Midland javelinas

[White Falcon]

JMalin might invite some of us to his honey hole for some of them EASY to shoot Javelina!

[AndyRealtree]

JMalin might invite some of us to his honey hole for some of them EASY to shoot Javelina!

I'm down

[hillcountryhunter]

I wish our javelina were as easy to kill as JMalin's seem to be. Ours are always scent checking the air and will bust out if something just isn't right. Heck, we have some old bucks that are easier to target to than some of our javelinas, but that's what makes them so fun to hunt.

[White Falcon]

Waiting for our hunt invites!!!

[Sippy]

The only good hog is a dead one as far as I'm concerned. Can't say the same about javies. They have their place. Don't know why anyone would pay money for an "exotic" sheep or goat hunt, but whatever floats your boat.

Same reason you like to shoot busted up cull 8's.

If it floats their boat..

[deercrazy]

We do have them out this way, but we do have a season for them.

[westexasagent]

Yep we have them. They are nomadic but always come back around. Lots of them too

[AndyRealtree]

I've got the bow with me now.. When the season opens again I'll be looking for a hunt

[AndyRealtree]

When Oct 1 rolls around, it's game on.. Haha

[SwampRabbit]

What's people's obsession with killin' javies? I'm not a javie lover by any means, but they aren't exactly sporting or difficult to shoot. Sneak up on one and kick it in the rear if you want a challenge.

Interesting...

I didn't mean to offend. They just shouldn't be a high priority for anyone that considers themselves a hunter. I'd equate hunting them to hunting livestock.

Hmmm....

I guess you take them for granted if you've ever hunted in an area that has them

Alrighty then....

The only good hog is a dead one as far as I'm concerned. Can't say the same about javies. They have their place. Don't know why anyone would pay money for an "exotic" sheep or goat hunt, but whatever floats your boat.

I see...

[SwampRabbit]

Javi's are fun to spot and stalk with a bow. I went on my first Javi hunt this past spring and it was fun and more work than youtube might let on. This is what I learned from my experience:

First, they did appear to be pretty darn blind out past 40 or so yards. Picking them off with a rifle should be fairly "easy" if you can shoot that far Second, they don't appear to hear that well that far either. As far as all this goes, once you start getting inside of bow range (unless you are taking 40-50 yard shots) then you really have to start watching your sound and movement. Make the wrong sound or move too wildly and thier hair will raise and they will start looking for you. You can't just continue to close into inside 30 yards by just stomping up in plain view. They do run off.

Scent is your biggest concern. Get out of a truck dead upwind of them 100 yards away and they will move off before you get within 80. If they smell you, they leave.

Alot of times they are in groups, and if you want a certain one, then you have to worry about the others that are milling around that can hear you or see your movement. The one's I've been able to get a good shot on were either alone or the closest to me.

So in essence, I still think they are wary, they just don't have laser sharp hearing or vision and you can use that to your advantage in spotting them from far away and closing the gap to the edge of bow range. From there, you still have to be diligent in being quiet and slow.

This is of course was in thier natural habitat where they are not accustomed to human presence.

[White Falcon]

Where did he go????

[mykidsdad]

Have seen them at the ranch in Coke county and out here NW of Midland in the area that I live. Not to uncommon, really.
To the OP.... Blast away on them javi's, who really gives a pigs *** how hard or easy they are to hunt.
Carry on....

[AndyRealtree]

Have seen them at the ranch in Coke county and out here NW of Midland in the area that I live. Not to uncommon, really.
To the OP.... Blast away on them javi's, who really gives a pigs *** how hard or easy they are to hunt.
Carry on....

Oh I plan on it.. As soon as I can find someone that'll let me try. Lol

[Russ]

I didn't mean to offend. They just shouldn't be a high priority for anyone that considers themselves a hunter. I'd equate hunting them to hunting livestock.

Thats not offensive?

I have hunted ranches down in south Texas, the hill country, and Mexico where the deer were not a challenge either. Wait for the feeder to go off or corn a road. Go to east Texas and try that.