The Eastern Cape is not flat. It is a relentless series of draws, ridges, and dense brush that will humble you in a hurry. We covered miles of it — up and down, through and through — sweating through our clothes every hour of every day. That fence around the property didn't make any of it easier. It didn't bring the pigs to us. It didn't shorten the miles or dry the sweat. We earned every step of that hunt.

Over the past month in Africa, we traveled over 2,000 miles driving to hunting areas, took three in country flights and not to mention