Broadside
Follow the back edge of the near front leg up about a third of the chest height. The heart sits just above the elbow. On a black bull, the white belly patch helps mark the bottom of the chest.
Quartering and other angles
Quartering away, aim for the far front leg. Quartering to, enter at the point of the near shoulder. Sable often stand in open woodland in herds; wait for the bull to step clear.
Do not
Do not approach a downed sable bull carelessly. Its long, curved horns are dangerous, and wounded bulls have injured hunters and dogs.
Where they live and the typical miss
Found in the miombo woodland of Southern and East Africa. The typical miss is high, caused by aiming at the middle of the dark body.
Reading the herd
Sable herds are led by a dominant bull. Glass the herd carefully to find the mature bull before you move closer.