As deer season faded away and winter settled in, I started to get excited about wild pigs. I live in an area with a large population of feral pigs, but there is little public land that offers a good chance of hunting success. So, it is best to know someone with a hog [...]

After two years of practicing with my bow as much as possible—enough to have worn out four hay bales and a few dozen arrows—I felt ready to try hunting deer with it at age thirteen. Even though some people questioned whether I was ready, I bought a deer tag and started calling around. [...]