178: Crocodile Hunting 101 With Kevin Robertson

Kevin Robertson is back again to talk about crocodile hunting. As always, he has some absolutely hair raising tales of hunting crocodile in Africa. We also really get into the nuts and bolts of crocodile hunting: where to go, how to evaluate a big crocodile, what their anatomy is like, where to shoot them, and how things can go wrong on a crocodile hunt. We talk a lot about cartridge and bullet selection as well as terminal ballistics as they relate to crocodile hunting.

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Show Notes: https://thebiggamehuntingblog.com/podcast/crocodile-hunting-101/

Show sponsor: I highly recommend purchasing a copy of It Shouldn't Happen and 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 either book. Go to thebiggamehuntingblog.com/kevin to get copies of each one.

What We Covered

1) Story demonstrating some of the really odd behavior supposedly "dead" crocodile exhibit.

2) How big crocodile get, what they eat, how old they live, and what their lifecycle is like.

3) The best time of year to hunt crocodile.

4) How to judge a trophy crocodile.

5) Recommended shot placement on crocodile.

6) What Kevin considers the ideal cartridges and bullets for crocodile hunting.

7) Where you should go crocodile hunting.