Calling in Javelina
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Crazy Pollack
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Two years ago I was making a stand for coyotes north or Prescott,AZ using a jackrabbit hand call. I called in a pair of javalenas (male and female). I also called in one with a taped baby javalena in distress.
boldasabear
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I remember a javilina hunt I did (many, many moons ago) where we split up a mother javilina from her piglets. We picked up a little piglet after chasing it around a bit and boy was it cute. It started squeeling and it brought back a very po'd mother. Those baby javilina distress sounds worked well!
prairie ghost
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I was wondering if anyone has used a caller on wild hogs and if so what worked best. I have a hunt coming up in March down in Georgia
Destroyer,
Yes Javalina will come to a predator call. Here are a few examples from my experiences.
Many years ago when I first started calling I called Javalina on several different occasions with a Circe call. I can’t recall which model but I know it was a Circe because during that time all I had were 3 Circe calls. A few years later while deer hunting I called in 3 Javalina within 7 paces with a Johnny Stewart PC3. Two years ago while calling predators with Michael McCasland he howled in 6 or 7 Javalina on the last stand of the day. Javalina get to be a nuisance around my house and knock over the garbage can when they get the chance. After they wander off into the desert I have called them back with either a lip squeak or a Crit’R Call Pee Wee. I decided two years ago to call in a Javalina while hunting for them during rifle Javalina season. The first year I didn’t call any Javalina but I did call a Bobcat. Last year I was able to call my Javalina during the season with a Sceery AP-6. The point of this is that Javalina will respond to predator calls and I haven’t had to have a special or certain call to do it.
One other thing I might mentions is that over the years mostly during deer season I’ve had opportunities see herds of Javalina before they were able to detect that I was there. At those times I have called to them to see their reaction. My observations is that it’s not uncommon that some of the herd will quickly respond to the call, while the rest just as quickly leave the area. Other times they all quickly leave.
Try your call and see what comes in.
Bill
Yes Javalina will come to a predator call. Here are a few examples from my experiences.
Many years ago when I first started calling I called Javalina on several different occasions with a Circe call. I can’t recall which model but I know it was a Circe because during that time all I had were 3 Circe calls. A few years later while deer hunting I called in 3 Javalina within 7 paces with a Johnny Stewart PC3. Two years ago while calling predators with Michael McCasland he howled in 6 or 7 Javalina on the last stand of the day. Javalina get to be a nuisance around my house and knock over the garbage can when they get the chance. After they wander off into the desert I have called them back with either a lip squeak or a Crit’R Call Pee Wee. I decided two years ago to call in a Javalina while hunting for them during rifle Javalina season. The first year I didn’t call any Javalina but I did call a Bobcat. Last year I was able to call my Javalina during the season with a Sceery AP-6. The point of this is that Javalina will respond to predator calls and I haven’t had to have a special or certain call to do it.
One other thing I might mentions is that over the years mostly during deer season I’ve had opportunities see herds of Javalina before they were able to detect that I was there. At those times I have called to them to see their reaction. My observations is that it’s not uncommon that some of the herd will quickly respond to the call, while the rest just as quickly leave the area. Other times they all quickly leave.
Try your call and see what comes in.
Bill
Although traditional distress calling will sometimes bring in javelina, you'll be far better served by changing your calling technique, when targeting javelina. Rather than attempting to sound distressful, think of the rolling, growling and squalling of two medium sized dogs fighting for life....thats the sound you want to play. Bill was right on about the varying responses, most times a portion of the herd will turn to engage in the scuffle, and spin and snap around you, giving you ample opprutinity to get a good shot.Other times Ive seen the whole herd scramble. Your best bet is a good closed reed wooden jackrabbit call, these Ive found, make the best growls, others are just to high pitched.My best luck calling javelina has always been to stalk as close as possible, If you get a shot without calling,great, but if for some reason they scatter, this is when calling works best. Ive called many javelina randomly, but many more after busting up the heard.