Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: thomas h on December 31, 2010, 07:15:05 pm
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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.
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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
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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
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I would feel comfortable with a 45 pound Bow...maybe some of these Hog Slayers will chime in and give you some better information...
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Good broadside shot with a 45# bow is great.
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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.
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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 ;D
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Any one here made a head shot?? >:D ::)
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Eddie's not picky, he shoots them at both ends. :D Seems to work pretty good too!
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Any one here made a head shot?? >:D ::)
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
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Actually I was referring EDDIE who actually made a between the eyes head shot dropping the pig instantly.Ron
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Ah, an inside joke. :) Well, he has my respect if he got the pig. The skull there is VERY thick.
George
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I'd build a trap and catch 'em all. ' Frank