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

Kevin Robertson is back on the show again today to kick off our latest series on hunting in Africa with a talk about African trackers. Trackers are an incredibly important part of a safari and are probably the single most valuable member of the team that assists a PH while out hunting. The best trackers seem to have almost magical abilities in the bush and Kevin was blessed to work with an incredible tracker during the majority of his PH career in Zimbabwe. As always, he has some great stories to share with us about that and, in that same vein, Kevin also shares the stories of 2 very interesting buffalo charges he had to deal with as well.

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I highly recommend purchasing a copy of Kevin's books: It Shouldn't Happen and The Perfect Shot II. You will not be disappointed with either book. Go to thebiggamehuntingblog.com/kevin to get copies of each one.

Previous Kevin Robertson appearances on The Big Game Hunting Podcast:

Ep 97: Africa Hunting Bullets 101 With Kevin Robertson

Ep 103: Africa Hunting Rifles 101 With Kevin Robertson

Ep 124: Cape Buffalo Hunting 101 With Kevin Robertson

Ep 125: Cape Buffalo Hunting 101 Part 2 With Kevin Robertson

Ep 154: Leopard Hunting 101 With Kevin Robertson

Ep 155: Lion Hunting 101 With Kevin Robertson

Ep 176: Elephant Conservation With Kevin Robertson

Ep 177: Elephant Hunting 101 With Kevin Robertson

Ep 178: Crocodile Hunting 101 With Kevin Robertson

Ep 179: Hippopotamus Hunting 101 With Kevin Robertson

Ep 205: Hunting Africa With A Lever Action Rifle With Kevin Robertson

Ep 206: Classic Africa Hunting Cartridges With Kevin Robertson

Ep 207: Hyena Hunting 101 With Kevin Robertson

Show Notes: https://thebiggamehuntingblog.com/podcast/africa-hunting-trackers-kevin-robertson/

Brandon Maddox from Silencer Central is back on the show with me again today to talk about the new Banish Backcountry, the Banish 46, a couple of their other suppressors, and how to legally travel to a different country with a suppressor. We also discuss a recent dust-up with the ATF regarding possession of suppressors and how that was resolved.

Shoot me an email at [email protected] if you'd like me to forward Brandon's email with the details he received from the ATF on how to legally bring a suppressor outside the USA.

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Ep 182: Silencer Central Update 2023 With Brandon Maddox – Episode referenced in podcast

Ep 126: 458 Win Mag vs 458 Lott – Episode referenced in podcast

Silencer Central Banish 30 Review – Article referenced in podcast

Show Notes: https://thebiggamehuntingblog.com/podcast/silencer-updates-2023/

Gregg Sloan and Mitchell Kukson from Barnes Bullets join me on the show today. Gregg manages the Barnes Ballistics lab and R&D department and Mitchell is the lead R&D engineer at Barnes, so they both know a whole lot about Barnes bullets and ammunition. Today we talk about the history of Barnes, the details of the various bullets they offer, the ins and outs of their factory ammunition offerings, and some of their new products for 2023.

Learn more about Barnes on their web site.

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Show Notes: https://thebiggamehuntingblog.com/podcast/barnes-bullets-2023/

Amazingly, I've never had anyone from Remington on the show to this point. Well, I fixed that issue this week: Joel Hodgdon from Remington ammunition is joining us on this episode of the Big Game Hunting Podcast. Today, we discuss the history of Remington, the meat of their hunting ammo lineup, and some of their new offerings for 2023.

Learn more about (and buy some ammo from) Remington on their web site.

Best Muzzleloaders For Hunters - Learn more about muzzleloaders for hunters, to include the fantastic Remington 700 Ultimate Muzzleloader

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If you're a serious hunter looking for a true African hunting adventure, get in touch with me to make that dream come true at our new camp in South Africa's Limpopo Province. I'm currently offering special pricing (plus a special bonus for podcast listeners) in order to fill our last couple of openings for 2023. Visit bestsafarihunt.com to learn more (prices listed there do not reflect the discount) or contact me directly at [email protected]. Make sure you say you heard about Big Game Hunting Adventures through The Big Game Hunting Podcast for a special bonus!

Show Notes: https://thebiggamehuntingblog.com/podcast/remington-ammunition/

A podcast listener named Brent Varriale joins us on the Big Game Hunting Podcast today to talk about his recent Arizona elk hunt. As it turns out, he and I had the same elk tag this past year and our paths likely crossed out there on our hunt. Here's the story of how it all went down.

Ep 232: 2022 Arizona Elk Hunt Recap – Episode referenced in podcast

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See a photo of Brent's elk on my Instagram page here

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Show Notes: https://thebiggamehuntingblog.com/podcast/brent-arizona-elk/

Linda Powell from Mossberg is up next in my ongoing series on new products and updates from rifle and ammunition manufacturers for 2023 to tell us about what's new with Mossberg this year.

Learn more from Mossberg on their web site.

Ep 196: Mossberg 940 Pro Field Semi-Auto Shotgun Review – Episode referenced in podcast

Mossberg 940 Pro Field Shotgun Review: What You Need To Know – Learn more about the Mossberg 940 Prof Field

Show sponsor: Go to HuntingGuns101.com and Sign up for my free e-book on the best hunting calibers at to receive the entertaining and informative emails I send out about hunting, firearms, and ballistics every weekday (along with my weekly ammo supply updates).

If you're a serious hunter looking for a true African hunting adventure, get in touch with me to make that dream come true at our new camp in South Africa's Limpopo Province. I'm currently offering special pricing (plus a special bonus for podcast listeners) in order to fill a couple of rescheduled hunts for June/July 2023. Visit bestsafarihunt.com to learn more (prices listed there do not reflect the discount) or contact me directly at [email protected]. Make sure you say you heard about Big Game Hunting Adventures through The Big Game Hunting Podcast for a special bonus!

Show Notes: https://thebiggamehuntingblog.com/podcast/mossberg-2023/

The Mossberg Patriot is a capable, yet surprisingly reasonably priced budget hunting rifle. Learn more about the Patriot and other rifles in that price class here: Best Hunting Rifles Under $500

Rafe Nielsen from Browning is up next in my ongoing series on new products and updates from rifle and ammunition manufacturers for 2023 to tell us about what's new on the firearms side of things with Browning.

Learn more from Browning on their web site.

Show sponsor: Go to HuntingGuns101.com and Sign up for my free e-book on the best hunting calibers at to receive the entertaining and informative emails I send out about hunting, firearms, and ballistics every weekday (along with my weekly ammo supply updates).

If you're a serious hunter looking for a true African hunting adventure, get in touch with me to make that dream come true at our new camp in South Africa's Limpopo Province. I'm currently offering special pricing (plus a special bonus for podcast listeners) in order to fill a couple of rescheduled hunts for June/July 2023. Visit bestsafarihunt.com to learn more (prices listed there do not reflect the discount) or contact me directly at [email protected]. Make sure you say you heard about Big Game Hunting Adventures through The Big Game Hunting Podcast for a special bonus!

Show Notes: https://thebiggamehuntingblog.com/podcast/browning-2023/

I've received a lot of requests from listeners to bring someone on from Christensen Arms who can tell us more about this well respected American rifle company. Well, I have good news for those who have been waiting for this episode: Jeff Bradley from Christensen Arms is joining us on the Big Game Hunting Podcast to do just that. Today we're going to talk about the meat of Christensen Arms' hunting rifle lineup as well as some of their new offerings for 2023, like some new rifles chambered in 6.8 Western and the 7mm PRC.

Learn more at ChristensenArms.com.

Show sponsor: Go to HuntingGuns101.com and Sign up for my free e-book on the best hunting calibers at to receive the entertaining and informative emails I send out about hunting, firearms, and ballistics every weekday (along with my weekly ammo supply updates).

If you're a serious hunter looking for a true African hunting adventure, get in touch with me to make that dream come true at our new camp in South Africa's Limpopo Province. We have limited availability remaining for 2023 and 2024. Visit bestsafarihunt.com to learn more or contact me directly at [email protected]. Make sure you say you heard about Big Game Hunting Adventures through The Big Game Hunting Podcast for a special bonus!

Show Notes: https://thebiggamehuntingblog.com/podcast/christensen-arms/

Ben Frank from Browning and Winchester ammunition is up next in my ongoing series on new products and updates from rifle and ammunition manufacturers for 2023.

Learn more at BrowningAmmo.com and Winchester.com.

Show sponsor: Go to HuntingGuns101.com and Sign up for my free e-book on the best hunting calibers at to receive the entertaining and informative emails I send out about hunting, firearms, and ballistics every weekday (along with my weekly ammo supply updates).

IIf you're a serious hunter looking for a true African hunting adventure, get in touch with me to make that dream come true at our new camp in South Africa's Limpopo Province. We have limited availability during June, July, August, September, October, and November 2023. We also have limited availability in 2024. Visit bestsafarihunt.com to learn more or contact me directly at [email protected]. Make sure you say you heard about Big Game Hunting Adventures through The Big Game Hunting Podcast for a special bonus!

Show Notes: https://thebiggamehuntingblog.com/podcast/browning-winchester-2023/

Seth Swerzek from Hornady is up next in my ongoing series on new products and updates from rifle and ammunition manufacturers for 2023.

Learn more at Hornady.com.

Show sponsor: Go to HuntingGuns101.com and Sign up for my free e-book on the best hunting calibers at to receive the entertaining and informative emails I send out about hunting, firearms, and ballistics every weekday (along with my weekly ammo supply updates).

If you're a serious hunter looking for a true African hunting adventure, get in touch with me to make that dream come true at our new camp in South Africa's Limpopo Province. We have limited availability during June, July, August, September, October, and November 2023. We also have limited availability in 2024. Visit bestsafarihunt.com to learn more or contact me directly at [email protected]. Make sure you say you heard about Big Game Hunting Adventures through The Big Game Hunting Podcast for a special bonus!

Ep 225: The New 7mm PRC From Hornady – Episode referenced in podcast

Ep 240: Federal Premium Updates For 2023 – Episode referenced in podcast

Show Notes: https://thebiggamehuntingblog.com/podcast/hornady-2023/