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

• 385: North Fork Bullets-Africa's Premier Bullets?

  North Fork bullets have a stellar reputation for hunting in Africa and are considered by some to be among the best projectiles available for hunting the continent. To that end, North Fork Bullets’ technical support specialist and fellow investor Jay Parnell joins John on the podcast today to discusses the whole lineup of North Fork Bullets products, how they’re different from the competition, which specific tasks each bullet model is best suited for, and a few stories involving North Fork Bullets that illustrate how they perform when the chips are down. Sponsor: You can purchase North Fork Bullets directly from the North Fork web site, from MidwayUSA, or from our network of other distributors all over the world. In this episode of The Big Game Hunting Podcast, host John McAdams sits down with one of his new business partners, Jay Parnell of North Fork Bullets. They dive deep into the various North Fork bullet models, the best use cases for each model, what terminal performance is like with them, how they’re different from other bullets like the Trophy Bonded Bear Claw, available calibers and bullets weights, where North Fork bullets are sold, and discuss a few stories involving hunting with North Fork bullets. Their takeaway? North Fork offers a wide range of outstanding bullets ideally suited for the situations most commonly encountered in Africa. Furthermore, there are some new products coming soon that improve upon the lower BC characteristics of North Fork’s legacy products that will make them even better suited to hunting situations elsewhere in the world. Please hit that “SUBSCRIBE” or “FOLLOW” button in your podcast app to receive future episodes automatically!

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• 384: 2025 Big Game Hunting Podcast Safari Recap

  As promised, I have a more comprehensive recap of my 2025 African safari hunt with several podcast listeners for you today. I’ll talk about that hunt in more detail today and provide some reflections on the results of the hunt, what the Free State was like, and how my equipment (especially my new rifles in 25 Creedmoor and 7mm PRC) performed. Subscribe to my YouTube channel here to ensure you don't miss out on the podcast hunt video when I release it next week. Email me at  [email protected] and let me know what you'd potentially like to hunt if you're interested in joining me on a hunt in Africa or joining me on the deer/pronghorn hunt out west I teased in the future. Sponsor: Get in touch with me to make your Africa hunting dreams come true on a hunt in South Africa. We offer outstanding hunting safaris, simplified hunt logistics, assistance with many of the pain points associated with a hunt, and up front pricing with no extra fees. We have space remaining for hunts in March, May, September, October, and November 2026. Visit bestsafarihunt.com or email me at [email protected] to learn more. Make sure to state that you’re a podcast listener and I’ll give you a special bonus! In this episode of The Big Game Hunting Podcast, host John McAdams provides a detailed recap of the recent 2025 Big Game Hunting Podcast African safari with three podcast listeners. John provides an overview of the entire hunt, shares some of the most memorable moments of this safari, some insights into how everyone's rifles and ammunition performed, and a few lessons they all learned along the way. Please hit that “SUBSCRIBE” or “FOLLOW” button in your podcast app to receive future episodes automatically! Resources Ep 382: Live from South Africa (2025) – Episode referenced in podcast Ep 261: Live from South Africa (2023) – Episode referenced in podcast

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• 383: Tracking Buffalo Like Your Life Depends On It

  Though I’ve interviewed plenty of great Professional Hunters over the years, you don’t hear from many trackers in podcast interviews for various reasons. That changes in this episode where I sit down with Pheilemon Mathoko, one of our trackers in South Africa. He is one of the best, if not the best trackers I’ve ever had the privilege to work with. He and I discuss how to tell whether a track is old or now, how he can identify a particular bull out of a herd containing dozens of animals, how he can learn more about the wound an animal has suffered just from looking at their tracks, and much more. Sponsor: Get in touch with me to make your Africa hunting dreams come true on a hunt in South Africa. We offer outstanding hunting safaris, simplified hunt logistics, assistance with many of the pain points associated with a hunt, and up front pricing with no extra fees. We are almost full for 2026, but still have space remaining for a couple hunts next year. Visit bestsafarihunt.com or email me at [email protected] to learn more. Make sure to state that you’re a podcast listener and I’ll give you a special bonus! In this episode of The Big Game Hunting Podcast, host John McAdams sits down with Pheilemon Mathoko, one of our trackers in South Africa. They discuss how to tell how old a track is, how he can identify a particular bull track out of a herd of dozens of other animals, how different animals behave at different times of day and how he can pick up clues to what they’re doing and thinking from their tracks, and of course, some of the finer points on tracking wounded animals and how he can learn more about the wounds an animal has suffered from looking at their tracks, how that information informs his decisions on how to proceed on the track, and much more.  Their takeaway? A skilled tracker like Philemon can read the bush or tracks on the ground like a book and is a vital part of any safari camp. Please hit that “SUBSCRIBE” or “FOLLOW” button in your podcast app to receive future episodes automatically! Resources Ep 377: Charging Cape Buffalo & Hunting Kudu In The Snow – Interview with Kobus Kok (one of my South African PHs) referenced in episode. Ep 356: PH Interview-French Foreign Legion to surrounded by crocs in a rowboat – Interview with Johan Seyffert (one of my South African PHs) referenced in episode.

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• 382: Live from South Africa!

  Join me, the three podcast listeners I just hunted with in Africa, and our entire crew of PHs for an informal “campfire style” discussion of the highlights of our July 2025 safari in South Africa’s Free State & Limpopo Provinces! Sponsor: Get in touch with me to make your Africa hunting dreams come true on a hunt in South Africa. We offer outstanding hunting safaris, simplified hunt logistics, assistance with many of the pain points associated with a hunt, and up front pricing with no extra fees. We have space remaining for hunts in March, April, May, September, October, and November 2026. Visit bestsafarihunt.com or email me at [email protected] to learn more. Make sure to state that you’re a podcast listener and I’ll give you a special bonus! In this episode of The Big Game Hunting Podcast, host John McAdams sits down with three podcast listeners, their PHs, our lead tracker Philemon, and our video guy Izaak to discuss some of the highlights of their recent hunt in South Africa. They discuss some of the most memorable moments of this hunt, a few lessons they all learned along the way, and their advice for other hunters dreaming of a hunt like this. Their takeaway? This hunt was the fulfillment of years of dreaming that exceeded expectations in every way and this safari turned into an experience they'll all treasure forever. Please hit that “SUBSCRIBE” or “FOLLOW” button in your podcast app to receive future episodes automatically! Resources Ep 261: Live from South Africa (2023) – Episode referenced in podcast Ep 294: First Africa Hunting Safari With Scott Spanton – Episode referenced in podcast Ep 381: A Cape Buffalo Hunt 30 Years In the Making – Episode referenced in podcast

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• 381: A Cape Buffalo Hunt 30 Years In the Making With Jimmy Epperson

  Jimmy Epperson dreamed about hunting Cape buffalo for over 30 years before Big Game Hunting Adventures helped turn that wish into a reality for him in 2023. Jimmy also just returned from another hunt with us in early 2025 for some of the species he didn't get on his first trip. Like Scott Spanton, Jimmy has a unique perspective on what it’s like hunting very early in the hunting season vs very late in the hunting season. Plus, Jimmy has also hunted game from across the size and weight spectrum ranging from jackal and impala on the lighter end up to buffalo, eland, and giraffe on the heavier side of things and can share some personal experiences on how things are different hunting those gigantic animals. Sponsor: Get in touch with me to make your Africa hunting dreams come true on a hunt in South Africa. We offer outstanding hunting safaris, simplified hunt logistics, assistance with many of the pain points associated with a hunt, and up front pricing with no extra fees. We have space remaining for a hunt in October 2025 and as well as March, April, May, September, October, and November 2026. Visit bestsafarihunt.com or email me at [email protected] to learn more. Make sure to state that you’re a podcast listener and I’ll give you a special bonus! In this episode of The Big Game Hunting Podcast, host John McAdams sits down with Jimmy Epperson, who has hunted twice with Big Game Hunting Adventures for buffalo and many species of antelope. They discuss Jimmy's two hunts in South Africa during 2023 and 2025 and how the bush was different hunting early vs late in the season, how it felt to make his dream of hunting buffalo come true, and why he chose the cartridges and bullets he used on each hunt. Their takeaway? That buffalo hunt was the fulfillment of three decades worth of dreaming and it turned into an experience he'll treasure forever. Please hit that “SUBSCRIBE” or “FOLLOW” button in your podcast app to receive future episodes automatically! Resources Ep 294: First Africa Hunting Safari With Scott Spanton – Episode referenced in podcast

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