154: Leopard Hunting 101 With Kevin Robertson

Today's episode continues the latest series on hunting in Africa. Kevin Robertson back on The Big Game Hunting Podcast again today to talk to us about leopard hunting. We're going to discuss things like bait location and set-up, how to evaluate a trophy leopard, cartridge and bullet selection for leopard hunting, shot placement (and how it's different for the cats compared to plains game and buffalo), what can happen if your shot placement is not good on a leopard, and much, much more! Show sponsor: I highly recommend purchasing a copy of The Perfect Shot II if you think you might want to hunt in Africa one day. If you have an upcoming hunt or if you just want to learn more about game in Africa and want a great "all in one" reference, you will not be disappointed with The Perfect Shot II. What We Covered 1) How Kevin first got interested in hunting leopard. 2) A brief overview of leopard: what they are, where they live, how big they get, and their natural history. 3) What Kevin thinks are the biggest challenges associated with hunting leopard and why a successful leopard hunt requires such careful planning and execution. 4) How to set up a leopard bait. 5) Description of leopard shot placement and why shot placement is so different on these cats from almost any other species of game in Africa. 6) What cartridges and bullets Kevin recommends fo leopard hunting. 7) Kevin's take on the ideal leopard rifle set-up. 8) Leopard trophy evaluation. Show Sponsor I highly recommend purchasing a copy of Kevin Robertson's book The Perfect Shot II if you think you might want to hunt in Africa one day for almost any species of game, to include leopard. This was a revolutionary book when Kevin first published it back in the late 1990s. It's still an incredibly useful resource, especially the updated edition that's currently in print. If you have an upcoming hunt in Africa or if you're just dreaming about hunting in Africa one day, then you NEED to buy this book and carefully study what he has to say. The information inside it is invaluable and reflects Kevin's decades of hard earned experience as a professional hunter in Africa. If you pay attention to what he has to say and use the book as a guide to prepare for your hunt, you will increase your odds of success, reduce the chances of something going wrong, and have more fun over there. Plus, the book is just really interesting and entertaining. You'll learn all about hunting the most popular species of game in Africa; buffalo, leopard, lion, elephant, hippo, crocodile, and most of the really popular species of plains game from southern Africa like kudu, impala, wildebeest, etc. The Perfect Shot II is available anywhere books are sold. You can just click here to buy your copy from Amazon and help support The Big Game Hunting Podcast in the process.