HOG HUNTING AT FHL....

[GABE]

HI THERE....JUST SIGNED IN TODAY....IM LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING SOME BOWHUNTING AT FHL, IM NEW TO THE SPORT BUT HEAR FHL IS A GOOD PLACE.....
ANYONE HAVE IDEAS OR POINTERS TO SHARE ABOUT HUNTING THERE?

CAN YOU CAMP AT FHL AND ARE FIRES ALLOWED?

GONNA HUNT WITH ABOUT 4 OF THE BOYS , IS ALCOHOL PROHIBITED THERE?

OH AND HOW FAR IS SAN ANTONIO LAKE FROM FHL..?? IS IT WORTH CAMPING THERE AND DRIVING INTO FHL TO HUNT ??

THANKS GUYS....

 

[Speckmisser]

Hi Gabe,

Welcome to JHP. Relax, pull up a log, and enjoy the conversation.

I'm not a regular to FHL, but several of the guys here seem to live there... or at least spend an awful lot of time roaming the grounds. I'm sure they'll chime in as work and life let them get back to the board.

In the meantime, you might wanna use the Search function to look through and see all the threads pertaining to your questions. I believe all of them have been answered once or twice over the years and there's a ton of info about FHL on this forum.

Good luck!

 

[MrMullen]

Also, when posting to a Internet discussion board learn how to use the Caps-Lock key. How you present your question is just as important as the question.

 

[JungleBoy]

FHL is a beautiful place, with lots of areas to explore. It is FAR from being anything resembling a 'hot spot' for pigs though....

Camping is prohibited in the training areas (or elsewhere), except the designated campground by the wildlife check station (no hunting allowed there). Posession or consumption of alcohol, and any sort of a fire is strictly prohibited in any of the training (hunting) areas.

Make sure that you call ahead to make sure that training areas are open for hunting, so you don't waste a trip. To hunt there, you have to mail in your application for a voucher (I believe $25 for a weekend, or $70 annual) in advance. In a couple of weeks, they will mail you the voucher. When you get there, you have to check in with the wildlife check station (during operating hours. There could be a line), presenting your voucher, and choose which training area you will be hunting. Then, you are given a 'permit' specific to that area. A copy of the permit goes on your person, another copy goes behind the windshield of your car, and they keep one copy.
After you are done hunting, you have to 'check out' and turn in your permits.

Make SURE that you obey ALL RULES AND REGULATIONS, of not only hunting in California, but regulations specific to FHL as well, as they ARE strictly enforced, and the 'Federal Police', which often also doubles as the Game Warden can often be less than friendly.

Also make sure that you have valid license, registration, and proof of insurance.

I used to frequent FHL quite a bit, but I do not anymore. In my case, it is 500 miles round trip (from Thousand Oaks, CA), so the fuel cost + voucher are just shy of $100 per trip. Given all the 'check in', 'check out', and all the other hassles, combined with the fact that the success rate is real low for hogs (same as other public lands), and the costs, I believe that there are many other closer 'no-hassle' alternatives.

Many aruge that at least someone gets into the hogs almost every weekend..... Well, you have to consider how many hunters are out there as well. Even if the place looks empty (which often doesn't), there are still quite a few hunters scattered in the training areas.

It can be productive for quail and rabbits though. However, if you are thinking about going there for deer... Think twice! During deer season, the place looks like a zoo. Hunters around every corners, road hunters driving up and down the dirt roads with their 4X4's, etc.

All that said, still it is some beautiful country out there.

 

[GABE]

THANKS FOR THE RESPONSE JUNGLE BOY...IM FROM EL MONTE...BOUT 1 HOUR FROM YOU, YOU SAID THERE IS SOME BETTER SPOTS CLOSER...WHICH ONES??

...I WANT TO GO HUNTING FOR SOME BOAR IN EITHER APRIL OR MAY, IF THERE IS A BETTER SPOT THAN FHL LET ME KNOW..THANKS...

THIS WILL BE ME AND MY BROTHERS FIRST TIME SO I WOULD LIKE TO GO TO A GOOD SPOT....YA KNOW..


THANKS A LOT

 

[Kickaha]

Gabe,

You might want to try the Tejon ranch PigORama hunts. It's not free ($300 per hunter) but the success rate is usually very good. At least for rifle hunters. Not sure how bow hunters do there. Check out the JHP Events forum for more info on upcoming hunts.

As to FHL, if you're bowhunting, you'll have access to the better areas (29, 30, and 3). Areas 29 and 30 are primitive weapons onlyl (bow, shotgun, muzzleloader). Area 3 is bow only.

As was mentioned, do a quick search or just look through the threads here in the hog hunting forum for lots more info on FHL.

 

[shaginator]

http://www.maran.com/dictionary/c/capsloc/

 

[Bishop]

Gabe:
What Shaginator is trying to point out is that writing in all capital letters is considered "yelling" on the net. Ussually only done when angry, or trying to get a point across.

 

[>Killzone>]

Hey Shag,

you are one efficient dude, gota a good laugh early this morn from your post, caps lock, ah,..ok now where can you put that focus on the side of a fat hog for us?

looking for my first hog meat,

>Killzone>

 

[traxman]

shaginator = not so subtle

 

[GABE]

HEY SHAG ,,THERE IS ALWAYS ONE OF YOU IN EVERY FORUM......

GOTTA LOVE EM.......




THESE CAPS ARE FOR YOU BABE

 

[spectr17]

Actually Gabe, there are a bunch of us in this forum and the Internet who don't approve of people typing in capital letters or bold type. Why? It's considered shouting on the Internet and it's harder to read. That's why if you'll recall, we were never taught in school to write or type in capital letters or bold type. I'd suggest you take the hint and hit that cap key.

 

[Hogskin]

Shag,

you crack me up!


Regards,
Paul

 

[shaginator]

Just a courtesy reminder. But heck, if it made someone laugh, all the better. I mean, what's wrong with putting a little sunshine into someone's heart, right?

As I said it's a "courtesy reminder". Nobody's stopping you from using all-caps, but I'll say that, if you follow convention, a lot more people will actually read your post, which improves odds you'll get a helpful response.

As for hogs: Based on the info I've gathered here on the forum, Tejon Ranch is the one place relatively close to So. Cal. that will give you decent odds of success. It's also one of the most discussed places on this forum, so dig in!

 

[bubba]

I have to concur on Tejon ranch as far as having opportunity. The hog I shot last year was about 20 yards out, so I guess that would be a good shot for someone with a bow. Just make it a good one. My hog was still kicking and tryiong to get up after getting hit with a 150 gr from a 300 winmag at 20 yards. Believe me, you don't want your hog getting up at Tejon with all those hell holes around.

 

[nextrodeo]

Dont let these guy decide for you, if you rifle hunt , they are probably right , but bowhunting is awsome , but then again maybe you shouldnt go , that way I can have it all to myself. Needless to say im not going to tell you how many and where but you should go take a look.

 

[GABE]

THANKS FOR THE POSTS GUYS LOTS OF GOOD INFO HERE, IT SEEMS CAMP ROBERTS CLOSES MORE FREQUENTLY THAN FHL...ANYBODY KNOW WHY?

I PLAN ON HEADING UP THERE IN A FEW MONTHS, AND WAS WONDERING IF THERE WILL LOTS OF MILITARY ACTIVITY WHILE HUNTING , FOR EXAMPLE ALL KINDS OF GUNFIRE AND DISTRACTIONS YA KNOW....THANKS.

 

[Speckmisser]

Hi Gabe,

Just wanted to drop you a note to repeat what several of the guys have already (some not so tactfully) mentioned. It's common etiquette on a web forum to use proper capitalization, or at least to avoid all-caps.

All-caps is perceived as shouting, and silly as it sounds, a lot of folks (including me) do find it distracting. Everybody was a newbie once and didn't know better. But once you've been informed, it's usually to your own benefit to take that advice to heart. You're probably not gonna get kicked off the list for it, but the quality and quantity of responses you're going to get will reflect the quality of your own attitude.

There are a lot of good guys on this forum, and all of them could probably give you more useful information about hog hunting and FHL than a library full of books. But if you wanna be hard-headed just to aggravate them, no one needs a lot of incentive to tune you out.

So how about it? Give a little, get a lot... that's how it can work.

Cheers.

 

[GABE]

IVE BEEN IN FORUMS FOR YEARS AND ITS USUALLY THE KIDS OR GIRLS WHO HAVE NO OTHER LIFE BUT THE INTERNET(WHICH IT SEEMS MOST PEOPLE HERE ARE)

TAKE A CHILL PILL......ITS THE INTERNET ...REMEMBER?...IF I WANTED TO SHOUT I WOULD CALL YOU ON THE PHONE AND YELL AT YOU...IF I WAS AN ARISTOCRAT IN PARIS I WOULD HAVE ETIQUETTE AND CHEW WITH MY MOUTH CLOSED, IM IN A HUNTING WEB SITE AND YOU GUYS (I HOPE GUYS) ARE ACTING LIKE A BUNCH OF SISSYS... SORRY TO PISS YOU OFF BECAUSE YOU CANT READ CAPS...BUT IM IN LAW ENFORCEMENT I TYPE FROM WORK AND WE WRITE IN ALL "CAPS" ...BELIEVE ME...I DONT HAVE TIME TO SIT ON A COMPUTER ALL DAY AND CRY ABOUT HOW I POST MY COMMENTS... IT WAS NICE BEING ON THIS SITE FOR ABOUT A WEEK...I THINK MOST OF THE INFO I GET FROM HERE IS PRETTY DECENT BUT ITS THE SAME AS ALL THE OTHER 100 SITES ON HUNTING...PLUS THEY DONT COMPLAIN ABOUT MINISCULE ITEMS LIKE ALL CAPS....

GOOD SITE THOUGH JESS, THE ONE THING YOU DO HAVE IS A LOT OF GREAT INFO ON THE SPOTS THAT YOU HAVE HUNTED AND YOU DO PROVIDE A LOT OF INFO ABOUT YOUR ADVENTURES...GREAT READING..THANKS AND SEE YALL.......AND HAPPY HUNTING.......

 

[grtwythunter]

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IT WAS NICE BEING ON THIS SITE FOR ABOUT A WEEK...I THINK MOST OF THE INFO I GET FROM HERE IS PRETTY DECENT BUT ITS THE SAME AS ALL THE OTHER 100 SITES ON HUNTING...PLUS THEY DONT COMPLAIN ABOUT MINISCULE ITEMS LIKE ALL CAPS....[/b]

Gabe
It sounds like you've got 100 better things to do than hang around JHP asking us "sissys" for info.

Scott