Safari Trails With Mckenzie Sims

In this episode I go over some key points to look at when researching and planning your first Safari. There are a few other things to look for when planning a Safari that I will cover in a later Episode I hope you enjoy and learn something. Please share this with anyone you know thats looking to plan that first or next safari. Visit Sims Safaris to help you learn more about hunting world wide with...

Wanting to know how to tip on your upcoming Safari or international hunt? I break down what I've learned about tipping from my over 30 international hunts with 16+ safaris taken in the last 17 years. Tipping can be a confusing topic and when you get on any online forum or blog you can get lost in all the comments sharing different information often making it very confusing to decipher. I try t...

For many people who have got their feet wet in South Africa and look to venture outside of the countries of South Africa and or Namibia to sticker price of these “Wild Africa” hunts seems to shock them and they quickly wonder why and start to complain saying its to expensive and don’t understand why and think the outfitters are just getting super rich off of them. I’ve traveled to and have hunted...

What Should you Expect on a hunting Safari? As I see lots of people preparing for their very first African Safari or even planning that first future safari, I believe some expectations can get too high and ruin the trip with the slightest hiccup. Hear my thoughts on this subject and how I think you can make your first safari a very memorable one! For more FREE content just like this check out my f...

Going on your first Africa Cape Buffalo hunt or looking to plan one? In this video i'm going to share with you what i've learned from my 5 buffalo hunts and many others I have been apart of. This is not the end all be all of buffalo hunting, I dont know everything but I know enought to get you thinking of what to excpect for that first Cape Buffalo hunt. For more FREE content just like thi...

Do you know how to tell the difference between a hard boss and a soft boss cape buffalo? If not that’s ok because in the video or on this audio podcast I’m going to explain it to you. Now if you can watch the video and see the visual it will help you much more. This should be something you know before going on your first cape buffalo hunt or even booking your first cape buffalo hunt.   For more FR...

My First Safari. Here is the story of how my very first African Safari came to be. This was 15 years ago and 16+ safaris later and I tell you it’s become the greatest passion in my life. This Safari has led to some incredible experiences in Africa and into other parts of the world. It has provided me with incredible learning experiences and some lifelong friendships. It is also what started the pa...

What does a Safari cost is a very common topic I see and get asked, and it is a huge misconception that going hunting in Arica is only for the rich and you have to be ultra-wealthy. In this video I break down some price comparisons between hunts here in the west and a Safari than I go in and walk you through the cost factors that make up a Safari and what cost to look for. This video was done in A...

Do you know the difference between a Cape Buffalo and a Water buffalo? If you don’t that’s perfectly fine because in this video I’m going to explain the differences and how you can learn to tell them apart. Visit Sims Safaris to help you learn more about hunting world wide with a primary focus on the great continent of Africa. Find gear list, hunting tips, and trusted outfitters. 100% FREE! https:...

In 2018 while on Safari with Jason Stone in Zambia I sat him down and had a bref interview with him why hunting leopards is important and what it does for places such as Zambia. Listen to the story here. Visit Sims Safairs to help you learn more about hunting world wide with a primary focus on the great continent of Africa. Find gear list, hunting tips, and trusted outfitters. 100% FREE! https://w...

With the Safari season really ramping up and the major time for first time Safari goers nearing (June-August) I want to emphasize on the importance of having a broker. What I mean by a broker is having someone here in the US that knows the ins and outs of the trophy shipping logistics for permits, ports of entry and so on. This is their full time Job on importing to the US and going through custom...

I had such a privilege to be able to bring Peter Kennedy onto the Safari Trails podcast. If you don’t know who Peter is, you are missing out this man has such advanced knowledge on hunting with a specialty on the spiral horns of Africa. Peter was born and raised in KwaZulu Natal South Africa where he found his passion for the spiral horns early in life. Peter has been a large contributor to many g...

I sit down and talk with 3rd generation licensed PH Leslie Long abou the benifits of a hunt being conducted in Zambia. Hunting in these places such as Zambia brings so much value to the communities, the wildlife, and the wildlife habitat. I hope this video brings you some key points and if youve been on the fence about hunting its shows you how it helps. Visit Sims Safairs to help you learn more a...

Want to see what I took for my Marco Polo sheep hunt back in 2015? In this video I voice over what i'm packing fr this hunt and a Bezoar Ibex hunt in Turkey that is back to back with the Tajkistan hunt. The average temps on a late november Maro Polo hunt range from 10 degrees Fahrenheit to negative 40 Fahrenheit with the wind chill. So I pack a layering system that works for that. I hope this...

In this video I go over a piece of gear I never go on Safari without and that is short ankle gaiters. These small inexpensive canvas gaiters are great to have on any and all safaris, they keep bugs, sand, grass seeds, and more out of your boots. If your going on a Safari I highly recomend getting a pair. Visit Sims Safairs to help you learn more about hunting world wide with a primary focus on the...

So as many of you have seen I have re named the podcast to Safari Trails with McKenize Sims. I change the name to be true to myself and have a name that backed the content I was going to provide for you and continue to produce. My passion is Africa and traveling the world it doesn’t always have to be for hunting either I just love going on Safari, Safari in Swahili means “journey” or “experience”...

I can not stress this enough us as american hunters tend to shoot and sit back an admire the shot to much instead of making working the bolt second nature to us after the shot. If you learn to work the bolt it could save you in time, Money and in dangerous game cases it could save someones life. at the range practice working the bolt even if you only take 22 out and practice it will help you make...

In this part of the Safari 101 Course i'm going to explain to you what the dip and pack process is for shipping your hunted trophies home to you.. To get the full course for free head over to https://www.simssafaris.com/safari101 and start this entire Safari 101 course for FREE! I cover a multitude of topics in over 20 videos on hunting Africa from planning your safari, to packing for your Saf...

Know befoe you go!! In this video of the Safari 101 course i'm going to go over a brief description of what TOPS permits are and what CITES permits are. Now you MUST look into this yourself our I suggest getting in contact with D&L custom housr brokers to see what paperwork you need to do prior to going on any Africa safari or international hunt for the species you are planning to hunt. Th...

In this section of the Safari 101 course I'm going to go over huntbale countries within Africa. Now this is an always chnaging subject there are alwasy some countries that are up in the air and tha bounce back and forth from being hunted to not being hunted so at the time you listen to this there might be more open countires or a few might be closed so alwasy do some more research after watchi...

In this section of the Safari 101 course, I’m going to cover "Small Game And Predators Of Africa" this is a big subject as it covers all across the continent of Africa. I will cover from the Hyena to the smallest of predators such as the Genet Cat. I will talk about the Springhare and other great species like the cape fox. This section doesn’t include all the small pygmy antelope of Afri...

In this section of the Safari 101 course, I’m going to cover "Specialty Game Safaris" now this subject holds a lot of species across the entire continent of Africa so I’m not diving super deep into the weeds on each species or subspecies category but I want to give you enough info to understand what a Specialty Game Safari's would intel. An example would be for the Royal Antelope onl...

I do belive this Common Game topic has been degraded over the years with people thinking just beacsue these game animals are more common it takes away from them but for me I believe all the speices in Africa should be in the glamour game catagory just simply for the fact that they are not something thats naturaly found anywhere else in the world. But for education sake I made this video on common...

In this part of my Safari 101 course Im going to cover the topic of dangerouse game hunting. Now im not diving into the details of each hunt i'm just covering what animals are in the dangerous game category. I will cover each species in future uploads. Safari 101 is a 100% free course i've built on Sims Safari for the adventure seeking hunter looking to go on his or her first safari or som...

Safari 101 The Glamour game of Africa. In this section of Safari 101 i'm going to talk about the glamour game of Africa. This was a category/label that was created many years ago to seperate game due to rarity, and percived beauty of a species. You will hear my take on this in the video. This video is a part of my 100% FREE Safari 101 video series course. You can find the entier libray in orde...