The Culture
September 30, 2012
The Javelina
Sure, they stink. But whatever you do, don’t confuse them with feral pigs.
Sure, they stink. But whatever you do, don’t confuse them with feral pigs.
The new television show, which satirizes church-going Dallas socialites, draws ire from Newt Gingrich and a score of others.
When Theodore Roosevelt visited Texas in 1892, he insisted on booking a six-day javelina hunt. He shot two but later opined that the best way to dispatch the animal would be by spear. Teddy was on to something. “Because of their poor eyesight, it’s easy to close in on javelinas,”
A veteran hunter and guide tells how it's done.