Lighter weight trad bows and BIG hogs - your experiences?

[Featherflinger]

In 08 I killed a 450+ with a 43# recurve and sniffer, I shot him in the middle of the night, if I'd had known how big he was I would had been pretty worried, but I didn't and I stuck it through a 2" shield and into his heart he went 30 yards

So you've killed a buck with a rock and a dinosaur with a Sniffer?

[jreyna920]

Lol darn autocorrect

[M.E.B.]

jerp, I have killed somewhere 80-100 hogs I figure and around that many deer. About half with 60 lbs and the rest with 50 lbs. Actually I have had more penetration problems with deer. I think that is more from the deer moving and the hogs staying put.

I think that a lot of times that when people think they hit the shield and loose the hog they actually hit a little high. The kill area on a hog is lower than you would think. There is a lot of space above the lungs and top of the back that will not kill a pig. I have had no problems going through the "shield". Now a shoulder blade or a leg bone is a whole nother thing.

[Bowtech Lefty]

For reference this boar was 226lb, so John's hog was twice that size. So if he can get it done on a hog that size with 43#, 50 should be no problem.
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That pig looks like a warthog! He's huge!

[Cwag]

Hands down with a good shot placement he'd be on your dinner table.

[trad"Doc"53]

So you've killed a buck with a rock and a dinosaur with a Sniffer?

Nice^^^^^!!! For once, I just couldn't come up with anything!

[live2hunt65]

Wow shoot placement

[tomcat8910]

Killed plenty with a a&h 45 pound longbow and a vpa 175 broadhead.