Texas Javelina Hunt

[bpnclark]

I just arrived home from a Javelina hunt near San Antonio, Texas. I was hunting strictly for Javelinas and my friend was hunting for 1 Javelina and a meat hog. We arrived pretty late the first day with only an hour to hunt. This was our first time hunting in TX and our first time hunting over feeders and sprinkling corn on the roads. At first I was not happy about hunting over bait/feeders but when in Rome… I soon realized it’s impossible to walk around and try to spot-in-stock anything there (at least the ranch I was hunting). We finished the first night with no Javelinas or pigs.

The second day I was dropped off in a tripod blind before first light. Within 10 min of sitting in the blind, I was surrounded by 130 class whitetails feeding. I spent about an hour watching them when I noticed a nice size bobcat (with a big rat in its mouth) walking down one of the roads. I was deciding if I should take a shot at it (I didn’t want to scare the Javelina away). It got about 80 yards when I decided it was worth scaring some animals away. I tried whistling at it to make it stop or to turn it broadside but that just made it move faster. So I fired a Texas heart shot at and it and dropped. After it was down, I noticed a nice buck still under my blind. I just fired a 270 round 20 feet from it and it didn’t move or care!

I connected with a Javelina about an hour later. I took the Javelina back to the blind and started taking pictures of it. About 20 min into that, I noticed the group made it to another road about 500 yards away. I got my gun and start for them. I stalked into 150 yards and took my last Javelina.

My friend took one Javelina and a small meat hog. We were flying and we had only a small ice chest to take back on the plane. I’m defiantly going back next year for a hog/turkey combo, but we will be driving next time.

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[bpnclark]

1st Javelina

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[bpnclark]

2nd Javelina

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[daddy63]

Nice hunt. Thanks for the pics.

 

[SDHNTR]

Is the place set up for bowhunting? Web site?

 

[Kim]

Nice Job, congrats on the bobcat too. Most of the hunting is like that, hunting from stands over feeders. Little like fishing, throw the bait out there and wait for something to come in. I been to Texas twice, lots of fun there.

 

[DEERSLAM]

Sounds like a great hunt! Congrats.

 

[bpnclark]

SDHNTR - You can use whatever you want. They get a lot of bow hunters for the hogs/Javelina. If I would have brought my bow, I know I could have taken both Javelinas. As long as they don’t smell you, you can basically walk right to them when their heads are down.

Google Jody Starr Outfitter and you’ll find his site. Jody said they stop hunting around April/May so they can do some fishing in the Gulf.

 

[richardoutwest]

right on, fun hunt!

 

[THE ROMAN ARCHER]

wow, looks like you got your monies worth bpnclark! congrat's on your succesfull Texas hunt, 2 nice javie's and supper nice bobcat! thanks for sharing!...........tra

 

[arizona hunter]

That sounds like a fun hunt. Seeing (and getting) a bobcat, the nice deer, and of course get some javelina hams for supper.

My AZ javelina hunt begins Friday. Heading out with two good friends. Last year all three of us got one, so Lord willing we will all have a great time, good food, and bring home some hams.

 

[baboltin]

dang well done nice cat