{"id":1892,"date":"2025-11-24T12:08:39","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T10:08:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/?p=1892"},"modified":"2025-11-24T12:10:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T10:10:29","slug":"greg-and-casey-hayes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/2025\/11\/24\/greg-and-casey-hayes\/","title":{"rendered":"Greg and Casey Hayes."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Another father and son team from Oregon, Greg and Casey Hayes hunted with Big Water Safaris during May of 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Professional Hunter: Mielie du Toit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-23-at-18.40.02_43bcd2f1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1896\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-23-at-18.40.02_43bcd2f1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-23-at-18.40.02_43bcd2f1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-23-at-18.40.02_43bcd2f1.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption>Casey hayes with his warthog boar.<\/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\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-23-at-18.40.32_5436e978-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1897\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-23-at-18.40.32_5436e978-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-23-at-18.40.32_5436e978-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-23-at-18.40.32_5436e978-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-23-at-18.40.32_5436e978.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Greg Hayes with a warthog sow, he hunted with 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\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-23-at-18.40.48_25b56ad7-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1899\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-23-at-18.40.48_25b56ad7-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-23-at-18.40.48_25b56ad7-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-23-at-18.40.48_25b56ad7-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-23-at-18.40.48_25b56ad7.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Greg Hayes with his springbok ram.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-21-at-10.22.10_f28479d0-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-21-at-10.22.10_f28479d0-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-21-at-10.22.10_f28479d0-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-21-at-10.22.10_f28479d0-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-21-at-10.22.10_f28479d0.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Casey Hayes with his blesbuck ewe.<\/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\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-21-at-10.22.19_9b558e3f-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1901\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-21-at-10.22.19_9b558e3f-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-21-at-10.22.19_9b558e3f-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-21-at-10.22.19_9b558e3f-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-21-at-10.22.19_9b558e3f.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Greg Hayes with his blesbuck ewe.<\/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\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-21-at-10.22.19_fc609326-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1902\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-21-at-10.22.19_fc609326-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-21-at-10.22.19_fc609326-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-21-at-10.22.19_fc609326-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-21-at-10.22.19_fc609326.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Casey Hayes with his springbok ewe.<\/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\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-21-at-10.22.20_3f5f166a-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1904\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-21-at-10.22.20_3f5f166a-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-21-at-10.22.20_3f5f166a-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-21-at-10.22.20_3f5f166a-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-21-at-10.22.20_3f5f166a.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Casey Hayes with a young blesbuck ram.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-21-at-10.22.20_909da958-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1905\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-21-at-10.22.20_909da958-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-21-at-10.22.20_909da958-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-21-at-10.22.20_909da958-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-21-at-10.22.20_909da958.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Greg Hayes taking a break during a hunt. Note the shooting sticks, they are very handy tools, not only for shooting but also for taking the weight of your shoulders when taking a break.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-21-at-10.22.20_a3181d74-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1907\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-21-at-10.22.20_a3181d74-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-21-at-10.22.20_a3181d74-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-21-at-10.22.20_a3181d74-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-21-at-10.22.20_a3181d74.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Greg Hayes with a young blue wildebeest cow.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-21-at-10.22.21_9f8b398b-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1908\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-21-at-10.22.21_9f8b398b-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-21-at-10.22.21_9f8b398b-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-21-at-10.22.21_9f8b398b-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-21-at-10.22.21_9f8b398b.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Lunch break.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-21-at-10.22.21_a00ee10b-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1910\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-21-at-10.22.21_a00ee10b-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-21-at-10.22.21_a00ee10b-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-21-at-10.22.21_a00ee10b-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-21-at-10.22.21_a00ee10b.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Casey Hayes with his springbok ram.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-21-at-10.22.22_7ec21b8a-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-21-at-10.22.22_7ec21b8a-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-21-at-10.22.22_7ec21b8a-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-21-at-10.22.22_7ec21b8a-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-21-at-10.22.22_7ec21b8a.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Greg Hayes with a zebra.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-21-at-10.22.57_5a8f4572-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1912\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-21-at-10.22.57_5a8f4572-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-21-at-10.22.57_5a8f4572-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-21-at-10.22.57_5a8f4572-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-21-at-10.22.57_5a8f4572.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Casey and Greg Hayes, with Casey&#8217;s blue wildebeest cow.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-21-at-10.22.57_567d8a42-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1913\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-21-at-10.22.57_567d8a42-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-21-at-10.22.57_567d8a42-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-21-at-10.22.57_567d8a42-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-21-at-10.22.57_567d8a42.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Casey Hayes with a young red hartebeest bull.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-21-at-10.22.58_7e91366f-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1914\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-21-at-10.22.58_7e91366f-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-21-at-10.22.58_7e91366f-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-21-at-10.22.58_7e91366f.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption>Greg Hayes with his young (cull) red hartebeest.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-21-at-10.23.02_2063961a-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1915\" 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