bowhunting hogs

[boyntosj]

Hi y'all-

Well, as the weather warms up, I am going to go bowhunting for hogs-before and after turkey season. Any suggestions/tips on where to aim? Arrows? Broadheads?

This is my first year bowhunting them, although I've hunted with a pistol and rifle for many years.

Thanks
Jen

[captkb]

I will do my best to help you out here and hope that I can get a few others to help me in answering your questions. I am not an avid bowhunter but have tried it a couple of times. In the wild boar forum there is a picture of the hog vitals to help you in arrow placement. Don't forget the bigger boar hogs will have an armor plate or shoulder pad that will make arrow placement a must. A quartering away shot in my opinion would be best - just behind the front shoulder - missing the shoulder pad but taking out the lungs and heart. Now as for arrows and broadheads I will let some of the others help you out there. I will see if KellyG can shed some light on the subject. I have been out of the bowhunting link for a couple of years and I am not up to speed on what arrows and broadheads are out there now.

[kellyg]

I'll try to help out a little I use the same arrows (carbons) for hogs as I do with everything else. Your local bowshop can tell you what weight arrows you need to be shooting out of your bow, that is based on draw length and poundage. I use a cut to the point broadhead for hogs because of their thick skin. I use Phantoms by Muzzy because it was the first one I tried (was recommended by a VERY experienced bowyer by the name of Mike Palmer) and I never had a problem with them. But others perform well too. Here is the Phantom:


The best shot on a hog is slightly quartered away so the shield Captkb mentioned isn't over the vitals. I aim to go in right behind the near shoulder and exit in front of the other other one. I've had more than one hog go down within sight with this setup. Hope that helps some, just make sure the broadhead is razor sharp and pick a spot. Good luck and make sure to take the camera!!