I have taken a majority of my hogs with a knife. The adrenaline rush is hard to beat. I have used a guide service on3 of those occassions,and all of them accomodate whatever weapon you want to use. They have folks come with Katanas (Japanese fighting swords), spears of all shapes and designs,and1 story I heard was of a middle age guy taking a 400+ lb hog with a medieval battle axe (no catch dogs I hope!).As long as the dogs aren't in too much danger, they really don't mind what you do.
I use a 13 inch Marine Raider Bowie from SPEC PLUS. It may be overkill on some smaller hogs, but it is well balanced and the size/weight gives it plenty of mommentum to get in through the armor plate, in case you first stick is too far forward.
