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06/06/2026

The North American Model of Wildlife Management has done a lot of good.

Nobody serious is denying that.

But pretending it’s perfect is how you end up with a system nobody is allowed to question, even when the cracks are obvious.

Pursuit with Cliff made a damn good point in this episode: one of the biggest issues with the model today is that there’s almost no supply-side incentive left in it.

Everybody talks about conservation. Everybody talks about ecosystems. Everybody talks about “the model.”

But from the hunter’s side, here’s the uncomfortable question:

Who is actually trying to create more hunting opportunity?

Because demand sure as hell isn’t going away.

More people want access. More people want tags. More people want a realistic shot at getting in the field. But if state agencies, policy makers, and wildlife managers aren’t actively working to increase opportunity, then the model starts becoming less about the everyday hunter and more about managing scarcity.

That’s where the wolf issue becomes a perfect example.

You can talk about biology. You can talk about ecosystems. You can talk about public opinion. But at some point, hunters are looking around saying, “Okay, where exactly do we fit in this thing anymore?”

A model can be good and still need criticism.

A system can be successful and still have weak spots.

And if hunters are expected to keep funding the machine, then hunters damn sure deserve a seat at the table when opportunity starts disappearing.

Great conversation with Cliff Gray on this one.

Shaun Kogut - Host: Saltlick Sessions Podcast

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06/05/2026

They still can’t answer the f*cking question.

And instead of one straight answer, we got deflections, fake neutrality, comment-section essays, and now industry insiders pretending they’re just innocent journalists asking honest questions.

We invited them on live.

They said no.

That tells you everything.

American hunters are watching now.

But I do want to take a second and personally thank the landowners, outfitters, and PHs who reached out this week, sent pricing, had honest conversations, and were completely transparent with us.

You guys mean the world, and that right there is the South Africa we love.

Shaun Kogut - Host: Saltlick Sessions Podcast

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06/04/2026

Cape buffalo hunting hits different.

You can glass one from 300 yards, back up, get comfortable, and probably make the shot.

But that’s not the part that gets in your blood.

The addiction starts when you’re on foot.

When you’re tracking them.

When you hear that first snort in the brush.

When a buffalo pops out, turns, and gives you that look like you owe him money and he’s here to collect.

That’s when it makes sense.

That’s why people talk about Cape buffalo the way they do. It’s not just about killing one. It’s about getting down in the dirt with dangerous game and feeling every second of it.

Buffalo hunts hit different.

Shaun Kogut - Host: Saltlick Sessions Podcast

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Pursuit with Cliff

06/04/2026

AMERICAN HUNTERS ARE BEING PLAYED.

At first, this was simple:

Just tell the truth.

But instead, we got two weeks of excuses.

“Locals only hunt meat.”

“Biltong hunters don’t pay trophy fees.”

“You’re comparing apples to oranges.”

“You don’t understand Africa.”

“It’s conservation.”

“It’s overhead.”

No.

We pulled the published price sheets.

And now the question has changed.

If the same trophy animal can be sold to a South African hunter for that price, on the same property, under the same conditions…

Why is the international hunter being charged 200%, 300%, or 400% more?

Not day fees.

Not lodging.

Not PH services.

Trophy fee vs trophy fee.

Same species.
Same country.
Different passport.
Different price.

We’re done fighting with cheerleaders who won’t be transparent.

Now hunters are going to ask harder questions.

And they should.

Next up, we’re reviewing South African biltong hunter day rates, accommodation fees, and hunt-related charges at higher-end facilities.

Trust me, it’s not going to land the way some people think.

Pricing graphic and source notes are in the comments.

Prove us wrong.

But bring receipts.

Shaun Kogut - Host: Saltlick Sessions Podcast

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06/03/2026

Going live tonight to talk about the absolute s**t storm that’s unfolded around South African hunting over the last two weeks.

The pricing debate.
The biltong vs international hunter rate issue.
The arrogance in the comments.
The excuses.
The “Americans should just shut up and pay” attitude.
And the part nobody in the industry seems smart enough to understand:

American and international hunters are watching all of this.

This isn’t about attacking South Africa. It’s not about attacking good PHs, good outfitters, or the people doing things the right way.

It’s about calling out the bulls**t.

Because when international hunters start asking fair questions, and the response from certain people is entitlement, arrogance, and “stay home then,” don’t act shocked when those same hunters start looking somewhere else.

We’re going to talk about all of it live.

06/03/2026

WHY THE F**K IS YOUR DALLAS BOOTH MY PROBLEM?

Another excuse that keeps getting thrown around is marketing.

“We spend $30,000 or $40,000 going to the U.S. to market.”

Okay.

And?

That is overhead.

That is the cost of doing business.

Every business on earth has marketing costs.

Architects have marketing costs.
Fishing guides have marketing costs.
Taxidermists have marketing costs.
Outfitters have marketing costs.
Everybody who wants customers has marketing costs.

So stop throwing that in the hunter’s face like it magically explains every foreign price jump.

You chose to fly to the United States.

You chose to buy the booth.

You chose to print the brochures.

You chose to stay in the hotel.

You chose to chase the American market.

That is not the hunter’s problem.

Especially when that hunter did not even book at the damn show.

If I find you online, get referred by a friend, message you directly, or book after seeing a podcast or Facebook post, why am I paying for your Dallas booth?

And even if I did meet you at the show, that is still your marketing expense.

That is your business decision.

That is your overhead.

That is not a trophy fee.

And again, make money.

Market your business.

Go to shows.

Sell hunts.

Build your client base.

That is capitalism.

But don’t act like your marketing spend is some noble sacrifice the American hunter should shut up and absorb without question.

If marketing is built into your pricing, say that.

If every trophy fee includes a hidden slice of your U.S. show budget, say that.

If your daily rate is inflated to recover convention costs, say that.

Just stop pretending hunters are wrong for asking where the money goes.

Because “I spent $40,000 chasing American clients” is not a justification.

It is a business decision.

You wanted the American market.

You chased the American market.

You built your business around the American market.

Then when Americans ask questions, suddenly they’re entitled, ignorant, anti-South Africa, and trying to destroy the industry?

No.

You don’t get to chase American dollars all year and then cry when American hunters ask for transparency.

Why should the hunter who didn’t meet you at Dallas, didn’t book at SCI, didn’t walk by your booth, and didn’t ask for your brochure be expected to eat your marketing bill?

That is your overhead.

That is your business expense.

That is not a trophy fee.

And if the only way your pricing works is by hiding your marketing costs inside the animal, then stop acting offended when hunters ask why the animal suddenly costs more.

Full podcast inbound.

Shaun Kogut - Host: Saltlick Sessions Podcast

06/02/2026

A lot of people are assuming these recent pricing posts are being made at the expense of the outfitter.

They’re not.

So let me make this crystal clear.

I am not blaming the outfitter.

Most outfitters are the low man on the totem pole.

They’re the ones catching heat from hunters, paying PHs, paying trackers, paying skinners, running camp, fixing trucks, buying diesel, answering messages, juggling deposits, and trying to make enough margin to keep the whole operation alive.

But before that outfitter ever gives a hunter a price, somebody already gave him one.

The farm owner has the animals.

The farm owner charges the outfitter.

And before that, the game breeder charges the farm owner.

So by the time that animal gets to the American or international hunter, it has already been passed down a chain where every hand in the pot grabbed a scoop.

And somewhere along the way, people got greedy.

There’s an old saying:

Pigs get fed. Hogs get slaughtered.

Well, a lot of people in this industry have been eating like hogs for a long damn time, and now they’re shocked hunters are starting to notice the smoke.

That does not mean every outfitter is the problem.

It means the pricing chain has been inflated, marked up, dressed up, stepped on, and handed down until the guy at the end of the line looks like the villain.

And that guy is usually the outfitter.

Good outfitters should not be mad at this conversation.

They should be having it louder than anybody.

Because when this bubble pops, the people who got greedy upstream won’t be the ones standing in front of American hunters trying to explain why nobody is booking.

The outfitter will.

This is not anti-outfitter.

This is not anti-South Africa.

This is not anti-hunting.

This is anti-bulls**t.

Shaun Kogut - Host: Saltlick Sessions Podcast

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06/02/2026

WHEN THEY CAN’T ANSWER THE QUESTION, THEY ATTACK THE PERSON ASKING IT.

Watch what happens next.

Instead of answering the pricing question straight, some people are going to do what they always do.

They’ll attack me.

They’ll attack Saltlick.

They’ll say we’re clickbait.

They’ll say we’re anti-South Africa.

They’ll say we’re trying to destroy the hunting industry.

They’ll say we don’t understand Africa.

They’ll say we don’t understand conservation.

They’ll say we’re just stirring s**t.

Good.

Let them.

Because that tells you everything.

When people can defend the math, they show the math.

When people can defend the pricing, they explain the pricing.

When people can defend the business model, they break it down.

But when they can’t?

They attack the messenger.

That is exactly what’s wrong with this industry.

A hunter asks:

“What am I actually paying for?”

And instead of a clean answer, he gets buried under attitude, guilt trips, conservation speeches, Texas comparisons, and personal attacks.

That is not transparency.

That is damage control.

And American hunters are tired of being treated like they’re too stupid to notice.

Nobody is saying South Africa is not incredible.

Nobody is saying ethical PHs don’t matter.

Nobody is saying trackers, skinners, lodge staff, landowners, and outfitters shouldn’t make money.

They absolutely should.

But if your first move is to smear the person asking the question instead of answering the question, maybe the question hit exactly where it needed to.

So don’t get distracted by the mudslinging.

That’s the point of the mud.

To make everyone stop looking at the numbers.

We’re not stopping.

Full podcast inbound.

And this time, “trust us, bro” is not going to cut it.

Shaun Kogut - Host: Saltlick Sessions Podcast

06/01/2026

“TRUST US, BRO, IT’S CONSERVATION” IS NOT A RECEIPT.

Every time somebody asks a straight question about South African safari pricing, somebody runs into the comments screaming:

“CONSERVATION!”

Like that magically ends the conversation.

It doesn’t.

South Africa did an incredible thing with wildlife.

Private land gave animals value.
Hunting helped rebuild species.
Game ranching created habitat.

That part is real.

But stop acting like every trophy fee in 2026 is a holy donation to save the last surviving impala.

At some point, this became a business.

And that’s fine.

Make money. Sell hunts. Build lodges. Breed game. Market to Americans. Charge what the market will bear.

Just be honest about it.

Because when the animal is privately owned, fenced, counted, priced, packaged, sold, skinned, and sent to taxidermy…

That is not charity.

That is wildlife management with a trophy fee.

Same with overhead.

Yes, outfitters have overhead.

So does every business on earth.

But overhead exists whether the client is American, European, or South African.

So stop throwing “overhead” in hunters’ faces like it magically explains every foreign price jump.

If the difference is service, show the service cost.

If the difference is trophy quality, show the trophy class.

If the difference is market pricing, say market pricing.

If the difference is “Americans will pay it,” say that too.

American hunters are not asking anyone to work for free.

They’re asking what they’re paying for.

So here’s the question:

Are foreign hunters funding conservation, buying a product, getting milked, or all of the above?

Because conservation is real.

Management is real.

Business is real.

But bulls**t is bulls**t.

And “trust us, bro, it’s conservation” is not a receipt.

Full podcast inbound.

Shaun Kogut - Host: Saltlick Sessions Podcast

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