Posted on 03/17/2015 3:30:45 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A big part of living in the southwest is the area's wildlife, but coexisting with Arizona's critters can be a little too "wild". Among them, many Tucsonans have close encounters with javelina.
Karen Lansdale, who lives in the Tucson Foothills, was out for her daily walk with her dog Sonny, when she crossed paths with two very large javelina.
"I noticed off in the distance two javelina," said Lansdale. "The next thing i knew they were bounding towards me."
Not knowing what else to do, Lansdale said she then ran. When the javelina got on each side of her, she reverted to the only defense she had left.
"I just started screaming murder, complete crazy," she said. "I couldn't believe it was coming out my mouth and it seemed like five minutes, but it was probably more like 45 seconds, and they retreated and off they went."
Lisa Bates is the founder of the Tucson Wildlife Center, she said the javelina or the peccary are not out wandering the desert looking for a fight.
"The javelina and the desert are very misunderstood, they're just like the domestic pigs," said Bates."They're very smart; smarter than dogs."
They also don't like dogs, more specifically coyotes, that often prey on their babies. That is usually the reason people find out what an angry javelina is capable of.
The Arizona Game and Fish Department agrees that screaming as well as any loud noise can persuade javelina to move on. Besides a contempt for dogs, they will protect their young to the death. Never feed them, and that includes never leaving your garbage cans where they can get to them.
Lisa Bates, who has committed her life to rescuing and rehabilitating wildlife, said we all share the desert and the javelina is just one of our incredible neighbors.
"They're just amazing animals, you see them fighting, you see them nurturing and you see them protecting."
Bates adds that anyone who encounters an orphaned or injured javelina, or any wild animal should call the Tucson Wildlife Center first, at (520) 290-9453, or go to their website at http://www.tucsonwildlife.com/.
My thinking is a dead one is a good one. No eatin’ they come after my dog...them is dead. :)
Pray to God you’re never hungry enough to need to eat one. :D
Aww, Javelina ain’t so bad.
If it’s just one....
I’ve had friends treed by a pack of them.
Used to hunt Javelina with a black powder rifle in South Texas.
But, I also carried a Glock 19 in case some of their pack buddies objected.
They taste like BACON.
Out of curiosity, have you in fact partaken? These critters apparently don’t grow very big (<100 lbs), so in theory, the flesh shouldn’t be all that tough, from carrying around the weight of a full-sized pig.
It’s been awhile since I’ve hunted them, but if you like venison or other game, they taste just fine.
I have only heard about them; from what I’ve heard, the young ones really aren’t bad at all.
Beware, they have very, very sharp teeth.
(And know how to use them.)
(”Javelina” supposedly derives from “javelin”,
to indicate the type of sharp front teeth they have.)
>> Lisa Bates, who has committed her life to rescuing and rehabilitating wildlife, said we all share the desert and the javelina is just one of our incredible neighbors.
“All we are say-ing
is give peace a chance.”
My biggest problem as a geezer is that I have to share my remaining days on earth with the likes of her...
It’s recommended that you kill them prior to eating them.
“You see them nurturing”
They want their piglets to have high self esteem.
Javelina piglets must make for great roast suckling pig.
A million coyotes can’t be wrong.
Did she say incredible neighbors or inedible neighbors?
just like the domestic pigs
Yes, and if you let a domestic pig go it goes wild in a matter of weeks, as soon as it learns it doesn’t need people for food. Once that happens people are an enemy to be killed whenever possible.
alts...Almost the same recipe for carp. HA HA HA HA!
Safety off, breathe, fire. :-)
my daddy, being an old farm boy (born 1901) said “if your drunk , stay away from the pig sty.” If you fall in they will have you eaten before noon the next day. They will eat anything....including you...
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