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First Time in South Africa: What to Expect on a Safari Hunt
Episode 53
Tuesday, 20 October, 2026
Hosts are Julian Salutregui and Cory Glauner of Outdoors International. Cory opens by recapping a Colorado rifle elk hunt with his dad where nine hunters in camp killed seven bulls.Julian just returned from his first South Africa bow hunt. He hunted through an outfitter on multiple concessions roughly three hours from Johannesburg. Species he pursued or took include impala, nyala, warthog, and baboon; he had close calls on zebra and wildebeest but did not connect on either.Julian walks through the travel step by step: a 15–16 hour flight from Newark, an 8-hour time difference from Mountain Time, hotels near the airport, a 3-hour drive to the lodge, and the outfitter handling pickup. He notes the lodge has five suites, a pool, Wi-Fi, daily laundry service, wild-game meals every night, an on-site salt shed, cooler, and European-mount prep.Best times to visit: bow hunters should go mid-July through end of September (dry season/winter); rifle hunters April through September. January–March can hit the upper 80s and heavy rain. During Julian's winter visit temperatures ran 68–72°F.Bringing a firearm costs about $150 through a permit service that handles the paperwork; guns are held at the airport baggage terminal. Outdoors International now includes a hunter-focused travel agency in international hunt packages to handle flights, firearm routing, and emergencies—Cory used the same service in Kazakhstan and Kyle used it for a Hungary hunt.Pricing: both hosts call South Africa the most affordable hunting option they offer, saying it beats Texas exotic ranches on value. Julian hunted 9 days and recommends at least 5 hunting days. To book, contact Julian through the Outdoors International website.0:00 Cory's Colorado Rifle Elk Hunt1:34 Julian's First South Africa Hunt3:34 Travel, Arrival & the Lodge7:26 Hunting Setup: Blind, Stalk & Concessions13:31 Species Encountered & What to Expect20:57 Best Seasons to Go26:08 Bringing Firearms & Travel Booking28:11 Packing Tips, Taxidermy & Pricing
