Oldest javelina EVER? Taken in Unit 16A by a Juniors hunter.

[Capt. Don Martin]

In December I was able to assist a young man from California who had drawn one of the muzzleloader deer tags in Unit 16A.

 

I got him a companion javelina tag, which those juniors hunters there are allowed to buy.

 

First day out, within 5 minutes of glassing at the first spot, I got lucky and spotted a group of 10 pigs.

 

The young man had never even seen a live javelina, so we decided to go after them.

 

Long story short he made a good shot on the herd boar at 85 yards.

 

That's when it got interesting!

 

When we checked, the pig had NO TEETH other than his tusks!

NOTE! I put the rock in the pig's mouth to keep it open for pictures!

 

Took the pig to Region 3 where Game Specialist Erin Butler looked at it and said she believed it was 9+ years old!

 

That is really old for a javelina, especially in that unit which is over run by predators, including mountain lions and coyotes.

 

Wished I would have brought my scale, would have liked to weigh him. He was big bodied!

 

Unfortunately after he got the pig, they got a call about a family emergency, so we didn't get to hunt anymore.

 

Because of the age of the javelina, and it being his first one, Dad decided to have it mounted. Amber Kirby at Down and Mount Taxidermy got the call.

 

Good kid, a great experience, and a super old boar!

 

Don Martin

Arizona Wildlife Outfitters

[lancetkenyon]

Really cool. Estimate the weight over 50#? We got two pigs in 2014 that were both really old too, not quite that worn down, but close. 52 & 53# respectively. Out of two separate herds, but within 200 yards of each other.

[brian390]

It looks like a big bodied javelina. Cool story and thanks for posting it.

[rossislider]

Congratulations! What a big ugly pig!

[PelaPapas]

Awesome, looks heavy!

[billrquimby]

Congratulations to the young man (and you). Years ago, I also shot a very old javelina. Its other teeth were present, but its tusks were just rounded knobs. Because of its age, I expected it would have a big skull that would score high in the SCI book (it didn't). I also took that old animal with a muzzleloader, a flintlock that I'd built from parts.

 

Bill Quimby

[Arizona Griz]

Very cool old javelina. Congratulations to the hunter.

[Capt. Don Martin]

I didn't have a scale, but did pack him out and by the time we got back to the truck I though he weighed 100 lbs! LOL

 

Young man kept saying, "You want me to carry him?"

 

 

 

 

Fun hunt,

 

Don Martin

Arizona Wildlife Outfitters

[SirRoyal]

Good story Don , Congrats to your hunter!

[GotBowAz]

Awesome story Don. Glad your out there getting it done for these kids! That boy will never forget this hunt.

[tjhunt2]

Congratulations to you and your hunter. Great write up and pictures. That young man will never forget this hunt.

[hoghntr]

Crazy thing pooped like a cow! Hybrid..

 

 

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