Just got off the phone with Curtis and he's still puny and nobody knows what's wrong. More tests ahead.
Looking back on my hunt, I've learned a lot about hog hunting and hog shooting since I've hunted with Curtis. For instance....
I shot the hog I got with a modified Woodsman than sported almost a 1 1/2" cutting radius. The arrow penetrated fine for as big as it was and cut rib going in and a rib on the opposite side near the front of the rib cage. That rib was cut and had a neat 3 blade cut around it. The tip stopped a couple inches short of breaking through the skin.
If I shoot another hog from an elevated position, I will probably use the Wensel sans razorblades or a Grizzly El Grande. I'm sure either would have poked out of the off side and left some kind of sign on the ground.
I've begun to hunt with my ears more when after pigs. Being about half deef, I have better results these days when I wear my hearing aids... keeping the volume reasonable so a coyote sounding off at close range doesn't split your skull.
Topic: Bucks, boars and bows...oh my! (Read 9184 times)
