HEY THERE, A BUDDY AND I ARE SERIOUSLY TALKING ABOUT GOING IN APRIL WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT FOR YEARS AND FINALLY DECIDED WE ARE GOING TO GO , I THINK THAT SHOOTING ONE OF THESE WITH MY BOW WILL BE AN AWESOME CHALLENGE, HAS ANYBODY EVER DONE THIS OR KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS, WE WILL BE GOING TO TIOGA HUNTING PRESERVE FOR THIS HUNT, NOW MY SETUP WILL BE MY HOYT CYBERTECH 30 INCH DRAW SET AT 72 POUNDS WITH 28 INCH XX78 SUPERSLAMS 2413 AND I REALLY LIKE THE MECHANICALS FOR DEER BUT I THINK FOR THIS HUNT I WILL USE FIXED BLADES( 125 GRAIN THUNDERHEADS) WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK OF THIS SETUP, WE ARE REALLY EXCITED FOR THIS HUNT THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS.

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Hey that's great GT. I've been dying to try it!

If your hunting on a preserve you will probably be hunting over or near a feeder so shots should be about 20 yards. I have killed alot of hog pulling 60lbs and 100gr wasp heads. Stick to fixed blade heads and you will be fine. They aren;t as hard to kill as most folk make them out to be. I have never had on run more than 50 yrds or so but they don't leave the best blood trail due to all the fat clogging the hole so be prepared when you have to trail them. If you are hunting over a feeder stay in your stand after you shoot and if there are more pigs with the one you shot they will probably come back in a few minutes giving you a chance at another pig. I once killed 3 pigs this way and could have killed at least one more cause they came back even after shooting the 3rd pig. I had to wait for them to finish feeding and wander off before getting down.

my first bow kill was a 122lb. sow, she ran about 65 yards....then i got another one, lost it in the water/cypress head....at least 200lbs...........i use only 75 grain and 50lbs., @ 20 yards it broke ribs and shattered it's back leg, 72lbs. should be plenty
i was really hestitant at first about shooting a hog, i heard they can run and run and run, the second one did(about 400 yards brfore i lost it), the first one didn't...shot placement i think had alot to do with that , no , it did have alot to do with it, take your time, make that shot count.....have fun on your hunt, get lots of pics....

That is cool about the hunt. A few years ago my dad and I went wild pig hunting with rifles. My dad got an good sized Sow and i got one (sow) later on that day. We went on a ranch with a few other guys that have hunted this place for about 20 years. I'd love to go and try to get one with an bow. There is quite a few things i plan to get with a bow actually. Good luck and be sure to get some pics and show them off in here.

Used to hunt them on the Island of Sardinia. It's the middle island of the major three in the Mediterranean Sea. Over there the boys would get a drive going and push them toward 2 or 3 shooters. Being a driver was very tiring and dangerous. You would be pushing through some of the thickest nastiest brush on the planet. Whooping and hollering, their method, worked great but the drivers only were armed with 3 ft. clubs, used to beat the brush. Those wild boar can be viscious critters. BEWARE! If you are hunting a stand vent one for me and know that you are much safer there than the ol' drivers in Sardinia, Italy