What? Over griping about my TVM?
Naaah, nothing to redeem, I merely told the truth.
Point of fact TVM now cryptically alludes to the fact that their fowler barrels are completely and historically incorrectly untapered by using the descriptor "our special straight barrel" on their website (which obtuse wording may eventually draw fire from the Gay, Lesbian and Transgendered community I dunno :grin: ).
The other egregious assembly shortcuts remain also, upon which I am always happy to expound upon for anyone who asks.
Anyhoo...
The circumstance of the javelina was I had been invited to go after deer/hogs, but the week before two deer and a feral hog had all been taken off of those same feeders so by the time we got there the pickings were slim, nary a one over a two day period.
Hunting from blinds over automated feeders is the norm here (I myself liken it to fishing). Where I was the stand was 70 yards out, further than I was comfortable trying for a shot, so I elected to take up station behind the mesquite upon the earth bank in this photo.
My host really wanted to see the flinter in action, so at the conclusion of the hunt he suggested I go shoot a javelina on an adjacent property.
The reason these javelinas were out on the roadways was that they were taking corn put out to attract deer, and clearly they weren't used to being shot at, so I make no claims of mighty hunter status. I was at least able to make a clean kill at 40, and a clean miss at 30.
The animal shot of course wouldn't be wasted, I was looking for either an old male (for the skull and hide) or a young one (for the skull, meat and hide).
I have no idea how to prepare javelina. We dressed, skinned it and removed the head and put everything on ice. I gave it to an American Indian friend who grew up poor in rural South Texas. He was happy to get the meat and hide, I get the cleaned skull back in a couple of weeks.
Birdwatcher
