Hog Hunting

[Smithiac]

This is somthing I'm new to I have never hunted hogs being originally from IN and moving to IL where the only hogs are penned up and good eatin'. Anyway Im going bow hunting for them and are there any particulars I should know about hunting these animals that maybe some of you can tell me about.
One question inparticular that I have is where is the best shot placement on a hog.

I'm going to Texas if that would make any difference for any advice that you may have. It will be West of the DFW area.

Thanks in advance.

 

[MCgunner]

Hogs move late evening, early morning. Find the bedding areas, usually thick brush, and find water. Right now, it's dry over most of Texas, not sure where you're going, but if there's water, hunt it. That's likely where they're hangin' out. Look for wallows. Water should concentrate them.

 

[mcwjr13]

Just use the typical shot placement that you would use on a deer.

 

[351 WINCHESTER]

Don't shoot back of the front shoulder area or you're likely to have a mess.

 

[bps3040]

Wait for a quartering away shot , if you can. Shoot a little lower...the vitals on hog are a little lower in the chest than a whitetail. If you shoot a whitetail "heart" shot, you will double lung shot a hog. I only bowhunt them anymore...heart shot, you have a 10 to 30 yard tracking job. Double lung...50+.. If you shoot them a little high, you will be tracking all night. Good luck. They are a blast to bowhunt.

 

[chas08]

I like to head shoot them just below the ear. You don't have to track them that way. I'm assuming that you will be using a firearm.

 

[Double Naught Spy]

In north central Texas, my hogs are moving primarily between 5:00 PM and 10:00 AM based on what he game cameras are telling me. However, some are moving in the middle of the day.

My boars are showing up at feeders and a water hole/wallow usually between 2:00 and 5:00 am and are not traveling with the sounders that currently have piglets. However, in the fall, the boars were with females.

Piglets may precede adults when entering an area, but not always.

 

[AKElroy]

I like to head shoot them just below the ear. You don't have to track them that way. I'm assuming that you will be using a firearm.

2nd that. I have had .45 ball bounce off frontal headshots on South Texas Hogs. Behind the ear did the trick---Saves all the meat. (shot placement
is easy when they are in a trap) You pretty much do not want to perforate ANYTHING inside a Feral Hog if you plan to eat them. Field dress & wash ASAP if you do. If you blow up a hip or shoulder into the meat, just dig a hole & try to take the next one cleanly. There are always more around here--

 

[Girodin]

I like to head shoot them just below the ear. You don't have to track them that way. I'm assuming that you will be using a firearm.

The OP said he would be bow hunting:

Anyway Im going bow hunting for them

 

[AKElroy]

The OP said he would be bow hunting:

Hmmm...I would either stay in the stand or have really good running shoes.