Episode 5

Hunt Africa Now Part 2

Published on: 14th February, 2025

Alex Wessels is an avid hunter from Nebraska who has been hunting since the age of 6. He has hunted the United States and Canada but recently embarked on his first African adventure in South Africa with Jannie Otto Safaris. He has stated on numerous occasions how hunting in Africa changed his life and he is now dedicated to helping others obtain a similar experience.

He is joined on this episode with Conrad Van Der Merwe, a professional hunter with Jannie Otto Safaris. Conrad has been a professional hunter for over a decade and brings years of experience and passion for conservation and hunting.

He primarily hunts in South Africa but also has experience providing fantastic adventures in Mozambique and Zimbabwe. In part two of this series, the guys with Jannie Otto Safaris will be discussing what hunting in Africa looks like in detail.

We will be going over what a typical day in the bush looks like along with the proper gear to pack and pre-hunt preparations. Conrad will walk us through what hunting is like and give great insight that will help you as a client. Please enjoy the second and final part of this series. Do not hesitate to reach out to Conrad and Alex with any safari-related questions.

Alex Wessels

wesselsoutdoor@gmail.com

Instagram: alex_wessels_50

Conrad Van Der Merwe

conradvdmerwe9@gmail.com

Jannie Otto

info@jannieotto.com

jannieotto.com

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Bruce's outdoor journey began in the hardwoods and streams of Rhode Island hunting squirrels, rabbits, ruffed grouse and fishing for brook trout and bass. He moved to Long Island and surfed fish for strippers and blues along the Atlantic coast.

It wasn't until he went to college in Wisconsin that he found his passion, Whitetail deer. 1966 was his first whitetail hunt and he has never looked back. His fly fishing and hunting adventures have taken him from Ungava Bay to Lake Illiamna, most of the Canadian Provinces and the whitetail states of the Midwest. His hunting articles can be found at Eastman's Hunting Journal, Hunting Life Media, GoHunt.com and GOABC. His intimate knowledge of big game hunting in the Rockies allowed him to be an Insider contributor for goHunt.com.
He has served on nationally known conservation boards, is a Life Member of RMBS, WSF, RMEF and NRA. He was elected to serve as a SE Regional member of the Colorado Sportsman's Roundtable.
He is recognized in the whitetail world as the very successful outdoor communicator and influencer as Host, Executive Director, and Co-Founder of the highly acclaim podcast, Whitetail Rendezvous Podcast. This podcast has exceeded over 500,000 downloads and interviewed over 650 guests. During the summer of 2019 Bruce created and published Deer Hunting Institute, Part 1. A hunting course to support the three R's; Recruitment, reactivation and retention.
Hutch On Hunting is his latest podcast that focuses on Big Game Hunting in Colorado. He will share his years of on the ground experience, the adventures of other guests and top hunters in the Rocky Mountains.