Worth it

[Caustic Burno]

I have shot three hogs in two hunts everyone of them broke the arrow off.
That's roughly ten bucks a hog for arrow and broadhead.
This is getting expensive for hog eradication.
Can't shoot another one this morning I am down to one arrow, got to save that one for deer.

 

[ccr]

I have shot three hogs in two hunts everyone of them broke the arrow off.
That's roughly ten bucks a hog for arrow and broadhead.
This is getting expensive for hog eradication.
Can't shoot another one this morning I am down to one arrow, got to save that one for deer.

looks like you hit that one just right. you got a photo of the bow your using?

 

[Caustic Burno]

I have shot three hogs in two hunts everyone of them broke the arrow off.
That's roughly ten bucks a hog for arrow and broadhead.
This is getting expensive for hog eradication.
Can't shoot another one this morning I am down to one arrow, got to save that one for deer.

looks like you hit that one just right. you got a photo of the bow your using?

I have to use a geriatric one now.

 

[jltrent]

Although $10 a shot, the damage the hogs can do that might be cheap.

 

[Caustic Burno]

Although $10 a shot, the damage the hogs can do that might be cheap.

Got an interesting call earlier from a USDA trapper. Wanted to know if he could trap hogs on my place. They want hogs from a half dozen locations in the county to run test on.

 

[Jeanne - Simme Valley]

And did you say - come and get them?

 

[Caustic Burno]

And did you say - come and get them?

He is supposed to come by tomorrow and visit.

 

[bird dog]

What are they testing for?

 

[Caustic Burno]

What are they testing for?

He just told me they wanted to test the hogs in my county for diseases. Said our county hasn't been tested.
I told him I would listen to his spill and give him an answer.
I am kinda of interested no matter what I decide, maybe someone is taking this plague seriously.

 

[Stocker Steve]

I have shot three hogs in two hunts everyone of them broke the arrow off.
That's roughly ten bucks a hog for arrow and broadhead.
This is getting expensive for hog eradication.
Can't shoot another one this morning I am down to one arrow, got to save that one for deer.

Need to carry a boar spear too. :nod:

 

[Caustic Burno]

Five yards just now way to young.

 

[Dave]

Don't you normally shoot the hogs with a rifle? Bullets are way cheaper than arrows.

 

[Caustic Burno]

Don't you normally shoot the hogs with a rifle? Bullets are way cheaper than arrows.

Yes, I just don't want to do a bunch of shooting around my bow stand till archery season is over.

 

[jltrent]

The Indians took a lot of bear, buffalo, deer and wild hogs with arrows they made themselves. With modern man technology have you ever thought about making your own arrows as it would be cheaper. It would be kinda like reloading your rifle ammo as you could build them to your specs.

 

[skyhightree1]

Five yards just now way to young.

Tastes the same

 

[Caustic Burno]

The Indians took a lot of bear, buffalo, deer and wild hogs with arrows they made themselves. With modern man technology have you ever thought about making your own arrows as it would be cheaper. It would be kinda like reloading your rifle ammo as you could build them to your specs.

I made primitive bows and arrows for years. I will post some of my handmade bows after church tonight.

 

[Caustic Burno]

Left to right Hickory, Hickory backed with rattlesnake, Osage, Osage.

 

[ccr]

Left to right Hickory, Hickory backed with rattlesnake, Osage, Osage.

that's impressive

 

[Caustic Burno]

Left to right Hickory, Hickory backed with rattlesnake, Osage, Osage.

that's impressive

Thanks
I made my own arrows as well, used metal trade points made from spoons and real turkey feathers. Texas minimum broadhead width requirement make stone heads impractical . I remember my first set I missed a nice buck four times, he kept ducking the arrow. Got my hunting parter to fire a couple as I stood down range, the arrows sounded like mad bumblebees. I had fletched the arrows with full height turkey feathers, trimmed them down and silence returned.


https://gillsprimitivearchery.com/product/trade-spoon-points/

 

[Caustic Burno]

I have a Osage recurve that is sinew backed like some of plains Indians used. It was made by the guy that taught me, my oldest son currently has it.