{"id":911,"date":"2022-10-25T18:15:47","date_gmt":"2022-10-25T16:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/?p=911"},"modified":"2022-10-26T10:27:01","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T08:27:01","slug":"justin-and-crystal-brinkley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/2022\/10\/25\/justin-and-crystal-brinkley\/","title":{"rendered":"Justin and Crystal Brinkley."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Husband and wife team Justin and Crystal from Virginia hunted Laohu Valley Reserve during September 2022 with their friends Phillip and Sarah Spitler and Kevin Campbell and Ryan Edwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite a problem with her boots, Crystal spent most of the hunt wearing Crocs, the Brinkley&#8217;s had a successful hunt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Professional Hunter: Dewald Kearns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"804\" src=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_20221025_155257_416-1024x804.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-915\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_20221025_155257_416-1024x804.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_20221025_155257_416-300x236.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_20221025_155257_416-768x603.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_20221025_155257_416.jpg 1104w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Crystal Brinkley with her gemsbok (oryx). Gemsbok are very popular with local hunters and are considered by many to have the best meat of the large antelope. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"812\" src=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_20221025_160003_324-1024x812.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-916\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_20221025_160003_324-1024x812.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_20221025_160003_324-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_20221025_160003_324-768x609.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_20221025_160003_324.jpg 1210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Justin Brinkley with his zebra stallion. Good meat on a braai!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"802\" src=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_20221025_155525_936-1024x802.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-917\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_20221025_155525_936-1024x802.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_20221025_155525_936-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_20221025_155525_936-768x601.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_20221025_155525_936.jpg 1107w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Crystal Brinkley with her black wildebeest (white tailed gnu). Known as the clowns of the plains, black wildebeest are known for their erratic behavior. Due to their habit of staying in the middle of a wide open plain they are hard to get close to.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1022\" height=\"867\" src=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_20221025_160219_303-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-922\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_20221025_160219_303-1.jpg 1022w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_20221025_160219_303-1-300x255.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_20221025_160219_303-1-768x652.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1022px) 100vw, 1022px\" \/><figcaption>Justin with his common springbok.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_20221025_160428_801-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-923\" width=\"361\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_20221025_160428_801-1.jpg 927w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_20221025_160428_801-1-300x281.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_20221025_160428_801-1-768x718.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 361px) 100vw, 361px\" \/><figcaption>Justin with his black springbok.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"807\" src=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_20221025_155759_632-1024x807.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-925\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_20221025_155759_632-1024x807.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_20221025_155759_632-300x236.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_20221025_155759_632-768x605.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_20221025_155759_632.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Crystal Brinkley with her blesbuck ram.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"867\" height=\"867\" src=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_20221025_160645_960.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-926\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_20221025_160645_960.jpg 867w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_20221025_160645_960-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_20221025_160645_960-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_20221025_160645_960-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 867px) 100vw, 867px\" \/><figcaption>Justin Brinkley with his blue wildebeest, known as the poor man&#8217;s buffalo these tough antelope are a challenging quarry.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"867\" height=\"867\" src=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_20221025_160850_880.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-927\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_20221025_160850_880.jpg 867w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_20221025_160850_880-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_20221025_160850_880-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_20221025_160850_880-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 867px) 100vw, 867px\" \/><figcaption>Justin with his impala ram.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Husband and wife team Justin and Crystal from Virginia hunted Laohu Valley Reserve during September 2022 with their friends Phillip and Sarah Spitler and Kevin Campbell and Ryan Edwards. Despite a problem with her boots, Crystal spent most of the hunt wearing Crocs, the Brinkley&#8217;s had a successful hunt. Professional Hunter: Dewald Kearns.<\/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\/911"}],"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=911"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/911\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":960,"href":"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/911\/revisions\/960"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=911"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=911"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bigwatersafaris.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=911"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}