Shooting Times & Country

Going the whole hog

Andreas Jensen has not even reached the high seat when the first shot from a moderated rifle snaps on the other side of the forest. A few seconds later, another shot is heard, followed by the sound of a bullet hitting its target. Confirmation of the kill comes a little later when Andreas’s hunting buddy Daniel Smith sends a photo of two dead wild boars at the edge of a raised rye field.

Half an hour later, Andreas is picked up by the local wild boar cull hunter, Nicklas Gunnarsson, who has arranged the hunt for him and Daniel. For the next two nights they will

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