I talk with Brendan Nel of BoschNel Safaris (https://www.boschnelsafaris.co.za). Brendan is a Professional Hunter with this family-run operation in South Africa. You can hunt all the dangerous big game with BoschNel Safaris as well as numerous options for plains game hunting.

BoschNel Safaris has a Facebook page(@BoschNelSafaris), and a Facebook group page (BoschnNel Safaris Hunting and Discussion). Please contact Brendan via Facebook or their website to discuss your African hunting trip.

In this episode, I talk with Jeff Budz. He owns Tag It Worldwide (http://www.tagitworldwide.com), his outfitting business. Jeff offers Osceola Turkey hunts in south Florida. In addition to the outfitting in Florida, Jeff offers clients the opportunity to get a Turkey Slam in one season.

Jeff is a hard-driving outfitter and wants to make sure that you are happy, but also have a realistic understanding of the hunt(s) you will be doing with him or one of his guides.

Chris Guikema is back as we are talking elk and mule deer hunting with Compass West Outfitters (http://www.compasswestoutfitters.com). While Chris is based in northern New Mexico, he covers the entire state and Colorado offering elk, mule deer, Rocky Mountain Big Horn Sheep, and Desert Big Horn Sheep. He can also assist with one of the coveted Ibex and Gemsbok tags that you can be drawn for in New Mexico. You can contact Chris by email at [email protected] or by phone at (505) 801-7500.

In this episode I have a discussion with Owen Eldred, Master Taxidermist of The Wildlife Gallery (https://thewildlifegallery.com). I talk with Owen about becoming a taxidermist, some of his favorite types of work he likes to do and how he got his start in taxidermy.

The Wildlife Gallery is located in Michigan and able to service anyone in the United States and other areas of the world.

Please contact The Wildlife Gallery at 989-561-5369 to discuss your taxidermy needs.

In this episode I catch up with Jay Leyendecker. Jay is an agent with Hall and Hall (http://hallhall.com/broker/jay-leyendecker) and specializes in helping you find the ranch property that fits your needs.

Jay has an amazing background, he grew up in Laredo, Texas and while in college, he learned the skills of a professional hunter in Botswana. You can contact Jay using the link above or email him at [email protected] and Jay will be happy to discuss your land needs/wants, or hunting.

I catch up with Chris Caffery (http://chriscaffery.com). Chris is a famous musician, playing guitar for the band Savatage (http://www.savatage.com) and one of the founding members of Tran-Siberian Orchestra (http://www.trans-siberian.com/index/home). You will also find him using his bow and crossbow out in the field hunting for whitetail and turkey in his New York home.

In addition to his hunting and music, Chris has a line of hot sauces called High River Sauces (http://highriversauces.com).

In this episode, I interview James Reese, the creator of Bowhunters Of America on Facebook

Bowhunters Of America is the largest hunting group on Facebook. It is family friendly with adults and children posting in the group. The group is managed to make sure that everyone is respectful to each other and any of their legally harvested animals.

While the site focuses on bow hunting, it is an inclusive group and you can post/discuss any legally harvest animal taken by any means.

I get to chat with Tollie Jordaan of Tollie’s African Safaris. Tollie started this hunting lodge in the early 1980’s on family property and has grown the operation to where he hunts about 200,000 acreas for about 30 species. He also has concessions in Zimbabwe to take Leopard and Elephant.

Tollie and his family and staff will take care of all levels of hunters to Africa.

In this episode of Outdoor Adventures with Jayson, I catch up with Pete Muller, Public Relations Specialist and Online Media Manager for the National Wild Turkey Federation (www.nwtf.org). In this episode we discuss the 2018 NWTF Convention that is taking place in Nashville, Tennessee from February 14 – 18, 2018.

In this episode, I interview Justin Ragazzine. Justin is the youngest person to have completed the Super Slam of North America. This involves taking 29 different big game animals and recording the hunts with OVIS (slamquest.org). This is a huge accomplishment in the world of hunting and Justin details it in a book he wrote on it titled Against All Odds (My Quest for the North American Super Slam). You can order the hard copy version from Amazon here or the e-book version from Lulu.com here.