African Hunting Gazette

Bowhunting a WILD BOAR in South Africa

Highly strung

However, after some practice shots with my 90lb Elite GT 500 bow and the 800-grain arrow with the Muzzy Phantom broadhead on our practice shooting butt, we headed out to stalk them. The farmer said that they were active during the day as well as at night and told us where we should go and try our luck.

When we arrived at the place, we started walking and stalking slowly and quietly, and after a while we spotted some boars between the bushes about 80 to 100 meters from us. We could see a gang of some sows, young males, and a real bruiser. So far, they have not seen us, and we figured out how we could sneak in

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