45 lbs?

[Jerry Ragle]

this afternoon i picked up a 45lb @28 hoyt gamemaster that a buddy of mine  has took it out and shot some of his 2117s and was very impressed i was thinking of puting a hoglite on it and trying it out on a upcoming hog hunt.we hunt mainly at night so shots are pretty close now my question is.is 45lbs enough?

[vermonster13]

Better scale it, odds are it's 50#. The GM are notorious for being heavier than marked.

[James Wrenn]

Yes

Like with any bow being able to hit a soft spot is the answer.If you learn to shoot well enough to that the bow will do it's part everytime.

For smaller pigs (under 100#) you will have no problems with 45#. For larger pigs I would not take anything other than a quartering away shot. The big boars have some very thick shields. On any hog, shot placement is the key. A little high on a hog can make for an unusually long tracking job and cut the odds of recovery in half.

Bisch

[George D. Stout]

Yes!

[GrnMtnTradNut]

Right arrow, right broadhead put where it has to go and that bow will kill any critter that walks in N. America.

[Running Buck]

Jerry,
If thats a GMII, I got a set of 60lb limbs if you want to go with more weight.

[MI_Bowhunter]

It's enough but check regulations where you plan to hunt.   Some places have weight requirements.

[JohnV]

It will work fine for small and medium size hogs.  The shield on a big boar is tough the penetrate and 45# would be pretty marginal. I doubt you would get an exit wound on a big boar on chest hit.

[George D. Stout]

Guys shoot clean through hogs....big ones...with 45 pound bows.  Just use a good cut on contact head and make sure your arrows are flying perfectly.  Hitting where you're supposed till will make all the difference.  I would opt for a smaller diameter arrow with good weight, 9 to 10 grains per pound.

[Don Stokes]

40-45# bows were the norm when I was growing up. They have killed everything on the continent.

[Stone Knife]

I would use that weight if I ever go, because that is the poundage I shoot all the time, that's all I have.

[sethdiggs]

I don't know anything about hogs, but in Virginia a bow has to be able to shoot 125 yards in order to deer hunt with it. My old 30# fiberglass bow will shoot about 100 yards with no problem. This being said, I think 45# is plenty. Like other people have said, its not the weight of the bow, its where you hit the animal.

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