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How many of you guys shoot pigs with bows????

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Old 01-13-2007 | 12:14 AM
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Default How many of you guys shoot pigs with bows????

I am going to be hunting them soon.
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Old 01-13-2007 | 02:35 AM
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Have fun & watch out for the fleas and ticks when it comes to cleaning time!
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Old 01-13-2007 | 06:55 AM
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Everytime I get the chance, though it has been a while since my last.

Stalkin 'em is great!
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Old 01-13-2007 | 09:04 AM
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i worked in louisanna for about 7 months and hunted them every weekend they are a blast to hunt, i plan on making a trip down there about twice a year to hunt them, the biggest i shot was a 425 pound boar he was massive....
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Old 01-13-2007 | 09:21 AM
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decent camo and stay down wind and you can get very clost to them...the are mean little critters so do be cafeull...not too close...you need them 1/4 away because of there shield...hit back and have the arrow go through both lungs is the best way to do it...you can go through the shield, i have seen it but need lots of force, good b.h. and stong arrow....

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Old 01-13-2007 | 09:26 AM
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I'd LOVE to bowhunt some pigs! I'm gonna have to try it in the next season it two. Sometimes I wish we had hogs around here but then after hearing how distructive they are, I don't think we need 'em!
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Old 01-13-2007 | 09:38 AM
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Make a good shot on them. You have probably heard about the armour plate they have. It is a shield of fat that is really hard to penetrate. f you hit them to far forward you will hit this, and most likely just wound it. Like others said they are pretty agressive animals. On a trip to Texas i was charged by two and had to run and jump in the back of the jeep. So be careful and have fun, they are a blast to hunt.
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Old 01-13-2007 | 10:02 AM
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Default RE: How many of you guys shoot pigs with bows????

I am about to move to Texas and my dad's ranch (which will be about 45 minutes away) is covered with them so I plan to start hunting them real soon.

I have been wondering if they put out much a blood trail because of all the fat (I know that if you shoot them with a rifle they do not bleed much - the fat covers the wound). For those of you who have done it - how hard are they to track?
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Old 01-13-2007 | 10:52 AM
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Don't have any to hunt here in IA. Planning our 1st trip this year to FL.
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Old 01-13-2007 | 11:26 AM
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I really want to
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