2012 – 2013 Lake Sonoma Archery/Crossbow Pig Hunt Information & Hunt Map

[THE ROMAN ARCHER]

Liberty Glen campsites are nice, awesome restroom close, and the campsites overlook the lake awesome view, and trail access right by the campsites. just down the road is the Lone Rock parking lot and u can hunt of the Oak Knoll trail and.they have an awesome outdoor bow range there.here's a couple photos. Liberty Glen area
Lone Rock area

Use google earth and u can see everything in detail down to the campsites and restrooms and trails. Hope this help.....tra

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[ELittle]

THanks!

 

[VC Girl]

Lake Sonoma Trail Map

View attachment Lake Sonoma Map.pdf

Here is a copy of the map I handout at the Visitor Center. Hope it helps!

Any Q's just ask!

~Rachel Mack

 

[ORElkBow]

VC Girl, thanks a whole bunch. You're a great help. Well.............LS...here I come, once again from OR. Please piggies be nice to me this time.

 

[VC Girl]

Hello LS pig hunters!

Here is the current pig hunt totals 5 boars, 3 sows taken and 449 hunters registered. One hunter reported seeing over 9 pigs on the Warm Springs side of the lake but couldn’t get a shot. Yesterday, a hunter reported seeing lots of pigs early morning by Rustlers but again, couldn’t get a shot.

Any Q's feel free to email or call: Rachel.E.Mack@usace.army.mil (707) 431-4534

As always, good luck this season! ~Rachel

 

[ORElkBow]

WooHoo. Two more weeks.

 

[VC Girl]

Good morning Lake Sonoma Pig Hunters!!!
Here are the current totals with 2011 & 2010 (courtesy of our Lake Sonoma volunteer)

	2012	2011	2010
# HUNTERS REG.	455	478	472
#MAN-DAYS HUNTED
Opening Day	126	164	142
To Date*	577	568	677
# PIGS TAKEN	9	8	14
* Only 5 hunting days per week in 2011 & 2010

 

[VC Girl]

Good morning Lake Sonoma Pig Hunters!!!
Here are the current totals with 2011 & 2010 (courtesy of our Lake Sonoma volunteer)

	2012	2011	2010
# HUNTERS REG.	499	493	518
#MAN-DAYS HUNTED
Opening Day	126	164	142
To Date*	693	664	823
# PIGS TAKEN	9	9	16
* Only 5 hunting days per week in 2011 & 2010 Any Q's feel free to email or call rachel.e.mack@usace.army.mil (707) 431-4534

 

[bsanders8181]

VC Girl, I have home through what I was given and cannot find how to report a take with you all. Is it purely off of our online tag reporting with the DFG? Are we supposed to turn in part of the tag on our way out? I have yet to get one there, just want to know what to do if I am successful. Thanks

 

[VC Girl]

Bsanders8181 ~

Lake Sonoma has a check-in and check-out process that takes place at the Visitor Center each time a hunter comes out to our park to hunt pigs. You will put your hunter number (the number on the purple tag) plus date-in and date-out. The top half of the sheet will be dropped in the slot built into the wall at the Visitor Center. Take the bottom sheet with you, if you get a pig let us know if not, then you do not need to check-out.

I tried to attach a copy of the daily check-in sheet so you can see what I’m describing but I’m not able to load the document. If you would like to send me an email I can then send you the document.

Please note, whatever is required by DFG for rules and regulations for pig hunting should still be followed. Hunters are not only subject to all park rules and regulations but all county, state and local laws. I work for the US Army Corps of Engineers and ONLY post info about Lake Sonoma’s archery pig hunt.

I hope this helps, if not feel free to email or call!

~Rachel Mack
Rachel.E.Mack@usace.army.mil
(707) 431-4534

 

[THE ROMAN ARCHER]

Here u go bsanders a copy of the check in and pig take report slip........tra

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[VC Girl]

FYI

Just found out I will be off duty on Thursday December 27. With that said, the Visitor Center will be closed Monday December 24 until Friday December 28. I will be back on duty Friday December 28, 8am to 3pm for email, fax or in person pig hunt registration. If you’re already registered with the Visitor Center then you are good to go and can hunt this holiday season.

As always, any Q’s just ask!

Be safe,
~Rachel Mack

 

[bsanders8181]

Thanks all, when I checked in on a Sat, I wasn't aware of the check in. Now I am. Thanks.

 

[Cassy79]

I'm lookin to take my first hog sometime in the beginnin of February and I was considering lake sonoma but after seein the pig take chances don't seem too good. I'm curious does anyone know if ppl just aren't venturing out far from the trail or are pigs just very slim? First time on the website!
Thanks-Jan

 

[THE ROMAN ARCHER]

Cassy79, Lake Sonoma is a state public park so its no cake walk and it can be very physical too, but also very rewarding for the bowhunters who have scored a public land pig with a bow. I have blown a shot on a monster hog there in the past that was with a whole group of rhino size hogs, past a shot up on a dinner a couple years ago myself. It's almost a 3 hr drive each way for me but still worth the while. Plenty of hunters have scored hogs there in the past, the reported average take for hogs each year is around 40 pigs over a period of 4 months that's not bad stats for public land. Some takes are by boat and some on land, some by hard work and sometimes one might just pop out in front of u. Bottom line for me is its a great scenic public place to hunt hogs, just got to deal with hikers, jogers and dog walkers and mountain bikers and occasional other hunters. Plenty of fresh sign everywhere at l.s. they are there, is the best game of playing hide and seek bowhunting for a game animal u will ever have, good luck and happy hunting!.......tra
Here's Criley with his ls bow pig from last mach at ls,.....

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[VC Girl]

Good morning Lake Sonoma Pig Hunters!!!
Here are the current totals (courtesy of our Lake Sonoma volunteer)

Registered hunters: 657
Sows taken: 13
Boars taken: 7

As always, any Q's just ask!
~Rachel Mack
Rachel.E.Mack@usace.army.mil
(707) 431-4534

 

[thewolfman]

Thax fo the update...can i say we here love u???... ur doin a very super great job!!!... lol

 

[waterfern]

Quick question for vc girl, Where are most of the pigs being taken, in the north or south side of the lake? Thanks

 

[VC Girl]

Waterfern,
I haven't had the chance to talk with a lot of hunters this season about their kills. With the Warm Springs side of the lake open back up now, the few hunters I have talked to are super hush about their spots. Pigs are all over our park, I always try to make it clear that I’m not a hunter at all. I have worked here for almost 9 years and with that said, if there were 1000 confirmed pig kills that wouldn't even put a dent in the number of pigs we have here at Lake Sonoma. Sorry I can't give you specifics but I can tell you I know of confirmed pig kills on both the Dry Creek and Warm Springs side of the lake this season.

I know what you’re thinking, go ahead you can say it, thanks for nothing VC Girl!! HaHa!!

Good luck this season! )
~Rachel Mack
p.s. thewolfman, you’re too kind!

 

[waterfern]

Thanks vc girl. They didnt have the "thanks for nothing" post tag so i had to use the "thanks" one instead. I havent had a chance to get out yet this year, so i need to make some time as i do love the place.