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 Arrowing a hog from above
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08/30/06 04:37 PM
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Gonhuntin
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I've read in publications that when you're trying to bow kill a hog the best shot is a quartering away shot. Does this still apply when I'm 15 to 20 feet in a tree? Or am I likely to hit the hogs shield from that angle shooting from above?
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 Re: Arrowing a hog from above
[Re: Gonhuntin]
#86227
08/31/06 02:04 AM
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whakm
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Slightly quartering away is THE best shot on a hog.Are you likely to hit the shield, well,yes. To be more exact you're more likely to slice right through it. My son shoots a 45# bow with carbon arrows and 85 grain thunderheads and completly penetrates hogs. What most people fail to realize is that a braodhead will penetrate a pigs hide better than most bullets.If you shoot average weight(55-65#) and use sharp chisel point or cut on contact heads(I dont like mechanicals) you should have no problem , unless you're going after hogzilla.Just remember, a hogs vitals set a little more forward and a little lower than a whitetails.Good Luck
whakm
pick a spot and breath!
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Re: Arrowing a hog from above
[Re: whakm]
#86228
08/31/06 02:10 AM
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hogsticker
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Shot a sow from a tree once at about 15 ft. and about 15 yrds. Aimed for a quartering shot. Hit her in the butt and she run off with my arrow. That's how I got my name.
Always drink upstream from the herd.
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Re: Arrowing a hog from above
[Re: hogsticker]
#86229
08/31/06 10:37 PM
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bluewavemike
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The best shot is a side shot take out both lungs. QT away shot is better than QTing to.
Last edited by bluewavemike; 08/31/06 10:38 PM.
MD Smith >>>----->
You gota kill it before you grill it
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Re: Arrowing a hog from above
[Re: bluewavemike]
#86230
09/01/06 12:04 AM
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Gonhuntin
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Re: Arrowing a hog from above
[Re: Gonhuntin]
#86231
09/08/06 03:15 PM
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jbhlsu
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THEY ARE RIGHT ON THE MONEY..QUARTERING AWAY..SOMETIMES IT WONT PENTATRATE ALL THE WAY THRU..BUT SOON AS THEY PEEL OUT..THAT BROADHEAD SHREDS THE INTERNALS..THEY RUN ABOUT 40-50 YDS...GOOD LUCK
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