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in reply to: How much bow and arrow for hogs? #62252

hi sapcut
do not take what i say to offence as that is my opinion made up from what i have seen and done.
i was a guide in the nothern teritory in australia taking both rifle and bow hunters out on water buff,scub bull(wild cattle), pig etc hunts for 10 years and have seen a lot of tough game put down i would not take anyone on a buff hunt with a bow under 70# and 850+ grain arrows with strong 2 blade broadheads. but i have seen numerous boars grassed with 45# + bows shooting 10gpp+ arrows i still recommend strong 2 blade heads as do not get me wrong pigs are very tough but if they are hit in the right place you will only see fletching hanging out.
i’m also an avid deer hunter and comming for a guiding point of view i have used dogs to track wounded game then shoot them with a rifle.
but to actually let the dog kill a wounded deer is not only inhuman but unethical i do not know what the laws in the us are for that sort of thing but i would not only get shot by fellow hunters but be in jail to boot.
that just my opinion i hope you do not take offence.

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in reply to: How much bow and arrow for hogs? #61785

also i believe those lost animal figures are more to do with bad shots and idiots shooting with the spray and pray method rather than bow poundage

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in reply to: How much bow and arrow for hogs? #61779

king would be.
you said about j wesbrooks pig being gut shot.
unless my eyes are playing up the fourth photo in your first post that pig would be gut shot.
i do not care if you shoot 40# or 80# more bow will not make up for poor shot placement and i think you are getting confused with rifle shooting a larger cal rifle gives you some breathing space.
shoot what ever poundage bow you are comfortable with.
big boars do have large thick fighting pads but you don’t shoot a big boar in the pads it the same as shooting a water buffalo in the shoulder blade with an arrow it will not end happily.
i’m not to sure if ken beck is on this site but if he is ask him to post photos of the game he has taken and ask him if 45-50# bow is heavy enough.
just my 2 cents
by the way some very nice pig king would be

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in reply to: guided elk/moose hunt #58971

thanks i will have a look

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