question??

[thomas h]

 i have been shooting trad bows ever since i could tie a string to a stick  im 64 now and  i wonder  not  being an avid bow hunter what  poundage  bow  is min fpr  hogs  my son  bought some  property  in  southern  Missouri and  it is  swarmed with feral hogs  i would  like to  help  him eradicate a few but i do not want to  use a rifle  so  with a  well placed shot  is a 45lb  with  good  points
adequate understand  pigs have an armor thick side  in  front.quarter.

[El Destructo]

A 45 pound Draw Bow should be adequate to do in a Feral Hog...just as long as Shot Placement is perfect...Hogs are Tough As Nails

[thomas h]

thanks  maybe i should consider a  heavier bow  i can  place the shots fairly well but  i do not want  to  just stick one and  have it dye slowly clean quick kill is mandatory  these  hogs can be shot at 15 yards  if your quite and upwind.with  good concealment

[El Destructo]

I would feel comfortable with a 45 pound Bow...maybe some of these Hog Slayers will chime in and give you some better information...

[Justin Snyder]

Good broadside shot with a 45# bow is great.

[Hillbilly]

As long as you avoid that shield on the boars, you should be fine. Try to take quartering-away shots to get under that impenetrable shield. And the vitals on a hog are a lot more forward than on a deer, heart and lungs are almost under the shoulder.

[mullet]

 A broadside shot is going to be an "iffy" shot if it has a thick shield  with a #45 bow. You need a quartering away shot to sink it in the chest good. James Parkers friend Terry, killed one this past weekend that was 220# and the shield was over 2.5" thick. You will need some very sharp broadheads.

 Unless you go for a head shot

[cracker]

Any one here made a head shot??

[Pat B]

Eddie's not picky, he shoots them at both ends.    Seems to work pretty good too!

[gstoneberg]

Any one here made a head shot??

I suspect you didn't expect anybody to admit to that, but sadly yes I have, and it didn't work .  I got greedy after shooting a nice little sow of about 50lbs and tried to get another.  Don't know if I lost concentration or what, but the arrow hit right at the back of the ear.  I expected him to drop right there, but he just ran off looking like he had one of the arrow gag things on with half the arrow sticking out on each side.  It must've bugged him and he shook his head until it flew out and then ran off as though it had never happened.  Pigs are tough customers.  Their anatomy is a little different than a deer's.  Here's a link to the TexasBoars forum where they have lots of info on hog hunting which shows the vitals in great clarity: http://www.texasboars.com/anatomy.html.  It also shows how my shot behind the ear just went through some muscle there.

George

[cracker]

Actually I was referring EDDIE who actually made a between the eyes head shot dropping the pig instantly.Ron

[gstoneberg]

Ah, an inside joke.   Well, he has my respect if he got the pig.  The skull there is VERY thick.

George

[Sparrow]

 I'd build a trap and catch 'em all.  '  Frank