Arizona Golf Club tries to scare away a pack of javelinas using coyote urine. It was a mistake: ‘Like putting bacon bits in their salad’
Chili oil is the solution they were looking for.
While golfing in Arizona, Mikey (@mikeyteetimes) recorded a TikTok showing a group of animals that look similar to feral pigs arriving and taking over the golf course, which wasn’t as pleasant a surprise as when another golfer found a limited edition Taco Bell golf bag. These creatures are javelinas, which are a common sight around Arizona and its surrounding areas, but might be a strange thing to see for people not from the Southwest.
As shown in Mikey’s video, the javelinas aren’t acting aggressively or targeting the people on the golf course. Instead, they seem to be exploring, and they’re likely looking for something to eat. When asked in the comments which golf course he was at, Mikey responded that it’s Boulders.
Javelinas tend to be harmless
In general, javelinas aren’t aggressive towards humans. However, they are animals and might act aggressively if they feel threatened. They have a primarily herbivorous diet, which is actually what tends to drive them to locations like golf courses.
Golf courses in areas like Arizona can be among the few locations with some vegetation when the rest of the state might be too hot and dry for the javelinas to find food. While we know that a golf course is unlikely to have any seeds or veggies for the javelinas to snack on, searching for food in an area with plant life seems to be what the group in Mikey’s video is doing.
Of course, their harmless nature doesn’t mean that javelinas are welcomed by golf courses.
Seven Canyons Golf Club made their javelina problem worse
BroBible covered a 2023 incident in Arizona regarding javelinas at the Seven Canyons Golf Club. Instead of a group of javelinas just wandering around, they destroyed the golf course. That year was dry and hot, so the theory is that the javelinas destroyed the area because they were looking for food, which was difficult to find in that year’s conditions. As herbivores, the greenery of the Seven Canyons Golf Club likely led them to believe that they would be able to find food there.
Trying to drive the javelinas away, the club tried to use coyote urine to discourage them from coming onto the property. They spread it around the golf club’s property and hoped that would keep the javelinas from returning and causing more destruction.
Unfortunately, this plan backfired, and the javelinas were more attracted to the area after the coyote urine was spread. The club’s general manager, Dave Bisbee, talked to the Associated Press about the matter and said, “It was like putting bacon bits in their salad.”
Instead of coyote urine, a better solution that actually deters javelinas would be spreading chili oil on the course. Of course, options like fences around the area can work, but they tend to be more expensive and require upkeep. It could also help to have beverage cart employees make sure that nothing’s being left behind as they provide golfers with drinks.
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