Participating in a Traditional German Boar Hunt Requires Grit, Luck, and a Sense of Humor

Participating in a Traditional German Boar Hunt Requires Grit, Luck, and a Sense of Humor

This story, “Dressed to Kill,” appeared in the August 1953 issue of Outdoor Life. It was a solemn moment. The bugler stood with his back to the assembled company, facing the long red rays of the setting sun that slanted down the cathedral aisle of black pines. The golden notes rang clear in the autumn air and echoed back across the valley. At pauses in the call you could hear only a subdued rustle of pine needles as some member of the group ease…