's the case, the pros and cons of lever action rifles, the situations they're best suited for, and whi...

We talk at length on this show about things you can do to set yourself up for success on a hunt. That's all very important, but in many ways, the work is really only just beginning once you get an animal on the ground. With that in mind, we have Justin Townsend from Harvesting Nature and the Wild Fish and Game Podcast on the show today to talk about wild game meat care and cooking. Among other thi...

Today's episode compares the new 6.8 Western to the 6.5 Creedmoor and 270 Winchester Short Magnum Cartridges. I've received a lot of requests to do a show comparing the 270 WSM to the new 6.8 Western because the 2 cartridges are so similar. Let's just say the results are very intriguing. Article Referenced In Show: 6.8 Western vs 6.5 Creedmoor vs 270 WSM Review & Comparison Best 6.5 Creedmoor Ammo...

We have Evan Siembida from Siembida Custom knives with us on the podcast today to talk about everything knife related: the difference between a custom knife and a mass produced knife, what makes his knife special, the ins and outs of sharpening knives, blade and handle materials, etc. We also talk about a few things you should NEVER do to a hunting knife, especially a high end knife.  Show Sponsor...

Be sure to tune in today to learn who won the $200 Lucky Gunner gift card, receive some updates on those upcoming podcast hunts, and get a preview of my 2022 hunting season. Send me an email at john@thebiggamehuntingblog.com or a private message on Instagram ( @thebiggamehunter_ ) for more information on the Africa hunt. Subscribe to my Patreon channel for first priority on available spots for tha...

Ron Spomer is back on the podcast today to talk about sheep hunting. Ron actually has a pretty good amount of sheep hunting experience pursuing bighorn, dall, and stone sheep in Idaho, Alaska, and Canada. Fortunately, he was generous enough to take some time out of his busy schedule to come on The Big Game Hunting Podcast today and talk to us about some of those hunting experiences and some insigh...

Can you believe this is episode 200?!? In this episode, I tell the story of how we got here, provide some specific episode recommendations, announce the winner of the autographed copy of The Perfect Shot II I'm giving away, the details of ANOTHER awesome giveaway I'm doing in celebration of this episode, and details on 2 really excellent upcoming podcast hunting opportunities you can join me on. S...

The 6.5 Grendel and 6.5 Creedmoor are both very popular 6.5mm centerfire rifle cartridges. While their names are very similar, these cartridges were designed to fill very different needs and perform differently afield. With that in mind, today's episode compares and contrasts the 6.5 Grendel and 6.5 Creedmoor in order to provide some insight into which cartridge is best suited for different situat...