I have always been told that the best place to shoot a hog is on the shoulder and the lower the better. I have seen several hunting shows and videos where people are shooting hogs in line with the shoulder but very high on the back. The Arrow never passes through but it drops the hog on the spot. Is this a spine shot? And if so is it recommended or just something that happens?
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Spine shot. Very good if you can do it. But you'd better get it right or you're going to have one unhappy swine roaming around with your arrow. I'm staying with boiler room shots. -
You almost can't shoot a hog too low in the chest cavity. Their vitals sit lower and more forward than a deer's. Many a hog has run off with a souvenir arrow because somebody hit a little too high.Attached FilesComment
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And that's why I like to shoot from an elevated position. Try to envision the arrow coming down from higher up, and further back. If you're talking a boar, going through that muscle plate behind his shoulder is more than some bh's/bow wt's can handle.
The other thing is, hogs are always turning their bodies, hardly ever standing still. A descending shot (particularly at an angle) beats the hell out of what otherwise may well have been a gut shot.Comment
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Yeah those mid body shots are spine shots on pigs. Basically come up about 1" off that elbow put it low and tight.Comment
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