I shoot them with my 56 @ 28 recurve, my 60 @ 28 long bows, 50 @ 28 long bow etc. I would not go less than 50lbs at the respective draw lenght. Ive got hogs all over my land and I will shot 7 to 8 a year. The key is to stay out of the shield. Best shot with trad gear is to get a slight quartering away so you can slip the arrow behind the shield and into the vitals. A hogs skin way more thick than a deer. Especially when they get older and start fighting. The shield gets rather thick. Stay out of the shield, unless you want to loose arrows or track endlessly with no result.