going hog hunting! Broadhead choice?

[Terry Green]

I've had GREAT success with hogs with Woodmans also....and I killed 'BlockHead' with a Zwickey No Mercy 4 blade and got a great blood trail with it as well.  I have a dozen of them made up for the St Judes Okeechobee hunt coming up soon as I'm a Zwickey fan basicaly from the start of my bowhunting life.

[Rob DiStefano]

i've only killed one li'l ol' hog, and the woodsman did the job pretty darned quick, i'd say (right terry?).  

i hope to go hog hunting come spring/summer and if so i've already 'upgraded' the vented woodsmans (250 grains w/125gr adapters) to screw-in solid machined vpa 300 grain terminators. WHOA!      

[Terry Green]

VPA is now making 300 grainers????

That's good hog medicine right there!!!  

[Kenneth]

yep, I'm really impressed with my 200gr. VPA's. I got a AD Trad / Trad lite test kit coming from 3R and I really hope that 30" BOP and 300gr. up front works perfect out of my 47# Buffalo Bow.  Terry, you got me curious about the AD shafts because I've had a heck of a time getting my MFX Classics to tune.

[hawk22]

What do you guys use to sharpen the woodsmans?

[lpcjon2]

Get authentic and use a Hill broadhead

[Terry Green]

I get the bevels(that come arched)level on a belt sander, AND to pyramid the tips....and then use a 3 side jewelstik to drag them over to take the ruff bevels down to a polished killin edge.

[James on laptop]

I am sure it will work just fine but I don't like shooting small broadheads for hogs unless they have at least 3 blades cutting.I will not shoot a two blade under 1.5" wide for hogs.
The 2" wide Simmons Treeshark is my favorite followed by the Woodsman type 3 blades.Both of those work great with my lighter bow weights and will put a little blood on the ground.

[momo]

been to 5 hog hunt and i use a old 2 blade fred bear  and have no problem good luck and stay just a little low on the shoot they have a tiugh breast plate have fun and good luck

[Mint]

I just took 3 nice hogs with the 2 blade 200gr Muzzy phantom. With the 130lb boar the broadhead wentthrough both shields and was sticking out the other side. I've had good luck with the woodsmans too but I like to use a two blade on the larger boar hogs with a shield.

[Biggie Hoffman]

Mint, did you feel like the bleeders would hinder penetration?
I shoot the 125 Muzzy Phantoms with the bleeders in....no problems with penetration at all.

[Ol Man]

I have taken many hogs - course I live here in Texas...  I use either the 160 grain Magnus 1's or the Abowyer Whitetail heads.  I have used 3 blade heads and had ok results.  I have taken several over 200+ and one that topped 300 with the 2 blade.

[BowMIke]

I recently got some Centaur Big Game 2 blades.(1.75" wide). 213 grains with the screw in adapter. I'll use a 100 grain brass insert. Look forward to trying these babies on a hog! They look terrific.

[cacciatore]

Your BH is adeguate,but if some big black furies are around I would upgrade my Bh. Anyway like always the key word is arrow placement,and very sharp blade.

[Danny Rowan]

300 xtreme three blade for me, blows right through them and puts them down.

[Whitetail Nut]

Your setup will be fine the mangus will do a number on the hog. They are my first choice hands down. Good luck and post some pics for us to see when you get back

[David McLendon]

The Magnus is more that fine, shot placement is the key. check out this site for boar anatomy and shot placement.
http://www.texasboars.com/anatomy.html

[sleepingbear]

I killed a lot of hogs with 2 blade zwickeys and older 2 blade bear broadheads.  Like Curt said, low and tight, you'll be putting chops on the grill.

[Bowhunter4life]

I like the narrow 3-blade heads for hogs... (Woodsman, Razorcap, VPA, 300 Extreme, and I've also got a dozen '57 vintage "Hi-Precision" 3-blades that fit in that catagory).  

2 and 4 blade heads will do the trick also, but I'd stick with heads wider than 1.5"...

[James Wrenn]

Sure it will work.About anything will kill a hog.I prefer bigger if useing a two blade or 3 or 4 blades if useing anything under 1.5" wide for hogs.Little blades kill them but in some of the places I hunt they don't have to go far to make recovery very hard.I want them leaving as much blood as possible if they do run. jmo