Shot placement for hogs ?

[MorganA.]

Hey I was wondering what is the best shot placement on pigs . I shot two a couple of nights ago . I was hunting at night with the hawglite and shot the first one behind the shoulder a little lower than mid body arrow was stuck in the ground covered with blood and hair , I found some blood where i shot and then trail ran dry ??? The second I shot a little high but still covered with lung blood and still no recovery ? I was using those black mamba broad heads , I have never shot anything with them before they were a christmas present so I doubt I will be using them any more. Now last night I go out and get in the stand about 5pm and I sit there till 9pm before the pigs finally come out, I draw my new Reezen set at 70 pounds with my beemans ics 400 with a rage 2 blade attached at the end and turn the red hawglite on and sling an arrow at a black 100ish pound hawg low and behind the shoulder ,THWACK , I connected . Hawgs run out of my light I wait about 5minutes cause that front blew in and I was cold, found my arrow stuck in the ground right where the pig was covered in good red blood, I followed the blood trail to the fence line about 75 yds , now on the other side is the Brazos river and about a 15 foot staight up and down bank I see a trail but I am not risking it. So I lost another . So I was wondering what shot placement yall like to use on piggies. Thanks for your help

[Graysonelement]

If your willing to lose a arrow shoot them in the ear i did this to try it out and it dropped the hog but my goldtip xt hunter arrow shattered

[MorganA.]

heard that before but just haven't tried that , what kind of broad heads do you like to use??? thanks for the info

[BowTechAssassin]

Here try this. Notice the lungs and heart are much closer to the chest than with a deer.

[Mike Javi Cooper]

Right here....

[txtimetravler]

slight 1/4 away shot placement. big cut for your BH.

I also sit tight after you shoot, sometimes you get another one, plus the first one may not run as far if the pigs come back to the feeder.

Good luck. I miss hog hunting.

[MorganA.]

slight 1/4 away shot placement. big cut for your BH.

I also sit tight after you shoot, sometimes you get another one, plus the first one may not run as far if the pigs come back to the feeder.

Good luck. I miss hog hunting.

Yeah thats how I got two last week, Thanks again for info

[Graysonelement]

i was using muzzy 3 blades thats all i use on hogs they work well on hogs for me but not on deer i use a diffrent bh for deer

[MorganA.]

i was using muzzy 3 blades thats all i use on hogs they work well on hogs for me but not on deer i use a diffrent bh for deer

yeah a guy at work has said that to but wasn't for sure if he knew what he was talking about haha , thanks

[Graysonelement]

no problem

[Green Arrow]

I go for a sure kill.High and tight against the shoulder getting both lungs.This shot thou will produce little to no blood trail,But will result in a dead hog with in a 100 yards.

[Graysonelement]

I go for a sure kill.High and tight against the shoulder getting both lungs.This shot thou will produce little to no blood trail,But will result in a dead hog with in a 100 yards.

Not to start a argument but not always it depends on the conditions (is the pig with a big group or what kind of terrain your hunting) ive shot pigs there with a 308. and had them go 200yds hogs are tuff!!

[Bubba White]

i have had my best luck shooting low, low low with a bow.

[In-Yo-Grill]

Tight to he front shoulder if you can. The hardest thing about hunting hogs is that they move constantly. Especially the little ones. They eat a few bites and move. Even if shot a little far back they will die quickly. This little piggie was quartering toward me. He only made it about 60yrds.

[Boomerang]

Hogs are tough critters. I have seen arrows drop them, then others leave huge blood trails for hundreds of yards and nothing. As already posted, the lungs and heart are low and up close in the chest cavity unlike deer. A deer is designed to run with a big lung capacity where a hog isn't designed to run so their vitals are a little smaller.

I hate breaking arrows on hogs so I let them play catch with high speed bullets!