Javelina have become a problem in certain areas of the United States. They are ferocious eaters, populate quickly and have a negative impact on most all animals as well as the local environment.
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JAVELINA PROBLEMS IN THE YARD ^
Javelina can be a problem in and around any home.
1) They compete with most native animals for food and due to their high rate of consumption, can severely restrict supplies.
2) They will eat most animal young like turtles, ground dwelling birds and even puppies or kittens.
3) They will readily forage on poultry and small cattle like lambs or goats.
4) When natural food isn’t available, Javelina will forage on local gardens or crops. Their impact can be fast and extreme resulting in tremendous losses to any farmers harvest.
5) They love to feed on young plants, seedlings, trees, nuts and vital components significant to the way plants and trees replenish themselves in our landscape. Additionally, they will damage existing forests with their “rooting” and “rubbing” behaviors.
6) They love to “wallow” in local ponds, lakes or streams which in turn can lead to erosion as well as have detrimental effects on water quality which in turn will impact local aquatic life.
7) They carry all kinds of bacteria and germs and because of their normal behaviors pose a real contamination threat.
8) They can be dangerous. Though mostly shy, Javelina have been known to attack people or domestic animals.
JAVELINA REPELLENTS ^
There are very few javelina repellents that work. Over the years, we have tested many and found our sound repellers work best.
JAVELINA SOUND REPELLERS ^
By far, installing our ULTRA SOUND REPELLERS is your best option. These devices work because javelina are naturally sensitive to ultrasound, audible sound and flashing lights.
Our devices will send off ultra sound by default along with flashing a strong LED light bar. They also have an audible sound which is scary to most any nocturnal animal including Javelina.
Other features of our machines is that you can set them to operate at night only as well as turn the audible sound completely off if you don’t want to annoy neighbors. The Ultra sound is effective for up to 70 feet and when the included AC power supply is used to power them on, you can run them all the time to increase their range. When set to motion detector only, they’ll work fine but will not set off until the javelina walk within 30 feet of the unit. The audible sound is quite loud and can be heard for up to football field away.
These units are weatherproof and should be placed along property borders or where the javelina are rooting.
The best javelina settings is to set Operating Time to “night”, the Ultrasonic to “constant” and to power them always on using the included power supply. But you can also use them with the Ultrasonic set to “Motion” so it will only turn on when activated by intruding javelina. Again, you will need to have the unit within 40 feet of the intruding animal and about 3 feet off the ground for it to work best. In either case, set the Sonic Volume to “80-100”. Lastly, the frequency (yellow knob) should be almost all the way to the left.
We recommend trying to power the unit using the included AC converter for at least two weeks and then after that, running it on batteries using the “Motion Sensor” will be enough to keep them away for good.
For easy installation, MOUNTING BLOCKS are handy. They can accept 1 or 2 repellers (picture to the right) and have a 1/2″ hole on their bottom so they will easily fit over a 1/2″ piece of rebar or any other wood or plastic stake. Ultra Sound Repellers will work fine by themselves as long as you have a good place to set them up. But we highly recommend getting the Units with Mounting Blocks in the kits we offer. Mounting Blocks allow you to place units anywhere and they will save time too.
We also feature several accessories for our sound repeller including POWER CORD EXTENDERS (33 FEET AND 66 FEET), CIGARETTE LIGHTER POWER ADAPTER, ALLIGATOR CLIP POWER CORD and AC POWER SUPPLY REPLACEMENTS.
HOW TO TRAP JAVELINA ^
Because of the problems associated with wild Javelina, farmers and land owners will many times have to remove local javelina from the environment. Javelina can grow large and because of their size and shape, there aren’t many options available for managing local nuisance animals. There are no registered poisons and the only proven method of controlling this animal is with a trap.
LEGHOLD TRAPS FOR JAVELINA ^
There are two kinds of traps commonly used for javelina. Known as “leg-holds”, these are styles that have long been used by traditional trappers who hunt beaver, mink, muskrat, etc. These devices work by “catching” target animals on their legs. Trap sets must be made where the Javelina are known to be active and foraging. Depending on the size of the Javelina targeted, use either COIL #3 or COIL # 5 traps. These are the easiest to set and need to be placed along their walkways and trails. Be sure to “anchor” them to large stumps or better yet, live trees. Javelina are quite strong and will easy pull up common trap stakes.
For animals 100 lbs or less, the #3 will usually be large enough.
G. Farrell says
I have heard that coyote urine is a deterrent to javelina. Do you know if that’s true and if so, do you sell it? Thank you!
Tech Support says
G.,
We sell a lot of coyote urine and the bulk of it is used to repel a wide range of animals. That being said, I don’t believe its the best option for javelina. I say this because we’ve heard mixed results from customers who’ve tried. Overall, I’d say maybe 50-50. But if you want to try, our coyote urine is all natural and super concentrated so its as good as it gets.
Coyote Urine: https://bugspray.com/repellents/liquid/coyote-urine
Now if this doesn’t work out to your expectations, I suggest going with some Timber Wolf or Mountain Lion Urine instead. Its a bit more pricey but tends to work better on animals like javelina.
Timber Wolf Urine: https://bugspray.com/repellents/liquid/timberwolf-urine-16-oz
Mountain Lion Urine: https://bugspray.com/repellents/liquid/cougar-urine
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