Why are wild boars so hard to kill

[shankspony]

I own a property with good numbers of wild pig. We would kill about 60-70 per year.
By far the most common mistake I see with any weapon is hitting them too high. Their vitals are pushed down low and forward. The whole top half of a pigs chest should be considered a no go zone. Just bone and muscle. You will be surprised how low you can hit a pig and have it expire quickly.

[robin]

Thanks for all the ideas and suggestions guys. Agree, the real answer is placement and with that accuracy. I truly believe in quartering away shots. Last year, I manage to bring down 2 huge hogs around 140 and 120lbs hogs with quartering shots.

Penetrating was only 6 to 8 inches but they went down around max 45 yards.

Yes, agree, in order for quick, good blood trial and for them to go down fast, need to shoot low and very much forward.    

[beachbowhunter]

Ok, now that you got that taken care of...how about some pictures of your hunting grounds and some hogs?  We would all be interested in seeing some of the sights of Malaysia!

[JamesV]

Pigs are nasty animals and the dirt and mud along with the course hair can dull a broadhead making it less effective.

James

[RC]

last rib forward is my favorite shot. Hard to mess it up.RC

[sticksnstones]

If you only got 6" of penetration on the two you killed and the mature one that you lost, I'd say it's time to revisit the tackle.

That should be plenty of bow for this sized game, that leaves the arrow. A few things I'd be asking myself:
- Have you confirmed arrow tune with a bare shaft or paper? You can loose a lot of power to bad tune.
- How many total grains is the arrow? More is more.
- Being really honest, how sharp is the broadhead? It took me a few years to really understand how sharp these things could get.

I'd focus completely on any weaknesses in my gear before I'd worry about how tough my intended prey is.

There is my two cents, aside from agreeing with a ton of good stuff up above.
Thom

[smokin joe]

As said above, confirming good arrow tune is a good idea. An arrow flying straight takes full advantage of a shaving-sharp broadhead. A poorly flying arrow won't give you much penetration.

Confirming the arrow flight with a bare shaft is a really good idea. Remember that adding the feathers to the rear of the shaft tends to stiffen the shaft up a bit. Your bare shafts should be ever so slightly weak so that they end up perfect when fletched.

[Terry Green]

Also...if you study the shot placement thread you will see there is a lot of area forward that is vitals that doesn't involve bone on a broadside shot...more room forward than a deer. No reason to pass on broadside shots.

Best of luck to you !!!

   

[beaunaro]

Seen a lot of "good hit" hogs run forever.

It just spreads a lot of scent when you track them a long ways. Makes it tough, if not impossible, to hunt the same area the next day.

I couldn't add anything that hasn't already been said.

Great advice above.