I wish I had a pic of the hog I shot, but as stated,.... pretty good trail on the 140ish lb hog on that 2nd night I hit... but it seemed to vanish at about 40 yard.
Reviewing the shot in my head... I'm convinced I was out of the heart area, a bit higher,... most likely busting through that scapula and catching at least one lung.
Seeing multiple hunters not retriving their hogs the first night- and myself losing mine the second, has prompted me to now always shoot LOW and tight with no second thought to just the lung area. Forget about those lengthy night time tracks- next time I go.... it's in the boiler maker,.. or hitting the dirt right under em !