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From the Summer issue of the DFG Tracks magazine.
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By Cris Langner.
Here's a rundown of the 2000/2001 season. As reported from the DFG License and Revenue Branch, a total of 213,226 tags were sold, which included 42,273 resident tag books of five, and 1,861 nonresident single tags, a slight increase from last year. Hunters voluntarily reported taking 6,391 wild pigs by returning their harvest report tags to the DFG.
As usual, the Central Coast Region was responsible for the highest percentage of the total pig take, at 61 percent. This area seems to be the preferred habitat for wild pigs in California and for the past 10 years has been responsible for an average of 69 percent of the total pig harvest. Although the Central Coast Region remains the leader in the number of pigs killed per year, the percentage of the overall pig take has been on a downward trend (see table below). On the other hand, a couple of other regions have seen a steady increase in the number of pigs taken. The San Joaquin Valley and Southern Sierra Region saw a slight increase from last year and was second in numbers of pigs killed, with 1,231 (19.3 percent).
The success rates for particular hunting methods are as follows: hunters using rifles accounted for the largest proportion of the harvest again this year with 89 percent (5,693) of the take. Archery hunters, though few and far between, took 284 pigs which accounted for 4.4 percent of the total harvest. All other hunting methods accounted for only 6.6 percent (414) of the take. This year 7.8 percent (496) of pig hunters used trailing hounds and 29.9 percent (1,910) hunted within their county of residence.
Of the total reported pigs taken, a total of 3,462 (54.2 percent) were males and 2,782 (43.5 percent) were females. Similar to years past, most pigs (91.8 percent) were reportedly taken on private land -with the remaining 8 percent taken on public lands. After analyzing the returned pig tags, many places that are probably public lands have been erroneously reported as private land. Private land is defined as any parcel of land that is held in ownership by either a private citizen, like a ranch, or a private organization. The United States Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management, and the California Department of Fish and Game are all public entities, and although some of the lands they administer are restricted or have limited access-such as military installations, wildlife areas and preserves, they are still public lands. To improve the quality of data obtained from the pig tags it is necessary for hunters to be aware of where they are hunting. For a guide to hunting wild pigs on public lands, please contact the DFG at 9166534263 for a free Guide to Hunting Wild Pigs in California.
Cris Langner is a scientific aide in the DFG Wild Pig and Black Bear programs who compiles and analyzes data from license tags.
Hit your refresh button on your browser if the graph doesn't load all the way. If you want to save this graph to your computer, right click on the graph after it loads and click "Save Picture as", then pick a folder or place on your computer to store this map.
If you need this graph but don't want to find this thread later it will be on my Cal Hog webpage too at http://www.jesseshuntingpage.com/calhog.html
By Cris Langner.
Here's a rundown of the 2000/2001 season. As reported from the DFG License and Revenue Branch, a total of 213,226 tags were sold, which included 42,273 resident tag books of five, and 1,861 nonresident single tags, a slight increase from last year. Hunters voluntarily reported taking 6,391 wild pigs by returning their harvest report tags to the DFG.
As usual, the Central Coast Region was responsible for the highest percentage of the total pig take, at 61 percent. This area seems to be the preferred habitat for wild pigs in California and for the past 10 years has been responsible for an average of 69 percent of the total pig harvest. Although the Central Coast Region remains the leader in the number of pigs killed per year, the percentage of the overall pig take has been on a downward trend (see table below). On the other hand, a couple of other regions have seen a steady increase in the number of pigs taken. The San Joaquin Valley and Southern Sierra Region saw a slight increase from last year and was second in numbers of pigs killed, with 1,231 (19.3 percent).
The success rates for particular hunting methods are as follows: hunters using rifles accounted for the largest proportion of the harvest again this year with 89 percent (5,693) of the take. Archery hunters, though few and far between, took 284 pigs which accounted for 4.4 percent of the total harvest. All other hunting methods accounted for only 6.6 percent (414) of the take. This year 7.8 percent (496) of pig hunters used trailing hounds and 29.9 percent (1,910) hunted within their county of residence.
Of the total reported pigs taken, a total of 3,462 (54.2 percent) were males and 2,782 (43.5 percent) were females. Similar to years past, most pigs (91.8 percent) were reportedly taken on private land -with the remaining 8 percent taken on public lands. After analyzing the returned pig tags, many places that are probably public lands have been erroneously reported as private land. Private land is defined as any parcel of land that is held in ownership by either a private citizen, like a ranch, or a private organization. The United States Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management, and the California Department of Fish and Game are all public entities, and although some of the lands they administer are restricted or have limited access-such as military installations, wildlife areas and preserves, they are still public lands. To improve the quality of data obtained from the pig tags it is necessary for hunters to be aware of where they are hunting. For a guide to hunting wild pigs on public lands, please contact the DFG at 9166534263 for a free Guide to Hunting Wild Pigs in California.
Cris Langner is a scientific aide in the DFG Wild Pig and Black Bear programs who compiles and analyzes data from license tags.
