Boar Hog vs Mini Striker Reverse Pistol Crossbow

[@kenjohnson3527]

lol dude that ending had me cracking up, earned a subscriber!

[@TheWaterSwatters]

My best stab at being sarcastic lol!

[@trkrla5113]

Here I thought you came across that darn hog! You got me! 🤣🤣😂

[@claudioviolajr]

Here in Brazil the hog is one of few animals that we can legally hunt!!! Man, enjoy every hunt, it's a privileg. P.S. sorry about my english.

[@TheWaterSwatters]

I try not to take thing for granted but I do most of the time. Lol looks like your English is better than mine!

[@claudioviolajr]

@Renegadebroadcasting Renegadebroadcastingunfortunately, for we here in Brazil is a privilege!!!

[@dustinh4175]

​@@claudioviolajr make a bamboo crossbow and go bird hunting. Some laws are meant to bo broken imo.

[@claudioviolajr]

@@dustinh4175 Man, i have two Spring airgun, one PCP airgun, one 80 lbs pistol crossbow, one 45 lbs bow and a blowgun, the law forbin us to hunt...And a brake the law sometimes, but i must to be careful because i am a lawer...lol thanks for the encouragement!!!

[@nicolaalberti7736]

My brother lives in Brazil, near Natal, can you bow hunt hogs, there ?

[@BudBanksOutdoors]

Man I can’t believe that hog wasn’t about 50-75 yards. That arrow hit the bread basket solid!

[@TheWaterSwatters]

I was sure he would be just down the hill. Don't know what happened he grabbed another gear and got gone.

[@TheNorfolkBowyer]

I know exactly how that feels when I shoot a rat & run off under my shed 😢 I’d love to sit in there with you & see if my bow would pass through a fat hog 🤔😂👍👍 that bolt spun in a corkscrew btw😮

[@williedunn-rj6nq]

He shot the guts. A hog is not like a deer if you shoot behind the shoulder there’s nothing there but guts you got to shoot in the shoulder basically. Look at a diagram of a wild hog vitals

[@chazdoomy1512]

Great shot. Cant get them all but the pigs need it.

[@tartanrambo]

I wonder when Apple will make a mini arrow GPS tracker? I've seen the bolts with lights in the nock. Those may have been useful when you were searching for the hog at dusk. Another great video...

[@TheWaterSwatters]

Shoot yeah! Lol I probably wouldn't be able to afford it for a couple years after it's release.

[@toddwhitley442]

I was just thinking the same thing after watching this video.

[@beelikehoney]

@@TheWaterSwatters maybe juryrig an airtag on it not sure if that would work but ill do a bit of research if i have time, it would really affect the flight of the arrow so probably not very useful.

[@BudBanksOutdoors]

Years ago some company made a little tracking transmitter. It was attached to a small fish hook and that was attached to the arrow with a small rubber band. When the arrow goes thru the deer it was designed so the fish hook transmitter would get caught in the hide. In the late 80's or 90's I think they sold for about 250-350 dollars. I seen them but never bought one.

[@cliddily]

In the slow-mo playback, you can see the hog react to the noise of the crossbow a split second before the bolt hits.

[@trkrla5113]

2:15...Not only aggressive critters they are, but certainly extremely cautious.

[@DirtyDovi]

Yup! We have a LOT of bores in/around Cortland County, NY due to past 'game-farms', etc. I'll add: They cause much more damage to vehicles than deer could ever think of doing.. A friend whacked one w/ his Ford Ranger Edge going about 50.. The entire engine bay crumpled in like a tin can, and both frame rails where even bent. The only good boar hogs are Dead boar hogs.

[@jshkskansas897]

lol, you had me hooked and reeling me in😂

[@ltoutdoorsman]

BRO!! you totally got me at the end 😂

[@TheWaterSwatters]

Lol I don't know where that thing got off to.

[@johncuthbertson2565]

​@@TheWaterSwatters heaven 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@TheWaterSwatters]

@@johncuthbertson2565 100% I was out there today and seen some coyote poo that was full of black hog hair.

[@johncuthbertson2565]

@@TheWaterSwatters bet that wasn't easy to push out 😖

[@moxigen]

id say lil bigger bow would be appropriate.

[@brendanstoran7555]

Which is the best? The striker or the bat. In your opinion? I’m getting one but unsure which one to get

[@TheWaterSwatters]

They're the exact same bow branded and sold by different companies. I do my business with William Tell Archery Supplies. They have a little better prices.

[@brendanstoran7555]

@@TheWaterSwatters thanks pal I’m in England so I’ll check a local supplier, hope your op went well 🤞🏻

[@MrRockstar1968]

Wonder if placing an RFID tracking chip in the arrows would help?

[@TheWaterSwatters]

I'm not sure exactly what that is but I'm sure a tracking chip would work in the situations where the critter carries of the arrow like this.

[@aidenmornay]

I have to get that crossbow, beautiful little weapon,and surprisingly capable

[@iulianifrim5706]

hello, you have bright knocks on the original gloves

[@RedlineOutdoors]

Cool little weapon!!

[@B4uneed]

way not use a gps device on the arrow? Thank you

[@ryansumners3153]

You could hear the thunk 😂 good job! Great video.

[@TheWaterSwatters]

It stuck him deep!

[@mogulisvalar3369]

my man needs a hound eh?

[@neversurrender9070]

That little guy looks cool. How far can it shoot? Will you hit your target at 50-55 yards?

[@redroad53]

Thanks. Thats looks so fun. Got get me one of them hand bows. That pig hunting looks pretty darn fun. But I'm over here in Montana. No hogs , only farm hogs.

[@gallopingg1]

GREAD VID, NEED A LITTLE DOG TO FIND HIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! uk

[@Brett.Williams365]

Hello. I am curious as to how dangerous hogs are to humans? Thanks.

[@TheWaterSwatters]

I hear in other places they are more aggressive but here in Oklahoma where I live they pose no real danger. They are very shy and try to avoid people.

[@davidshattock9522]

Very

[@fishincommission]

You got me on the Ending…sucks you couldn’t find it…makes me want to go hog hunting, though.

[@TheWaterSwatters]

Lol.... I was disappointed, I expected to find it!

[@turkeywhitetailsmith7181]

I've done same. Thing. Just get a few more arrows. Go back out and get it done. Looks like to much fun.

[@TheWaterSwatters]

I'm ready to do some more hunting. I'm a sissy...waiting on cooler weather! Sitting in a blind when it's a hundo outside is something else!

[@Idontlikethisname-zy3zn]

Do you keep the bow always loaded while waiting or only load it when you see the animal? If you keep it loaded, for how long? Thx! Great vid!

[@TheWaterSwatters]

I keep it loaded while I'm out in the blind just for however long I'm out there. Sometimes a few hours.

[@cosmiccharlie8294]

I could not stand to clean up the mess after killing them. Used to seeing the bolts fly right through, these must be tough!

[@TheWaterSwatters]

Cleaning critters is a messy job but I don't mind it. Yeah these hogs are little tanks

[@RaisedOutdoors]

Lol. I thought it was over and was fixing to click off…,.then it wasn’t over but it really was! Roller Coaster of emotions.

[@TheWaterSwatters]

Lol

[@merlesater4484]

LOOOL ,love the ending! Sometimes life happens and they go where we can't fallow. Would like to know if you ever stumble across the arrow? How far off you were in your search.

[@TheWaterSwatters]

I never found the arrow or the hog. I did see some coyote poop full of black hair a few days later. I walked a pretty big circle the neighbors even let me check and looked it never turned up.

[@jackm3753]

Now that was pretty good acting at the end

[@TheWaterSwatters]

Lol that took some real effort

[@portugueseawesomeness5533]

this model have 120 or 150 pounds limbs ?

[@TheWaterSwatters]

I'm honestly not sure it was an open box bow from William Tell. They told me it had 120lb limbs when they sent it.

[@lylewollenhaupt7424]

Watch for the buzzards and crows you will at least know what direction he ran. Knowledge for the next shot! Looked like a kill shot for sure.

[@TheWaterSwatters]

Yeah I really thought it was. I guess it was just a little to far back.

[@lylewollenhaupt7424]

@@TheWaterSwatters one less of them wont hurt no matter where he died, sorry about missing out on the bacon though.

[@larryrivers2752]

Try using an IR scope to locate that warm body.

[@tambrasmith9707]

What kind of scope do you have on your crossbow pistol

[@TheWaterSwatters]

That's a 3 dot off my Barnett

[@Nitzanbenari]

That ending was a low blow, man... I still really liked the video though. Thank you.

[@StoicTao79]

ive never bow hunt before but what about using the same method for bow fishing and use 200 lbs fish line tied off to a tree to stop or slow down the boar hog for a 2nd shot?

[@TheWaterSwatters]

Every person who had ever bow hunted has probably considered that at one point or another. I think animals are just to strong, you would have to use a harpoon to keep them from just pulling the arrow out.

[@jimmyhaley727]

just follow the monofilament line from spinning reel,, it works

[@mckenzieb92]

There is a hunting method that you attach a string to the arrow and it's supposed to help you find what you shoot but I've never seen anyone actually use that method often

[@Not_Evil_]

There is a nice knife to finish of boars, its basically a long dagger extremely sharp from a company called Eickhorn Solingen, the knifes name is “boar hunter” really nice piece

[@TheWaterSwatters]

I'll have to look that up!

[@scottsyoutubeworld1824]

The Eickhorn is beautiful! But way too expensive, and a bit too long for small or medium boars, which is all we're bagging with pistol crossbows (but not where I am... they're illegal to hunt with here). Maybe a Cold Steel OSS. They're only about $60, and the blade is 8" long.

[@opdarager4997]

​@@TheWaterSwattersOdin wolf also makes some good 8" daggers for 45 bucks

[@bamaboy6207]

i love my wasp divers knife with the co2 cartridge it does the fastest kills of most any knife i have seen used an we kill several hogs every weekend while hunting with our dogs!!

[@opdarager4997]

@@bamaboy6207 you should make a video of dispatching a hog with a wasp knife I get the purpose of them I just I don't know! I haven't seen it actually be used on something real I don't know how effective it really is

[@beelikehoney]

what kind of internet connection do you have?

[@TheWaterSwatters]

The one on my phone

[@MyMyself-yr5ks]

The back up gun is smart. Good look with that. Safety first, those razorbacks dont play and neither does the .44 mag through.

[@TheWaterSwatters]

Lol yeah I'm not walking into a thicket up armed!

[@whynot16384]

Awesome love the last part. oh... you thought I had it.. lol

[@rgthomson1]

Would it not be better to shoot it with a rifle and not have to worry about finding it

[@TheWaterSwatters]

Probably

[@Glock30Fan]

Nice shot. I bet you find a pile of bones picked over by coyotes and birds next fall/winter when the leaves clear out again.

[@TheWaterSwatters]

I was out there today and seen a pile of 💩 that was all black hog hair. He's somewhere close.

[@williedunn-rj6nq]

Horrible shot on a hog he hit the guts.

[@jarodmorris4408]

FPS is nice, but when it's a light bolt, it can have mixed results.

[@haroldkreye8770]

Search the sky for vultures, they’ll find him.

[@mozpogson3639]

As someone with zero experience, it bewilders me why you waited for more than 5 minutes. Surely if you double lunged it, it would die within 5 minutes.

[@TheWaterSwatters]

Archery hunting is tricky. Sometimes ya think ya got the perfect shot and the critter runs a half mile. Other times the shot don't look good and it fall in front of ya. Best to give them some time...I've bummed a few deer over the years that should've been dead. Got to looking to early, jumped em after they laid down and never found them.

[@davidelo5843]

It was diffidently shot to far back ! I've killed over 200 white tails with a 55 lb Bear Kodiak recurve bow ! most shots inside 15 yards ! shot right behind that front shoulder a couple inches down you have a heart shot a couple inches high you have a lung shot ! No animal on this earth goes far with a double lung shot ,if it can't breath it can't live ! I'm 75 years old now and am to crippled up now! I've seen many hogs killed on the Gammo web site with 7 grain .177 pellets right through the brain !

[@DatisPyro]

Is this the supersonic rev ?

[@TheWaterSwatters]

Here it's sold as a Mini Striker but it's the same bow.

[@pastoryoda2789]

Lol the Ending

[@congerthomas1812]

Don't let any predator walk, still a dead pig, great shot.

[@richj8731]

😂 had me going!

[@TheWaterSwatters]

Lol it had me going too. I can't believe I didn't find that pig!

[@richj8731]

@@TheWaterSwatters watch for buzzards in a day or so.

[@ericmeadows64]

Stupid question; Can you or Do you eat Ferrell hogs?

[@TheWaterSwatters]

Yeah we eat some of 'em.

[@danwilliams6175]

Good hit bro

[@harleycharley8323]

So many keyboard hunters. So smart they are…..NOT! You’re doing a fine job. Bad luck once in awhile!

[@jedisdad2265]

No hate brother. Losing game is some times just a part of the hunt.

[@TheWaterSwatters]

Indeed it is! Thanks

[@johndelmar9148]

I'll quit hurting when I stop getting buck fever. I tell everybody it's about the meat. and for the most part it is. But I'll admit it is a bit of a rush making that clean shot. On the same hand though a bad one really messes with my head.

[@TheWaterSwatters]

Well said!!! I probably wouldn't quit...my wife would be on me. That woman hates buying ground beef with deer walking around in the woods.

[@darrellomar1167]

When I left Stillwater few years ago the hogs were jus getn close to area

[@TheWaterSwatters]

They're not to thick on my place but I live close to farm land on the Red River. There is no end to them there.

[@namgas-cs2zh]

I'm from Thailand, your video is awesome, keep it up.

[@TheWaterSwatters]

Thanks!!!

[@itechhen]

Just bought one $295 shipping and tax included but not the reverse draw, the normal one. Ouch... but i think it'll be worth it

[@Minnesotalife]

Never hunted hog. We don’t have they up in Minnesota. I think it would be fun.

[@TheWaterSwatters]

They're fun to hunt but man they tear stuff up.

[@Minnesotalife]

@@TheWaterSwatters I bet

[@derickwilliams2195]

Pity bout the Hog but a great post all the same and thank you for sharing. Take care and happy hunting. Blessings from Cape Town - RSA. ❤

[@TheWaterSwatters]

Thanks! Yeah I wish I had found him.

[@JaguarPriest]

I think he’s out there somewhere, dead. That went in deep.

[@TheWaterSwatters]

I agree

[@DaBurntToaster]

existing as a wild animal must be like playing tarkov for us

[@2326TX]

Don't know how y'all do it, down here we use a bucket of tannerite and some hog bait.

[@TheWaterSwatters]

Lol I've seen some of them videos

[@jaycal1920]

You left him mobile, I am sure if you went for a heart through shoulder shot it would have immobilized him, lung shot will still allow everything else to function even though he will bleed out. Not sure of the power of that bow though. I don't know, I never hunted pigs or with a bow.

[@TheWaterSwatters]

I don't like to shoot the shoulders. I eat those and shooting them leaves the meat bloodshot and hard to deal with. Sometimes ruined....although I will admit the way I did it left me wit nothing.

[@jaycal1920]

@@TheWaterSwatters It is unfortunate, some of these game animals are well camouflaged, I can remember spending hours looking for rabbits in ankle high dry grass and it was always within 20 feet and still cant see it. I haven't been for big game as yet but I think the shot placement I was referring to is covered in the following video... kzbin.info/www/bejne/jaDGi6ier9V_obM

[@heyreddin2.0s10]

get em brother yeah

[@Yamama555]

Another great video!!!! Love it

[@MarcellRacine]

Where do you live? What state are you in?

[@smokeypeatesp3636]

GPS tracker arrow. I'll new to this but seems like it might work. I hope I didn't just give away another one of my million dollar ideas I never make anything off of.

[@massidacharles5526]

Il faudrait installer une balise GPS sur la flèche 👍😊😉

[@MonkeyMikeOutdoors]

Nice shot!

[@TheWaterSwatters]

Thanks!

[@jerryrogers757]

is this texas?

[@TheWaterSwatters]

OK

[@hashtagjustadad5110]

Funny ending.

[@TheWaterSwatters]

Thanks!

[@wheelmanjosh1982]

Did you not have a pistol, or something on you when you shot him? You were a little chicken to go after him in the thicket, maybe if you didn't wait so long? You could've also brought a dog with you when you went to recover the next day.

[@TheWaterSwatters]

Na I didn't have a gun with me that day, didn't have a dog to take with me either. Lol shoot yeah I was a little chicken....I'm not about getting cut up by an injured hog!

[@AverageDudeAdventures]

What’s your problem dude!!! Get a life

[@fickleblumper]

Hey buddy, nobody told you to come up for air… keep suckin..

[@monkeyhaters9258]

Maybe hook A gPS tracker to your arrow next time 🤔

[@CraigArndt]

I can't believe I fell for it, LOL. Wish that pig was in your freezer and you had more FPS to get that arrow through. I hear they are nasty... didn't know they moved so deliberately.. on it's way to the feeder, it was stealthy. Pausing, walking slow, change direction.. Normal farm pigs are really smart, suppose these wild ass bores are no different. Good stuff bud, enjoyed it.

[@TheWaterSwatters]

Well it was a dirty trick lol. Believe it or not I've had a harder time shooting a hog with them little bows than I did deer. Never had any trouble with guns lol!

[@archstanton3249]

I had just recently thought about buying the bat. The version of that if not the same. In your video , i Upon hearing it hit the pig knew that it was not a kill shot. It was placed well but the thing lacks the power to do the job.Thus your inability to find the Quarry. It seems like a good survival tool for small game but that was like shooting a hog with a slingshot. Not effective.

[@stevenmichael558]

IF YOU ARE WORRIED ABOUT YOUR LAND GETTING RIPPED UP BY WILD HOGS, YOU NEED TO TRAP THEM .

[@TXLorenzo]

Where is your .357 man?

[@MrListon1961]

Black light for blood trial

[@mckenzieb92]

This kinda makes me skeptical about that little crossbow being good enough for actually recovering what you shoot

[@TheWaterSwatters]

Like any other bow...one gets away every now and again. I shot 5 deer and 2 hogs last winter with 'em. This hog was the only one that got away.

[@mckenzieb92]

@@TheWaterSwatters that's reassuring, I only hunt for meat as there's no nuisance hogs where I live so it's all about recovery for me

[@TheWaterSwatters]

@mckenzieb92 I only hunt for meat or did before the KZbin thing...now I hunt for views too. If I were only hunting for meat I'd probably use a full size bow.

[@jackkando9585]

The crossbow is more than enough. The shot placement was wrong. Those who know better shoot the boars neck.

[@bleed_from_within_is_life9960]

Nah bro I ain't gotta Google it We used to have a bunch of free range potbellies that went feral and started drawing razor backs and other hogs into our yard and they destroyed every bit of land within 10 miles We had cops at our front door multiple times telling us to do sum with our pigs but they wasn't ours anymore they was spending all they time in the woods and would only come out long enough to eat what we gave them We ended up getting a .308 and a .556 and killing them all Which only took 2 days bc they wasn't very scared of us unless we got closer than 15 yards then they'd take off

[@TheWaterSwatters]

They're destructive little buggers!!!

[@bleed_from_within_is_life9960]

@@TheWaterSwatters Yep I live in Mississippi so it's hot af 24 7 We got pigs year round everywhere you look

[@altonparr747]

ah you had me

[@GatorMike79]

There's no way he's not laying dead somewhere. Hopefully some buzzards will lead you to him and you can at least get your bolt back

[@aidenmornay]

My friend, love your channel

[@TheWaterSwatters]

Thanks, I'm glad ya like it!

[@aidenmornay]

Keep up the good work

[@GRAYBOOSH-420]

Good shot my dude! I know that pistol isn’t easy to steady.

[@TheWaterSwatters]

They're not to bad when you're shooting inside 15 yards. It does get a little harder to hold on target after that.

[@isobignugget7497]

Good shot, dude. Did you ever stumble on the pig while on a hike? I've never eaten a boar before, but I bet it's not half bad. I do like pork ribs and bacon, so I couldn't see why I wouldn't like that. Love the videos. You got a real chill vibe.

[@TheWaterSwatters]

Thanks! No I never found that sucker. Not sure what ever became of it.

[@jeddiajones4570]

The day will come when you will regret buying a compound crossbow.

[@moonshot1999]

why ?

[@jeddiajones4570]

@@moonshot1999 Because they all break due to the extreme stress placed on the cams due to the shortened power stroke.

[@moonshot1999]

@@jeddiajones4570 all of them ?

[@jeddiajones4570]

@@moonshot1999 Sooner or later. There was a great video by the same guy who did a comparison of all mechanical broadheads (Shwacker was the clear winner.) where he did stress tests on all the popular brands and they all failed within 100 shots. Buy a recurve. I have three and none have ever given me a problem and I can change a string myself, even in the field. Try that with a compound crossbow. Not going to happen.

[@moonshot1999]

@@jeddiajones4570 tks - which recurves do you recommend ?

[@traviscarrolloutdoors9580]

I won’t even take a shot with archery on a pig unless its quartered away. Vital are up front and low in comparison to a deer. Tuff bastards

[@TheWaterSwatters]

I botched that one for sure! I did hit higher and a little further back than I was aiming but I figured I'd find it. One of those things!

[@traviscarrolloutdoors9580]

@@TheWaterSwatters man I lost 4 pigs this year. They are tuff and hard to find. I need one of those little crossbows though haha. I hate carrying around my heavy ass Barnett

[@traviscarrolloutdoors9580]

I blood trail better in the dark. Good flashlight is a must

[@TheWaterSwatters]

If I'd been paying attention I would've went ahead and tried to track him down that night. I honestly didn't know it was going to rain.

[@aidenmornay]

Perfectly placed shot, well done 👍

[@davidelo5843]

That shot was to far backPoor shot !

[@austinl7856]

15 yards

[@CAÇADORLOBOSOLITÁRIO]

O disparo foi muito bom

[@antonio4463]

Eso pasa cuando usas ballestas de juguete 😂 vas dejando flechas en los chanchos😂

[@morto6876]

Perfect shot was 3 to 4 inches toward what you percieve as shoulder but so many dont realize its not bone there, its the sweet spot.

[@iblemz]

sonnuf a bitch caught me at the end. great videos man

[@aidenmornay]

My friend, always, carry a handgun

[@TheWaterSwatters]

Lol obviously didn't think that one through did I.

[@davidcornell4463]

I guess from that distance you couldn't get a decent eye shot. Blind it at least, if not give it brain damage.

[@stevenmichael558]

WAIT A MONTH AND YOU BE MORE THAN ABLE TO FIND HIM .

[@TheWaterSwatters]

I never was able to find him. I think he made it over to the neighbors place.

[@edigabrieli7864]

Don't you have dogs down there to follow the tracks?

[@Fastoutdoors]

Check out tooth of the arrow broadheads they shoot super good and leave a gooooood blood trail I wish we had a hog spot but oregon doesn’t have much for them

[@TheWaterSwatters]

Lol be careful what you wish for they are incredibly destructive critters

[@Fastoutdoors]

@@TheWaterSwatters fun to shoot though it might help the deer and elk if the mt lions and bears had another food source hahaha

[@strike410]

this is why exist hunting dogs ;)

[@donaldblank8873]

The part that bothers people is you set up a feeder to attract them. Then complain about them doing damage. Then you wound them with a toy. Get real.

[@TheWaterSwatters]

Makes sense.....they do damage even without the feeder though.

[@Rokx80]

Seriously, this ain't no toy fella.