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

With the start of hunting season, I thought it would be appropriate to talk about how to glass for game. Proper glassing techniques will help you on virtually any big game hunt, but this is an especially important skill on the pronghorn, mule deer, and coues deer hunts I'll be on this year. I guarantee that on many hunts, there's a lot of game out there you simply will not see, and therefore can't hunt, if you don't know how to glass. So, today I'm going to share a few tips and techniques you can do to take your glassing game to the next level.

Show notes: https://thebiggamehuntingblog.com/podcast/howtoglassformuledeerandelk/

Finding a spot to hunt can be really tough, but fortunately, there are some good products out there that can help you find a productive hunting spot on public land. With all that in mind, today we're joined by Dylan Dowson from onX Hunt, who is going to give us an overview of onX Hunt, the improvements they've made to the product in recent years, and some good tips on how you can use onX Hunt to find a place to hunt and help you fulfill your hunting dreams.

Show notes: https://thebiggamehuntingblog.com/podcast/onxmaps/

The CVA Paramount is one of the hottest new muzzleloaders on the market. Advertised as suitable for hunting situations in excess of 300 yards, the Paramount incorporates a bunch of interesting and unique new features that set it apart from other muzzleloaders. I'll be hunting with a CVA Paramount this fall and here's what I think about this new muzzleloader so far.

Show notes: https://thebiggamehuntingblog.com/podcast/cvaparamount/

Related blog post: https://thebiggamehuntingblog.com/cva-paramount/

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This is the last episode (for right now anyway) in my series on hunting feral hogs and we're going to talk about what sort of guns are best suited for hog hunting. Glenn and I did talk about this a little bit in our interviews, but I wanted to cover it in more detail on my own today. So, we'll discuss the best guns for hunting hogs over bait, calling hogs, hunting hogs with hounds, still hunting hogs, and hunting hogs with thermal sights.

Show notes: https://thebiggamehuntingblog.com/podcast/hoghuntingguns/

Blog post: https://thebiggamehuntingblog.com/best-hog-hunting-guns/

We're back for another show about hunting hogs today and once again, I'm joined by Glenn Guess of Hog Zombies. Today, Glenn and I are going to talk about how to call in mature boars in particular.

Glenn pretty much wrote the book on hog calling and over the years, he's actually pioneered some specific methods of targeting dominant boars in particular. Today, he's going to give us an overview of how to call dominant boars: how he defines a mature boar, dominant boar behavior, how hunting mature boars are different from other hogs, and what call sequences to use when hunting mature boars. If you want to learn more about hog hunting, be sure to listen to this episode!

Show notes: https://thebiggamehuntingblog.com/podcast/callingmatureboars

We're back for another episode about hunting hogs today and once again, I'm joined by Glenn Guess of Hog Zombies. Today, Glenn and I are going to talk about a lesser known way of hunting hogs: by calling them.

Glenn pretty much wrote the book on hog calling and he's going to give us an overview of how to call hogs: how to pick a spot to call, what sort of gear you'll need, and a few other things you can do to increase your odds of success on a hog hunt. If you want to learn more about hog hunting, be sure to listen to this episode!

Show notes: https://thebiggamehuntingblog.com/podcast/howtocallhogs/

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

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1) Best way for a new hunter to learn how to hunt hogs

2 ) Overview of some of the most common hunting methods

3) What does good hog habitat look like

4) How to pick a spot to hunt

5) What does hog sign look like

6) What time of year and time of day is generally better for hunting hogs

7) What sort of gear and guns are best for hunting hogs

Today we're going to do a general overview of feral hogs. We'll discuss what feral hogs look like, the difference between Russian Boar, feral swine, feral hogs, wild pigs, and Razorbacks, what habitats wild hogs prefer, what states have the best hog hunting opportunities, a few different methods of hunting feral hogs, and hog much a guided hog hunt costs. Ever wondered if you can eat the meat from wild hogs? I'll answer that question as well.

Show notes: https://thebiggamehuntingblog.com/podcast/hog-hunting/

Resources: https://thebiggamehuntingblog.com/best-hog-hunting-guns/

Today, I'm joined by my friend Tyler Ball in this episode as we recap his first venture into the hunting world: a 2019 New Mexico pronghorn hunt. Tyler is a brand new hunter and we'll talk about why he decided to start hunting in the first place, how he prepared for this hunt, how his New Mexico pronghorn hunt went, a couple of things we plan on doing differently in the future, and why you should consider an antelope hunt out west.

Show notes: https://thebiggamehuntingblog.com/podcast/2019-nm-pronghorn-hunt/

Today we'll be talking about two of the largest and most impressive species of North American big game: elk and moose. Fortunately, getting the chance to harvest both species is within reach of most hunters who want it badly enough.

With that in mind, we have a guy here with us today that has been there and done that: Jake Downs. Heck, not only has he successfully taken both elk and moose, but he did so with traditional archery gear. He's going to give us an overview of how he went about hunting elk and moose on his quest to complete the Super 10 and hopefully offer some insight into how you can make your dreams of hunting moose and elk a reality.

Show notes: https://thebiggamehuntingblog.com/podcast/jakedowns/