Big Game Hunting Podcast - Hunting Africa, North America, & More!
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: [email protected]
Or visit the searchable archive of all Big Game Hunting Podcast episodes published since 2019 at https://thebiggamehuntingblog.com/podcast/
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 45 minutes
- Episodes
- 406
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
230: 243 vs 270 Winchester Cartridge Comparison
It’s time for another cartridge comparison and today's episode compares the 243 Winchester and 270 Winchester cartridges. As is the case with the 7mm-08 and 270, there’s some overlap in the capabilit…
229: 7mm-08 vs 270 Cartrige Comparison
I’ve got another cartridge comparison for you today: the 7mm-08 Remington vs the 270 Winchester. Both are popular and effective centerfire rifle cartridges with dedicated fan bases, but important det…
228: Fred Bohm On Mountain Goat Hunting
Fred Bohm is back on the show with us again today. He’s a pretty lucky guy and he not only drew a mountain goat tag up in Colorado this year, but he also harvested a nice goat with his bow and was ki…
227: 450 Bushmaster vs 45-70 Cartridge Comparison
It’s time for another cartridge comparison and today's episode compares the 450 Bushmaster and 45-70 Government cartridges. While the 450 Bushmaster and 45-70 are both fantastic .45 caliber cartridge…
226: Dan Roland On Musk Ox Hunting
Dan Roland is back on the show with us again today. We can always count on Dan for some accounts of hunting some of the more exotic species of North American game (episode 84 to talk about grizzly be…
225: The New 7mm PRC From Hornady With Seth Swerzek
Well, it finally happened: Hornady has released the new 7mm PRC cartridge. I received a bunch of questions about it after the cartridge received official SAAMI approval over the summer, but there was…
224: Special Giveaway LAST Reminder!
This is your LAST reminder to join my email list AND confirm your email address to ensure you're entered in the giveaway I'm doing for a $50 Cabela’s gift card. If you haven’t joined me list or confi…
223: 28 Nosler vs 300 Win Mag Cartridge Comparison
It’s time for another cartridge comparison and today's episode compares the 28 Nosler to the 300 Winchester Magnum cartridge. While the 300 Winchester Magnum and 28 Nosler both fantastic cartridges f…
222: Pronghorn and Bison in Colorado Part 2
As promised, today I have a more comprehensive recap of my recent Colorado trip where we were after pronghorn and bison. I’ll talk about my experience in more detail, to include some reflections on h…
221: Special Announcement And Giveaway!
This is a short, but very important episode with a special announcement combined with a giveaway of a $50 Cabela’s gift card that’s good at any Cabela’s or Bass Pro location. Listen to this episode t…
220: Pronghorn and Bison in Colorado
I just made it home from a FANTASTIC hunt up in Colorado for pronghorn antelope and American Bison. Today’s episode is a short “campfire style” discussion of the highlights of the hunt from everyone …
219: Initial Suppressor Impressions & 2022 Hunting Season Update
It’s just me on the show today and this will be a quick episode talking about what my upcoming hunting season is looking like along with my initial impressions of the Banish 30 suppressor I received …
218: Layton Norwood Auodad Hunting
A podcast listener named Layton Norwood joins us on the big game hunting podcast today to talk about his recent aoudad hunt out in west Texas. As you’ll learn here shortly, he a hunt that was ultimat…
217: Seth Swerzek On The Hornady ELD-X, ELD Match, 6.5 PRC, & 300 PRC
Seth Swerzek from Hornady is back on the show again today to talk about a couple of interesting innovations from Hornady ammunition. Specifically, we talk about the story of the Hornady Precision Hun…
216: Rob Gearing From Spartan Precision (2022)
Rob Gearing from Spartan Precision is back on the show with me today to talk about some of the new developments from Spartan Precision since we last heard from him in 2021. Among other things, we tal…
215: Chris Parish and Leland Brown On Hunting With Lead-Free Ammo
I have Chris Parish and Leland Brown from the North American Non-Lead Partnership on the show with me today to talk about hunting with non-lead ammunition. I’m a big advocate of hunting with certain …
214: Seth Swerzek On Hornady Ammunition and Bullets
Seth Swerzek from Hornady joined me on this episode of The Big Game Hunting Podcast. We talked about the story of how Hornady first got started, the different bullets and ammunition lines Hornady cur…
213: Africa's Most Dramatic Conservation Success Story With Mike Arnold
Sportsmen talk a lot about the conservation benefits of hunting and our monetary contributions have helped preserve a lot of valuable habitat and assisted in the recovery of threatened or endangered …
212: Gary Morgan Osceola Turkey Hunting
Today we’re joined by turkey hunting outfitter Gary Morgan to talk about Osceola Turkey hunting in Florida. Osceola Turkey are one of 5 sub-species of wild turkey that live in the USA (along with Eas…
211: Alyssa Nitschelm On Her Idaho Mule Deer Hunt
Today we’re joined by Alyssa Nitchelm again. She was last on the podcast way back in Episode 48 to talk about her mountain goat hunt in Oregon during 2019. That goat was the first animal she’d ever h…