{"id":2105,"date":"2025-12-01T15:02:48","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T13:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/?p=2105"},"modified":"2025-12-01T15:02:48","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T13:02:48","slug":"rick-and-debbie-jenkins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/2025\/12\/01\/rick-and-debbie-jenkins\/","title":{"rendered":"Rick and Debbie Jenkins."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>North Carolinians, Rick and Debbie Jenkins joined their friends Tommy and Melissa Copeland for a hunt with Big Water Safaris. This was Rick and Debbie&#8217;s first African hunt. The Copeland\/Jenkins hunt was a lot of fun for both clients and staff, and I believe that everyone involved will remember this hunt fondly for a long time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Professional Hunter: Heinrich Funck.<\/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-2025-12-01-at-14.45.15_a3e4b9d6-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-12-01-at-14.45.15_a3e4b9d6-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-12-01-at-14.45.15_a3e4b9d6-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-12-01-at-14.45.15_a3e4b9d6-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-12-01-at-14.45.15_a3e4b9d6.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Rick Jenkins with his eland.<\/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\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-12-01-at-14.45.16_08cfa874-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-12-01-at-14.45.16_08cfa874-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-12-01-at-14.45.16_08cfa874-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-12-01-at-14.45.16_08cfa874.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption>Rick and Debbie Jenkins with a black wildebeest 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\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-12-01-at-14.45.16_78158264-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-12-01-at-14.45.16_78158264-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-12-01-at-14.45.16_78158264-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-12-01-at-14.45.16_78158264-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-12-01-at-14.45.16_78158264.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Rick Jenkins with a blue wildebeest cow he 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 is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-12-01-at-14.45.16_65862ec8-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-12-01-at-14.45.16_65862ec8-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-12-01-at-14.45.16_65862ec8-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-12-01-at-14.45.16_65862ec8-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-12-01-at-14.45.16_65862ec8.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Debbie and Rick Jenkins with a 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-2025-12-01-at-14.45.16_bdd816f6-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-12-01-at-14.45.16_bdd816f6-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-12-01-at-14.45.16_bdd816f6-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-12-01-at-14.45.16_bdd816f6-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-12-01-at-14.45.16_bdd816f6.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Rick Jenkins with his blesbuck.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"875\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-12-01-at-14.45.16_eb4ca956-875x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-12-01-at-14.45.16_eb4ca956-875x1024.jpg 875w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-12-01-at-14.45.16_eb4ca956-256x300.jpg 256w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-12-01-at-14.45.16_eb4ca956-768x899.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-12-01-at-14.45.16_eb4ca956.jpg 1094w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 875px) 100vw, 875px\" \/><figcaption>Debbie Jenkins with her yellowfish caught on the Vanderkloof dam.<\/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\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-12-01-at-14.45.16_34b3ebae-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-12-01-at-14.45.16_34b3ebae-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-12-01-at-14.45.16_34b3ebae-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-12-01-at-14.45.16_34b3ebae.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption>Rick Jenkins with his yellowfish, caught on the Vanderkloof dam.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North Carolinians, Rick and Debbie Jenkins joined their friends Tommy and Melissa Copeland for a hunt with Big Water Safaris. This was Rick and Debbie&#8217;s first African hunt. The Copeland\/Jenkins hunt was a lot of fun for both clients and staff, and I believe that everyone involved will remember this hunt fondly for a long&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2105"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2105"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2105\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2113,"href":"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2105\/revisions\/2113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2105"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}