Javelina Thread 2018
Contributors to this thread:Arizona
From: ELKMAN
15-Jan-18
So how's the hunt going down there you desert dwellers? How about some desert reports? Conditions? Moisture? Javi herd numbers? And of course some photos of your Cactus Bounders!
From: Scar Finga
16-Jan-18
It was slow for us down in 29, but we were after Coues so not a big deal. We only saw 2 pigs in 5 days of hunting and we could have easily put them down, but opted out looking for deer. It's been very warm, and only one day with rain, super dry... Highs in the ^60's/ low 70's.
From: BOWUNTR
16-Jan-18
From: Dorobuta
17-Jan-18
my hunt's coming up, the HAM hunt in 36B. I'll be hunting with my bow, but will be carrying a pistol
From: AZBUGLER
17-Jan-18
My New Years Day Javelina
My New Years Day Javelina
Nice job boys! I was fortunate enough to have a short but exciting hunt. Now we’re trying to get my wife one.
From: MathewsMan
19-Jan-18
First trip with some great help
From: osage
19-Jan-18
I hunted Javelina SW of Prescott. The third time I used the call a mountain lion came in and was stalking ME. I usually carry my .38 Super in my backpack but was instantly cured of that carry mode. The locals came in a week early and set up ground blinds at every waterhole and someone from their camp was in them from before daylight until dark every day. Gonna bring the big glasses and tripod next year as those pigs are difficult to spot.
From: longshot
20-Jan-18
First one in awhile for me...
From: BowmanMD
21-Jan-18
34A. Tons of pigs and TONS of fun. Hit this guy at 20yds. The montec blew through his front shoulder and right out the other side. 10yd blood trail—my favorite.
From: BowmanMD
21-Jan-18
My 12yo has a tag for the first time and had plenty of opportunities but it just never came together. He still had a great time. The javelina distress call worked like a charm every time we got into the pigs and spooked them. Best time ever!
From: BowmanMD
21-Jan-18
Witnessed one of the craziest things we have ever seen while hunting. My buddy hit a pig broadside at 20 yards with a complete pass through with a rage. Great lung blood on the arrow and trail. We followed the blood trail for 200 yards and bumped the pig 45 minutes after he first hit it. The pig took off running and we watched him run for 300 yards over the hill. We continue to follow little drops of blood until it dried up. Hated to do it, but we left him knowing he was probably dead. We went back out four hours later in the same area chasing another herd of pigs and we bumped his pig out of the draw where he was bedded and he took off fulltilt over the hill! He had blood all on his right side with what appeared to be a visible hole in his side. How that Piggy is still alive I have no idea. We can only guess that the arrow must’ve deflected off of a rib and maybe caught one lung. We dubbed him FrankenPig!! Craziest thing ever. I think I am going to stick to my Montec after seeing what it did to my pig!
From: BowmanMD
21-Jan-18
Heading back for the rifle hunt with the kids in February!!
From: arizonahunter5
22-Jan-18
Congrats to all that've filled their pig tags! Anyone have any tips on where a guy could go to see a few pigs in 22?
From: Scar Finga
23-Jan-18
I replied on your other post.
Good Luck!
From: hunting dad
25-Jan-18
I ended the year with a deer and started the new year with a pig in 6A.
From: pistolpete
29-Jan-18
pistolpete's Link
I got my pig and buck from 6b this year, see link for video. Bitter sweet to be blessed with the harvest, but what to do until next season...
From: ELKMAN
06-Feb-18
This is what Rage did on ours...
From: ELKMAN
06-Feb-18
And this^^^. Never had a Javi make it past 5 seconds, or out of sight...
From: ELKMAN
06-Feb-18
Looks like a pretty decent hole...LOL
From: ELKMAN
06-Feb-18
Did black and white on the wife's Boar to mask all the blood...
From: ELKMAN
06-Feb-18
Brother's pork...
From: ELKMAN
06-Feb-18
My buddies Cactus Bounder...
From: ELKMAN
06-Feb-18
I'll do the rest later
From: dirtclod Az.
05-Mar-18
Hey guy's please no handguns while Archery hunting,State law, Be safe.Found out the hard way.$$$$$OUCH!
From: WDP
05-Mar-18
Would like to hear the rest of the story because they had changed that a few years ago:
A.R.S. 17-305 Possession of other weapons while hunting; violation; classification A. The possession of legal weapons, devices, ammunition or magazines, which are not authorized to take wildlife, is not prohibited while hunting if the weapon or device is not used to take wildlife. B. Taking wildlife by using a weapon, device, ammunition, or magazine that is not authorized to take wildlife is a class 1 misdemeanor.
From: Knothead
05-Mar-18
I always carry when I hunt south of Tucson.
