{"podcast":{"title":"Big Game Hunting Podcast - Hunting Africa, North America, & More!","slug":"big-game-hunting-podcast-hunting-africa-north-america-more-529748","podcast_index_feed_id":529748,"rss_url":"https://biggamehuntingpodcast.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://thebiggamehuntingblog.com/podcast/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/6/0/4/e/604e5da64e5761ba/big_game_hunting_podcast_logo.jpg","author":"John McAdams","episode_count":445,"summary":"Welcome to The Big Game Hunting Podcast where host John McAdams discusses subjects like caliber comparisons, Africa hunting, terminal ballistics, intense hunting stories, and more – featuring a wide variety of guests from industry experts to listeners of the show from all over the world. No fluff, no baloney, just one serious big game hunter doing his best to learn, grow, and have fun alongside his listeners. New episodes release every Thursday. Join us to learn more about subjects ranging from cape buffalo hunting in Africa to hunting deer, elk, bear, and antelope in North America from internationally recognized experts in their fields. Contact me with your questions or feedback via email at: john@thebiggamehuntingblog.com Or visit the searchable archive of all Big Game Hunting Podcast episodes published since 2019 at https://thebiggamehuntingblog.com/podcast/","last_synced_at":"2026-06-04T16:18:58.568884+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/big-game-hunting-podcast-hunting-africa-north-america-more-529748"},"episode":{"title":"409: 49 Years Of African Safaris With Craig Boddington","slug":"409-49-years-of-african-safaris-with-craig-boddington","published_at":"2026-02-05T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/big-game-hunting-podcast-hunting-africa-north-america-more-529748/409-49-years-of-african-safaris-with-craig-boddington","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/big-game-hunting-podcast-hunting-africa-north-america-more-529748","url":"https://biggamehuntingpodcast.libsyn.com/409-49-years-of-african-safaris-with-craig-boddington","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/biggamehuntingpodcast/409_craig_boddington_-_13026_13.36.mp3?dest-id=1260806","summary":"Craig Boddington joins me on the show today as we discuss trends he has observed since his first African hunting safari nearly 49 years ago. Craig and I talk about countries that have opened and closed hunting since his first safari, dramatic changes in the populations of various animals (for better and worse) that have occurred since then, trends he has noticed in various Africa countries in terms of where he'd go to hunt different animals, differences in availability of ammunition loaded with different bullets and for different cartridges, and even how hunting safaris are conducted differently today vs the 1970s. Sponsor: Go to BigGameHuntingPodcast.com/ebook and sign up for my free e-book on the best hunting calibers at to receive the entertaining and informative emails I send out about hunting, firearms, and ballistics every weekday. Join the Big Game Hunting Podcast tribe for the potential opportunity to have a future podcast guest answer one of your questions on the air along with access to all my bonus material at www.patreon.com/biggamehunter Get copies of 50 Great Stalks , Tracks Across Africa , or one of Craig's many other books on Amazon here (affiliate link, commissions earned). Please hit that \"SUBSCRIBE\" or \"FOLLOW\" button in your podcast app to receive future episodes automatically!","meta_description":"Craig Boddington joins me on the show today as we discuss trends he has observed since his first African hunting safari nearly 49 years ago. Craig and I t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4367,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/big-game-hunting-podcast-hunting-africa-north-america-more-529748/episodes/409-49-years-of-african-safaris-with-craig-boddington/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/big-game-hunting-podcast-hunting-africa-north-america-more-529748/409-49-years-of-african-safaris-with-craig-boddington.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}