hog hunting
 

please dont move this. the hog section never answers or it takes for ever.

what do yall think about me and my dad going bowhunting for wild boar. i will have my bow and he will have a semi-automatic rimfire 22. that holds ten and shoots very fast with hollow points. my bow is set at about 62#'s - 63#'s and it will be going up. i use fixed blades.

RE: hog hunting
 

i vote bow.

RE: hog hunting
 

Leave the .22 out of the mix. Hunt with your bow and have your dad tote the 7mm.

RE: hog hunting
 

Im with Kodiak.......the good ole .22 wont do too much to help.

RE: hog hunting
 

If you have to have the gun, do this. The .22 will just make him mad. When I lived in Florida we just went out with the bow.

RE: hog hunting
 

I would bring something bigger than the ole .22 but deffinately use the bow.

RE: hog hunting
 

;) Just a bow is all you need. I bowhunt hogs frequently...never thought about the need for a firearm.

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I agree with Red Boar. I hog hunt year round with a bow and I never bring a backup weapon. Well except for my skinning knife!

RE: hog hunting
 

thanks for all the info. it really helps i want to update my bow tho. im not to satisfyied with it but cant afford a good new bow

RE: hog hunting
 

Bow!

RE: hog hunting
 

Why would this be moved? This is a bowhunting forum, not a specific animal forum. Personally, when I find a place to hunt some hogs, I plan on taking the bow. I will probably have the Glock 23 on my side though, just in case;).

RE: hog hunting
 

If you carry a pistol, stay with a 10mm as a minimum

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I say take the bow and leave the pee shooter at home.

RE: hog hunting
 

No need for a gun. Put the arrow where it needs to go and forget the gun. You can't bowhunt with a gun.

RE: hog hunting
 

The bow is all u need, the .22 would be like pissin' in the wind!!;)

RE: hog hunting
 

my buddy and i jumped on an 85 pounder over the summer. all i needed was my knife [8D]. 85 pound sow with no ears, someone cut them off

RE: hog hunting
 

actually i can carry a gun on me when bowhunting in ga. just not in my county and a few others

RE: hog hunting
 

Hunt with your bow , as a backup weapon , a 12 gauge with buckshot is an excellent choice , as you will probably have a running shot , if a backup is needed .

RE: hog hunting
 

Forget about the firearm. In most states it's illegal to have during archery season anyway. I've shot a pile of hogs with a bow here in Florida, a lot of them from the ground and only had a couple even act aggressive. I did shoot onebetween the eyeswith an arrow at point blank range that a buddy had gut shot. The hog was in a thick palmetto patch and I probably should have given him some more time. Wild hogs that are pressured are one of the hardest animals to hunt that I know of. They will run from you, not towards you at the first hint of a man.

RE: hog hunting
 

You really don't even need the bow, just a roll of strong duct tape.