{"id":1679,"date":"2024-12-09T13:28:19","date_gmt":"2024-12-09T11:28:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/?p=1679"},"modified":"2024-12-09T13:28:19","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T11:28:19","slug":"the-morgan-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/09\/the-morgan-family\/","title":{"rendered":"The Morgan Family."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We ended our 2024 season with the Morgan Family from North Carolina. Bradley, Melissa, Roy and the twins, Colton and Lizzie, visited Big Water Safaris for their first ever African adventure. Everyone had a great time, hunting, fishing and relaxing at the lodge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Professional hunters: Thinus Steyn &amp; Bennie Breytenbach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"748\" src=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/3M-1-1024x748.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/3M-1-1024x748.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/3M-1-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/3M-1-768x561.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/3M-1-1536x1122.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/3M-1-2048x1496.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Bradley Morgan with his gemsbok (oryx) bull.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"627\" src=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/3M-2-1024x627.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/3M-2-1024x627.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/3M-2-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/3M-2-768x470.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/3M-2-1536x940.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/3M-2-2048x1253.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Colton with his sable bull. Colton is the youngest hunter to ever bag one of these magnificent antelope at Big Water Safaris.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/18-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/18-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/18-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/18-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/18.jpg 1156w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Roy Morgan with his kudu bull. Roy is one of the best shots I&#8217;ve ever hunted with.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"635\" src=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/10-2-1024x635.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/10-2-1024x635.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/10-2-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/10-2-768x477.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/10-2.jpg 1349w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The Morgan family fishing on the Orange River\/Vanderkloof dam.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_2738-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_2738-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_2738-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_2738-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_2738-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_2738-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Making memories, Melissa Morgan taking photos of Roy&#8217;s white blesbuck. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"695\" src=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_2700-1024x695.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_2700-1024x695.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_2700-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_2700-768x521.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_2700-1536x1042.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_2700-2048x1389.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Colton, Bradley and Roy Morgan with Roy&#8217;s black wildebeest.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1-2-1024x698.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1-2-1024x698.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1-2-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1-2-768x523.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1-2-1536x1047.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1-2-2048x1396.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>A giraffe encountered during the hunt.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/11-791x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/11-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/11-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/11-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/11-1187x1536.jpg 1187w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/11.jpg 1494w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><figcaption>A boy and his fish, Colton with an African catfish.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"914\" src=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/6-4-1024x914.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1688\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/6-4-1024x914.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/6-4-300x268.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/6-4-768x686.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/6-4-1536x1371.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/6-4-2048x1828.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Bradley and Colton with Colton&#8217;s warthog boar.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/19-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1689\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/19-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/19-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/19-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/19.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Roy with a young springbok ram, stalked and shot during a rainstorm.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"777\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/14-1-777x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1690\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/14-1-777x1024.jpg 777w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/14-1-228x300.jpg 228w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/14-1-768x1012.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/14-1.jpg 798w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 777px) 100vw, 777px\" \/><figcaption>Colton with a catfish, fishing guide Bennie Breytenbach on the left.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_2733-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1691\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_2733-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_2733-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_2733-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_2733-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_2733-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Roy with his white blesbuck ram. Despite terrible weather and wind, Roy pulled off an incredible one shot kill.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/17-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1692\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/17-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/17-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/17-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/17-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/17-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Roy&#8217;s black wildebeest bull in typical terrain.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_2740-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_2740-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_2740-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_2740-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_2740-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_2740-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Sunset at Laohu Valley Reserve. The end of another wonderful season.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We ended our 2024 season with the Morgan Family from North Carolina. Bradley, Melissa, Roy and the twins, Colton and Lizzie, visited Big Water Safaris for their first ever African adventure. Everyone had a great time, hunting, fishing and relaxing at the lodge. 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