TBGA adds Javelina

[Walking_Eagle]

Beginning with the 2010-11 TBGA scoring season Javelina will be recognized as an official scored entry category. Score will be based upon cleaned skull width and length; similar to B & C standards for cats and bear. To facilitate the entry process, entries will be accepted until February 15 the following hunting season for animals harvested during the entry year; for example, Javelina harvested from September 1, 2010 will be accepted for entry until February 2012. This will allow for skulls to be cleaned prior to scoring and entry into the Javelina category.
Scoring initially will be conducted by official B & C scorers familiar with skull measurement techniques. Future scoring schools will include the technique. AT LEAST FOR THE TIME BEING, JAVELINA ENTRIES MAY ONLY BE MADE THROUGH OFFICIAL BOONE AND CROCKETT SCORERS.
The creation of a scored entry category for Javelina, a big game species in Texas, is expected to provide for promotion of the species as a big game species and provide another species from which land managers may benefit from their management efforts. Since Javelina are only found in three states in the United States, it is expected that such a category will promote an otherwise underutilized renewable nature resource.