by I was a guest on Jono McHugh’s Round the Fire with Kingsview Safaris podcast talking about my trip in June to the Eastern Cape of South Africa. I had been listening to Jono’s podcast for a few years and when I got serious about setting up a hunt in Africa I contacted him. Unbeknownst to me, he and his family had migrated to west Texas after winning a H1B visa lottery based upon his expertise in wildlife and rangeland management. He talks about this adventure in Episode 38.
To make a long story short, Jono introduced me to Juan and Lauren Stander of LJ Hunting Safaris. Jono and Juan had been partnered up in PH (professional hunter) school. It was a fortuitous introduction as my brother-in-law Larry and I had a great time and a great experience. As I say in the podcast, Juan and Lauren made us feel like family.
You can find the episode on Apple Podcasts here and on Spotify here.
If you are thinking about taking a trip to Africa to hunt or just want to learn more about it, I would urge you to listen to Jono’s podcast. He discusses how to find a good outfitter, working with a PH, and the aftermath of the hunt including taxidermy and shipping plus everything in between.