| Hunting game for food, clothing and shelter is a big | | | | when it took time to rest in the shade. The hunter |
| part of the story of the human race. It predates the | | | | would eventually finish the animal off with a spear, |
| human civilization we know today in many ways. | | | | but not until he was at close range. This type of |
| There are many discoveries that are being made that | | | | hunting is still practised in Southern Africa. |
| confirm that notion. An Asian fossilized spearhead | | | | Hunting has survived the modernization of civilization. |
| discovered recently was dated at over 16,000 years | | | | In fact, it has flourished into one of the most popular |
| old, for example. There is also evidence that we used | | | | pastimes and hobbies in the world. Unfortunately, one |
| larger animals for food almost two million years ago. | | | | of the world's favourite past times can also be one |
| The earliest form of hunting involved, as far as the | | | | of its most dangerous. Every hunter should know |
| experts can tell, involved weapons like spears or bow | | | | some basic things before heading out into the fields. |
| and arrows shot from a distance. Believe it or not, | | | | The most important aspect of hunting concerns how |
| our ancestors caught their food using the same | | | | to walk and carry a gun. It is important to make sure |
| method we use to catch the bus to work when | | | | that the muzzle always points away from the hunter |
| we're late. We ran after it. Before he learned to use | | | | and any companions. There are many ways to do |
| long range weapons, early man had no other way of | | | | this. One option is the side carry, which is effectively |
| catching his dinner than being persistent and wearing | | | | carrying the gun with one hand and tucking the stock |
| it down over a long trek, sometimes even in the | | | | between the elbow and the body. It is not |
| oppressive midday heat. Some early hunters would | | | | recommended to use the side carry when the hunter |
| chase antelope over 20 miles in heat over 100 | | | | is walking through dense brush or with other |
| degrees. Persistence hunting would be the order of | | | | companions walking in front, however. |
| the day. African hunters would chase a Kudu, which is | | | | Another option is the ready carry. With the ready |
| an early version of the antelope, by startling the | | | | carry, the gun is held with two hands and the muzzle |
| animal so it ran away. They would chase the beast at | | | | is pointed upwards and towards the front of the |
| a fast pace, and, while the faster Kudu would always | | | | hunter. The trigger finger should be rested on the |
| be further ahead, the hunters would catch up to it | | | | proper guard. |