Need help please. Public land pigs in CA

[spectr17]

The guide Scmave23 is talking about is Wild Pig Hunting Guide Service's (George Mavrakis) website is Wild Pig Hunting Guide Service

We have them listed in our Guide Review section also. Please leave your reviews there. Hog hunts in North CA - My Product Gallery

There is also a thread here from folks who have hunted there last year. http://www.jesseshunting.com/forums...unting-guide-service-inc-george-mavrakis.html

 

[Killzone]

"First of all guys im sorry if i pissed any of you off. Secondly boar slayer wouldnt it be smarter to go to albertsons and buy the pig as you need it???? much cheaper but anyway thats just me i'm used to the hard work and thats what hunting is about thats what I love. to each his own. Thanks guys i'll keep looking and hope to find them. Oh by the way slayer I work on average 90 hours a week and still do this because i love it. "

Working 90 hours a week!! average, hmmmmmmmm smart dude Modlinb, please post up if you get a public land hog, and good luck beacuse hogs ain't dumb.

 

[easymoney]

As almost everyone has said, we don't hunt for cheap meat on the table...
And as boarslayer so well nailed in his post, public land is not the best habitat for wild pigs... We hunt on public land because it's ours to use and for the challenge it offers, especially bow hunting.

 

[JTA6498]

What easymoney said is correct. I hunt about 6 times a year between fort hunter liggett, camp roberts and vandenberg air force base for Pig. I go with my brother-in-law every hunt and on average we get two pigs a year out their total between the two of us. Last year we only got one. And that is above average soley because he is active military and trains out on those bases 3 months of the year. We live in southern california and the gas alone is $300 round trip. Every time we go to a private ranch, we pay $600 and each get a pig using our bows. Hunting pig on public land is very hard but very rewarding. My brother-in-law is from Florida, where we go down and can easily drop 5 pigs in a day out on his property and he still loves hunting the public lands. Go hunt Ligett for a weekend and then tell me you wont pay $600 for a private hunt buddy

 

[w8_liftr]

I'm amused by the OP capping on hunters who do the pay for play, says he finds his own game, then asks for help on where to go to shoot pigs.

Myselft, I save up for private land access. Guided hunts are what you want them to be. My guides grant me land access, unlock gates, and transport me around the ranch. Other than that, it's up to me.

 

[huntnbob]

what does a hunt like that tund to run

 

[easymoney]

what does a hunt like that tund to run

Go up to the top of the page and there are at least three sponsers who provide hunts like this... And do a back search on posts by others who have gone hunting with these services, they have lots of info, photos and comments...

 

[k_rad]

opcorn:this is much more fun than TV

my favorite :

" says he finds his own game, then asks for help on where to go to shoot pigs".

 

[Jagermeister]

" says he finds his own game, then asks for help on where to go to shoot pigs".

:rotflmao::lol bashing sign:


My advice to the OP is to get the BLM land maps and burn the boot leather. Finding pigs on public land in CA is like hitting the lottery, even for the seasoned pig hunter. If anyone is pulling that off, they aren't going to share it on an internet forum with a cocky stranger.

Only chance you get is if you find a remote spot that holds pigs and if you are the first one to find them. Pigs succumb to pressure very quickly. If a spot gets busy with hunters, the pigs are out of there or nocturnal within a couple of days. I personally have pushed pigs out of places all by myself - bow hunting! They catch on extremely quick if one of them goes missing with a big ass squeal for a goodbye. There is a reason they do so well - they are very smart.

So, this is my two cents. And the explanation why I am one of those dumb MOFOS who gets to hunt 270000 acres of private land every spring. :mooning:
Jagermeister

 

[m57jager]

I gotta say most "real deals" I've had the pleasure to meet have always been very humble, modest and respectful. You know, more of the walk the walk kinda guy. That being said, I wish I could be able to be dumber than dirt and hunt on some private land every once in awhile. I've hunted once on private(two pigs) lots and LOTS of time on public(one sighting 400 yards 45 degrees downhill and running). Swing and a miss! Got excited and forgot to compensate for angle and blew clean over him. If I found them I'd never tell!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[jdjtexas]

This was a very interesting forum read haha thanks! But one thing I gotta say... just cause the guys askin for a place or a tip on where to start lookin.. doesnt meen he doesnt find his own... I can relate cause to be honest I ask alot of questions about where to start my scout... Im not born and raised here. A general area could mean hundreds or thousands of acres ya still gotta put in your work. Also whoever said a thank you or a please go along way... Couldnt of said it better myself

 

[calpig]

Talk to people you work with chances are if any are hunters they will know of a spot or two that they have found sign or pigs while out hunting other game.I have learned of a couple of areas this way from a co-worker that doesnt hunt pigs.

 

[bigtusker]

Workin 90 hours a week should mean you could afford to try one of the private land hunts. Unless you are makin minimum wage.

 

[RoosterKiller]

Well,Why don't you go to one of them thar farms in Kalifornia and talk to them thar farmers "Farm boy to farm boy " and i rekon they will agree with your wisdom and let you kill them hogs fer nuttin.lol

 

[Iditarodgrizzly]

:skeered: Gonna dodge bullets on this thread but, I just moved to California. Rode up to Ice House Reservoir on Monday to see what zone D5 looks like for backpacking and deer hunting. (Got all my info from scouting some of the threads in this forum).

Then today, we rode over to Lake Sonoma; since I found we can hunt hogs on public land there until after March 20th or so. WOW, I was wondering why people were taking there boats to go hog hunting. According to the Park Ranger that I talked to, all campsites are only accessible by boat except for one. To hunt for the hogs,:hog chewing: you need a boat, load up all your gear, go across the lake; then do some scouting around a couple of campsites and then pitch camp for a couple of days. NO HUNTING ON Monday or Tuesday's.

All I can say is, do your homework. There are lot's of good guys on JHO Forum to help you. Watch the adjectives, we are all hunters with different definitions of the word "HUNTER"!! :shootin-rifle:
Good Luck and be SAFE!!

 

[freezer]

Lets see... 16 hours a day plus commute:confused-yellow: He has time and energy to hunt public land and the newbe has the stamina to run down members on this forum:rotflmao: Then asks for help :mooning:This boy came out of the shallow end of the gene pool:lol bashing sign:

 

[crodog]

MAN..what a thread!.....:rotflmao: :hog chewing:

Cro.

 

[boarhunter67]

I'm out of Bakerfield too and there are places you see pigs. I wouldn't pay $600 for pigs. I've seen some on public land but not enough to give up the spot to strangers. Once I took a friend to a good pig spot and the next month I saw him there with two other hunters. Within a couple of months there were no pigs and the place was over run with hunters. Never again. I will share info on cheap guided hunts though. Email me if you are interested and I will give you a guide's name who runs them for $350 with a guarantee of seeing pigs and a high success rate. boarhunter67@hotmail.com

 

[3056_HUNTER]

I know you guys dont know me but I'm a farm boy from Ne stuck in cali looking for pigs. I'm the real deal Bust my butt and find my own quail, chuckar and deer and have no problem doing it just love to hunt. I'm so sick of these dumber than dirt so called hunters paying 600 or more for a hundred pound pig. It just blows my mind thats not hunting its ruining the sport but anyway I'm in bakersfield if anyone can tell me where to look or try i'd love to go shoot some pigs. thanks for the help

Yeah...born in SoCal, stuck in SoCal, tell me about it. I lived in AZ for a while and am well aware of what other states can provide. But, i have never paid for a private hunt. we have harvested deer, quail, dove, bear and now pigs on public land (pigs on private land but didnt have to pay, just did alot of research) here in SoCal.

You have to invest the time.....something of which i dont have alot of, but i have family that does. you need to build contacts and talk to people. As unpleasant as alot of californias are there are some good people out there that would be willing to share info if you have some to provide too. Thats what my bro and i do with fishing and hunting....find someone who wants to do a hunting exchange, mybe a whitetail hunt if they can put you on pigs. If you live in SoCal its a shame...if you live in NoCal then its a good start.

There is always moving out of SoCal.....not a bad idea.:lol bashing sign:

 

[modlinb]

Thank you to the few people that gave me tips i worked 82 hours last week and had sunday free so went scouting and think i've found the pigs I'm taking sat to go out i'll post when done. Keep paying people to take you hunting i'll keep buying guns