javelina in Texas???

grouseslayer · Jul 30, 2011

Has anyone here hunted javelina with in a hour or so from Arlington,tx? I am headed there November 6 and was thinking of trying to find one while I was there. I looked and could not find any info, is there a tag or do you just buy your license?

TOPGUN · Jul 30, 2011

LAST EDITED ON Jul-30-11 AT 11:28AM (MST)[p]I've shot a few in the brush country of south Texas, but I don't know how far their range is to the north. If you can find somewhere up in that area that has them you will need a Nonresident 5 Day Special Hunting License (Item Code 157) for $48. There is no closed season on them in the southern 50 counties and in the northern 43 counties there is a season from 10/1-2/26. Down where I hunted you were able to kill two a year in most counties and there is no tag for them.

Moondog · Jul 30, 2011

I'd be surprised if you can find javelina within an hour or so from Arlington.

grouseslayer · Jul 30, 2011

Thanks for the info so far I am just trying to see if its a possibility since I will be there and there is a season open.

whitwell_56 · Jul 30, 2011

I live in South Texas and I really don't think they go that far North.

Dustindunham · Jul 30, 2011

I live 3 hours west of arlington. Ive seen a handful of em here but I dont think youll find any there.

grouseslayer · Jul 31, 2011

Dang I am going to watch the Cowboys play seattle on the 6th of november I guess that will have to do for the trip. I have wanted to shoot one for a while and saw there was a season so I was hoping there would be some close by as a little bonus for the trip.

Roy · Aug 1, 2011

There may be some on a high fence ranch near there you will have to check in to it - but there shouldn't be any that range free there. There are tons of feral pigs though and are just as fun. You are going to have to find a ranch to hunt on near there anyway - it won't really matter what you are hunting, all the land is private anyway.

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