Broadheads for javelina

ElevenBravo · Sep 24, 2015

Hi all-

I'm taking the Mrs. on an archery javelina hunt as a Christmas present.

I'm looking for a good fixed broadhead for these critters, bonus if they're good for bigger things like hogs or even deer. The reason why we're looking at fixed is because we live in Idaho which forbids the use of mechanicals, and we had some bad experiences with Swhackers while in Texas, so we figure it's fixed heads from now on wherever we go. I have a 3-pack of Shuttle T-locks that I haven't gotten into yet/

I shoot 100gr from my bow, and the Mrs. shoots 125gr from her crossbow.

muley505 · Sep 24, 2015

Wow! Your wife wants to go Javelina hunting for her Christmas present? You're a lucky guy! I'd just use your Shuttle T-locks if you've already got them in hand. They are small critters and not overly hard to kill. Just aim a little behind their scapula as I've heard it's fairly tough. I'm partial to the VPA 100 gr. Non-Vented as they are extremely tough and not very hard to sharpen and reuse (no changing blades involved). I've also had good experiences with Muzzy's, and I've heard nothing but good things about the G5 Strikers as well, so I don't think you'd go wrong with either of them. I'd just pick the one you like and go with that. Everyone is usually partial to whatever they chose as their particular broadhead (because everyone likes to think they picked the best gear).

Javelina are a lot of fun to hunt, but I wouldn't expect any tasty pork chops off of them. Good luck.

ElevenBravo · Sep 29, 2015

>Wow! Your wife wants to go
>Javelina hunting for her Christmas
>present? You're a lucky guy!

She lives to kill. Last hunting trip, the only reason why she stopped shooting hogs is because she ran out of bolts for her crossbow. She's like a piggy Terminator.

>Javelina are a lot of fun
>to hunt, but I wouldn't
>expect any tasty pork chops
>off of them. Good luck.

We're good on pork as it is. I have about 240 pounds left from our April trip, plus 50 pounds of bear. I hear javelina makes good stew meat or chorizo.

264mag · Sep 30, 2015

Bravo I will be hunting Javelin New Mexico and I use Rage, good luck and have fun.

nfh · Oct 2, 2015

I went on a javelina hunt last Feb. I used crimson Talon broadheads. The hunt was something different but a lot of fun.

We even cooked up some meat. The taste wasn't bad and ketchup made it taste better. The problem was the after taste when I was done eating. It wouldn't go away

muley505 · Oct 3, 2015

Mine was a big boar. He smelled like a skunk when I shot him, and he tasted like a skunk when I ate him. I think a sow is probably more likely to have a better taste. It's pretty hard to not get the musk smell on the meat because their whole hide is covered with it, and it pretty much ruined it in my case. There are no wanton waste penalties for javelina in NM, and I think that's reasonable. I eat everything I kill, but in this case, it was very difficult.

ElevenBravo · Oct 3, 2015

> Bravo I will be hunting
>Javelin New Mexico and I
>use Rage, good luck and
>have fun.

I've seen their mechanicals and a lot of people I've run into use them, but do they make a fixed broadhead? Can't use mechanicals up here, and I'd like to stick to one broadhead for all my hunts if I can.

ElevenBravo · Oct 3, 2015

>I went on a javelina hunt
>last Feb. I used crimson
>Talon broadheads. The hunt
>was something different but a
>lot of fun.
>
>We even cooked up some meat.
>The taste wasn't bad and
>ketchup made it taste better.
>The problem was the after
>taste when I was done
>eating. It wouldn't go away

I hear that having the meat turned into chorizo is the way to go. Enough spices in a good strong chorizo should cover up any peculiar taste.

hangfire · Oct 3, 2015

Try slick tricks. For me they shoot identical to field tips out to 80 yards, and will kill anything in North America with a well placed shot. I have been on 6 archery killed pigs they are easy to kill, even when wounded usually won't run to far making follow up shots easy. Best of luck on your hunt!

264mag · Oct 4, 2015

>> Bravo I will be hunting
>>Javelin New Mexico and I
>>use Rage, good luck and
>>have fun.
>
>I've seen their mechanicals and a
>lot of people I've run
>into use them, but do
>they make a fixed broadhead?
>Can't use mechanicals up here,
>and I'd like to stick
>to one broadhead for all
>my hunts if I can.
>
Try Magnus Brodhead they fly well.

goinhuntn · Oct 4, 2015

I hunt Javelina every January in Arizona, and use Slick Trick Magnums or Muzzy's.

BruinPoint · Oct 28, 2015

I've used Slick Trick Mags and Snuffer SS with success. A javelina's heart and lungs will fit in the palms of your hands so this is a case where maximum cut diameter would be a benefit. I'm a fixed blade fan but I debate every year whether to go with a 2"+ cut mechanical.

Zeke · Oct 29, 2015

Eleven,
There are so many good choices in fixed breadheads that I cannot really make a recommendation. All I can tell you is I've used the innerloc on everything from pronghorn to moose with excellent results.

I really just wanted to say, Good luck man and have fun! It's the only thing I've ever hunted were it pays to sleep in a little! haha

Best, Zeke

Zeke · Oct 29, 2015

...and 5-6 head of African plains game, most notable, kudu.

I've only used the 100gr 3-blade fixed from innerloc.

ElevenBravo · Nov 2, 2015

Since our RV guy sort of let the cat out of the bag (this was going to be a surprise Christmas present), I took her shopping to look at broadheads. She likes the Rage broadheads, but once bitten twice shy when it comes to mechanicals. I think she'll go with Rage if she feels like she can trust a mechanical broadhead again. She did pick up a pack of Muzzys, so I guess that's going to be her choice if she wants to go with fixed.

RabidRattleSnake1 · Nov 19, 2015

I kinda don't get this post. If this was a "what braodhead for elk, deer, moose, bear" I could see it, but stink pig? We are talking one step up from jackrabbits in how tough they are. You should be more concerned with shot angles so you don't end up blowing through 3 of them that line up. I have killed 6 or 7 with my bow and I have only found two of the arrows. The other arrows all blew through and kept going another 100 yards.

I guess I would choose the same broadhead that I use for deer or elk as long as it wasn't a Rage. I have seen those braodheads just flat out fail in numerous situations including stink pig. My hunting partner shot a stink pig at 3 yards and didn't get a pass through. In my book that is a total failure. I wouldn't use those things to shoot cockroaches.... any other head and you should be fine.

1jody256 · Dec 23, 2015

try the 3 blade deadly snuffer bheads,use them in the 125 gr.on deer and hogs with great success.but as always need a super sharp blade!

dublelungem · Dec 29, 2015

I have killed coues deer, mule deer and elk with Shuttle T-locks they are a great head.My bow is tuned for shooting them and
I use them for every hunt.

ElevenBravo · Jan 9, 2016

>I have killed coues deer, mule
>deer and elk with Shuttle
>T-locks they are a great
>head.My bow is tuned for
>shooting them and
>I use them for every hunt.
>

I bought a pack of Muzzys and had a set of Shuttles when I went down to Arizona. On the way down, something happened to my arrow rest and the bow started shooting wildly to the right. The bow was dead on out to 60 yards before we left for Arizona.

The other guys in our party recommended that I stick with the Shuttles as that is all they use, and they were flying a bit better than the Muzzys, but still way to the right. The practice Muzzys for both me and the Mrs. were flying all over the place.

Every day my bow shot worse and worse despite all of the adjustments we were making trying to correct whatever was happening. I was only able to get one shot at a javelina while down there. 40 yards and the arrow flew past it by about 3-4 feet to the right.

I took it back to the place where I bought it and basically got a shrug and a "it shouldn't be doing that", so I took it to another place in town and the owner is going to tear the bow down and rebuild it. I did some test shots for him, and he said that yes, there is something very wrong with my bow but he's confident that he can fix it. Pretty annoyed that the bow picked this time to start acting up. The one javelina I shot at, I had stalked for over a mile before the opportunity to shoot presented itself. There were javelina all over the place, but they were always on the wrong side of a mesquite tree.