Post by: jstone on October 09, 2020, 08:31:51 AM
Has anyone hunted Javelina in Arizona?
Post by: WAcoueshunter on October 09, 2020, 09:14:43 AM
Post by: b0bbyg on October 09, 2020, 09:37:12 AM
have never hunted them but thought about it a few times. Saw some walking down the road just 2 nights ago.
Post by: WAcoueshunter on October 09, 2020, 09:50:17 AM
Post by: jstone on October 09, 2020, 09:54:02 AM
Post by: jstone on October 09, 2020, 10:07:47 AM
Archery only
Post by: Skyvalhunter on October 09, 2020, 10:15:00 AM
Post by: WAcoueshunter on October 09, 2020, 10:20:21 AM
Javelina is draw only, even for archery, which is a bit strange since you can hunt archery deer OTC down there.
Archery tags are in January and coincide with the OTC archery deer hunts. Fun combo hunt. The February tags are HAM (Handgun, Archery, Muzzy) or rifle. Javelina are made for archery hunting - they don't see well and they are pretty noisy themselves, so you really just need to find them and play the wind. Finding them is usually the hard part.
Post by: WAcoueshunter on October 09, 2020, 10:22:44 AM
How were they taste wise?
Meat looks and tastes like pork. There is a scent gland on their back, you need to be careful around that bugger, like a stinky buck's tarsal gland. But once you get rid of that, no stink.
Post by: Skyvalhunter on October 09, 2020, 10:24:21 AM
Post by: jstone on October 09, 2020, 10:34:40 AM
Post by: Sandberm on October 09, 2020, 10:38:35 AM
Post by: WAcoueshunter on October 09, 2020, 12:13:57 PM
Is it hard to draw?
Depends a little on the unit and tag, but for the most part no. On the whole, there are tons of leftover tags every year, although they may not be the particular unit or tag you want. Archery tags should be easy to draw. The HAM tags are also pretty easy, the rifle tags a little more difficult. Eyeballing the draw results for Unit 22, looks like about 25% draw odds with no points for each hunt. But you get two choices, so together your odds of drawing a tag with no points should be closer to 50%. We hunt further south, away from Phoenix, and there are more tags down there so it's even easier to draw.
BTW, I just looked at the Regs, and 25M is one of the few non-permit units (didn't know there were any). So looks like you could archery hunt in January OTC if you can find a place to hunt.
Post by: jstone on October 09, 2020, 01:01:13 PM
Post by: Fletch on October 09, 2020, 01:15:19 PM
Post by: b0bbyg on October 09, 2020, 02:32:39 PM
How far south do you go? far enough you have to start looking for border crossers or stay north of that.
Post by: WAcoueshunter on October 09, 2020, 03:37:14 PM
Guess I need to get a copy of the regs and look into it some more, would be fun hunting in Jan without freezing off the backside.
How far south do you go? far enough you have to start looking for border crossers or stay north of that.
I hunted along the border once about 15 years ago, and saw 100+ illegals on our side of the five strand border fence. Had one rifling through our cooler at first light one morning. I think it's better now, but I'm not personally gonna go find out! That was right on the border, closer to Tucson and north is fine.
Post by: jstone on October 09, 2020, 04:22:57 PM
Why is 25M open to all? Is it cause lots of People? Private property
Post by: b0bbyg on October 12, 2020, 07:59:38 AM
Guess I need to get a copy of the regs and look into it some more, would be fun hunting in Jan without freezing off the backside.
How far south do you go? far enough you have to start looking for border crossers or stay north of that.
I hunted along the border once about 15 years ago, and saw 100+ illegals on our side of the five strand border fence. Had one rifling through our cooler at first light one morning. I think it's better now, but I'm not personally gonna go find out! That was right on the border, closer to Tucson and north is fine.
Thanks, have a place in Ajo we stay sometimes which is 30ish miles from the border. Need to see if I can find an area or unit somewhere around here that would be good. Think they are protected right around town from what I have heard. Will be picking up a copy of the regs for some nighttime reading soon to see what I can figure out.
Post by: boneaddict on October 12, 2020, 08:22:44 AM
Taste...yuck! That might be the only game meat I ever wasted. As far as I was concerned their meat tastes just like their *censored* smells. One reason I haven’t pursued hunting them since. Man that was a fun time though.
Post by: WAcoueshunter on October 30, 2020, 09:39:43 AM
Post by: jstone on October 30, 2020, 10:28:53 AM
25 is open to all
Post by: jstone on October 30, 2020, 10:29:35 AM
Post by: ctwiggs1 on October 30, 2020, 11:18:51 AM
Post by: Fletch on November 02, 2020, 03:28:34 PM