Javelina

[macksdad]

Does anyone have any recommendations for places to hunt Javelina ???

[BlacktailBowhunter]

Do a search there is a recent post addressing this.

[-Zor]

Anywhere In Arizona between I-40 and the Mexican border. There are OTC tags for some units, but you're better off putting in for an archery tag for a specific hunt. Many of them have 100% draw odds. Non-resident is $115 for a tag and I think you have to have a hunt/fish license as well, which is another $160 for a non-res. If you don't have a reason to hunt a particular area I'd hunt one of the units surrounding Phoenix or Tucson or anywhere along I-10 in between the two. They are super easy to hunt, all over the place and once you know what to look for they're easy to find and stalk. No reason not to do a little research and have a simple diy hunt.

[Matabele]

Zor, out of interest how many animals does a tag entitle you to shoot? Is there a legal limit? Do you have to buy multiple tags for more than one animal?

[Michael Pfander]

One animal per tag.  Limit 2. You have to buy the second tag for a different unit or hunt.
MAP

[Mint]

Definitely want to do this hunt one year myself.

[Matabele]

Originally posted by Michael Pfander:
One animal per tag.  Limit 2. You have to buy the second tag for a different unit or hunt.
MAP

Thanks for the info, interesting to learn how other countries allocate their hunting.

[-Zor]

All of the info is in the Az regs. Here's a link to the PDF. Spring javelina info starts on page 16. I only hunt them in spring (January), but there's a fall hunt as well. I'm alway chasing other critters in fall, and usually see a lot of javelina while chasing those other critters.

 https://portal.azgfd.stagingaz.gov/PortalImages/files/regs/springregs.pdf

[redant 60/65]

I have hunted the San Petro river road for 26 years it starts just north of Benson and runs all the way to Globe you can hunt just about any wash off of it, if you hunt the river bottom it can be pretty ruff hunting but that's were they like to stay.
Benson is 48 miles east of Tucson off the I-10
Do your home work,they where put on this earth to hunt with a long bow
       

[Archie]

I've read that there are some javelina hunting areas that are not as safe, due to dangerous or desperate two-legged critters using them as thoroughfares.  Any comments about places to avoid?

[Etter]

Ive spent 2 weeks camped and hunting in 34a (border unit). Saw tons of sign of illegals both times, but had no issues and most locals will tell you the same.

[Michael Pfander]

Most of that stuff is urban legends.  See the shootout with illegals in TX.  Those folks want to stay hid.
MAP

[Etter]

On our last day there this year, my buddy was hunting his dog into some small canyons for quail. His dog got real funny and when they got into the deepest place in the rock, they came on freshly used tampons, toiletries, etc.   The "bandits" had heard him coming and disappeared ahead of him. There were matted down places with no dew on them. They wanted nothing to do with a gringo at all.

MAP can probably tell you more stories like that than the internet has storage.

To me, it just adds to the wildness of the place. The SW has always been that way and I kinda welcome it. I came upon a place right near tucson on my first trip where I bet I saw 500 backpacks scattered about the desert near a dirt road terminus. All successful travelers I suppose who got picked up and made it somewhere or another

[-Zor]

Archie,

I spend a lot of time wandering our border units and hunting down there. I always end up picking up trash left behind by people moving through the area and that's about the extent of it. Like others have said, the last thing any of those folks want is conflict with a guy hunting the area. The cities are much more dangerous than the countryside.

[redant 60/65]

I agree with what has be said,in all my years hunting Arizona no problems.