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Show lln These United States Fetching Home Wild Bacon Arizona's Popular Sport TUCSON, ARIZ. Many of Arizona's hunters had a big season hunting wild pigs during the winter months just past, for the season was extended to 59 days by the state game and fish commission, the reason being that the javelina or peccary pec-cary have been increasing rapidly in the last few years. The Arizona species of the ani- mal is one of two varieties of piglike pig-like animals ranging from Arizona and Texas to Paraguay. Some are slightly grizzled and have an indistinct in-distinct white collar and are often called the collared peccary. The Arizona wildhog is often called the "couchajavalin." They are nocturnal noctur-nal and gregarious, says the dictionary. dic-tionary. But it's a great sport in these parts, where the Javelina is well scattered. They are found in rock country on the edge of the desert around Tucson, and in mountain canyons which abound here. The animals usually run in small packs, are considered big game in this state, and as such may not be hunted hunt-ed with dogs. May Use Bow and Arrow. The law specifies that the limit is one animal of either sex per hunter hunt-er for the season, and must be taken by a rifle fired from the shoulder shoul-der and propelling a center-fire cartridge, or by bow and arrow provided pro-vided the bow used has a pull of 50 pounds or more and the arrow is broadhead of one Inch or more in width. All of which regulations hunters are glad to adhere to so they can be sure of carrying their animals home to the range cooking range for the wild pig is "mighty fine eatin', mighty fine!" say Arizonans, including the Indian and Mexican hunters. |