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sksman... There is a difference between feral hogs and javelinas.. I dont know what all of the differences are, but someone here will chime in and tell you in a little while I am sure.. A javelina looks to me like a big rat with hard bristly hair!! The have a longer snout and are usually really skinny.. Not a lot of meat on them like the feral hogs have..
I am assuming the reason you dont see a lot of pics on here is because, at least in Texas, there is a season for javelinas(which I never really understood) and you can hunt feral pigs all year long... Another reason could be they might not have a lot of javelinas out in Cali, that seems to be where most of the folks on here hunt.. But, they will probably correct me on that as well...
I am assuming the reason you dont see a lot of pics on here is because, at least in Texas, there is a season for javelinas(which I never really understood) and you can hunt feral pigs all year long... Another reason could be they might not have a lot of javelinas out in Cali, that seems to be where most of the folks on here hunt.. But, they will probably correct me on that as well...
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sksman,
welcome to the site! As a professional in the jav department (A hem) I thought I would break it down for you. The javelina or collared peccary is a variation of the hog species that lives predominantly in desert regions. It is much smaller than a wild pig with an average weight of under 50 pounds. They normally travel in small groups and feed mainly on prickly pear cacti. I can also tell you that they are fun to hunt, and a pain inthe neck literally, especially when you hump a dead one 2 miles out of the desert.
To conclude, I just learned all of this info prior to the first of the year before my first jav hunt in January. I will let the pros fill in the many holes I have left. All kidding aside, they are fun to hunt, and reside in an area that is absolutely breathtaking to view. Coues, Orso, One Track, Speckmisser, and everyone else...feel free to add more.
Buck-eye
welcome to the site! As a professional in the jav department (A hem) I thought I would break it down for you. The javelina or collared peccary is a variation of the hog species that lives predominantly in desert regions. It is much smaller than a wild pig with an average weight of under 50 pounds. They normally travel in small groups and feed mainly on prickly pear cacti. I can also tell you that they are fun to hunt, and a pain inthe neck literally, especially when you hump a dead one 2 miles out of the desert.
To conclude, I just learned all of this info prior to the first of the year before my first jav hunt in January. I will let the pros fill in the many holes I have left. All kidding aside, they are fun to hunt, and reside in an area that is absolutely breathtaking to view. Coues, Orso, One Track, Speckmisser, and everyone else...feel free to add more.
Buck-eye
Javelinas are not pigs.....even small pigs. They have some similar roots way back, but are classified in different families. Here are some details:
"Most people think of Javelina as "pigs", just a desert variety of the common barnyard animal we all know so well. The fact is Javelina do share common ancestry to old world pigs and even similarities in appearance. However, Javelina have many significant differences. They have a different number of teeth, a different gestation period, a complex (versus simple) stomach, and a musk gland on their backs--the fact is, they are not "pigs".
Both Javelina (collared peccaries ~ tayassu tajacu), and pigs are members of the order artiodactyla, suborder suiformes, sharing a common ancestry dating back some 30 million years. But, because of significant anatomical and genetic differences they, have been placed in separate families - pigs in the Suidae family and Javelina in the tayassuidae.
The adult Javelina weighs between 40 and 60 pounds, its coat is a grizzled grayish black throughout, except for a whitish collar extending to the mane, over the shoulders. Sows and boars are similar in size and color."
Good Hunting,
Bob
"Most people think of Javelina as "pigs", just a desert variety of the common barnyard animal we all know so well. The fact is Javelina do share common ancestry to old world pigs and even similarities in appearance. However, Javelina have many significant differences. They have a different number of teeth, a different gestation period, a complex (versus simple) stomach, and a musk gland on their backs--the fact is, they are not "pigs".
Both Javelina (collared peccaries ~ tayassu tajacu), and pigs are members of the order artiodactyla, suborder suiformes, sharing a common ancestry dating back some 30 million years. But, because of significant anatomical and genetic differences they, have been placed in separate families - pigs in the Suidae family and Javelina in the tayassuidae.
The adult Javelina weighs between 40 and 60 pounds, its coat is a grizzled grayish black throughout, except for a whitish collar extending to the mane, over the shoulders. Sows and boars are similar in size and color."
Good Hunting,
Bob
