title: Signs Of The Beast (On Hunting Boar And Wild Pigs) (Volume 1)
author: Peter Jaeckle Ph.D.
description: Decades ago a ten year old boy dragged a small sled with a huge log of firewood through a freezing cold wintry forest terrified and scared by the blood-curdling shrieks, squeals, screeches and howls from unknown and unseen beasts roaming the forest. "Boar", his father said. "If they come any closer, climb the nearest tree". The boy ran for his life dropping his precious cargo in the process. Decades later on an early spring morning during an outing with the local forester, now a young man, the author caught a brief glimpse of a compact dark, bison shaped creature moving quickly and silently over the swampy forest floor as if it were floating. "Boar", the forester whispered. Ever since Peter Jaeckle has been fascinated by wild boar, their ways, their life, their resilience and their intelligence. Since then the author has studied these often maligned animals whenever and wherever possible in order to eventually share his knowledge of boar with other people. Today wild boar populations have grown so much all over the world to be an inherent danger to the environment, agriculture and people. On the other hand, boar are among the ultimate survivors. They share this privilege with rats and roaches - a somewhat dubious honor. Boar are very tasty. Hunters considered them a valuable food source for thousands of years. Peter Jaeckle writes his boar books with these hunters in mind. He wrote one of the first digital books on hunting wild boar in California back in the early nineties when the Internet and digital books were still in their infancy. His trademark series 'On Hunting Boar' with three books followed. The series consists of boar hunting manuals that expand on specific hunting methods, techniques and equipment. Peter Jaeckle is the editor and publisher of California Hunting Post, a scheduled publication on all things boar, big game hunting, hunting and fishing in general and on the protection of habitats and the environment. Other books by the author: Amazing Pigs - Mysterious Boar Kid Friendly Dogs . What Parents Should Consider Before Getting A Dog For The Kids Selecting The Perfect Dog For Your Family
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  **PROLOGUE**
  
   _Anno Domini 1093_
  
  The creature paused on the moonlit hillside, clawed fingers and toes kneading
  at the exposed rockface. Wolfish nose twitched, revealing canines too long for
  the once-human form. There was a scent on the winter breeze, a new scent, not
  far away. Distracted by an itch, the beast scratched behind an ear with its
  foot, then picked a louse from the toenail with its teeth. More sniffing the
  night air. Definitely a new scent. Not sheep or boar or the blood-rich stench
  of peasant. Something else.
  
  Owain stepped from behind a boulder and with the momentum of three powerful
  strides thrust his spear into the back of the crouching Gangrel, raising the
  creature to its feet by the force of the blow. For a brief moment the skewered
  beast grasped at the spear protruding from its chest, then the last strength
  fled from its body. With a snarl of pain and rage, it dropped to its knees and
  then collapsed to its side.
  
  “Forty years since I