Luke
09-02-06, 09:57 PM
Got these from a link that Sparra sent to me...the descriptions are also from the link: http://www.texasboars.com/anatomy.html
Some of you may have seen it on Ozbow....
Luke :D
HUNTERS ANATOMY OF A FERAL HOG
HEART - LUNG - SPINAL CORD
The heart, lung, and spinal cord anatomy of the feral hog is widely misunderstood.
This article deals with the anatomy of the wild boar. GRAPHIC PHOTOS are used to illustrate the location of the heart, lungs, and spinal cord so hunters can better understand the KILL ZONE.
It is widely understood that a wild boar is "hard to kill". Amazing campfire stories of how well placed shots on the beast fail to bring them down. It's not that the animals are so tough, rather, the kill zone is so small!
I have seen artistic drawings of HOG ANATOMY and not once have they been correct. At best they were terribly misleading.
The photos below will reveal in GRAPHIC DETAIL, the exact location of the VITALS and will illustrate how small the heart/lung cavity actually is. Also it will illustrate the location of the spine which runs MUCH LOWER through the shoulder section than many hunters may realize!
I also want to point out how far forward the PUANCH or the STOMACH and INTESTINES actually are located. TAKE A CLOSE look at the final photo! You can see the Paunch is all the way up into the lower shoulder and actually rests against the heart. So the popular belief of placing a shot "BEHIND THE SHOULDER" will do nothing but rupture intestines and liver. This shot will leave a wounded hog running for hundreds of yards. The blood trail will usually end at around 100 yards when the blood coagulates and plugs up. Although the hog will die, they are rarely recovered.
PHOTO OF A 70 POUND MALE FERAL PIG
http://aussiebowhunter.com/images/piganatomy/whole.jpg
PHOTO OF THE SKINNED HOG WITH THE FRONT LEG PUSHED FORWARD!
http://aussiebowhunter.com/images/piganatomy/frontleg.jpg
THIS PHOTO REVEALS THE RIB CAGE AND THE FRONT LEG MOVED FORWARD. THE SHOULDER PLATE IS ERECT AND NOT SLANTED AS MANY ARTISITIC PHOTOS MAY DEPICT IT. tHE SHOULDER PLATE COMPLETELY COVERS THE HEART AND LUNGS WHEN IT IS IN THE PROPER POSITION.
http://aussiebowhunter.com/images/piganatomy/ribcage.jpg
THIS PHOTO ILLUSTRATES THE EXAXT PLACEMENT OF THE HEART AND LUNGS AS WELL AS DEPICTING THW LOW DIP IN THE SPINAL COLUMN.
http://aussiebowhunter.com/images/piganatomy/hartlung.jpg
AS YOU CAN SEE THE CAVITY AREA IS ONLY SLIGHTLY LARGER THAN THE HAND OF MY 13 YR OLD SON, WHO SHOT THE HOG. THE LARGE ARTERIES FROM THE LUGS AND HEART ARE SEEN PLAINLY IN THE PHOTO. THE LUNGS WERE ONLY SLIGHTLY LARGER THAN THE HEART ITSELF.
http://aussiebowhunter.com/images/piganatomy/harthand.jpg
THE SMALL HEART LUNG CAVITY REVEALED. ALSO ILLUSTRTED IS THE PAUNCH AREA INTRUDING RIGHT INTO UP TO THE SHOULDER AREA. THE DEFINING LINE OF THE PAUNCH, ON A LIVE HOG, IS THE INSIDE CURVE OF THE SHOULDER MUSCLE! SO PLACING A SHOT OFF THE SHOULDER INTO THE RIB CAGE WILL NOT HIT THE HEART LUNG AREA! SHOTS MUST BE PLACED INTO THE MID SHOULDER OR NECK.
http://aussiebowhunter.com/images/piganatomy/cavity.jpg
Some of you may have seen it on Ozbow....
Luke :D
HUNTERS ANATOMY OF A FERAL HOG
HEART - LUNG - SPINAL CORD
The heart, lung, and spinal cord anatomy of the feral hog is widely misunderstood.
This article deals with the anatomy of the wild boar. GRAPHIC PHOTOS are used to illustrate the location of the heart, lungs, and spinal cord so hunters can better understand the KILL ZONE.
It is widely understood that a wild boar is "hard to kill". Amazing campfire stories of how well placed shots on the beast fail to bring them down. It's not that the animals are so tough, rather, the kill zone is so small!
I have seen artistic drawings of HOG ANATOMY and not once have they been correct. At best they were terribly misleading.
The photos below will reveal in GRAPHIC DETAIL, the exact location of the VITALS and will illustrate how small the heart/lung cavity actually is. Also it will illustrate the location of the spine which runs MUCH LOWER through the shoulder section than many hunters may realize!
I also want to point out how far forward the PUANCH or the STOMACH and INTESTINES actually are located. TAKE A CLOSE look at the final photo! You can see the Paunch is all the way up into the lower shoulder and actually rests against the heart. So the popular belief of placing a shot "BEHIND THE SHOULDER" will do nothing but rupture intestines and liver. This shot will leave a wounded hog running for hundreds of yards. The blood trail will usually end at around 100 yards when the blood coagulates and plugs up. Although the hog will die, they are rarely recovered.
PHOTO OF A 70 POUND MALE FERAL PIG
http://aussiebowhunter.com/images/piganatomy/whole.jpg
PHOTO OF THE SKINNED HOG WITH THE FRONT LEG PUSHED FORWARD!
http://aussiebowhunter.com/images/piganatomy/frontleg.jpg
THIS PHOTO REVEALS THE RIB CAGE AND THE FRONT LEG MOVED FORWARD. THE SHOULDER PLATE IS ERECT AND NOT SLANTED AS MANY ARTISITIC PHOTOS MAY DEPICT IT. tHE SHOULDER PLATE COMPLETELY COVERS THE HEART AND LUNGS WHEN IT IS IN THE PROPER POSITION.
http://aussiebowhunter.com/images/piganatomy/ribcage.jpg
THIS PHOTO ILLUSTRATES THE EXAXT PLACEMENT OF THE HEART AND LUNGS AS WELL AS DEPICTING THW LOW DIP IN THE SPINAL COLUMN.
http://aussiebowhunter.com/images/piganatomy/hartlung.jpg
AS YOU CAN SEE THE CAVITY AREA IS ONLY SLIGHTLY LARGER THAN THE HAND OF MY 13 YR OLD SON, WHO SHOT THE HOG. THE LARGE ARTERIES FROM THE LUGS AND HEART ARE SEEN PLAINLY IN THE PHOTO. THE LUNGS WERE ONLY SLIGHTLY LARGER THAN THE HEART ITSELF.
http://aussiebowhunter.com/images/piganatomy/harthand.jpg
THE SMALL HEART LUNG CAVITY REVEALED. ALSO ILLUSTRTED IS THE PAUNCH AREA INTRUDING RIGHT INTO UP TO THE SHOULDER AREA. THE DEFINING LINE OF THE PAUNCH, ON A LIVE HOG, IS THE INSIDE CURVE OF THE SHOULDER MUSCLE! SO PLACING A SHOT OFF THE SHOULDER INTO THE RIB CAGE WILL NOT HIT THE HEART LUNG AREA! SHOTS MUST BE PLACED INTO THE MID SHOULDER OR NECK.
http://aussiebowhunter.com/images/piganatomy/cavity.jpg