Hunting Stockdale Mtn Warning!!

[spectr17]

I get a few emails on this topic every few weeks so this post is to help get the word out on hunting Stockdale Mountain in California. Heed the info or you WILL be cited!!

This E-mail is from Joe about Stockdale Mountain.

I was out at Stockdale Mt. getting info. What I found out from residents up there was scary. The only access is a narrow point off of Slack Canyon. Rd. The boundaries are not marked clearly! Mr. Kester owns all land around the area and patrols it often and Fish and Game also roams through daily. I was told by one of the outfitters on your page (one I trust and have a personal relationship with) up there that this area is pretty much a trap for hunters. I was told that going up there is just cause for trouble. There are no friendly warnings, no matter what game is being pursued.

I hear that many hunters are sighted for poaching even when they are not meaning to do so. I suggest that you post a warning on your site for ALL TO BEWARE! and to know their location at all times. This area does have lots of hogs, but the terrain is thick with brush and hunters get in trouble when they look for a clearing (Kester's land). I suggest using a topo map with GPS in this area, and talking to DFG for boundaries. By the way, Kester is an outfitter and guide.

Thanx Joe.

There is also a discussion in the Muley forum about this same problem at Stockdale Mtn.

http://www.jesseshuntingpage.com/cgi-bin/i...7&topic=404

 

[Iceman14X]

I'm here in 2025, with the advent of OnX is Mr. Kester still a problem?
What does the BLM office have to say about this matter?

I wish all the hunters luck out there!

 

[KonoctisWigwam]

I'm here in 2025, with the advent of OnX is Mr. Kester still a problem?
What does the BLM office have to say about this matter?

I wish all the hunters luck out there!

I'd like to know also, as Stockdale is on BLM, but what Joe says is very similar to Eel River Campground, where the private/public land needs to be observed.
I'm with Iceman, use OnX, if you don't have it, get it. You can still be cited, but if you can show you're using OnX with a valid license/tag, I don't see how they would cite you...says the man that just got cited for working on his truck in the street...

Make sure your t's are crossed and i's are dotted, as CA is in a world of financial trouble. I'm surprised they don't make us hunt with a pea shooter that limits you to one pea per minute.

That said, this is one of the most beautiful states, I was born and raised and lived here most of my life, as my kids. I'm pretty much planning to die here, just like my parents, and there's a good chance my kids will end up doing the same...This state wasn't always like this...