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.
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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.
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Ep 294: First Africa Hunting Safari With Scott Spanton – Episode referenced in podcast
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