feral hogs with primitive gear?

[mullet]

 Kegan, the one I shot was about 10' with a 60# bow. I was shooting 125grn. grizzley's. I have killed a boat-load of them with 22 rifles.

[Coo-wah-chobee]

Kegan.......Like Eddie said . I have killed more than I can remember with bows from #45 lbs ta #60 lbs. Ya need a good shot thats it. That translates inta like has been said............... head er eye. Never carried a back up pistol. Whats a pistol anyway ? ..bob

[D. Tiller]

Guys I think you need to break out some pictures to convince him!

[StickBender55]

Looking at photos from one of the outfitters from another forum it looks a good number of the shots are taken forward and low to get the heart. These were all taken with traditional equipment.

[Kegan]

Thanks Bob and Eddie, if anyone would you, it would be you guys . An eye shot's lethal on a hog?

[Hillbilly]

This thread has a couple proof photos, Eddie's friend Charlie also killed a big ol' sow with trad gear on this trip, but I didn't get a pic of it:
http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,7723.0.html

More:
http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,2509.0.html

[Coo-wah-chobee]

 Kegan...........Yesiree eyes er ear ! Think what I would do ta you ! Course Eddies shot in middle of head will do it real good ! ,,,,bob

[Kegan]

Kegan...........Yesiree eyes er ear ! Think what I would do ta you ! Course Eddies shot in middle of head will do it real good ! ,,,,bob

Darni it, you've guys have gone and gotten me all excited for pig hunting now !

The game commisoion was having trouble with feral hogs in some parts of PA...

[D. Tiller]

I'm just waiting for them to show up in WA! They're spreading so fast I expect there will be local poppulations here in 10 - 15 years. YUM!!!!

[Okie]

Tiller, be careful what you wish for. We had a sever problem with the buggers about a year ago. They were tearing up all our crops. Hunting them was not getting the job done so we started trapping them. We caught 63 hogs in a 4 week period in 2 traps not counting the ones killed by hunters. We had people huntin with dogs day and night and we finally have them under control. They're kind of like huntin deer around here now, they're still here but kinda under control for now.

John

[D. Tiller]

I hear ya! But they taste GOOOD!!!!

If I could go out my back door to hunt pigs on a daily basis I would be out there almost all the time.

64 pigs in two traps??? What did you do with all the meat?

[Juniper]

paulc, I've haven't taken any hogs with primitive equipment, but have killed four with traditional equipment.  55# recurve and RD longbow, very sharp 2blade broadhead.  My theory on hogs is good close range shots.  All of the hogs I've taken have been within 15yds and hit directly behind the shoulder, no higher than mid body.  Even on a 150# boar, I got complete penetration of the broadhead (arrow stayed in) found hog 100yds away.  I have also lost a few hogs with marginal hits (neck, high behind shoulder, and yes the mighty head shot)  hogs are tough and if you don't hit them right, you won't find them very often. 

[El Destructo]

                              This is how they Hunt Hogs in the Texas Hill Country..............

                                             Don't know about Crude....but efficient

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[DanaM]

We have a few wild pigs running around up here in Da UP, couple of fenced in hunting places have them and
as my grandpa always told me "Ya can't fence in a pig"

[D. Tiller]

My god thats a lot of piggies! What did ya do with them all?