Hi!
I`m planning a hog hunt during October, and is working on different arrows.
And this is the dilemma.
Lately I`ve been messing around with some really heavy arrows.
I shoot Easton fmj 300 spine with 100 gr. insert and 300 Grizzly el Grande total weight of 805 grains.
With my 65# Firefly longbow I have 154 fps average.
I do know I have way over the top ft/lbs, but my question is:
Would you recommend a lighter arrow with more speed fex 600 grains with ca 175 fps (same type broadhead)
I have never been hunting hogs except warthogs and do
believe there is another reaction pattern on the South Carolina pigs.
what do yo recommend lighter and faster or heavy and a bit
slower? Any experiences to share?
I know this is been discussed up and down + sideways but please bear with me :knothead:
Oh I guess the shooting opportunity is from 5 to 25 yards.
Margly :coffee:
What have you been shooting the most? Either will work well, so I think it would be more important to shoot a trajectory that fits your eye. I'm guessing your 800 grainer will shoot a good deal lower at 25 than the 600 grainer. Most of your shots will be well within 20 yards, but if you do get a 25 yard shot, you don't want your arrow hitting a foot higher or lower than you expect it to. That could be trouble.
Most hog shots are at close range. If you can hit your spot with those out to 18 yds or so. Go with it.
Mike
For what its worth....I've killed most of my hogs, including the biggest ones....with 580 grain arrows and multi blade heads. Zwickey Delta 4 blades and Wensel Woodsmans all with bows ranging from 60-70#s.
I killed my largest boar last December, BlockHead, with a 67# bow and a 580 grain arrow with the No Mercy 4 blade.
Again, for what its worth, although they don't react like warthogs I've seen in Africa, they do seem to move a lot while feeding, taking a step in between short pauses most of the time.
stick with what your most comfortable with , even if it means the lesser trajectory of the heavier arrows .
I have taken most of my pigs , including a couple of whoppers with between 500 and 600 gn arrows out of 52# Hill style bows ...
but gee whiz those 805gns would hit like a steam train !!!
for the little i know about hog hunting - and it's a wee little - what's really most important is a sharp broadhead and good shot placement.
the rest isn't as important.
if you go too low in arrow weight, your bow will let you know that pretty quick.
there is no such thing as too much arrow weight, as long as yer not gonna shoot past 15 or 20 yards, and you know yer arrow's trajectory real well.
but really, it's all about a sharp broadhead and arrow placement.
HOWEVER, i will add that in my limited hog killing experience, i personally find that multi blade heads made big holes and twin blade heads make slits. i like to put good bleeding holes in pigs.
ymmv.
Ive shot many large hogs with 508grn. 51# recurve at 180 fps.Zweckey or Magnus 2-blade. I actualy use this set up for everything.
Both of your set ups will work great. Hogs have smaller better protected vitals than many/most other game. So shot placement and therefore accuracy are vital(pun intended).
For me, I would completely forget the speed part of the equation, with a 65# Firefly speed is not even a consideration. Shoot the arrow you are likely to shoot more often-at anything- and gain complete confidence with that weight and set up.
Thanks :thumbsup:
Good info, I`ll practice more with both set ups and also add some 250 gr. Wensel Woodsmans to the arsenal.
The trajectory of the 805 gr. arrow is OK out to about 20-25 yards but from there it`s dropping heavily.
I do practice out to about 30-35 yards but on that distance the arrow has a trajectory as throwing a heavy stone.
If the distances is around 10-15 yards I guess the reaction/jumpiness of the hog is all up to me picking the right moment.
Thank you all for the info :archer:
Margly
Margly,reading all the posts here about boar hunting,you can see that people as taken big boars with 50# and 500 grs arrows;you already know that it is shoot placement that kills them.
With your poundage you can stick with 10-11 gfp and have both speed and penetration,for everything...
QuoteOriginally posted by cacciatore:
Margly,reading all the posts here about boar hunting,you can see that people as taken big boars with 50# and 500 grs arrows;you already know that it is shoot placement that kills them.
With your poundage you can stick with 10-11 gfp and have both speed and penetration,for everything...
I know, I was curious about the fps VS reaction on the hogs,
regarded to my heavy setup. Have never hunted hogs before and it's nice to get the info from people who have :archer:
Margly
I would save the 800 grain arrows for a water buffalo or hippo hunt and shoot the 600 + grainers. I am shooting 55 lbs and 584 grain arrows for Elk which are significantly larger than hogs. They work great. When it comes to making a clean kill accuracy and a properly tuned arrow are far more important than arrow weight.
QuoteOriginally posted by Margly:
I know, I was curious about the fps VS reaction on the hogs,
:archer:
Margly
OK...based on what I said earlier about my set up...and this comment from you, ....I would use the 600 grain arrows if they give you great arrow flight. I would opt for the faster arrow as hogs are very subject to move a step at any time. 600 grains is not a light arrow for hogs....and will have plenty of power from a 65# bow.
terry pretty much summed it up for ya .id roll with that . start practiceing with that set up now . and dont look back. gl on yr hunt post pics and a great story ...we alll cant weight.
Thanks again :thumbsup:
Will work further on some good arrow combos, and the story will come after the trip, with or without pigs on the ground, with me proudly smiling in the background.
Margly