Tracking Javelina

Tilden Hunt Date -- December 15, 2015

We hunted the Diamond Jay Ranch in Tilden, Texas for Javelina. My good friend, Greg Johnston, helped us track and pattern these animals. 

We took one with a Mathews Monster Chill Bow. Fred Kirby got it all on HD footage for a TV show to air in 2016. It was awesome!

Hunter’s Notes:

In Texas, javelina are classified as a game animal and may be legally harvested with a hunting license during hunting season, in counties that have a season. Javelinas are herbivores (plant eaters) and frugivores (fruit eaters). They eat a wide variety of fruits, tubers, rhizomes, bulbs, acorns, grass, green shoots of annuals, mesquite beans and stems of prickly pears. Succulent prickly pear pads are an excellent water source for them. 

Javelina have long held a reputation for ferocity. They have poor eyesight and will often remain around humans longer than other wildlife when startled. When cornered, they can defend themselves very effectively with sharp canine teeth or "tusks."

Many dogs have been crippled or killed when trying to attack javelina. Yet, aggressive encounters with humans are very, very rare. As any wild animal, they can be very dangerous when the animals are provoked or hunted. They can defend themselves, so respect them in the wild. Treat them as dangerous as a rattlesnake.

Thanks for your time, and I’ll see you in the Wide Open Outdoors!! -- Dave