Performing
He liked to make difficult trick shots, like shooting an apple or prune off of someone's head from sixty feet away. He would then perform the same stunt with an even smaller item from a greater distance.
He produced several short documentaries on archery, often performing difficult trick shots like shooting a flipping coin or splitting a wooden ball in half while it is rolling on the ground. He would shoot difficult trick shots from the alternate position of laying on the ground, hold the bow with his feet.
To go with his great ability in tricky shooting, he showed amazing talent in hunting. As it was mentioned before, Howard Hill was the might hunter of all hunters. He has taken of 2,000 animals with his traditional long bow style. Some of these great trips have been filmed or documented; one of these being his film of Howard Hill vs. Lion, another one of these short documentaries would be Howard Hill vs. Elephant. These two videos, of the very many, are just a few examples of his great hunting ability, and perhaps one of the reasons he is considered the greatest hunter of all time.
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