We started up the hill, and I 
followed on behind Brian and about 
halfway up, I started to wish I hadn’t 
had that beer as we closed the 
distance to the animals and walked 
up to the edge of the native bush.
The plan was to walk up very 
quietly just inside the bush so 
Brian could hopefully get a close 
enough shot on the pig.  From 
several deer hunts over the years, 
I know the best hunts are when 
you take things slow and bow 
hunting it is even more important 
as you need to get in much closer.
We were lucky there was hardly 
any wind, and we just had to be 
careful of our foot placement in 
the bush and not step on any dry 
branches to give away ourselves 
from any noise.  The other thing 
we were worried about was 
spooking any unseen goats before 
we could get in on top of the pig.
“Brian explained that the pig had come back up to the top of the ridge from 
where we had first seen it feeding. It was only about twenty feet away, but the 
long grass helped conceal our position, and the pig never picked us up.”
After locating the arrow which 
went straight through the pig, 
Brian checks the broadhead.
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68  FISHING IN GODZONE MAGAZINE

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