this afternoon i picked up a 45lb @28 hoyt gamemaster that a buddy of mine has took it out and shot some of his 2117s and was very impressed i was thinking of puting a hoglite on it and trying it out on a upcoming hog hunt.we hunt mainly at night so shots are pretty close now my question is.is 45lbs enough?
Better scale it, odds are it's 50#. The GM are notorious for being heavier than marked.
Yes
Like with any bow being able to hit a soft spot is the answer.If you learn to shoot well enough to that the bow will do it's part everytime.
For smaller pigs (under 100#) you will have no problems with 45#. For larger pigs I would not take anything other than a quartering away shot. The big boars have some very thick shields. On any hog, shot placement is the key. A little high on a hog can make for an unusually long tracking job and cut the odds of recovery in half.
Bisch
Yes!
Right arrow, right broadhead put where it has to go and that bow will kill any critter that walks in N. America.
Jerry,
If thats a GMII, I got a set of 60lb limbs if you want to go with more weight.
It's enough but check regulations where you plan to hunt. Some places have weight requirements.
It will work fine for small and medium size hogs. The shield on a big boar is tough the penetrate and 45# would be pretty marginal. I doubt you would get an exit wound on a big boar on chest hit.
Guys shoot clean through hogs....big ones...with 45 pound bows. Just use a good cut on contact head and make sure your arrows are flying perfectly. Hitting where you're supposed till will make all the difference. I would opt for a smaller diameter arrow with good weight, 9 to 10 grains per pound.
40-45# bows were the norm when I was growing up. They have killed everything on the continent.
I would use that weight if I ever go, because that is the poundage I shoot all the time, that's all I have.
I don't know anything about hogs, but in Virginia a bow has to be able to shoot 125 yards in order to deer hunt with it. My old 30# fiberglass bow will shoot about 100 yards with no problem. This being said, I think 45# is plenty. Like other people have said, its not the weight of the bow, its where you hit the animal.
Fire up the grill. Hap