I had a hard time finding a pig I shot with a bow this last weekend, so much so that I'm about ready to give up shooting them with my bow. It's not the first time I've made a clean hit and almost lost them. I shoot an older model PSE at 65 lbs tipped with Muzzy 100 gr Thunderheads.

I got a complete pass through at about 12 yards. He was quartering toward me, was a clean hit, lung blood present (bright red with some foam) and the pig still managed to go over 150 yards. After waiting about 45 minutes, I climbed down from my stand and hit the trail looking for him. Other than where I hit him and on my arrow, I didn't find a spot of blood for almost 30 yards. It was like the hole sealed up. I'd find a small spot or two (about nickle sized) every 5 to 10 yards with an occassional spurt where it'd hit something while running. With that hit, there should have been blood everywhere. Then the blood just stopped. I started to circle the area and it took about 2 hours and some luck to find him. In fact, I'd walked past him once. He'd had enough strength to run and bury himself up under a downfall in a wild plumb thicket. I would have never thought he could have gotten in there without bleeding all over the place.

Do you all have problems with hogs or was my situtiation unique?

TX.

I have never had that sort of trouble finding a hog and never had one go that far.

But then again I never take a 1/4ering too shot either. A 1/4ering away or broadside shot is the more ideal shot for a hog.

Thanks Ausie, I'll stay away from that shot. Unfortunately, it was the only one that presented itself. I hit right behind the front shoulder angling toward the back end and down. I've taken the same shot on a whitetail with no problem.

Man them hogs are tough.

TX

Hogs are a lot tougher than deer

But I have found with the shots that I do take on them that once both their lungs are taken out hence the 1/4ering away and broadside they dont go very far.