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

Steve Speck from Exo Mountain Gear is on the show today to talk to us about his recent bighorn sheep hunt in Idaho. That hunt was quite the adventure and really tested the limits of human endurance, but he got it done and tagged a great looking sheep on his hunt. In this episode, we’re going to talk about how Steve drew that tag, the story of his hunt, some lessons he learned along the way, and what the future holds for him.

Show Notes: https://thebiggamehuntingblog.com/podcast/bighorn-sheep-hunting-steve-speck/

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1) Introduction to Steve Speck.

2) General discussion of the tag situation in Idaho and how Steve drew his tag.

2) What Steve's mindset was going into this hunt.

4) Story of Steve's bighorn sheep hunt.

5) The rifle set-up Steve used to kill that sheep.

6) Discussion on essential gear for a bighorn sheep hunt.

7) How this bighorn sheep hunt was different from Steve's recent Dall Sheep hunt in Alaska.

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Resources

1) Exo Mountain Gear Instagram Page

2) Check out The Hunt Backcountry Podcast that Steve co-hosts with Mark Huelsing on Apple Podcasts

3) Web Site For Exo Mountain Gear

Today’s episode is the second installment of my mini-series on having appropriate expectations when hunting in Africa. I talked about my personal experiences back in episode 156 and Phil Massaro is on the show today to talk about his hunts in the Makuti Safari Area and Chirisa Safari Area in Zimbabwe, the Zambezi Delta in Mozambique, the Luangwa Valley in Zambia, and the Selous Reserve in Tanzania.

Show Notes: https://thebiggamehuntingblog.com/podcast/africahuntingexpectationspart2philmassaro/

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1) Brief overview of Phil's most recent hunt in the Makuti Safari Area.

2) In-depth discussion of the travel and logistics involved with these hunts.

3) Overview of hunting in the Chirisa Safari area in Zimbabwe.

4) Overview of hunting in the Zambezi Delta in Mozambique.

5) Discussion of hunting in the Luangwa Valley in Zambia.

6) Overview of hunting in the Selous Reserve in Tanzania.

1) PhilMassaro.com – Phil's Web Site

2) Phil Massaro's Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter Pages

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Today I want to talk about an often overlooked way you can improve your odds of getting access to some great hunting opportunities like that: hunting with a muzzleloader. I first started muzzleloader hunting about 10 years ago and doing so has opened up a lot of doors for me. Especially with all the people that are either picking up hunting for the first time or returning to the sport after a prolonged absence, 2021 is a great year to start hunting with a muzzleloader as a way of getting away from crowds.

Show Notes: https://thebiggamehuntingblog.com/podcast/muzzleloader-hunting/

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1) Story of how I first got into hunting with a muzzleloader.

2) Brief overview of how muzzleloader hunting can expand your opportunities to go afield.

3) Why there is less hunting pressure during muzzleloader season.

4) How hunting with a muzzleloader can make it easier for you to draw limited entry tags.

5) Why muzzleloader hunting is so darn fun.

6) How you can get started hunting with a muzzleloader in 2021.

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Today’s episode continues the Africa hunting series and I'm going to talk about having realistic expectations when hunting in Africa. A listener asked me to discuss what the hunting is like in different parts of Africa and the importance of realistic expectations. So that’s what I’m going to talk about today: what the hunting is like in South Africa vs Namibia vs Mozambique vs Zimbabwe, how it's different hunting government concessions vs private land, fenced vs free range, and cape buffalo vs plains

Show Notes: https://thebiggamehuntingblog.com/podcast/africahuntingexpectations/

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1) What you can do to begin a hunt with the right mindset.

2) Examples of what realistic expectations are for various hunts in Africa.

3) What to expect when hunting private land in Namibia.

4) What to look out for when hunting the Caprivi Strip in Namibia.

5) What to potentially expect when hunting cape buffalo and plains game on private land and in a CAMPFIRE area in Zimbabwe.

6) What to potentially expect when hunting in Mozambique.

7) What to expect when hunting private land in South Africa.

8) Comparison of hunting fenced vs unfenced areas in Africa.

9) Lessons I learned along the way.

Looking back on things, I brought a rifle to Africa on my first hunt there that was very poorly suited to the conditions. As I learned the hard way, using the wrong rifle set-up can dramatically lower your odds of success on a hunt. Lots of other people make that same mistake each year and I don't want that to happen to you. That’s why you need to sign up for the Hunting Guns 101 online training, which is your playbook for choosing the best rifle, cartridge, sighting system, and ammunition for your dream hunt.

Additionally, I'm offering an incredible bonus to podcast listeners for a limited time: The Insider's Guide To Booking An Outfitted Hunt. In this module I share a lot of lessons I learned the hard way over the years on a personal level booking a guided hunt, some insider secrets hunting outfitters DON'T want you to know, and a list of questions you should ask any outfitter before booking with them.

I normally offer The Insider's Guide To Booking An Outfitted Hunt as a $97 upgrade to the Hunting Guns 101 training, but I'm offering it to podcast listeners for FREE if they purchase Hunting Guns 101 before 26 August. Just go to huntingguns101.com/form, submit the order form, and click "NO" on the next screen asking if you want to upgrade your order to include The Insider's Guide To Booking An Outfitted Hunt. After you complete your order, just email me at [email protected] and let me know you’re a podcast listener and that you just bought HG101. I’ll manually upgrade your order to give you instant access.

Join me, the two podcast listeners who I hunted with in Africa, and 2 of our PHs for an informal "campfire style" discussion of the highlights of our safari!

Subscribe to my Patreon channel to see video from this hunt before I release it elsewhere. Additionally, Patreon subscribers will hear about any potential future podcast hunts before the general public and will also receive first priority on available spots.

Message me through Patreon or email me at [email protected] if you're interested in potentially joining me on a hunt in the future with some other podcast listeners.

Like we said a couple times on the podcast, don’t wait to hunt in Africa if that’s something you want to do. There’s no guarantee that you’ll have the time, money, or physical ability to hunt if you put things off for a year or two. As I record this, we actually have TWO slots remaining for hunts in August and September 2023. I’m also offering reduced pricing on those openings as well.

I won’t be there to hunt with you, but you’ll be hunting with Kobus, Christian, and/or Johan in that exact same area where Michael, Fernando, and I all hunted. And even though I wont be there in person, just like I did with Mike and Fernando, I’ll also be available to you to help answer questions, sort out logistics, and just do everything possible to ensure your mind is at ease and that you have a fun trip. You can hunt plains game. You can hunt buffalo. You can hunt both if you’d like.

Email me [email protected] OR visit bestsafarihunt.com to learn a little bit more about these hunts (prices there do not reflect the discount I mentioned earlier). Make sure to state that you’re a podcast listener and I’ll give you a bonus above and beyond the regular discount if you book for 2023.

Show Notes: https://thebiggamehuntingblog.com/podcast/live-from-south-africa-2023/

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