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Post by scalerail on Feb 22, 2022 19:21:14 GMT
We are learning about the wild life here. The lady down the street said there were ten in her yard last night. Next door we have Bobcats in the back yard. Also told us don't mess with them. They will attack people. They are called Javelina. Don  |
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Post by josef on Feb 22, 2022 19:30:52 GMT
Makes you look both ways before getting the morning paper.
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Post by 4dogsinjersey on Feb 22, 2022 19:51:50 GMT
Nasty critters! Bobcats okay but Javalinas will try to eat you! You need a .30-.30 for the piggies…
Tom
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Post by Adam on Feb 22, 2022 20:03:20 GMT
What time should we be there for the Luau and hog roast Don?
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Post by ptc on Feb 22, 2022 20:33:20 GMT
My thoughts, dinner?
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Post by firewood on Feb 22, 2022 23:38:02 GMT
We see bobcats too, but those hoggies are something different! I see a luau in your future.
Dave
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Post by osprey on Feb 22, 2022 23:59:42 GMT
Mmm, bacon! You must be somewhere in the far south west to have those.
Bobcats are neat critters. I was in Iowa in December on a deer hunt at a buddy's farm and kept having a momma Bobcat with two kittens pass through the fields and woods edges. Neatest thing was one afternoon 7 hen turkeys were in the field when the cats came through. I thought uh-oh, turkey dinner time, but those 7 hens started putt'in and cluckin and rushed the momma cat and drove her and her kittens out of the field in a hurry. Never would have imagined that! Very cool to witness, part of why I love sitting in the woods.
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Post by scalerail on Feb 23, 2022 16:03:55 GMT
I'm not interested in eating one. Javelina are not from the pig family but they are from the rat family. I can't tell you the last time I ate a rat but I don't want to start now. Don
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Post by Joe Saggese on Feb 23, 2022 16:50:34 GMT
I'm not interested in eating one. Javelina are not from the pig family but they are from the rat family. I can't tell you the last time I ate a rat but I don't want to start now. Don I work on the water front with some people from the rat family too...... 
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Post by fabforrest on Feb 23, 2022 22:27:41 GMT
I have friends in Tucson and they say these things are a nuisance.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2022 22:52:37 GMT
Whenever I see these animals in photos or videos, makes me think of Timon & Pumbaa, LOL.
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Post by osprey on Feb 23, 2022 23:21:28 GMT
Javelinas are not from the rat family. Rodents are family Muridae, Javelinas are distant cousins of pigs and are in family Tayassuidae. Javs are the only true new world pig, found in much of south and central america. Neat little critters, cook them like lean pork.
But don't turn down something just because it's related to a rat, either! Muskrat is quite the delicacy in my area, although to me it tastes pretty much like squirrel. You can even buy whole/dressed muskrats in some of the local markets here, head and tails left on. They serve a lot of it at the local Outdoor show and a few festivals.
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Post by scalerail on Feb 24, 2022 0:24:52 GMT
Fabforrest, they have attacked people walking and their dogs. Don
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Post by scalerail on Feb 24, 2022 0:48:22 GMT
osprey, thanks for the info. Every time I read about them I see different things about them. Javelinas have very poor eye sight so some of the "attacks" are a mistake. Down our street there was a herd of ten the other night. They have even been seen in shopping centers. That would tell me people are feeding them. Big mistake! Thanks again for the info. Don
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Post by dennym57 on Feb 24, 2022 15:41:14 GMT
I'm not interested in eating one. Javelina are not from the pig family but they are from the rat family. I can't tell you the last time I ate a rat but I don't want to start now. Don I work on the water front with some people from the rat family too...... I was a longshoreman back in the early eighties.
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