Originally Posted by
ecorrigan
With all due respect Sir, that's about like saying that Deer hunting over there is very different than it is on this side of the country. Either way, shot placement is key. A larger arrow weight accompanied by a heavier draw weight on a bow is not needed on one side of the country for a specific animal versus another side of the country. If you can place your shot and put it in an effective area on the animal, it shouldn't make a difference what side of the country you're on.
If you're hunting a pig, it's just the same. Shot placement rules wherever you're at.
Now dont take that the wrong way. What you just said is totally ignorant (remember there is a difference between ignorant and stupid). There are people down here that are taking deer with .38 spc. Try that on one of those big corn fed Iowa deer I grew up on. General deer behavior (or for that matter animal behavior) does not change too much. But when you talk about the intricacies of the behavior region to region, coupled with the changes in environment from region to region, and the differences in state laws hunting state to state is very different. Am I going to take my M92 in .357 mag to hunt in OK? No, Id never get close enough for a shot because of the great open land. Am I going to take a 7mm ultra down to Florida? No there wouldn't be any meat left. Smell what Im stepping in?
And as there are counties where you can not run dogs on hogs here like you can in TX I would once again say your statement is totally ignorant. As many places will not allow you to run dogs, and a lot of times your shots will be further than a few feet like when you run dogs you need something that can punch through that gristle plate on their back. Come on down here and hunt in the Carolinas before you talk please. I wouldn't dream of telling you that hunting in your home state is the same as mine, because I have zero experience hunting in your state.