{"id":2079,"date":"2025-12-01T14:05:38","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T12:05:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/?p=2079"},"modified":"2025-12-01T14:05:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T12:05:38","slug":"eric-and-shannon-jansen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/2025\/12\/01\/eric-and-shannon-jansen\/","title":{"rendered":"Eric and Shannon Jansen."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>North Carolinians, Eric and Shannon Jansen joined us for their first African hunt, during August of 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Professional Hunter: Dewald Kearns.<\/p>\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\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-29-at-15.07.18_af88eb7c-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2081\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-29-at-15.07.18_af88eb7c-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-29-at-15.07.18_af88eb7c-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-29-at-15.07.18_af88eb7c-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-29-at-15.07.18_af88eb7c-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-29-at-15.07.18_af88eb7c.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Eric Jansen with his impala 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\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-29-at-15.07.18_cb71da67-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2082\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-29-at-15.07.18_cb71da67-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-29-at-15.07.18_cb71da67-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-29-at-15.07.18_cb71da67-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-29-at-15.07.18_cb71da67-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-29-at-15.07.18_cb71da67.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Shannon Jansen with her kudu bull.<\/p>\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\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-29-at-15.07.18_dae02988-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2083\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-29-at-15.07.18_dae02988-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-29-at-15.07.18_dae02988-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-29-at-15.07.18_dae02988-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-29-at-15.07.18_dae02988-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-29-at-15.07.18_dae02988.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Eric Jansen with his springbok 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\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-29-at-15.07.17_be37ec90-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2084\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-29-at-15.07.17_be37ec90-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-29-at-15.07.17_be37ec90-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-29-at-15.07.17_be37ec90-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-29-at-15.07.17_be37ec90-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-29-at-15.07.17_be37ec90.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Eric Jansen with his warthog, hunted to feed the endangered South China Tigers at Laohu Valley Reserve.<\/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\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-29-at-15.07.19_932fee06-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2085\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-29-at-15.07.19_932fee06-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-29-at-15.07.19_932fee06-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-29-at-15.07.19_932fee06-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-29-at-15.07.19_932fee06-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-29-at-15.07.19_932fee06.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Shannon Jansen with an ancient red hartebeest cow she 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\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-29-at-15.07.17_4ad25a49-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2086\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-29-at-15.07.17_4ad25a49-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-29-at-15.07.17_4ad25a49-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-29-at-15.07.17_4ad25a49-768x576.jpg 768w, 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Professional Hunter: Dewald Kearns. 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