10/30/23

OPERATORS OF A NORTHERN ARIZONA GOLF COURSE THINK THEY HAVE FINALLY FOUND THE RIGHT REPELLENT FOR JAVELINA RIPPING APART THEIR TURF — CHILI OIL. DAVE BISBEE, THE GENERAL MANAGER AT SEVEN CANYONS GOLF CLUB IN SEDONA, SAYS THE ANIMALS ARE NOT FANS OF THAT SEASONING. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST AUTUMN THE GOLF COURSE HAS BEEN TARGETED BY FORAGING JAVELINAS. BISBEE SAID IT’S OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE YEARS, BUT THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE HE SAW THIS YEAR IS RARE. 

THE JAVELINA HAVE TORN UP SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE GOLF COURSE OVER THE PAST MONTH. IT IS BELIEVED THE HOTTER THAN USUAL SUMMER, COMBINED WITH THE LACK OF RAINFALL IN THE SEDONA AREA, ATTRIBUTED TO THE JAVELINA DEVOURING LARGE PORTIONS OF THE SEVEN CANYONS GOLF CLUB.