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Wild boar hunting advice
NOMADIC PIRATE:
It's a really good idea to shoot low, the body cavity is huge and collects a lot of blood, as well the thick fat hide does tend to close fast and stop the bleeding making traking hard.
a 2 blade is much better for shots into the non floating ribs area, I had good luck shooting big Snuffers into the high back part of the lungs where the main artery runs along the back, with that shot they go down in no time
as for the 250 #ers, I don't know where you'll be hunting but here is real, real hard to find them, those old buggeres are smart, mainly nocturnal.
have fun, and shoot the first one that comes along :D
mullet:
yea, like Manny said, those big ones didn't get old and big being stupid. There are some places down in South Fla. that won't break the bank. A lot of them are 3 day hunts, for 150 bucks. But you have to feed yourself and stay in a motel. The Alexacarrie Plantation in Ga., has a great deal also. With on site accommodations.
hedgeapple:
Friends and family chipped in to buy me a pig hunt for my birthday at Clark Range, TN. A couple of my friends have hunted there for the last 4 years. By their accounts it's as close to hunting in the wild as you can get without traveling to South GA and FL. It's not a "feeder lot" hunt. Every year each of them have been charged by nasty hogs. The hunt is on rugged mountain terrain of the Cumberland Plateau. From what I understand wild pigs are trapped in FL and released on this 1000+ acres to supplement the natural reproductions. The only real difference between this and a wild hog hunt is the abundance of pigs. So, I can be a little choosey as to what I shoot. Oh, and the guide will get the pig out of the woods for us. :) The first day will be a "spot and stalk" hunt, probably without a guide. My friends know the terrain well and are allowed to hunt without the guide. The second day we will be hunting with dogs.
Hillbilly:
--- Quote from: hedgeapple on December 28, 2009, 12:52:47 pm ---I will be hunting wild boar this Feb. hopefully with a selfbow, GMC is helping me build. So, I need some advice for you expert boar hunters about arrows, pionts and arrow placement. I'm hoping my bow comes in around 60 lbs. I'll be looking to take a 200 to 250 pound pig.
Arrow placement--I've been told by firearm hunters that you should shoot a boar a little farther back than you would a deer, because of the thick cartilage/fat covering the rib cage. But, since arrows pentrate better than bullets, would this be the case for shooting a boar with an arrow?
Points-- Would you use trade points or go with a grizzly style manufactured point. My first thought is to glue in a grizzly style screw-in point into my bamboo shaft. I can't knap so stone points are not an option, unless I made a trade with someone. :)
Arrow/point weight--What do need to take a boar with a 60 lb bow? Would the standard 10 grains per lb be a bit light?
Thanks for your help. Pics of your pigs are welcome. :) Dave
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If you aim on a hog where you would on a deer, you're gonna gut shoot him. On a deer, the ribcage is full of vitals. On a hog it's full of guts all the way up to the shoulder. The lungs and heart on a hog are lower and further forward than on a deer, pretty much covered by the front leg. If you hit behind the shoulder on a broadside hog, you didn't get vitals. Aim tight against the elbow when the hog has stepped and moved its leg forward, or only take quartering-away shots. The vital area on a pig is much smaller than a deer as well as being under the front leg.
otis.drum:
--- Quote from: Hillbilly on December 29, 2009, 01:17:01 pm ---
--- Quote from: hedgeapple on December 28, 2009, 12:52:47 pm ---I will be hunting wild boar this Feb. hopefully with a selfbow, GMC is helping me build. So, I need some advice for you expert boar hunters about arrows, pionts and arrow placement. I'm hoping my bow comes in around 60 lbs. I'll be looking to take a 200 to 250 pound pig.
Arrow placement--I've been told by firearm hunters that you should shoot a boar a little farther back than you would a deer, because of the thick cartilage/fat covering the rib cage. But, since arrows pentrate better than bullets, would this be the case for shooting a boar with an arrow?
Points-- Would you use trade points or go with a grizzly style manufactured point. My first thought is to glue in a grizzly style screw-in point into my bamboo shaft. I can't knap so stone points are not an option, unless I made a trade with someone. :)
Arrow/point weight--What do need to take a boar with a 60 lb bow? Would the standard 10 grains per lb be a bit light?
Thanks for your help. Pics of your pigs are welcome. :) Dave
--- End quote ---
If you aim on a hog where you would on a deer, you're gonna gut shoot him. On a deer, the ribcage is full of vitals. On a hog it's full of guts all the way up to the shoulder. The lungs and heart on a hog are lower and further forward than on a deer, pretty much covered by the front leg. If you hit behind the shoulder on a broadside hog, you didn't get vitals. Aim tight against the elbow when the hog has stepped and moved its leg forward, or only take quartering-away shots. The vital area on a pig is much smaller than a deer as well as being under the front leg.
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i'm glad someone said it :o aim low and forward! middle of front leg, 1/3 the way up the body. tight behind elbow IF he steps forward. i'd be looking for 700gr of arrow. only a two blade head!
i have put some cape york boar hunts into a new thread in the 'anything else' section. if anyone is interested check them out.
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