For those that have experienced both ferral and wart hogs

[Terry Green]

Just curious, pound for pound, do they compare pretty evenly?  Shields n such?

Thanks,

T

[pdk25]

All ears on this one.  I bet Jerry Russell would have some good info on this.

[BowMIke]

Terry,

If we could take up a collection, I would volunteer to personally travel to Africa and report back with my findings!

BowMike

[Bisch]

I’ve killed 4 warthogs, one of which was a real big one, and a boatload of feral hogs. IMHO, really big feral hog boars with a shield are way tougher than a comparable sized warthog. That’s not to say that a big wartie is a sissy critter by any means!!!!!

This was my big one:



Bisch

[mj seratt]

Beautiful warthog, Bisch.  When I brought my mount home(rifle kill) my wife at first didn't like it.  This, even though she loves all my other mounts, and insists on displaying them prominently.  It didn't take her long to realize the beauty in an animal as rugged as a warthog.

Murray

[hybridbow hunter]

I have killed more than 20 of each: amongst them 9 warthog above 10 inches tusks trophy size. The biggest 12 3/4 inches and a couple of them above 200 pounds ( which is quite BIG in unfenced area) My biggest Ferral (Aussie) pig in the 300 pound class.
Big shielded pigs are MUCH more difficult regarding arrow penetration as WH are thin skinned/no fat but pound for pound the warthog will be WAY more difficult and dangerous to recover in case of marginal arrow. A 60-70 pound WH can kill any dog or hunter cutting his leg arteries in a heart beat. The lower tusks are so sharp that any contact will lead to a very deep cut. These animals lives under heavy predator pressure and literally fight them since millions of years.

[Terry Green]

Thanks guys....based on what i had observed in pics of wart hogs vs what I've experienced with ferrals  that's exactly what I would have surmised....

Nice to see my assumptions were true.

Thanks again!

[Sam McMichael]

Man, I got to get into hog hunting on a serious level. As ugly as hogs can be, they make a beautiful trophy! I wish I could still eat 'em.

[Terry Green]

Sam...maybe we can get together some time. 

[smokin joe]

Go get a big warthog, Terry. Have fun.

[blacktailbob]

I remember one old guy who had a tackle shop with a bunch of his African mounts hanging in it.
He said wart hog was one of his favorites to eat.

[Cory Mattson]

Killed 6 Warthogs - and probably over 140 feral hogs (+) - most here - 6 in Australia - of all these ferals I have only taken 12 large male hogs with shields.
For me I don't really see Warthogs similar to Pigs - I have COMPLETE respect for both.
Some observations - Yes shields are difficult to penetrate with arrows - most of my big boars I got about 8 inches penetration double lung hits - I have never lost a good boar - and a broadside forward lower hit always worked out well. They were all taken with 65# to 70# bows - longbows and recurves - and while most were about the size of a large warthog a few were much larger.
Also inland river bottom hogs - and pigs in general are much harder to put down than island marsh hogs - saltwater hogs here in the states - I don't know why - but it is true.
Australian feral hogs are easier to put down than southeast USA hogs - again I don't know why - but this has been my observation.
Warthogs seem MUCH harder to kill with bows than feral hogs - this is coming from Professional Hunters early 90s when guys coming from the states was really mainstreamed - lots of bowhunters - lots of unrecovered Warthogs - It is my opinion that this is tied directly to shooting at waterholes - as it has been my observation that Warthogs encountered well away from water are not nearly as high strung - and do not "jump the string" like they do at a waterhole/blind situation. Partly my own preference for discipline, add the constant warnings of PHs, and even knowing an animal hit is an animal paid for I never lost a Warthog - all well hit and easy recovery - BUT Warthogs die slower than feral hogs - I don't know why but they do - I know this must sound repetitive - but trust me you can hit a Warthog perfectly double lunged and even have it crash within sight. Stay put!!! Don't rush over - give him time - it is spooky you can walk up to a dead warthog many minutes later and have him woof at you.
All that said a Warthogs vitals are a breeze - they don't have shields - arrows zip right through - their toughness is in their constitution.
Table Fair - feral hogs I enjoy a great deal - I find them excellent
Warthogs are one of the best meats on the planet - They are excellent on the table - and not really like our hogs - they make an amazingly tender braise for such a wild animal.
Tusks - while I would not want to get hit by either a feral or a warthog - I have seen a lion slashed open by a Warthog - I am sure that Lion did not last long after - the slash was long and deep. So for me Warthog tusks can do way more damage.
Hunting hogs has been a real treat the past 30 or so years - what they bring to bowhunting is amazing really.
Warthogs - I am so fond of that I would go to Africa just to hunt Warthogs and would not get bored for a second hunting nothing but Warthogs for 3 weeks a month or whatever. And I would not  tire of eating them in camp.
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[Jerry Russell]

I agree that warthog are a bit easier to kill than an old boar hog.  Still, I LOVE hunting those warthogs.  They are made for stalking.  Here’s a little warthog video we’re you can see the speed these animals can produce.  The warthog hunt is at the 4 minute mark and the hunter is my son at 16 years old. 

[Mike Yancey]

I've taken both and I don't think that the killing of a warthog is tougher to do but the speed that they can react at the shot is 100x that if a hog. A hog will stand there and take it, a warthog will be leaving in a cloud of red dust at the sound of the bow. Quite and fast is the key to success on warthogs.

[Friend]

A very nice read...

[Sam McMichael]

Terry, I would really enjoy getting together to chase pigs.

[Terry Green]

Thanks guys....try as I must, I never could make out a shield in pics or vids.  And yes, seen enough video to know how they react at water holes.

One thing is for sure on this site....you can always get great answers from very experienced people that actually KNOW what they are talking about!!!

[jonsimoneau]

I love warthogs. They don’t have a thick shield. But guys are often surprised at their string jumping ability. Trust me they will turn inside out from a loud bow. I could and someday will go back to Africa and hunt nothing but warthogs. I love ‘em.

[Terry Green]

They are interesting critters for sure!

[mj seratt]

As for the table fare, I've had it several times in camp, and once ordered a delicious filet in a very nice hotel in Victoria Falls. 
I seem to remember that the writer, Robert Ruark, enjoyed hunting warthogs. He liked collecting different tusk formations.  He had a picture of one that made a complete circle.

Murray