| Go Low For Pork
By Troy Fowler These days it is avant-garde to be a hog hater. TV shows, hunting message boards, tweets, blogs, you name it, tell us to "Kill 'em all." I don't agree. I am fond of the darn things. There are lots of hogs in my area and they can be hunted year around, and around the clock. In the spring they are bold and easy to stalk, and I really like chasing them with my longbow. I hope they never leave our ranch! That makes me a swine-loving contrarian...true, so true. This tip is about arrow placement on feral hogs. It's very simple--use a sharp broadhead and shoot the lower third area, as shown in photo. (Just between you and me, start shooting deer in the same place. It is very effective.) I found this great hog picture on a blog by Gknutson. I learned the grid concept from Cross Trail Outfitters chief, Mike Arnold, and I added the groovy red lines and dot showing the point of impact. So, my advice is to go low for pork. If the pig is quartering away, shoot the same area. Ideally the arrow will exit between the front legs. If you are shooting from an elevated position, shoot low but expect the arrow to stay in the pig. With their really short legs the broadhead hits the ground before the arrow can get all the way through the pig. After the shot, listen very carefully. I often hear a heavy gurgle and/or growling sound. That's your pig.
Bill K. writes: Boy, did Mr. Cervantes story make a lot of you go back, as I did, on how and what we did when we started bowhunting? It has been a great road to travel and learn, just as Cervantes did. Many times we were flying by the seat of our pants and didn't really know what we were doing, but we learned or were lead by someone, as he was. Keep those types of stories coming.
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