Hogs on the Ground

[BadKarma]

Those are some great pics Terry!!!

We used to butcher our own hogs when I was a kid, so I know where everything is on a hog. Now you know why a "pig-sticker" does'nt really need a long blade.

[Wudstix]

Ray H, put a good photo up.  Hogs were made for spot -n- stalk hunting.  Ground hunting is the only way to get a shot low and tight behind the shoulder and a pass through.  I'll shot two dozen in the last couple years ranging from 60-200# and have not had one NOT run away squealing like a stuck pig.  Russian boars are s bit different than feral hogs, have not experience with them.  But I have never stuck one in the butt either.

[HumbleHunter]

Terry, What pound bow are you shooting these hogs with?? GREAT PHOTOS MAN!!!

[Mike Orton]

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"Ray- great picture,where did you get it?I printed a copy,because it's always easier to show someone than to try and explain."
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The hog photo as depicted with the skeleton superimposed appears to come directly from a reference book, (page 213) I often go to called "the Perfect Shot" by Craig Bodington, available through the Safari Press.  These books are available for both African and North American Big Game.  Best source of settling shot placement disputes that I know of.  I highly recommend this book be in each Hunter's library.  Religiously before a hunt targeting a specific speicies I will alway return to this book just to get a last minute refresher about where the boiler works are located nad more importantly, where the bone structure exists.

[Mike Orton]

Here's a link to the Safari Press and specifically to the book I referenced above:
 http://www.safaripress.com/product.php?productid=6060&cat=328&page=1

Safari Press is a rather unique publisher tht caters predominantly to the gun toting crowd, but some excellent reading there.  My opinion, Safari Press is a real gift to the hunting crowd.
 

[Benny Nganabbarru]

G'day All!

This is my first post here...those great photos caught my attention, being new to pig hunting with bow and arrow. In the last two months, I've been lucky to kill five pigs with my longbow. I haven't shot any monsters yet, but I'll try to put in a picture of my best:

 

I just bumblingly pressed the image button, and we'll see if a picture comes up...

Anyway, hunting pigs is good fun!

Cheers, Ben Kleinig (Katherine, NT, Australia)

[Benny Nganabbarru]

Here, hopefully, is another piggy recently shot whilst fast asleep in a sandy creek bed:

 

Cheers, Ben

[Ray Hammond]

nice piggies, Ben. Great photos as well.  

[vermonster13]

Nice Ben. What are you using for a bow?

[pucci]

Hey, Ben! Nice to see you are having fun. Looks like you're prefering your black widow over the Howard Hill Redman, traitor!
Just kidding, I'm also shoot HH and black widows.
Btw, when are you going to hunt camels?    

Good luck.

José.

[Benny Nganabbarru]

Thanks, fellows! The set-up I've been using is a 64" Black Widow PLX "Bocote", 78#@29", with a Selway slide-on quiver and Carbon Express Heritage 350s wearing Magnus II 2-bladers, 704 grains total. José, pigs have been a five-year bowhunting nemesis for me, never quite closing the deal, so I was greatly lacking in confidence with them. I made a decision to hunt these ones using the bow that I was most confident with, and had been using for the longest period of time. I also need to keep the practice up with the BW because I hope to take a camel with it in January. I'll ease myself into using the HH Redman with cedars on close goats. Cheers, Ben

[pucci]

Well, congratulations! I love the bocote black widows. I have a bocote recurve. I have some questions: How do you like the carbon express heritage arrows? I considered them but instead I decided for traditional goldtips. About the pigs, did you get complete penetration with 78 pounds?
Let me know in January about camels!

[Benny Nganabbarru]

Out of the five pigs I've knocked over thus far, they all went down to one arrow. The first was a pass-through with a 877 grain Grizzlystik, the second was a drop-on-the-spot spine-shot, again with the Grizzlystik. For the third, I'd switched to the lighter 704 grain CX arrows, and that was a pass-through. The fourth would've been a pass-through, but the angle of the shot caused it to bury into the sand on the other side of the sleeping pig - still complete penetration. Last week, on the smallest pig I've yet shot (only about 25 to 30kgs), the arrow buried up to the fletching, but pulled through the far-side as she did her dash. I'm new to carbon arrows too, and I chose the CX over the GT because of a small increase in weight. I like them alot, and hope to put them to good use.

[Al Kidner]

Good to see you here Ben. Good pics too mate. I'll call Sat Nite if your not out hunting?

 al

[Jason in Bama]

Ben, good to see you finally made it over here from the wall.

[Benny Nganabbarru]

Yeah, Al, that'd be good - I'll be around (heading out Sunday at 0330).

Thanks for the welcome, Jason!

[Bacote Kid]

Proceed with caution, but above all, proceed. Ain't nuthin' much funner...  

[Gote Rider]

Keep the wind in your face and move in slow. A wounded hog is a dangerous hog when cornered.

[Benha]

A wounded hog will not hurt you if you carry a bottle of Vanilla extract in your pocket but you gotta carry it really fast.

[Ol'school]

LOL, that's funny