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She did not bite me, I took my hand away when her nose touched me. She did nothing wrong, so why would I call anyone after all I’m a professional. Please quit making assumptions and choose kindness.

@craigallen289 Just last week here in Tucson a lady was feeding a local squadron of javelina when one spooked and bite her as part of the carrot she was feeding it. Fish and game came out and destroyed the seven animals as a precautionary because they couldn't identify the biter. Of course your not supposed to feed them but in her kindness she got the whole squadron killed. My minor is in urban wildlife management (UofA). Speaking of assumptions, I am considered by many to be a very kind and caring person. As to "I' am a professional. ", so was Steve Irwin. Get my drift?

@@randmayfield5695 I agree with everything you say here, except the attacks on me because it is clear from my videos that I never feed these wild animals. I am simply talking them through this portion of my yard to protect my little dogs most evenings because my past/present neighbors were not smart like you and I and chose to feed wild life. Karen hand feeding carrots to wild Javelina is the problem. The fact she caused the slaughter of so many precious souls is horrific.

They arent pigs though. Only a somewhat distant relative. Theyre about as close to pigs as bears are to dogs

@@BroadwayRonMexico I looked it up, they are classed as wild pigs. That didn't come from me, lol

@@pawsforblessings127 Wherever you looked it up, the info is wrong. Javelinas are Family Tayassuidae, pigs are Family Suidae. They have similarities, but also a lot of differences, and in terms of both genetics and cladistics, theyre about as close to a pig as a golden retriever is to a grizzly bear, and a bit more distant than a camel is from an alpaca

@@BroadwayRonMexico Thank you for the info. But the explanation that they are a wild pig that came up from the Mexico area is good enough for me. It still looks like a pig, it acts like a pig, so I would know how to deal with it. But in reality, it will not make it that for north that I worry about it. Clearly not a domestic pig breed or close to our wild once. But what I was given as explanation is good enough for me.

This one was bringing the crowd, including the young ones around across the houses along the national forest. Most of my yard is wild and they come through every night, but I have a tiny Rockwall where my little dogs just go out my lower deck, so when they come in there, I just go out and let them know there’s no food but only humans here, but I’m very gentle to them. A lot of people consider them peccaries. This one did have tusks, but you can’t see them in this video. Wild Javelina can be dangerous but mostly to dogs because they will rip them along the side, trying to defend themselves if the dog runs up to them. They would rarely charge a human and only in my experience false charges.

Correct. This pack will come through nightly and have been fed by humans in the past but of course not us. The most they can get out of us is knocking over our bird feeder. This was the matriarch that brings the pack around and shows them to beg for food. You can see one of my other videos where a javelina fresh from the national Forest was challenging me. I treat them all with kindness.

That is a tough question to answer... for you. To watch a football game at sofi stadium is incredibly expensive, this was a preseason game when my Cowboys came to play and I happen to be in town so I went to explore the $5 billion dollar SOFI stadium. I tend to watch football at home on TV but love going to stadiums for the experience.

I was just talking them through that part of my yard, and as they were leaving I had sat down on a lounge chair, waiting for her to hop the little wall. She then turned around and approached me, and I would’ve had to stand up and jump over two lounge chairs backwards to regress but she, as you can tell meant no harm. When a Javelina is not happy with you, you can tell by its body language. If I had not jerked my hand away from her wet nose, then there may have been cuddles involved. 🤣

@@TyneichauCarroll Javelina are not shy with their body language.

I would see her most nights, bringing the little ones through showing them that some of these suckers give them food. We enjoyed them, and they would occasionally knock over our birdfeeders or birdbath, but that’s on us for encroaching.

Good advice unless you're a professional. I'm on my back patio most nights keeping them on the other side of the Rock wall. This javelina showed no signs of aggression and in fact I think recognized my voice. If I wasn't forced into a sitting position I would have moved back further. If I didn't pull my hand back so quickly when she sniffed me this might have broken out into a cuddlefest. Such cute eyes and that piggy-like nose. My buddy Steve Irwin taught me the difference between an aggravated wild animal and a curious wild animal. In a world where you can choose to be anything choose to be kind.

@@craigallen289 Just remember what happened to Steve Irwin bro. Not being an ass just sayin'

​@@Pfletch83 Fair point and I was just talking out of my ass. She really was not being aggressive at all if you look at my other short videos there's a very aggressive heavilina I smartly backed up from.

Her body language was gentle and believe me if I felt threatened, I would’ve climbed over both lounge chairs behind me, even from my seated position.

This one unfortunately, is humanized and begging for food. (I did not do this ) If you look at my other shorts, there is a very aggressive Javelina that got me to back off. Javelina are easy to read, and this one showed no signs of hostility, besides backing me into my chair.

Tail, ears and teeth differ from a pig but not overall shape, quite simialr beasts

In areas with lots of people never harming them, they get comfortable and greedy, and they can be aggressive. In the wild, though, the first indication of a person and they get the hell out of dodge! Every time.

Make the same noises they do - a Huff then growl and they get the message.

My parents used to have them on their patio and in their yard all the time. Scared them to death!

It's funny. Pigs and their "cousins" like javelinas really just do not give a shit. They're brutal in a fight because they're willing to take you down with them.

Shuffle scuff your feet loudly and they get the message to not come closer

Never the wild animals fault. If you don't have the ability to read animals you should never allow them to pin you in a corner like they did me here. You can see my interaction with a more wild javelina in my short videos. That javelina false charged me several times and the hair on his back was standing straight up. On that occasion they had knocked over my bird feeders and bird bath so that was my fault. Not the same situation as this.

I hope this is a long selfie stick

‘To be fair’ she backed me into a lounge chair and touched me.

@@craigallen289sure.

And he fed them. Not too bright!

@@desertgirl30 No I would never feed them. They come through my yard most days. I know better than to encourage them with food because this is where my small dogs go out. I only go out there and encourage them to move on when they’re inside the small rock wall. Javelina are easy to read for some people and you can tell this one meant no harm. She was just teaching the small ones to come along these houses along the national forest and beg for food. I was there, trying to keep them in the wild part of my lawn. I have encountered wild Javelina that have not been humanized, and it’s a completely different experience with respect to the animal and what they’re capable of.

Really gamey smell, not like bacon at all

I did the same thing. I was thinking about how I used to do this as a kid. 😁

rooting for food

LOL....well, on a second thought them guy's destroying stuff and causing a mess really isn't funny. It's hard to know how to feel about it, on one hand I want help them in some way, on the other I don't wanna get hurt ya know...also don't wanna see them get hurt unless of course it was a self defense kinda scenario...hope your Dad's being cautious and safe!

The greatest danger is to unleashed dogs. The dogs will run to the javelina barking and the javelina will not back down and will slash with their large fangs back and forth slicing the dog. If you're around javelina's that have been fed by humans they're very docile. Wild javelina are not to be trifled with but do not act like these repeated guests in our backyard.

A helicopter 😂

just leave them alone , they are good, manage your trash cans better

I throw dried nuts in my neighbors yard and they pass by mine and go there.

Yes, they are very edible. Taste much better than feral hogs. They do stink bad when cleaning them,

Make tamales

Yes, but you REALLY gotta love gamey foods, even curing them out doesn't rid its flavor

Cute? 🤮🤮🤮

Especially the babies

But dangerous

So is a Bali-Song butterfly knife swinging in the air.

Go to pet it

​@@craigallen289context?

Yes they do. They’re very defensive, and will rip apart a dog if the dog tries to attack it. I would never get this close too Javelina in the wild. This One is a nightly visitor and I believe trying to teach the young ones to beg for food along the edge of the national forest. I just talk to them and let them know that this side of the rock wall contains humans and small dogs. I do not feed them.

@@craigallen289yea if the dog is some small chihuahua

Razor sharp? Come on man. That's a lil exageration,you think? Razor sharp.lmao

@@phflhs they always grow against each other, so every time the hog opens and closes it's mouth, they sharpen an edge between them. So yeah they're sharp.

I did take another video that is less interesting of me descending down into the granite dells.

@@craigallen289 IDK even know what it is. It looks peaceful though.