Javelina question
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Art Eatman
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Anybody's 150-grain bullet, of whatever sort. A fully-grown pigalina, on the hoof--or all four of 'em--weighs around 35 pounds, mas o menos.
Shoot 'em in the eye. NOT in the body. And they ain't got no neck...
After you shoot one, cut the skin in a circle around the scent gland on the back. After that, if you're halfway careful, you can field-dress the little critter without even getting your hands bloody.
They're easier to skin when the carcass is still warm.
Barbecue the hams over about a 300-degree bed of coals for some truly yummy-tasty! (Make up a basting mix of any old barbecue sauce and add "stuff" to it to suit you--but use no salt. And turn the ham with tongs, not a fork. You don't want to lose moisture from the meat.)
, Art
Shoot 'em in the eye. NOT in the body. And they ain't got no neck...
After you shoot one, cut the skin in a circle around the scent gland on the back. After that, if you're halfway careful, you can field-dress the little critter without even getting your hands bloody.
They're easier to skin when the carcass is still warm.
Barbecue the hams over about a 300-degree bed of coals for some truly yummy-tasty! (Make up a basting mix of any old barbecue sauce and add "stuff" to it to suit you--but use no salt. And turn the ham with tongs, not a fork. You don't want to lose moisture from the meat.)
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MIddle of the day, they're ususally laid up, sleeping or just sorta hangin' out. Around sundown they'll string out and head for any sort of water point.
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Art Eatman
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Salt, if you'll notice, what the guy owns is an '06. What the heck. Shoot one in the eye and it don't make no nevermind, nohow.
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Shoot, their heads are mighty big for their bodies, and a head shot with any rifle will put 'em down. But may I humbly suggest that javelinas are possibly the best initial step into handgun hunting? I've taken 3 with pistols now; 2 with a 6" .38 spl., and one with my Kimber .45 acp.
But Art's right-- with the tough little swine, you're best served with a head shot. Art, I still haven't posted that story, have I?
But Art's right-- with the tough little swine, you're best served with a head shot. Art, I still haven't posted that story, have I?
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FWIW Fuzzy, I don't think you'll look like a dude. I think you'll look like a guy who owns a 30-06.
I'm hunting coyotes for the first time next month and I'm using my '06. Why? Cuz it's what I've got. I use it for elk, antelope, whitetail, coyote, anything that my 10/22 doesn't handle. Long as I'm not UNDER gunned, I don't see the point in having a different gun for each critter.
I'm hunting coyotes for the first time next month and I'm using my '06. Why? Cuz it's what I've got. I use it for elk, antelope, whitetail, coyote, anything that my 10/22 doesn't handle. Long as I'm not UNDER gunned, I don't see the point in having a different gun for each critter.
I'm with you, JasonReed. I have a .22 and an '06 and I'm not in a position right now to buy a new gun just for one hunt. So, I'll take my '06. Yes, it has a lot more power than my huntin' buddy's SKS, but it's also a lot more accurate. Neither of us have taken a Javelina before, so the real challenge will be finding them.
With an '06, a .22, and a shotgun, I don't see that there is anything that I can't hunt. At least in the lower 48.
-Fuzzy
With an '06, a .22, and a shotgun, I don't see that there is anything that I can't hunt. At least in the lower 48.
-Fuzzy
Use anything you want on Javalina. If your going to use your 06 I'd recomend a stout bullet they tend to do less meat damage than a fast expander.
Do you guys really like Javalina meat? I've met maggots that'd turn it down for a nice steamy pile of fresh dog ****s.
I've got a recipe for of my own for Javalina. Take one grown Javalina staple him to an oak plank fill cavity with horse manure bury him under 4' of rocks and start fire ontop let cook for 3 days. After 3 days dig up the Javalina poor horse manure on plank throw Javalina away and eat manure.
Do you guys really like Javalina meat? I've met maggots that'd turn it down for a nice steamy pile of fresh dog ****s.
I've got a recipe for of my own for Javalina. Take one grown Javalina staple him to an oak plank fill cavity with horse manure bury him under 4' of rocks and start fire ontop let cook for 3 days. After 3 days dig up the Javalina poor horse manure on plank throw Javalina away and eat manure.
Art Eatman
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Since I've always had my javelina cook up just really tastily, I dunno what to tell you!
Maybe local diets affect them. I've read about people griping that antelope is lousy eating, but mine was yummy tasty. Dangfino.
I cut the scent gland out first. If I'm halfway careful in gutting, I hardly even get any blood on my hands. I skin the critter pretty much ASAP. I generally barbecue the hams. There's not all that much meat on the shoulders, and the backstraps and ribs are small--but in my experience it's all good eats.
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Maybe local diets affect them. I've read about people griping that antelope is lousy eating, but mine was yummy tasty. Dangfino.
I cut the scent gland out first. If I'm halfway careful in gutting, I hardly even get any blood on my hands. I skin the critter pretty much ASAP. I generally barbecue the hams. There's not all that much meat on the shoulders, and the backstraps and ribs are small--but in my experience it's all good eats.
Art
I've never bother with the scent gland I just remove it when I skin the critter(skin and all). Maybe that's my problem?
I sure do like hunting those little Pecaries though. Have you ever called Them in using a mouth grunt? If the wind is right you can get right in the middle of a group of them. They'll actually talk back and forth to you, that's really fun. I like to hunt them with a pistol or a muzzle loader.
I sure do like hunting those little Pecaries though. Have you ever called Them in using a mouth grunt? If the wind is right you can get right in the middle of a group of them. They'll actually talk back and forth to you, that's really fun. I like to hunt them with a pistol or a muzzle loader.
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I've had them come in to a wounded-rabbit call when I was coyote-calling.
They're a lot of fun to meddle around with. Ever grab up a little baby, one that's still sorta pink? The herd runs, but Momma pops her jaws and the piglet squeals and the rest of them run around in the brush all worried. They don't wanna leave; they don't wanna stay...
They make pretty good pets, but they're territorial little doofers. "Serious Watch Pig". We had a census lady get bitten by a guy's pet pigalina. Lots of locals' jokes about that one.
, Art
They're a lot of fun to meddle around with. Ever grab up a little baby, one that's still sorta pink? The herd runs, but Momma pops her jaws and the piglet squeals and the rest of them run around in the brush all worried. They don't wanna leave; they don't wanna stay...
They make pretty good pets, but they're territorial little doofers. "Serious Watch Pig". We had a census lady get bitten by a guy's pet pigalina. Lots of locals' jokes about that one.
, Art