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March 3, 2024

Will Hog Toxicant Spell Doom For Javelinas?

A warfarin-based feral hog toxicant has been given the green light to “licensed applicators”. A concern several hunters have voice is that the use of the toxicant might impact javelina populations. We have uncovered information showing […]
August 8, 2023

What The Heck Is A Javelina Anyway?

Are javelinas pigs? Some call them “cactus pig” and they certainly have pig-like attributes but they are not a true “pig”. According to biologists with Texas A&M University at Kingsville, a “javelina is not a pig, a […]
April 3, 2018

Javelina Lost Half Its Range in Last 70 Years

Javelina Problems The javelina (collared peccary) is a game animal in Texas and it has lost 2/3 of its native range in 70 years. This species is a denizen of the arid regions of Texas. At one time […]
December 27, 2017

A Javelina with a Message

No place is more alive just before dark than the cactus-filled thickets of deep South Texas. The evening of Saturday Dec. 27, 2014 was no different. My father and I were hunting our friend Robert Scherer’s […]
March 15, 2017

The Texas Javelina Massacre

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller’s decision to list a warfarin-based hog lure as a state-limited-use pesticide has sent shockwaves through the wildlife community. The pesticide, “Kaput Feral Hog Lure,” is the first toxicant to be listed specifically for use in […]