Africa · Shot placement

Warthog shot placement

Warthog shot placement is the heart-lung zone low and forward, directly behind the front leg, in a body that is mostly shoulder and head. The heart sits much lower and further forward than most hunters expect.

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Broadside

Hold on the back line of the near front leg, about a third of the way up the body. The heart sits just above the elbow. The shoulder is heavy, and the body tapers toward the rump.

Quartering and other angles

Quartering away, aim for the far front leg. Warthogs often feed kneeling, which lowers the chest further; aim low on the leg line.

Do not

Do not shoot a running warthog with its tail up. Wait for it to stop, and do not walk up carelessly on a downed boar; the tusks are sharp.

Where they live and the typical miss

Found across Sub-Saharan Africa in savanna and open woodland. The typical miss is high and back, over the heart and into the paunch.

At the water hole

Warthogs come to water in the middle of the day. From a blind, wait for a clear broadside when the hog stands at the water's edge.

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