they can go hundreds of yds........believe me, lol.....i would wait at least an hour , probably longer depending on where i hit it....pigs are tough.was it good red blood or gut blood? i know that hogs have a rep. for packing thier wounds with mud, but i dont know how true that is, but i believe it,lol.....the one hog i lost had blood, large amounts of blood that went on for 400 yds., then i lost it........sucked...i would try to work on the waiting it out part.....