{"id":2007,"date":"2025-11-29T11:48:53","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T09:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/?p=2007"},"modified":"2025-11-29T11:51:59","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T09:51:59","slug":"the-hawaiian-hunters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/2025\/11\/29\/the-hawaiian-hunters\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hawaiian Hunters."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Everyone at Big Water Safaris look forward to the biennial Hawaiian hunt. This year our old friends Darren and Darryl Iseri, Doug (Doughaboy) Silva, Boyd Stevens and Nick Callejo were joined by newcomer Ken. We did, however miss Norris Katada who could not make the hunt this time.  As with their previous hunts the friendly and generous Hawaiian team was a pleasure to host and hunt with. This was in no small part due to the fact that they are all excellent marksmen who take their sport seriously while also knowing how to have fun. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Professional Hunters: Bennie Breytenbach, Dewald Kearns, Heinrich Funck and Thinus Steyn.<\/p>\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\/IMG_5576-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2013\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_5576-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_5576-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_5576-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_5576-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_5576-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The Iseri twins at the Big Water Safaris shooting range, ensuring that their rifles are still sighted in after the long trip.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"994\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_5602-994x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2014\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_5602-994x1024.jpg 994w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_5602-291x300.jpg 291w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_5602-768x791.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_5602-1490x1536.jpg 1490w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_5602-1987x2048.jpg 1987w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 994px) 100vw, 994px\" \/><figcaption>Boyd Stevens with his nyala bull.<\/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\/IMG_5640-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2015\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_5640-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_5640-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_5640-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_5640-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_5640-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Darryl Iseri with his mountain reedbuck ram.<\/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-2025-08-07-at-19.50.50_2339ef9c-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2016\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-07-at-19.50.50_2339ef9c-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-07-at-19.50.50_2339ef9c-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-07-at-19.50.50_2339ef9c-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-07-at-19.50.50_2339ef9c-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-07-at-19.50.50_2339ef9c-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption>Doughaboy Silva with his eland 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-2025-11-29-at-08.58.23_51cf22dd-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2017\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-29-at-08.58.23_51cf22dd-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-29-at-08.58.23_51cf22dd-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-29-at-08.58.23_51cf22dd.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption>Darren Iseri with his steenbok ram.<\/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-2025-11-29-at-08.58.24_9d7111bd-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2018\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-29-at-08.58.24_9d7111bd-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-29-at-08.58.24_9d7111bd-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-29-at-08.58.24_9d7111bd-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-29-at-08.58.24_9d7111bd.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Nick Callejo with his lechwe ram.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"878\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_5556-878x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2020\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_5556-878x1024.jpg 878w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_5556-257x300.jpg 257w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_5556-768x896.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_5556-1317x1536.jpg 1317w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_5556-1756x2048.jpg 1756w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\" \/><figcaption>Doug Silva sharing ballistic data with Bennie Breytenbach.<\/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\/IMG_5626-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2021\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_5626-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_5626-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_5626-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_5626-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_5626-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Thinus Steyn and Darryl Iseri with Darryl&#8217;s nyala bull.<\/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-2025-08-10-at-17.20.08_1969f786-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-10-at-17.20.08_1969f786-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-10-at-17.20.08_1969f786-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-10-at-17.20.08_1969f786-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-10-at-17.20.08_1969f786-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-10-at-17.20.08_1969f786-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Boyd Stevens with his black wildebeest (white tailed gnu) bull.<\/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-2025-11-29-at-08.58.23_d5b88b68-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-29-at-08.58.23_d5b88b68-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-29-at-08.58.23_d5b88b68-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-29-at-08.58.23_d5b88b68-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-29-at-08.58.23_d5b88b68.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Darren Iseri, Heinrich Funck and Nick Callejo with Darren&#8217;s Impala ram.<\/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-2025-11-29-at-08.58.23_cb553fd2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-29-at-08.58.23_cb553fd2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-29-at-08.58.23_cb553fd2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-29-at-08.58.23_cb553fd2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-29-at-08.58.23_cb553fd2.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Nick Callejo and Darren Iseri with Nick&#8217;s black wildebeest (white tailed gnu) bull.<\/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-2025-08-10-at-17.20.07_df7c77c2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-10-at-17.20.07_df7c77c2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-10-at-17.20.07_df7c77c2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-10-at-17.20.07_df7c77c2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-10-at-17.20.07_df7c77c2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-10-at-17.20.07_df7c77c2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Doughaboy (Doug) Silva with a red hartebeest cow.<\/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\/IMG_5614-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_5614-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_5614-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_5614-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_5614-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_5614-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Boyd Stevens and Darryl Iseri with Boyd&#8217;s Tsessebe bull.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"741\" src=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1-2-1024x741.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2027\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1-2-1024x741.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1-2-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1-2-768x556.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1-2-1536x1112.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1-2-2048x1483.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Darryl Iseri with his red hartebeest.<\/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-2025-11-29-at-08.58.24_8443e61e-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2028\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-29-at-08.58.24_8443e61e-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-29-at-08.58.24_8443e61e-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-29-at-08.58.24_8443e61e-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-29-at-08.58.24_8443e61e.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Nick Callejo and Darren Iseri with Darren&#8217;s black impala ram.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\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-2025-11-29-at-08.58.23_7ea42286-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2029\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-29-at-08.58.23_7ea42286-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-29-at-08.58.23_7ea42286-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-29-at-08.58.23_7ea42286.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption>Nick Callejo with his waterbuck bull.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"798\" src=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_5666-1024x798.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2030\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_5666-1024x798.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_5666-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_5666-768x598.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_5666-1536x1197.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_5666-2048x1595.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Darryl Iseri with his tsessebe bull.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\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-2025-08-11-at-17.37.46_118cbd63-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2031\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-11-at-17.37.46_118cbd63-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-11-at-17.37.46_118cbd63-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-11-at-17.37.46_118cbd63-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-11-at-17.37.46_118cbd63-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-11-at-17.37.46_118cbd63-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption>Boyd Stevens with his red hartebeest.<\/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-2025-11-29-at-08.58.23_4a9b7d54-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2032\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-29-at-08.58.23_4a9b7d54-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-29-at-08.58.23_4a9b7d54-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-29-at-08.58.23_4a9b7d54-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-29-at-08.58.23_4a9b7d54.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Darren Iseri and Nick Callejo with Darren&#8217;s 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-2025-11-29-at-08.58.24_33a9cbcc-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2033\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-29-at-08.58.24_33a9cbcc-1024x768.jpg 1024w, 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