Yet again, I absolutely drilled a boar at 15yds or so. Used my BW carbon PCHX and was shooting single bevel Silver Flame on 603 gr arrow, 16.8% foc same as last time. Sharpened all my broadheads to 8000 screen DMT stone. Crazy sharp. So I hit this hog midway between his left elbow and top of the back slightly quartering away driving towards his right rear. Lung and liver pretty certain, I got at least half the arrow in him this time.

I have never heard a broadhead hit muscle and make a stabbing sound like that in my life. Not a THUMP. Meat slicing sound as it entered the animal, and he takes off. Another 4 groups twice as big as the first dozen hogs in the first group. Two big boars in the first group were skittish and walked off.
We were stuck in the blind, literally b/c of hogs at the feeder. We finally call it at 9pm and go look for the illuminated nock and pick up a blood trail, followed it about 400 yards through dense brush and cedars. That hog was dripping steadily,drops of blood the whole way, laid down twice at least, and left more blood. Eventually it crossed a road and the blood kinda petered out. It was dark and late, and my guide has a dog so he went looking today so I could get that expensive arrow back.

How that hog didn't drop is a mystery. I wonder if no pass through keeps the wound "plugged" with the arrow shaft?

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Going back for round 3, early May, probably going to shoot a 57# instead of 49# BW recurve or PLX 54# and heavier arrow than this trip, likely silver flame XL convex grind. I practice standing crouching sitting every day, 20-30 shots. Gotta get some of these arrows back!

Do you have a video of the shot?  Their kill zone is way forward. The shot you are describing sounds like gut to me. I remember my guide telling me anything behind the leg is gut. Believe me, I learned the hard way after hunting them for 23 years and have hit them exactly as you described with the same result. I now aim right up the leg and I usually wait for them to me be slightly angled away. If the shot was the hog slightly quartering away that would have been a dead hog. I think your current set up is fine. Keep after them and I know how hard it is with them moving around but pick your shots carefully. I like to wait to where the corn is almost gone so they stop moving as much.   

Need to set up something so that you can video the shot.  There is nothing wrong with your setup, other than a narrow 2 blade which are slightly less reliable when it comes to bloodtrails.

I have to agree with it being a terrible shot angle. I don't know how many hogs i've killed, but I would never take that shot you described ever.

You live, and  you learn.

The real challenging part is that hogs have a very tricky vital layout, and their shield can seal up the wound after a pass through causing tough blood trails. It sure would be nice if hog vitals where laid out like whitetails.

BTW, how far is your blind from the feeder?

The barrel is 25yds, the closest leg of the tripod is 17yds. I didn't get the GoPro on my head so no video of the shot. Too many groups came in after the initial group and single boars, my guide shot the video. Both of the shots were too far back I think. I'll wear the GoPro next trip. My aim point is the elbow. If I could use a tree stand rather than an enclosed blind, I would. This place doesn't have the insurance to cover it. I shoot 2-3 dozen arrows daily, and picking a spot to focus on is what I train for. Thanks for the advice everyone!

OK, 1st, that's too bad that you have to sit with a guide. Next time see if he will let you  bring some extra corn to spread out closer to your blind. 25 yards to the barrel is a bit far for hogs. Best of luck next time. 

Yeah, get some corn closer to the blind if the blind can't be moved closer.

That would really suck to have to hunt with a guide in the blind.

I would advise that aiming for the elbow is a recipe for disaster, IMO. Try the crease just below mid body.  Maybe a third up for such a long shoot to compensate for ducking.  This applies to broadside and slightly quartering away.  I wouldn't take any other shot.  Be patient.

By crease, are you meaning behind the front leg?Above the shoulder or back a few inches....?

I mean the crease, for exactly what you see.  The crease that you see where the body meets the front leg/shouldee.

Some pics pretty close to hog anatomy.  Aiming just below mid body on the crease gives you one of the most forgiving shot locations for broadside or quartering away shots, and it doesn't take much thought.

Just a few examples.  I wouldn't steer you wrong.

Just a lot of room for error, and they don't go far when hit here.

SUPER HELPFUL THANK YOU!!!!

You sir are a menace....to hogs.

No problem. Around 260 of them with a stickbow and counting.  Lots of fun.

Quote from: Terry Green on April 11, 2026, 10:49:31 AMOK, 1st, that's too bad that you have to sit with a guide. Next time see if he will let you  bring some extra corn to spread out closer to your blind. 25 yards to the barrel is a bit far for hogs. Best of luck next time. 

1000% !!!!! Years ago we started putting some corn closer to blinds and it made all the difference on the kill percentage. Try not to touch it with your hand, I use a red solo cup and just spread it around. Go for that 10 yard to 15 yard shot. The other plus about putting corn out is if hogs come in before the feeder goes off they will stick around and give you a shot instead of walking away.

I usually hunt them at night with thermal imagers and NV binoculars on foot. I go find them. I forget how many I've knocked off that way and a few huge ones. Got tired of it after a decade or so, picked up the bow again and I'm hooked all over again.

I need to be patient with the shot and pick them carefully. We just have so many and all the commotion and movement can make it pretty tough, but they do get close enough, and they are hoovering up that corn....

I got an enormous Tidewe blind that was damn cheap, and turned out to be great, and ventilated, and you don't feel like you're in a blind, and you can see everything going on rather than peering out of a little window while suffocating, oh and Double Bull is like $600 now.

Quote from: highpoint on April 14, 2026, 11:13:20 PMI need to be patient with the shot and pick them carefully. We just have so many and all the commotion and movement can make it pretty tough, but they do get close enough, and they are hoovering up that corn....

I found that if i let them feed for a few minutes they actually calm down and slowly circle the feeder in widening circles trying to find every last bit of corn. That's when I make my shot.

Yes the initial singles or first group we let them feed so others join them eating what has been spread around when we first get to the blind. Several groups always show before the feeder goes off. I tend to stay in the blind until dark, so maybe I'll try to not do that any more.

Hello sir, i'm confused on not staying until dark. Can you expound please?

Yes.  Tough to understand that.  Are you worried about spooking hogs on the way out?  I can't control where you hunt, but it would be great if the put a really dim red or green led feeder light and let the hogs get used to it.  Then you could have an opportunity at those hogs that show up a little later.