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Hunters should note that our hunts do entail a great deal of hiking in order to find the wild groups of javelina. Hunters are encouraged to condition themselves before arriving. Note: We do not put down corn or other bait to attract the javelina, like in Texas. This is a fair chase hunt where we use the spot and stalk method amongst desert mountain terrain. Our success rate on collared peccary (javelina) is 90% for rifle hunts with 100% rate of opportunity! Archery, muzzleloader and handgun hunts have a 95% rate of opportunity. Typically, if you are in good enough physical condition to hike to the quality areas, you should have opportunity. Arizona has a January Archery javelina season and February Firearms season. Firearms seasons are split into either Handgun/Muzzleloader or Rifle timeframes. Typical HANDGUNS to use are the single-shot Thompson or Remington XP100 centerfire cartridges, like .243, .257, 7mm-08 or the like. Revolvers in .357 magnum, .44 magnum, .454 Cassul, etc. with red dots or scopes are also common handguns that work well. MUZZLELOADERS should be .50 caliber inline style with scopes. Centerfire RIFLE cartridges that we recommend are: .22-250, .243, .257, .264, .270, 7mm-08, .308, etc. Although these are small critters, they are very tough animals and often get away injured from smaller cartridges. Bullet choice should be a good mushrooming-type and NOT a varmint bullet. For example, Barnes (often loaded in Federal Premiums) or a boat tail soft point works well.
Seasons for 2013: Jan. 1 - 24 (Archery Season) Jan. 25 - Feb. 3 (Juniors-Only Rifle Season) Feb. 8 - 17 (Handgun/Archery/Muzzleloader Season) Feb. 22 - 28 (Rifle Season)
Licensing: Arizona javelina hunting is by a lottery application process through the Arizona Game and Fish Department. The drawing odds for our preferred area are normally 100%! The deadline to apply is mid-October prior to the season. If you missed the deadline, there are sometimes leftover tags that can be purchased by mail on a first-come first-serve basis until they are all gone. We will assist you with the licensing process after you book the hunt. Contact us before October or as soon as possible if you are interested in a guided javelina hunt. Tag fee (Non Res.): $105.00 and hunting license fee: $151.25.
$ 2013 RATES $ Guided & Outfitted Hunts:
Description of Javelina Package Package includes: accommodations (tent camps), meals, complimentary ride to camp if flying (pick-up/drop-off point: Tucson Airport Hotels Only), camp transportation and a guide. Choose from 1on1 or 2on1 packages. 1 on 1 means one hunter per guide. 2 on 1 means two hunters per guide. If choosing 2 on 1, you must bring the other hunter to share the guide with. Booking Info: The first step is to book the hunt with a minimum 50% non-refundable deposit and some paperwork. We will then assist you in getting tags and licenses, which takes place in September through early October. The remaining balance is due at least 21 days prior to the hunt. We recommend cancellation insurance for all of our guests. Visit our policy page for more details. The Juniors-Only 3-Day Rifle Season is specifically designed for youth hunters 10-17 years old. If under 14, the youth hunter must have passed a hunter safety course. A parent must accompany the youth while hunting and is charged the normal non-hunter observer fee of $500.00. Junior Hunt Fee Total: $900.00/junior + $500.00/parent = $1,400.00 For those that own a camping trailer/pop-up and would like to bring it to camp to sleep in are more than welcome to do so, but we cannot discount the hunt any. It must be small and high enough to be pulled on rough dirt roads. Firearms hunts are in two seasons: Handgun/Muzzleloader and Rifle. Cost for licenses and tags, butchering, shipping of meat, taxidermy, hotel stay before/after the hunt (if flying) are the hunter's responsibility. The Arizona bag limit is one javelina per year. If a hunter has not tagged by the scheduled end of hunt, there is an option of paying at a daily rate thereafter. Non-Hunter Fee: Invite your partner or family member as a non-hunter while on your guided javelina hunt for a fee of $500.00. * Usually Friday through Sunday for basic javelina hunts. The Combo is normally a Friday through Tuesday morning. All hunters arrive in camp one day prior to hunting. Sometimes this schedule can be altered to accommodate your needs.
View our javelina videos for more feel of our hunts. Be sure you visit our general info page.
Recent Javelina Hunt Photos
Fourteen year-old Jason with a javelina he shot across a canyon at 317 yards!
Adam Merkens from Wisconsin with a javelina he shot during the rifle season at 200 yards.
John Schultz with a GIANT old male javelina.
Matt Lain with a nice boar javelina that he shot using his .243.
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Javelina
can be one of the most enjoyable game animals to hunt in Arizona. They are
gregarious, sociable, pig-like animals that hang in
groups of 5 to 15 animals. The common name is the "collared peccary" because of a
white ring of hair that circles the neck region. Javelina appear to be larger than they
really are, but in actuality, they only weigh 35-55 pounds dressed-out. They offer
a very challenging hunt for the bowhunter, handgun hunter, or even rifle hunter. Spot and
stalk is the technique we use to tag one of these unique animals. Our guides
use high-powered optics to locate a herd. Javelina are low to the ground
and blend into their surroundings very well. So, they can often be a challenge to
locate amongst the gray desert scrub. Once a herd is located though, a stalk can be planned.
Javelina have poor
eyesight, which enables hunters to approach within closer distances than other
big game. This
does not mean they are easy. Hunters must keep the wind in their
favor when making a stalk and be extremely quiet in order to get within a desired shooting
distance. Because of their large canines, javelina make
nice open-mouth mounts. If you are successful, a full-body mount of a snarling peccary (javelina)
can be a very
unique trophy. The meat can often be made into sausage or chorizo. Our archery javelina hunts in January can be combined with
both Coues deer and mule deer. 
