tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825273392145948457.post5132881064503654949..comments2024-02-28T05:21:30.063+00:00Comments on The Suburban Bushwacker: From Fat Boy to Elk Hunter: European BowhuntingThe Suburban Bushwackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09372690405902840131noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825273392145948457.post-73868651640676131182009-06-12T07:31:01.888+01:002009-06-12T07:31:01.888+01:00Italy sounds great - s and slay the you'll hav...Italy sounds great - s and slay the you'll have a fantastic time. <br /><br />Definitely take that BIG knife, practice a lot and slay the pigs.<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />LSPLSPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08120630078039958644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825273392145948457.post-11453294305872647002009-06-12T04:14:21.867+01:002009-06-12T04:14:21.867+01:00The bowhunters I know that use them for hogs aroun...The bowhunters I know that use them for hogs around me tend to use heavy chisel pointed 2 blade broadheads for maximum penetration. Nothing fancy and none of that 3 or four blade or mechanically articulated stuff.<br /><br />I prefer a .30-30 pistol or better but we all have our own tastes. In Texas, as they are feral domestics/non-native game, other than javelina you can use pretty much whatever a human might want to hunt with. As long as you have a hunting license you can use a pocketknife if you wanted to try it. Dunno about Italy, I looked into hunting there as an American and it was so much more expensive than Africa that it didn't hold appeal to me. You being closer and such, the economics are likely different.<br /><br />Happy hunting,tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14230665595988628546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825273392145948457.post-16619123076847643142009-06-11T15:17:41.483+01:002009-06-11T15:17:41.483+01:00Italy?
I wish I was going with you. I would say p...Italy?<br /><br />I wish I was going with you. I would say practice alot, alot, alot.<br />Don't know anything about hogs but I look forward to hearing what you find out.<br /><br />Good Luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825273392145948457.post-29580332112172378192009-06-11T09:19:53.989+01:002009-06-11T09:19:53.989+01:00Chad
I'm not sure that we'll get to actua...Chad<br /><br />I'm not sure that we'll get to actually hunt this time around. But we are taking a bow and at the very least we'll practice and do some scouting. There are certainly pigs in abundance and some very big deer have been seen too. <br /><br />SBWThe Suburban Bushwackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09372690405902840131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825273392145948457.post-44841537236757866772009-06-11T09:16:53.384+01:002009-06-11T09:16:53.384+01:00Michael
Thanks for stopping by and saying nice thi...Michael<br />Thanks for stopping by and saying nice things.<br />SBWThe Suburban Bushwackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09372690405902840131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825273392145948457.post-4275753383500325342009-06-11T05:53:21.664+01:002009-06-11T05:53:21.664+01:00SBW, I know you've mentioned Italian pig hunti...SBW, I know you've mentioned Italian pig hunting before, but are you going to be bowhunting them?<br /><br />Wish I could give you some pointers, but I live in an area that's still relatively pig-free(they're still a little ways south but moving inexorably north. I suspect I'll see my first pigs this fall) so I don't have a clue when it comes to porkers.<br /><br />But I'm guessing big, heavy arrows with big, heavy cut-on-contact heads would be in order, no?<br /><br />The first deer I ever killed with a bow dropped to a 125-grain two-blade Zwickey swaged onto an Easton XX75 2216 shaft. I don't know how much those arrows weighed but it had to have been over 600 grains<br /><br />I think my old bow flung them out there at about 23 fps but it passed right through that deer and buried itself into an Osage orange tree (bois de arc for you purists) on the other side.<br /><br />I know most bowhunters, including me, tend to concentrate on speed but there's something to be said for mass and inertia, especially on stuff that can hurt you.<br /><br />Just look at what Howard Hill and Fred Bear used.Chad Lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13219295562957353591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825273392145948457.post-54499063406147809992009-06-11T04:08:24.333+01:002009-06-11T04:08:24.333+01:00SBW,
Albert Rasch mentions you often at his blog ...SBW,<br /><br />Albert Rasch mentions you often at his blog The Rasch Outdoor Chronicles, so I thought I would stop by! Good stuff here, but I don't know much about bow hunting for hogs.<br /><br />Peace,<br />MikeMichael Spinellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18360521295547991137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825273392145948457.post-27052182496238496952009-06-11T01:45:27.056+01:002009-06-11T01:45:27.056+01:00What's the italian for Dog?
SBWWhat's the italian for Dog?<br />SBWThe Suburban Bushwackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09372690405902840131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825273392145948457.post-33907319187248492202009-06-11T00:36:57.322+01:002009-06-11T00:36:57.322+01:00Practice a lot with your bow and carry a BIG knife...Practice a lot with your bow and carry a BIG knife in case you just make one angry with you. Here in Texas, skipping the bow and hunting them with dogs and a knife is starting to become quite popular...Think of just how many ways that makes PETA people angry and it could be worth it just to say you've done it in the right social context... :-)<br /><br />Cheers,tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14230665595988628546noreply@blogger.com