We've had fun so far with just one day of chasing animals with sharp sticks in the books.

Took about 50 hours of effort to get the bears patterned. Ended up having a sow walk in front of me at 10 yards at about 6pm, but she winded me. She was blocked by a big bush, so no shot. The boar came in 3 hours later, but he announced his arrival by being less than silent for about 15 minutes. Damage bear. Meat went to the Union Gospel Mission.

Two hits, one to the heart, breaking his sternum, and another behind this jaw, taking out his wind pipe and carotid arteries. Still ran 70 yards into the heavy timber, making for a rather interesting tracking job. Flashlight in one hand, rifle in the other. Retrieval was also fun, but I was prepared with snatch blocks and enough rope.