the pig apocolypse is drawing near.

it is illegal to hunt them here in Nebraska
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Iowa has no season, we can go one county south of my place and find them if we look hard enough.

In tx, is there a season on them small javalinas? And what happens if a guy accidently shoot them instead of a wild pig?

I would sure like to cook a few in my smoker just to try it out.
 
no season , no limit, no restricted means . just nowhere to go hunt them that you dont have to pay out the rear for.
 
And what happens if a guy accidently shoot them instead of a wild pig?
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Since Javelinas are game animals, you really don't want to "accidentally" shoot one.

And anyone who can't tell the difference probably shouldn't be pointing a loaded weapon at anything. They are not even vaguely similar.
 
They are not even vaguely similar.
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I saw where a guy shot a elk, thought it was a deer. It happens.

I got in laws live on the mex border, we may go south next winter for the Christmas break so I am interested in a hog hunt around McAllen or Harlengin.

And anyone who can't tell the difference probably shouldn't be pointing a loaded weapon at anything.
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Kinda harsh there bud

And how many javalinas are there in Ore? :)
 
Javelina's?,,,

And how many javalinas are there in Ore?
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I dunno about javelinas in Oregon,,,
But there are plenty around Eureka in northern California.

In the late 70's and early 80's,,,
I was the rifle guy when my friends hunted them with spears.

50-60 lbs of ****** off fierceness,,,
Ruger .44 Mag rifle took care of them very nicely.

Yummy!

Aarond
 
@markj - well, since I lived where ever the Army chose to send me for 20 years, not sure it matters how many are in Oregon. I spent several stints in Texas and have seen both hogs and Javelinas.

Not only will I stick to my statement, I am going to have to add to it - anyone who can't tell the difference between an elk and a deer shouldn't be pointing a loaded weapon at anything...:rolleyes:
 
Since Javelinas are game animals, you really don't want to "accidentally" shoot one.

And anyone who can't tell the difference probably shouldn't be pointing a loaded weapon at anything. They are not even vaguely similar.
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A hog and a tractor are not vaguely similar. A hog and javelina are similar. They aren't the same, but they are similar. Both are artiodactyls with similar shaped heads, noses, and both have tusks. Both may be found singly or in groups.

You don't want to accidently shoot anything, but if javelina are in season and you have your hunting license, shooting one won't be a legal problem.

Not only will I stick to my statement, I am going to have to add to it - anyone who can't tell the difference between an elk and a deer shouldn't be pointing a loaded weapon at anything...
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Your criteria for people being able to point a gun are arbitrary and not well reasoned. People do need to know their intended prey and what isn't their prey, but not knowing doesn't mean they should not be pointing a gun at anything.
 
My last four nights of constant pressure has induced a change in their schedule at least....hopefully soon they will quit coming... even though it has been fun.

in the past, the presence of a trap usually discourages them.
 
Thats funny, but I thought the responsibility of EVERY hunter was to know what hes shooting at.

If he cant tell the difference between a deer/elk or hog/javalina, that sucker will not be hunting with me. If I caught my friend shooting a deer instead of an elk, I'd clobber him with my rifle. Thats a garrantee and everyone that I know will say the same.

There is absolutely no excuse for that.

If your in an area with hogs AND javalinas then you better know the difference. They are similar, but very distinctly different.

The #1 rule of hunting = IF YOU DONT KNOW, THAN YOU BETTER NOT BE POINTING YOUR GUN.
 
Funny thing, I don't know that I have EVER seen an Elk in the wild. I did see a really odd-looking deer or deer-type critter in Arizona once, up near Flagstaff; it could've been an Elk (didn't matter as i was watering a gravel road, not hunting). Here in MS, we have deer but no elk, so why exactly would a responsible deer hunter in MS need to know what an Elk looks like?

I love it when people arbitrarily make up new hunting rules that apply to everyone. :rolleyes:
 
I'm in Montana. The wolves they introduced up here have done a number on our elk population. I don't suppose you folks in texas would want a few grey wolves would you? Take all ya want. I'm not sure if they would put a dent in your pig problem, but few here would miss them.
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Seems like a good idea.;) I'm sure the wolves would like some fresh pork. I can't seem to get the childrens song about the old lady who swallowed a fly out of my head as I type this though...:D
 
I spent several stints in Texas and have seen both hogs and Javelinas.
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Ok, couldnt tell from your present local. Elk are not to be found in Iowa. One managed to get here tho and during deer season a guy shot him thinking it was a large elk since he is probably the only Iowan ever saw one in an Iowa field. Last winter a black bear was shot in Iowa, but a game warden did it on his own property, bear was hanging around for days and became unruly wanted into the house.

I have relatives live in TX and plan on doing a hog hunt.

Wife is AF brat, her Dad ret 25 years ago, we are not spring chickens here.

Gonna fire up the smoker and do some ribs this weekend. I get my real hogs for free :) 70.00 to process and in the freezer it goes.

Anyone try to make a ham out of a wild hog? I do my own here with good pork, bacon too.
 
the hogs have no natural preators dont think wolves would help.
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Well technically anything introduced from elsewhere else, like hogs, would not have any natural predators because they aren't from around here. They do have predators from nature, however, which would include bears, mountain lions, and wolves for all sizes. Oh wait, wolves prey on hogs in the Old World as do bears. Hogs are also preyed upon by crocodilians (alligators, crocodiles, etc.) in Asia, India, and Africa and so our crocodilians would be natural predators as well. Various cat relatives in the Old World also prey on hogs.

So really, there are several predators here in the New World that are natrual predators to hogs. Here, I am only addressing the issue of being predators on adult hogs. The only problem is we have killed off most of them and the few that are left aren't doing us much good to stop a blossoming population.

I love this picture. I really makes the point. Alligators and hogs both like the swamps of the south and riverine environments. Sometimes, alligators get hungry. http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl...JgQffs6XtDQ&page=1&ndsp=12&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0
 
RE: The picture............

Hunted Cumberland Island for about 20 years. On the island there is a remant population of hogs from before the Federal Gov. took the land over. There are also what are refered to as "sweetwater lakes". These are basically the low areas between ancient dune systems that fill up when it is wet......which is most of the time.

In those "sweetwater lakes" live a few gators....which feed on the hogs......and whatever else gets close enough to their jaws.

On one very memorable occasion I happened to be in a tree not to far from one of the lakes very early, as in could not see the pins on the bow yet, when a gator got a hog.......I could not see it......hearing it was enough though!!

And I will say that we find a lot of hog hair in coyote droppings here in NE FL. They are eating the little ones some I'd venture.
 
And I will say that we find a lot of hog hair in coyote droppings here in NE FL. They are eating the little ones some I'd venture.
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Yeah, the littles are subject to being preyed upon by a number of animals. Size and strength really do matter in the wild as does know-how. The little ones are shy in all those areas.
 
South Louisiana Food Chain

Coonass plants crop..... hog eats crop..... alligator eats hog..... coonass eats alligator.

Sometimes we just skip alligator.
 
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