cottonwood area dinosaur point

[dkhuntr25]

i was hoping someone could help me out. i want to go up and try to find some hogs on the dinosaur point side of cottonwood was hoping someone could help me out on any good spots to check out? havent ever hunted up there so any help appreciated.

 

[bigboarstopper]

think its a shotgun only area. No hounds either.

 

[I'M DK]

The area you're talking about is San Luis Wildlife Area.
It's about 650 acres IIRC.
Pigs are there sometimes.
Mostly they bail out to the the state park across the street before sunrise.
Spend two or three days there and you can cover the whole place.
I've never seen any predictable use of one draw or hill by pigs in the place.

Be aware, archery & shotgun with approved non-lead slug only.
No rifles, handguns or muzzle loaders allowed.

I've been thinking about a trip tomorrow & maybe Sat. morning, we'll see.

DK

 

[dkhuntr25]

ya was hoping to get one with a bow. i have heard of people shooting them down in the very bottom of the draws where the lake has receeded. idk if its true or not but if you end up going please let me know how it goes

 

[Krisdude]

I thought it was closed till bow deer season? last time I called them,

 

[Publiclandhunter]

San Louis is open all year long...archery and shotgun only....the only place there where I've seen and taken pigs is on the draws off the mid road going towards the boat launch ramp. It's not that big and the part about the pigs coming down from the state park side is pretty much the case. Just find one of the pull-overs by the side of the road and hike the road or drop down beolow the road closer to the lake bottom. It's really hit and miss. The place gets better towards the summer months when the pigs have to come to the lake to water up. Good luck. There's also a nice elk herd out there. Good luck

PLH

 

[Krisdude]

so it's just Cotton Wood that is closed now, but the lake side, San Luis Reservoir Wildlife Area is year round?

 

[I'M DK]

so it's just Cotton Wood that is closed now, but the lake side, San Luis Reservoir Wildlife Area is year round?

That's right. Just keep inside the Wildlife Area fence line.

DK

 

[Krisdude]

I'll half to get up their some time soon any turkeys up their?

 

[I'M DK]

Never seen a turkey on San Luis side.

DK

 

[I'M DK]

I went in this morning before sunrise.
Setup where I could glass the entire south side as well as the east face of the western ridge line.

I stayed in the same spot till 8:00.
No pigs, no turkeys, no coyotes either.

Saw half a dozen deer scattered about.
High point of the morning was watching 6 Tule elk cross the valley & walk within 75 yards.
Then on the way out I found where they were headed.
They joined up with the rest of the herd.
22 elk in all.

Maybe see pigs next time, probably not.
Sure beats a day at work though.


DK

 

[Pinseeker]

Where would one find out the open/closed status of these wildlife areas? I searched the DFG website and cannot find anything about Cottonwood Creek.

I lost my job last week so in between searching the job boards, I wanted to find a local area to hunt for some pigs.

 

[Jean]

this is as close as I could find for you
DFG - Lands - DFG Wildlife Areas

and

DFG - Lands - Wildlife Areas - Central Region - Cottonwood Creek Wildlife Area

I know that's not exactly what you're looking for but it gets you closer.

Jean

 

[Pinseeker]

Thanks Jean. I must have been tiered last night because I didn't see that phone number. I just called and confirmed that Cottonwood Creek WA is closed due the fawning season. It will open again with the archery deer season, closes after archery season until rifle season, then is open until the end of January.

 

[Jean]

You are welcome. Glad you had an easy question for me to answer.

 

[dkhuntr25]

Thanks Jean. I must have been tiered last night because I didn't see that phone number. I just called and confirmed that Cottonwood Creek WA is closed due the fawning season. It will open again with the archery deer season, closes after archery season until rifle season, then is open until the end of January.

thats correct pinseeker but the lake side is open all yr!

 

[jph5413]

i took my first hog out there in the dinosaur point area a couple of years ago in august i caught him as he was heading back from the lake mid day. i talked to one of the rangers out there and he was tellling me that he sees alot of hog but like was stated earlier in this thread the mostly stay in the wildlife area that you cant hunt but you can get lucky and catch them crossing from the lake like i did they are out there good luck