mulie hunter Report post Posted January 12, 2012 Tuesday January 10th at 11:10am I arrowed this javelina. I hiked probably 5 miles on Monday and blew two shot opportunities! So Tuesday morning I had glassed and hiked a few canyons until ten am with no luck. So I decided to drive to a different area on my way there I drove through a wash and noticed fresh javelina tracks. So I decided to park my truck and walk the wash. I pulled off the road and turned off my truck and I noticed two javelina about 50 yards out. I got out of my truck and ranged the javelina that stayed put 53 yards easy shot for me! Put my 50 pin on the sweet spot and success! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZBIGMIKE Report post Posted January 12, 2012 Congrats that's awesome! Sweet bow! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mulie hunter Report post Posted January 12, 2012 I love my PSE bow! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
buckmaster21 Report post Posted January 12, 2012 Congrats On the pig Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
200"mulie Report post Posted January 12, 2012 Congrats! Sounds like you had some fun Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mulie hunter Report post Posted January 13, 2012 I had a blast! I love bowhunting these critters! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coach Report post Posted January 13, 2012 Awesome job - piggies with a bow are a ton of fun. 53 yards is a good shot on a javi too. Mine was about the same distance, but he turned right as I shot, so instead of hitting behind the shoulder I hit the front part of the shoulder and the arrow exited through his opposite cheek. He dropped like a rock and the broadhead never hit the ground. I can add some pix, but they are a little graphic, and I don't want to hijack your thread. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mulie hunter Report post Posted January 13, 2012 Awesome shot coach. I love it when they drop in thier tracks! Go ahead and add the pics. I would love to see them! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tjhunt2 Report post Posted January 13, 2012 Congratulations on your pig and being able to take one so close to the truck would suit me just fine for a change. There is no way I could have made your shot. Way to get it done. TJ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coach Report post Posted January 13, 2012 Pix.. If blood makes you squeamish, turn away - lol. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mulie hunter Report post Posted January 13, 2012 Coach no wonder it dropped in its tracks! Nice job on the skull. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coach Report post Posted January 13, 2012 Thanks Mulie Hunter, FWIW, the backstrap on this javi were fantastic, and while they weren't enough to make a meal on their own for 5, I cut some of the choice steaks off the top and bottom round to cook up "chicken fried" style and while some of the lower cuts had some chewiness to them nobody ever complained about the strong taste some people often ascribe to javelina. Thanks on the kudos for the skull. I'm kinda sitting on a pile of javi, coues and mulie skulls now that didn't make the taxi. What I've found with boiling skulls is - 1) It's nasty as heck. I put them in the smallest pot they'll fit in, but it's always a big pot. 2) I let them cook in nothing but water until almost all the meat and tendons and whatever that white crap is that hold our mouth together is pulled away from the bone. 3) I add more water, and some ajax, it seems to break up the cartilage and I focus around the back part of the skull, the ear canals, the nasal passage and those two bulbous skull features that are super fragile at the base of the ears - these tell you a LOT about a an animal... 4) I re-boil it when it's really clean. This time with about 30% peroxide, DO NOT let the water and peroxide hit your horns or it will bleach them out. On an unrelated tangent, The size of the thin skeletal mass where the eyes and ears intersect would seem to indicate more complex neural function, but check this out... I would have thought this part of the skull, where hearing and sight come together would be bigger and more complex for a coues deer than a javi. Seems it's smaller and more compact for deer. Interesting anyway, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coach Report post Posted January 13, 2012 Ok, can't insert the pic, so here it is... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sbhunter Report post Posted January 13, 2012 Thanks Mulie Hunter, FWIW, the backstrap on this javi were fantastic, and while they weren't enough to make a meal on their own for 5, I cut some of the choice steaks off the top and bottom round to cook up "chicken fried" style and while some of the lower cuts had some chewiness to them nobody ever complained about the strong taste some people often ascribe to javelina. Thanks on the kudos for the skull. I'm kinda sitting on a pile of javi, coues and mulie skulls now that didn't make the taxi. What I've found with boiling skulls is - 1) It's nasty as heck. I put them in the smallest pot they'll fit in, but it's always a big pot. 2) I let them cook in nothing but water until almost all the meat and tendons and whatever that white crap is that hold our mouth together is pulled away from the bone. 3) I add more water, and some ajax, it seems to break up the cartilage and I focus around the back part of the skull, the ear canals, the nasal passage and those two bulbous skull features that are super fragile at the base of the ears - these tell you a LOT about a an animal... 4) I re-boil it when it's really clean. This time with about 30% peroxide, DO NOT let the water and peroxide hit your horns or it will bleach them out. On an unrelated tangent, The size of the thin skeletal mass where the eyes and ears intersect would seem to indicate more complex neural function, but check this out... I would have thought this part of the skull, where hearing and sight come together would be bigger and more complex for a coues deer than a javi. Seems it's smaller and more compact for deer. Interesting anyway, Hey Coach, Next time you boil a skull add a good amount of borax, it turns everything into jello. It also helps with the greasy skulls like pigs!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mulie hunter Report post Posted January 14, 2012 Another pic Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
