Damsel called me to the great room late this afternoon to show me the herd of Javelina (Collared Peccary) that had wandered onto the neighbor’s driveway across the road. As we looked through the window, I called the neighbor to advise him of the presence of the herd. He and the family were not at home at the time and he told me that his dogs were secure inside the house.
This herd has grown in size from when we first moved here, from about five to seven at that time to over a rough count of eleven today. Javelina herds stake out their own territory and seldom compete with other herds for the 5500 acres of desert where they claim domain and forage therein.
Residents in semi-rural areas just have to cope with the beasts, since they are considered a game animal here. Even so, a defensive gun use is not out of the question if they become aggressive, which they might, if startled or accompanied by offspring. Damsel and I both pack when not sleeping, just in case of trouble. either the four or two legged kind.
Are your pistols “big enough” to take them down, if need be?
I know wild hogs are real tough SOB’s and take some firepower to put down.
These guys are pretty much smaller than either razorbacks or feral hogs.
Damsel’s .38 special +P should do the trick. I can back her up with .45ACP – we both have JHP rounds in our carry guns – she has a 5 round cylinder and I have a 10 round magazine.