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Javelina track?
(Click on pictures to enlarge) Answer at the bottom of the page.
Photo by AP Jones.
Your first challenge to overcome in being a successful
Javelina hunter is being able to distinguish and identify Javelina sign.
Javelina tracks diagram (click on picture to enlarge). Diagram
by AP Jones.
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Javelina gait
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Normal walk~traveling on a trail 10 to 13 inches tip to
tip |
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Slow feed/meandering 6 to 10 inches tip to tip |
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Running/spooked up to 9 foot leaps! for short distances |
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Javelina footprints (adult)
Classic "pig run" across a wash (Click on
picture to enlarge) Photo by AP Jones.
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Front cloven hoof 1.1/2 inches wide by 1.1/4
inches length (front is larger then back) |
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Rear cloven hoof 1.1/4 inches wide by 1.0 inches in
length |
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Generally, rear hoof steps in front hoof print |
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Front feet have 2 dewclaws |
| Rear feet have only 1 dewclaw (Old World pigs have 2)
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Dewclaws are normally not seen in tracks unless in
mud or snow |
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Javelina tracks compared to deer
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Size is much smaller. Mule deer hoof print 2 3/8 -
3 inches in length and much more pointed |
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Distance between hoof prints much shorter. Mule
deer generally at least 18 inches between steps, and normally 24 to 30
inches between steps |
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Classic "pig run" across a wash (Click on
pictures to enlarge)
photo by AP Jones.
Classic "pig run" across a wash to mesquite
trees that have dropped beans.. Kind of obvious
Javelina are in the area! photo by AP Jones.
Pig "rooting" in a wash (Click on
picture to enlarge) photo by AP Jones.
Answer: No! It's Mule Deer. Note the following
about the picture.
| Single track-Javelina rarely travel alone |
| Steps too wide apart-between 24 and 30 inches |
| Hoof too large and pointed |
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