"In a civilized and cultivated country wild animals only continue to exist at all when preserved by sportsmen. the excellent people who protest against all hunting, and consider sportsmen as enemies of wild life, are ignorant of the fact that in reality the genuine sportsman is by all odds the most important factor in keeping the larger and more valuable wild creatures from total extermination." - Theodore Roosevelt
Great video Ron ! Few tips for your viewers not covered in your video from a native Boer South African 1. If you sensitive to plant / pollen allergies avoid the months of September, October and November in Africa - grass and flower allergies can get very bad ! (or bring your meds !) 2. Remember to tip your hunting foreman...the leader of the team loading your animals etc (and the PH) in LOCAL currency, so make sure you exchange some US Dollars at the airport, they'll appreciate it A LOT ! 3. Muzzle breaks are a no no specially because your PHs and your helpers will be closeby when hunting (many might be too polite to tell you not to use it, but take it from a native ... we love nature and natures sounds not the noise of a muzzle break !) 4. MOST important, Africans are highly ethical hunters (of cause you'll find the roque one here and there and for them we have special 6ft deep holes we specially dig if we find them) so NEVER ask a PH or anyone if its 'OK' to snipe at animals from hundereds of yards away... it will not be accepted well and you'll not be invited back.. stalking and getting as close as possible with safety in mind is the focus and should be your priority... Africa welcomes everyone and are the most friendly people you'll find anywhere in the world, BUT they are principled , straight forward no nonsense people and many of us like Werner (W as in 'wave' not W as in 'van'..lol) live umongst our animals and although they get hunted resposably they are part of who we are as Africans. And yes your right on the hystory too Ron, my great ancestors (the Dutch) were the first settlers in Africa in 1652 similar to America around the same time in 1624 New Amsterdam (today called New York..lol) ... and like my great ancestors settled with cattle in Africa so did the Dutch in New York... hard to believe if you look at New York today... lol ... Great vid Ron keep up the great work !
Me and my stepdaughter went to South Africa in September 23. We had a great time and we are putting together our next safari. It was supposed to be a once in lifetime hunt but that didn’t work out. We were planning the next trip on the way home
I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one who plans my next hunting trip on the way home. Glad you enjoyed my country, South Africa. Hope you guys will be back soon.
lol mmm it is winter but I bet you it was nowhere near as bad even as snow in Virginia in the winter let alone the northern state of the US ... I am native African and first time I saw snow that was deeper than 1 inch (we call it frost) was when I turned 25 .... In London 😆
It was in the southern mountains, middle of nowhere. Of course it melted quickly. We loved the people. Camping in Namibia was easy with great campsites. @@open-debate
Thank you Ron. Great info. Going on my first safari near Queenstown in April. Going with people who have been before, so that helps. But all the info I can get is greatly appreciated. Thanks for the video
My wife and I went on our honeymoon and not bringing the rifle was one less thing to worry about. I brought my bow and you can just walk right through the airport with Archery equipment. She was able to use the PH’s 7mm mauser and did great with it. Videos on my page, Id def go if you get the chance.
I'm native African (Mauser collector and only hunt with complete hystorically correct original Mauser rifles (not just actions), due to my ancestry) and here we have a saying 'Trust in God and Mauser' some have it even engraved on their rifles as far back as the 1880s, I'll never use anything else nor does any serious hunter in Africa that has ancestral hystory in Africa, mainly Dutch and French origens.
Never been on an out of state big game hunt, not that it has not been a dream. BUT, I got invited to go on a hunt in Africa and I did not hesitate to say yes. The first thing I invested in was Good tennis shoes and started walking!
bro, i have a best friend over there thats a snake catcher in durban province > jason "the snakeman" arnold , he's really cool guy , look him up , talk soon > tom !
Great into Ron…I like that term you’re introducing “self replenishing” … from when you decide to go to Africa to awaiting your trophy’s arrival and forever after you will treasure a trip to Africa …asking those questions that Ron referenced will help insure a great trip w no surprises.
As we say here - what a "lekka" video (nice). Come visit. I have hunted multiple times a year in the bushveld for 30years. I am more scared driving on the highway. Just don't do the typical tourist thing and think you can predict what a wild animal will do. Greetings from South Africa Cobus
Very informative video, Africa is something that should be experienced by every hunter at least once in their lifetime. It’s a great family trip as well.
Hi Ron. I always wanted to hunt Africa. ,but it's out of my price range. I hunted Alaska for almost 18 years. As a resident. But now I'm in pennsylvania.but I'll watch your hunts. I'm married now and very happy. With a lot more obligations than single and working in Alaska. On the North slope oil field. 😊 God bless Ron.
It's an interesting experience to do at least once in your life. I didn't find the hunting to be that challenging. Everything is high fenced in SA. High security. It's kind of weird. There's a lot of unique sights and sounds to be sure. I did not bring any taxidermy back and opted for a safari video instead.
'weird' lol no in urban areas thats how we deal with crime trying to keep the criminals out and on farms it does the same keep the poachers out ... if you had an animal thats the same value as a two bedroom appartment running around in your garden you'd do the same ... so not quite that weird ...
By choosing a truly wild Safari destination, you are able to avoid the high fences and predetermined outcomes. All land designated for hunting is key to the greater conservation objective. However, a hunt in the wild lands of East Africa is a very different adventure to the game ranches of Southern Africa.
Ron this was an awesome video. Hunters are saving the wildlife in Africa same as the USA. Ive been a hunter since ive been a kid. I shot my first Pennsylvania deer at 8 years old. In 1978. With my grandpaps 1894 30 wcf. God bless Ron.
Exactly what I was looking for. I'm trying to plan a life long dream of mine, Cape Buffalo. I've sent a request to Immenhof Hunting for a possible 2025 hunt. Thank you.
Re "338 Straight" - Ron, I listened to your latest podcast this morning, and I too had never heard of a "338 Straight." Not sure but as far as I can tell, it's a .223 case necked up to take a .338 bullet. (seems suboptimal)
South Africa offers lovely hunting areas and professional facilities. Sustainable hunting in SA is backed by large organizations to ensure the future of the wildlife and the overall eco system. From an administrative perspective, Outfitters / game farmers will assist you with these requirements. South Africa is just too beautiful covering plains or bushveld. Happy hunting everyone in 2024. My 338 WM will be working hard this year!
I have been going to Southern Africa since I977, people ask me about going to Africa. People do not do it, but if you do go to visit or hunting, on your head be it. Going there once is never enough, the Continent gets under your skin, in your blood, and you have to go back time and time again. Be warned, it is addictive.
Hi Ron, great to see you ventured to our neck of the world. Malaria is found only in the northern provinces of South Africa, nothing in the Eastern Cape. Bug spray musy contain diethylbutylbromide, other wise don't bother. All American hunters are most welcome here.
Haven’t been since covid, but before that it really was cheaper than guided hunting out west, much less alaska, four plains game species for what an elk hunt cost.
Thank you Ron, excellent information as always. I'll probably never get to do an African hunt, too many things in the US to do before I'd get to Africa. But you never know maybe it'll happen. I'm always very interested in the processes of doing a hunt in other countries.
Was hoping you might have some cost information for these. I started looking and got as far as the flight and found it quite high. I can only say, "glad you can afford it..."
International travel/Hunting in general is becoming a rich man’s game unfortunately but as far as “exotic” international hunts or travel Africa is still leaps and bounds cheaper than most other countries in the world I believe I found a safari guide that offered $6k for 5 species for like 8 days sans flight and paperwork a few years ago but as someone who travels atleast once a year ~$7k for an 8 day long vacation and hunt is WAY cheaper than say going to Jamaica for 2 weeks
What Ron and Werner didn’t say is for most hunters once you have been to Africa it becomes an addiction. I have been 13 times! Always with my own rifles and loads.
I am so pleased I grew up in an Africa, gone forever, where sportsmen hunters hunted by their own wits, without a P.H., in genuine wilderness areas (not enclosed game ranches). Game licences were affordable and within the pocket of the average man. Hunting was a citizen's right and most of my contemporaries hunted. Now, hunting in Africa is basically for wealthy foreigners who are guided and protected by P.H.'s. I would never hunt with a P.H. who tell clients what to do.
The thing with a lot of African hunting is that it's just not much of a challenge. I mean if you do want easy shooting and a lot of creature comforts, then it's great and some people want that. However if you like the challenge of a tough hunt, back packing and working hard for a real trophy, then an African hunt might be a bit underwhelming.
I know this isn't the appropriate episode to talk about rifle twist rate, but I looks to be you're latest episode so I'd drop my questions here. With these newer, longer bullets, e.g., 6.5 Creedmore, the various PRCs, etc. needing faster twist rates to stabilize them, I haven’t heard ANYTHING about faster twist rates causing more friction and therefore slowing the bullet down. Unless I’m thinking about this wrong, if you have a smooth bore, slow twist 1:24 for example, and compared that to exactly the same cartridge, bullet, charge of powder, etc. and now you have a 1:8 twist rate, it seems that tighter spin is going to slow the bullet down, that is eat up some of the energy. It should take more energy to spin the bullet faster all other things being equal. Can you do an episode on this please?
Great video! But, as a native of South Africa l would ask visitors to please enquire about Malaria in the area that you are planning to visit. Werner is quite correct in stating that in their area Malaria is not a big concern. Big parts of Namibia and the majority of South Africa where l live is Malaria free. Not everywhere though and definitely not in Mozambique and Zimbabwe. Please talk to someone in the know about the area you plan to visit. Malaria can be a killer. It should definitely not stop you from visiting. Just be careful.
thnaks for a very educational video. I wish I could have watched it before going to South Africa. I did rent my rifles because flying from Argentina is a kind of a hassle, first of all the auhtoriza8 tion to take the gun out, the making the change of Airline and plane at Sao Paulo where I was told by previous travellers there i a present and clear dangerof your rifle being sent to China or Alaska. This would not have happened if we could have maintained the direct flight to Jobo as some years ago. I did use a beautifull Ruger International .308 at Limpopo and African Ammo, and in my second trip they gave me a Remingotn 700 with a supressor in .338 calibre first time I did use the calibre and a supressor. I would say that I will support the use of supressors. while hunting.One of the perils of renting a rifle is that you might find that the stock is rather shoirt or long (which was my case) and you will have to adapt. Sorry I over extended in my comment ,
"Bugs are no problem at all" OK? Snakes are no problem? The only time I have been knocked out for days at hospital is after trips to South Africa. Ticks fever. Two times. Africa is Africa, I have seen scorpions big as little lobsters and have had cape cobra spinning over my shoes.
Me too tick fever got me as well on my first safari to SA luckily the effects weren’t felt until I was back in the states. Safari was a very fun experience however tick fever not much fun at all.
Weird how you yanks are magnets for this kind of thing. What is wrong with you? I have lived in Africa for 37 years and have never had to worrt about any of that.
Africa is awesome and should be something every hunter tries to do. For the most part, it is cheaper or equivalent to getting a guided elk, moose, or grizzly bear hunt. I have been fortunate to go twice Zimbabwe and S. Africa, gun and bow respectively. Water hole hunting and hunting via vehicles is very different mindset than US. The people are awesome. I would rather go to Africa again vs messing around with all the draws, and rules and timing in the American west now.
Money allowed you to do this. Serengeti and Ovankambo are prime locations but for a normal person Priceless. A safari with exclusion of the big 5 will cost you at least 150-200K. Then you have to pay for........ It comes to no end in Africa.
Look, I love you and your videos Ron, but people who go to Africa should ALWAYS get ALL the proper shots, and take the proper precautions. Yes, there are cures, but depending on where you are, they may be out of reach. Don’t take for granted these blessings many beg for!
If people should have learned anything about pharmaceuticals and their "solutions" for everything in the last 3 years, is to not trust much of anything they say about so-called medicine.
Poor choices in bullets. Shotguns less strong, dependable than bolt-action rifles. Slugs have much lower Sectional Density than rifle bullets and poorer straight line penetration potential. Slug velocities around 1000 fps slower than rifle. Bear protection is usually a hurried, inside of 20 yards shot or shots. Targeting dangerous game often means threading a bullet through a hole in the brush to hit heart or between the eyes, etc. Shotguns just don't have the precision accuracy.
@@RonSpomerOutdoors O My God O My God i can't believe Ron replied me, Thank you very much Thank you for replying to me i still can't believe I've got a reply from Ron. Thank you Sir🙏 Thank you very much God bless you.
Totally correct Ron, but even more simply put here in Africa we apply weapons for its designed purpose... Rifles (and large cal hunting rifles 'stopping rifles') are made for game hunting of various sizes and shotguns are excatly that, SHOT guns , not 'BULLET Guns' we use them for their intended design purpose ... hunting guinea fowl , pegions and other stuff with feathers where you need - shot / pellets... if I lived in the US I'd use a 9.3 x 62 Mauser for all my hunting in bear country, and everywhere else 6.5 x 57 Mauser (the 6.5 Creedmoor only a 130 years older and better... hystory, better velocity all that good stuff..) , first two loads decent bonded or partition bullet (if not expanding all copper eg TTSX 250gr followed by 3 decent flat nose solids in 286gr...thats shoots your dear and your bear will definitly have more than a headache in the event of an attack.. given how cheap rifles are in the US I find it hard to believe why anyone would want to hunt with a 'shotgun slug' @@RonSpomerOutdoors
hey ron my brotha, i have a best friend in south africa , his name is > jason "the snakeman" arnold from durban province , he is awesome n super cool guy , we talk on here , look him up , he's cool to talk too, talk soon > tom !
Even in my high earning days, something like this would be quite an expense. Also - the disease risk makes such a visit quite unattractive. Then: once you bag a beast, what do you do about the trophy and the meat? The meat matters - I've heard, for instance, that eland is uniquely delicious.
A good friend was telling me about his co-worker who hunted all over Africa righteously for years. He went during the pandemic, thinking he could avoid Covid and enjoy his favorite passion while everyone else was fretting over the possibility of contacting the virus. Instead, he was bitten by something while in the bush. He became violently ill and died a few days later. Needless to say, that chilled my fervor for one day adding an African hunt to my retirement bucket list.
Sucks for your friends coworker maybe just wear thicker pants and higher boots as well as long sleeved shirts and maybe he would still be here 🤷🏽♂️ just my 2¢ since we’re sharing
Hell, I've been to a few countries with sketchy wildlife and diseases and never took and meds or got any shots and was fine, maybe some Montezuma's revenge lol.
The problem with African hunts Ron is the nightmare, trying to get your trophies back to America through all the government rules and regulations. We have been over a year and still haven’t got our trophies back.
Africa used to be on my mind all the time, the thought of hunting there was appealing. Now, you couldn't drag me to that hell hole with a team of horses.
@@AutieTortie Florida doesn't hold any game I want to hunt but at least they have a stable democracy, figured out running water and can feed themselves without the aid of the entire world.
Thats because the 'entire world' takes advantage of Africa ... mmm ever thought of that ? or do you still think the California gold rush is going on ...Mr 'Gold' n punt intended @@GoldCountryTrapping
Why wouldn't elephant also be a part of the cycle of life on the earth? Why do they get hunting immunity? Elephants will die, either by disease, old age, or predators. Same as most game. By monitoring their population, people can utilize the product of the elephant, care for the herd, increase populations, manage the land which supports them, and benefit both man and elephant. Simply ruling out one species of animal for some idealistic reasons is not seeing the bigger picture.
Hunting for food, I can understand. Using a firearm for self defense I can understand. Can anyone here elaborate why a person would get a thrill out of killing an animal for a trophy? Btw, I am not against owning firearms, I own firearms myself. John Muir once asked Teddy Roosevelt what his fascination was with killing quadrupeds.
Oh Robbie, they know how to hunt. Trouble is, they don't know how to do it sustainably. It's all take, take and poach poach. No seasons. No limits. Mostly poaching, snaring, trapping until everything is wiped out. The only places where game survives or thrives is where sport hunters pay to hunt. This enables PHs to manage areas and harvest, hire anti-poaching patrols, etc. Works marvelously, but takes a lot of time, energy, money. Done right it creates wildlife and hunting paradise while feeding locals to the sustainable degree Nature can match. Go once and see it and you'll understand.
Educating the world one person at a time Ron... you have my vote !... In a nutsell Africa has two major issues 1. Basic education 2. Corruption and exploitation ...As Ron says (and I am native African) those in the game industry is in fact some of the best educated people in wildlife management to be found anywhere in the world ... its those outside of the proffesional game mangement environment and hunting a whole that aren't so much... and MANY of those live outside of Africa... @@RonSpomerOutdoors
Hunt, hunt, poach, exterminate, that was the same in the USA. Now we Ducks Unlimited, The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and dozens of others demanding regulation and conservation. Sport hunting is how abundant populations continue. Where folks recognize the monetary value of an animal to a rich guy versus the few dollars to a poacher, they become protective.
"In a civilized and cultivated country wild animals only continue to exist at all when preserved by sportsmen. the excellent people who protest against all hunting, and consider sportsmen as enemies of wild life, are ignorant of the fact that in reality the genuine sportsman is by all odds the most important factor in keeping the larger and more valuable wild creatures from total extermination." - Theodore Roosevelt
Excellent Quote!
Great video Ron ! Few tips for your viewers not covered in your video from a native Boer South African 1. If you sensitive to plant / pollen allergies avoid the months of September, October and November in Africa - grass and flower allergies can get very bad ! (or bring your meds !) 2. Remember to tip your hunting foreman...the leader of the team loading your animals etc (and the PH) in LOCAL currency, so make sure you exchange some US Dollars at the airport, they'll appreciate it A LOT ! 3. Muzzle breaks are a no no specially because your PHs and your helpers will be closeby when hunting (many might be too polite to tell you not to use it, but take it from a native ... we love nature and natures sounds not the noise of a muzzle break !) 4. MOST important, Africans are highly ethical hunters (of cause you'll find the roque one here and there and for them we have special 6ft deep holes we specially dig if we find them) so NEVER ask a PH or anyone if its 'OK' to snipe at animals from hundereds of yards away... it will not be accepted well and you'll not be invited back.. stalking and getting as close as possible with safety in mind is the focus and should be your priority... Africa welcomes everyone and are the most friendly people you'll find anywhere in the world, BUT they are principled , straight forward no nonsense people and many of us like Werner (W as in 'wave' not W as in 'van'..lol) live umongst our animals and although they get hunted resposably they are part of who we are as Africans. And yes your right on the hystory too Ron, my great ancestors (the Dutch) were the first settlers in Africa in 1652 similar to America around the same time in 1624 New Amsterdam (today called New York..lol) ... and like my great ancestors settled with cattle in Africa so did the Dutch in New York... hard to believe if you look at New York today... lol ... Great vid Ron keep up the great work !
Thanks for the information hate to hear about breaks being a no no makes things easier
What about suppressors?
@@jasonw9423 only issues there don't know how it would be traveling with them overseas.
@@jasonw9423 suppressors are fine, we do use them as well. Some of the local "smaller" hunting farms prefer them.
@@jasonw9423Suppressors are widely used, at least in Namibia
Me and my stepdaughter went to South Africa in September 23. We had a great time and we are putting together our next safari. It was supposed to be a once in lifetime hunt but that didn’t work out. We were planning the next trip on the way home
I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one who plans my next hunting trip on the way home. Glad you enjoyed my country, South Africa. Hope you guys will be back soon.
@@kbmferreira1I live in the United States. When is your winter time what months?
I would love to go big game hunting in Africa, The Serengeti...that would truly be an experience...
Don’t wait. Go when you still have your good health.
I would love to. I make good money. Just not African safari money.
There are cheaper end safaris, start asking around.
Put some $ aside every month for a few years, and you will get there.@@mickeydoodle6014
Can do a plains game hunt for under 10k
And you get to take 4 or 5 animals
We did a self driven , self guided, safari in Namibia in their winter. We got snowed on.
lol mmm it is winter but I bet you it was nowhere near as bad even as snow in Virginia in the winter let alone the northern state of the US ... I am native African and first time I saw snow that was deeper than 1 inch (we call it frost) was when I turned 25 .... In London 😆
It was in the southern mountains, middle of nowhere. Of course it melted quickly. We loved the people. Camping in Namibia was easy with great campsites. @@open-debate
It happens in Zimbabwe also @@rays2877
About the BEST African Video I have ever seen! As an owner of a couple of thousand acres in the US and the TAXES that I get hammered by. EXCELLENT!
For a farm boy PH I'd say Werner is remarkably well-spoken. Very clear information. As they'd say in South Africa, buy a donkey!
He has German ancestry from German South West Africa - now Namibia.
Probably one of your best videos Mr.Spomer
Thank you Ron. Great info. Going on my first safari near Queenstown in April. Going with people who have been before, so that helps. But all the info I can get is greatly appreciated. Thanks for the video
My wife and I went on our honeymoon and not bringing the rifle was one less thing to worry about. I brought my bow and you can just walk right through the airport with Archery equipment. She was able to use the PH’s 7mm mauser and did great with it. Videos on my page, Id def go if you get the chance.
I'm native African (Mauser collector and only hunt with complete hystorically correct original Mauser rifles (not just actions), due to my ancestry) and here we have a saying 'Trust in God and Mauser' some have it even engraved on their rifles as far back as the 1880s, I'll never use anything else nor does any serious hunter in Africa that has ancestral hystory in Africa, mainly Dutch and French origens.
Nice to see Ron hunting in my country
Never been on an out of state big game hunt, not that it has not been a dream. BUT, I got invited to go on a hunt in Africa and I did not hesitate to say yes. The first thing I invested in was Good tennis shoes and started walking!
Always take an old, well worn pair of boots when you go on Safari. You never want to hunt in new boots.
I went to South Africa with Numzan. I 100% recommend it. Best ten days of my life.
Going on our second safari in SA with my son! Don’t wait because Someday never comes!
Not true but ok
bro, i have a best friend over there thats a snake catcher in durban province > jason "the snakeman" arnold , he's really cool guy , look him up , talk soon > tom !
Pap's been hunting in Africa he got some great game! Awesome trip gives me some goals!
I love Namibia. A great hunting destination- planning my fourth trip right now. Great video, thanks Ron.
What an eye opening interview
Great into Ron…I like that term you’re introducing “self replenishing” … from when you decide to go to Africa to awaiting your trophy’s arrival and forever after you will treasure a trip to Africa …asking those questions that Ron referenced will help insure a great trip w no surprises.
As we say here - what a "lekka" video (nice). Come visit. I have hunted multiple times a year in the bushveld for 30years. I am more scared driving on the highway. Just don't do the typical tourist thing and think you can predict what a wild animal will do.
Greetings from South Africa
Cobus
Very informative video, Africa is something that should be experienced by every hunter at least once in their lifetime. It’s a great family trip as well.
This Is Gonna Be Awesome Thanks Ron 😀😊👍🏼
Wonderful video! It answered SO many questions!!
Thanks for the video!
Great video, and advice! Thanks, Ron!
I have been contiplating this hunt and I appreciate the episode. Definately helpful.
Mooi man! Ons moet net dit beskikbaar hou vir ons wat nog in SA bly. Goeie werk!
😂😂😂😂 Ek dink nie Ron sal verstaan nie ... Lag ek nou lekker my g@t af ...
Great information!
Hi Ron. I always wanted to hunt Africa. ,but it's out of my price range. I hunted Alaska for almost 18 years. As a resident. But now I'm in pennsylvania.but I'll watch your hunts. I'm married now and very happy. With a lot more obligations than single and working in Alaska. On the North slope oil field. 😊 God bless Ron.
Thanks! This was quite informative.
Great informative video. Thank you sir.
I’m excited to make this a reality Ron! Very informative and well done!
It's an interesting experience to do at least once in your life. I didn't find the hunting to be that challenging. Everything is high fenced in SA. High security. It's kind of weird. There's a lot of unique sights and sounds to be sure.
I did not bring any taxidermy back and opted for a safari video instead.
'weird' lol no in urban areas thats how we deal with crime trying to keep the criminals out and on farms it does the same keep the poachers out ... if you had an animal thats the same value as a two bedroom appartment running around in your garden you'd do the same ... so not quite that weird ...
By choosing a truly wild Safari destination, you are able to avoid the high fences and predetermined outcomes. All land designated for hunting is key to the greater conservation objective. However, a hunt in the wild lands of East Africa is a very different adventure to the game ranches of Southern Africa.
Mooi gedaan Werner. Thanks!
Perfect timing. Just booked an Eastern Cape South Africa 10 day 12 animal Safari. Keep this content coming
Ron this was an awesome video. Hunters are saving the wildlife in Africa same as the USA. Ive been a hunter since ive been a kid. I shot my first Pennsylvania deer at 8 years old. In 1978. With my grandpaps 1894 30 wcf. God bless Ron.
Exactly what I was looking for. I'm trying to plan a life long dream of mine, Cape Buffalo. I've sent a request to Immenhof Hunting for a possible 2025 hunt. Thank you.
Brilliant and Informative!!!!
A great video and conversation!!!!
I went twice 96 & 98 both very good hunts bow hunting no regrets
Re "338 Straight" - Ron, I listened to your latest podcast this morning, and I too had never heard of a "338 Straight." Not sure but as far as I can tell, it's a .223 case necked up to take a .338 bullet. (seems suboptimal)
Loved the vivid dreams from the anti-malaria medication while in Afghanistan.
Can’t wait😊
“Not roughing it too much” man my swag and jet boil is what I consider luxury 😂 your setup looks dope as
Great info Ron.
South Africa offers lovely hunting areas and professional facilities.
Sustainable hunting in SA is backed by large organizations to ensure the future of the wildlife and the overall eco system.
From an administrative perspective, Outfitters / game farmers will assist you with these requirements.
South Africa is just too beautiful covering plains or bushveld.
Happy hunting everyone in 2024. My 338 WM will be working hard this year!
I have been going to Southern Africa since I977, people ask me about going to Africa.
People do not do it, but if you do go to visit or hunting, on your head be it.
Going there once is never enough, the Continent gets under your skin, in your blood, and you have to go back time and time again.
Be warned, it is addictive.
Great video Ron. Can you do a Tour of your game room ?
Hi Ron, great to see you ventured to our neck of the world. Malaria is found only in the northern provinces of South Africa, nothing in the Eastern Cape. Bug spray musy contain diethylbutylbromide, other wise don't bother. All American hunters are most welcome here.
Correction, diethyltoluamide
Haven’t been since covid, but before that it really was cheaper than guided hunting out west, much less alaska, four plains game species for what an elk hunt cost.
If you didn't know it. Elephants are on sale right now.
You can have one for about 25k vs 100k my buddy just got one a few months ago
Thank you Ron, excellent information as always. I'll probably never get to do an African hunt, too many things in the US to do before I'd get to Africa. But you never know maybe it'll happen. I'm always very interested in the processes of doing a hunt in other countries.
Was hoping you might have some cost information for these. I started looking and got as far as the flight and found it quite high. I can only say, "glad you can afford it..."
International travel/Hunting in general is becoming a rich man’s game unfortunately but as far as “exotic” international hunts or travel Africa is still leaps and bounds cheaper than most other countries in the world I believe I found a safari guide that offered $6k for 5 species for like 8 days sans flight and paperwork a few years ago but as someone who travels atleast once a year ~$7k for an 8 day long vacation and hunt is WAY cheaper than say going to Jamaica for 2 weeks
Thank You
You might want to do a bit on what all 1 should do or needs to do on traveling out of counrty.. I have no ideal myself other than needing a passport.
Where did you get that vest Ron, looks amazing. I would love to know where to get one.
An African Safari is on the bucket list for sure, thank you for making it now almost unbearable 😅
Unbearable and mostly impossible for me .
What Ron and Werner didn’t say is for most hunters once you have been to Africa it becomes an addiction.
I have been 13 times!
Always with my own rifles and loads.
Awsome. I'm jealous. I hunted Alaska for a lot of years.
Excellent video.
Glad you liked it!
I am so pleased I grew up in an Africa, gone forever, where sportsmen hunters hunted by their own wits, without a P.H., in genuine wilderness areas (not enclosed game ranches). Game licences were affordable and within the pocket of the average man. Hunting was a citizen's right and most of my contemporaries hunted. Now, hunting in Africa is basically for wealthy foreigners who are guided and protected by P.H.'s. I would never hunt with a P.H. who tell clients what to do.
Been 5 times in Namibia, Never had any problems with mosquitos or bugs.
The thing with a lot of African hunting is that it's just not much of a challenge. I mean if you do want easy shooting and a lot of creature comforts, then it's great and some people want that. However if you like the challenge of a tough hunt, back packing and working hard for a real trophy, then an African hunt might be a bit underwhelming.
How much on average should one expect to budget for a plains game hunt?
I know this isn't the appropriate episode to talk about rifle twist rate, but I looks to be you're latest episode so I'd drop my questions here.
With these newer, longer bullets, e.g., 6.5 Creedmore, the various PRCs, etc. needing faster twist rates to stabilize them, I haven’t heard ANYTHING about faster twist rates causing more friction and therefore slowing the bullet down. Unless I’m thinking about this wrong, if you have a smooth bore, slow twist 1:24 for example, and compared that to exactly the same cartridge, bullet, charge of powder, etc. and now you have a 1:8 twist rate, it seems that tighter spin is going to slow the bullet down, that is eat up some of the energy. It should take more energy to spin the bullet faster all other things being equal. Can you do an episode on this please?
Great video! But, as a native of South Africa l would ask visitors to please enquire about Malaria in the area that you are planning to visit. Werner is quite correct in stating that in their area Malaria is not a big concern. Big parts of Namibia and the majority of South Africa where l live is Malaria free. Not everywhere though and definitely not in Mozambique and Zimbabwe. Please talk to someone in the know about the area you plan to visit. Malaria can be a killer. It should definitely not stop you from visiting. Just be careful.
Wonderful video! I heard it mentioned that there are species that can’t be imported back into the United States, what would those species be?
Ron,be sure to put video s here 👍👌🦆
thnaks for a very educational video. I wish I could have watched it before going to South Africa. I did rent my rifles because flying from Argentina is a kind of a hassle, first of all the auhtoriza8 tion to take the gun out, the making the change of Airline and plane at Sao Paulo where I was told by previous travellers there i a present and clear dangerof your rifle being sent to China or Alaska. This would not have happened if we could have maintained the direct flight to Jobo as some years ago. I did use a beautifull Ruger International .308 at Limpopo and African Ammo, and in my second trip they gave me a Remingotn 700 with a supressor in .338 calibre first time I did use the calibre and a supressor. I would say that I will support the use of supressors. while hunting.One of the perils of renting a rifle is that you might find that the stock is rather shoirt or long (which was my case) and you will have to adapt. Sorry I over extended in my comment
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Don't forget the U.S.A required form 4457. This shows ownership of the firearm.
If it‘s called Immenhof - where are the Ponys? 🐴
"Bugs are no problem at all" OK? Snakes are no problem? The only time I have been knocked out for days at hospital is after trips to South Africa. Ticks fever. Two times. Africa is Africa, I have seen scorpions big as little lobsters and have had cape cobra spinning over my shoes.
Me too tick fever got me as well on my first safari to SA luckily the effects weren’t felt until I was back in the states. Safari was a very fun experience however tick fever not much fun at all.
Weird how you yanks are magnets for this kind of thing. What is wrong with you? I have lived in Africa for 37 years and have never had to worrt about any of that.
Theres a reason why we don't have tigers here in Africa, this is Lion country only the toughest survive ! 😆
Africa is awesome and should be something every hunter tries to do. For the most part, it is cheaper or equivalent to getting a guided elk, moose, or grizzly bear hunt. I have been fortunate to go twice Zimbabwe and S. Africa, gun and bow respectively. Water hole hunting and hunting via vehicles is very different mindset than US. The people are awesome. I would rather go to Africa again vs messing around with all the draws, and rules and timing in the American west now.
More African content please!
Money allowed you to do this. Serengeti and Ovankambo are prime locations but for a normal person Priceless. A safari with exclusion of the big 5 will cost you at least 150-200K. Then you have to pay for........ It comes to no end in Africa.
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Anyone have the PH info from the video?
Look, I love you and your videos Ron, but people who go to Africa should ALWAYS get ALL the proper shots, and take the proper precautions. Yes, there are cures, but depending on where you are, they may be out of reach. Don’t take for granted these blessings many beg for!
Also don't be paranoid.
If people should have learned anything about pharmaceuticals and their "solutions" for everything in the last 3 years, is to not trust much of anything they say about so-called medicine.
@@exothermal.sprocket Typical anti-vaxer nut job
People always talk about shotgun slugs are best bear protection I wonder why they don't hunt large games with them.
Poor choices in bullets. Shotguns less strong, dependable than bolt-action rifles. Slugs have much lower Sectional Density than rifle bullets and poorer straight line penetration potential. Slug velocities around 1000 fps slower than rifle. Bear protection is usually a hurried, inside of 20 yards shot or shots. Targeting dangerous game often means threading a bullet through a hole in the brush to hit heart or between the eyes, etc. Shotguns just don't have the precision accuracy.
@@RonSpomerOutdoors O My God O My God i can't believe Ron replied me,
Thank you very much Thank you for replying to me i still can't believe I've got a reply from Ron.
Thank you Sir🙏 Thank you very much God bless you.
Totally correct Ron, but even more simply put here in Africa we apply weapons for its designed purpose... Rifles (and large cal hunting rifles 'stopping rifles') are made for game hunting of various sizes and shotguns are excatly that, SHOT guns , not 'BULLET Guns' we use them for their intended design purpose ... hunting guinea fowl , pegions and other stuff with feathers where you need - shot / pellets... if I lived in the US I'd use a 9.3 x 62 Mauser for all my hunting in bear country, and everywhere else 6.5 x 57 Mauser (the 6.5 Creedmoor only a 130 years older and better... hystory, better velocity all that good stuff..) , first two loads decent bonded or partition bullet (if not expanding all copper eg TTSX 250gr followed by 3 decent flat nose solids in 286gr...thats shoots your dear and your bear will definitly have more than a headache in the event of an attack.. given how cheap rifles are in the US I find it hard to believe why anyone would want to hunt with a 'shotgun slug' @@RonSpomerOutdoors
hey ron my brotha, i have a best friend in south africa , his name is > jason "the snakeman" arnold from durban province , he is awesome n super cool guy , we talk on here , look him up , he's cool to talk too, talk soon > tom !
HELLO FROM HOLLYWOOD IN SOUTHERN MARYLAND JUST NORTH OF CALIFORNIA, MARYLAND.
California Maryland? How did that happen?
It's Hollywood Ron anything can happen ...lol @@RonSpomerOutdoors
Even in my high earning days, something like this would be quite an expense. Also - the disease risk makes such a visit quite unattractive. Then: once you bag a beast, what do you do about the trophy and the meat? The meat matters - I've heard, for instance, that eland is uniquely delicious.
Renting a rifle there may be advantageous due to the fact that this may be the only time you will be using what can be a very expensive rifle.
The elephant in the room(no pun intended), how much? Such the value, hmmm
$6000 for 5 ish normal plains game the big five dangerous game quite a bit more excluding flights and admin related stuff
Thanks, that is a good value, some big game hunts here in the USA can be that much@@open-debate
Ron did you step up on a step ladder ?
A good friend was telling me about his co-worker who hunted all over Africa
righteously for years. He went during the pandemic, thinking he could avoid Covid and enjoy his favorite passion while everyone else was fretting over the possibility of contacting the virus.
Instead, he was bitten by something while in the bush. He became violently ill and died a few days later. Needless to say, that chilled my fervor for one day adding an African hunt to my retirement bucket list.
The odds of that are far less than you getting killed in a car accident. Don't let that hold you back!
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Perhaps...but if he could, I'm sure my friend's co-worker would argue, those aren't very good odds.
Weird story. Seems like you are righteously telling it.
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True story; righteously or otherwise.
Sucks for your friends coworker maybe just wear thicker pants and higher boots as well as long sleeved shirts and maybe he would still be here 🤷🏽♂️ just my 2¢ since we’re sharing
Whats it cost not all of us have you tube channel
$6000 for 5 ish normal plains game the big five dangerous game quite a bit more excluding flights and admin related stuff
Ron do they allow you to use a rifle with open sights. Ill bet they taste good. . I live on Pennsylvania deer. . 😊
Hell, I've been to a few countries with sketchy wildlife and diseases and never took and meds or got any shots and was fine, maybe some Montezuma's revenge lol.
I guess if you have to ask the price, you can't afford it.
$6000 for 5 ish normal plains game the big five dangerous game quite a bit more excluding flights and admin related stuff
The problem with African hunts Ron is the nightmare, trying to get your trophies back to America through all the government rules and regulations. We have been over a year and still haven’t got our trophies back.
No frozen walrus camouflage in africa?😆
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Africa used to be on my mind all the time, the thought of hunting there was appealing.
Now, you couldn't drag me to that hell hole with a team of horses.
Yeah, probably because you are a little baby
@@schalkleroux7542 I was more tolerant of shitholes when I was a baby. With age comes wisdom.
Hellhole?! Why would you want to hunt in Florida?!
@@AutieTortie Florida doesn't hold any game I want to hunt but at least they have a stable democracy, figured out running water and can feed themselves without the aid of the entire world.
Thats because the 'entire world' takes advantage of Africa ... mmm ever thought of that ? or do you still think the California gold rush is going on ...Mr 'Gold' n punt intended @@GoldCountryTrapping
Why on earth can't a person carry Biltong anyplace he pleases?
Whats made here in Africa stays in Africa ! Us Africans do't just allow the good stuff to go everywhere ! 🤣
.....new buggies air.conditiins with electronic turn signals...bhhaaha
All it requires is cubic money.
Hunt hippo and Buffalo no elephant.
Why wouldn't elephant also be a part of the cycle of life on the earth? Why do they get hunting immunity? Elephants will die, either by disease, old age, or predators. Same as most game. By monitoring their population, people can utilize the product of the elephant, care for the herd, increase populations, manage the land which supports them, and benefit both man and elephant. Simply ruling out one species of animal for some idealistic reasons is not seeing the bigger picture.
Hunting for food, I can understand. Using a firearm for self defense I can understand. Can anyone here elaborate why a person would get a thrill out of killing an animal for a trophy? Btw, I am not against owning firearms, I own firearms myself. John Muir once asked Teddy Roosevelt what his fascination was with killing quadrupeds.
@@blocker1928I guess if you have to ask you would never understand and it's no use trying to explain it to you.
Wish I Could... Maybe if hit the lottery,speaking of current broke piggy bank
If people in Africa are starving they must not know how to hunt
Oh Robbie, they know how to hunt. Trouble is, they don't know how to do it sustainably. It's all take, take and poach poach. No seasons. No limits. Mostly poaching, snaring, trapping until everything is wiped out. The only places where game survives or thrives is where sport hunters pay to hunt. This enables PHs to manage areas and harvest, hire anti-poaching patrols, etc. Works marvelously, but takes a lot of time, energy, money. Done right it creates wildlife and hunting paradise while feeding locals to the sustainable degree Nature can match. Go once and see it and you'll understand.
The only huntable animals are in game reserves and private farms where it is illegal to just go and hunt
If people in America are so horribly ignorant and stupid they must not know how to think or learn
Educating the world one person at a time Ron... you have my vote !... In a nutsell Africa has two major issues 1. Basic education 2. Corruption and exploitation ...As Ron says (and I am native African) those in the game industry is in fact some of the best educated people in wildlife management to be found anywhere in the world ... its those outside of the proffesional game mangement environment and hunting a whole that aren't so much... and MANY of those live outside of Africa... @@RonSpomerOutdoors
Hunt, hunt, poach, exterminate, that was the same in the USA. Now we Ducks Unlimited, The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and dozens of others demanding regulation and conservation.
Sport hunting is how abundant populations continue.
Where folks recognize the monetary value of an animal to a rich guy versus the few dollars to a poacher, they become protective.
…colonizers