Episode 830: A Hunter’s Quest

What this episode covers

Matt Ward didn’t grow up hunting. The California native discovered his calling in his late 20s. But for the better part of the last 3 decades, he’s traveled the globe 10 times over in search of the next big game experience. His travels have taken to over 50 countries where he’s been charged by elephants, had guns drawn on him by the cartel and seen people executed in small town Islamic communities in the Middle East. On today’s episode the ‘A Hunter’s Quest’ personality and I touch on those things, plus a myriad of other topics including: * His advocacy and film for Catalina Island titled “Save Catalina’s Deer Herd, Fight Eradication” * The son of Sri Lakan immigrants and living out the American dream * How he got into big game hunting as an adult * Polar bears and African lions * Mountain hunting in the Middle East * How many big game species has the taken? * Zebra duiker in the Libyan jungle * Conservation dollars in action * What legacy will he leave? * Upcoming Russia trip * Deadly jungle elephants in Gabon * The grind of leopard hunting (he’s taken 6 cats on 8 hunts) * Why join SCI?

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