Paso Robles guide

[fndaway66]

So the wife gave me a pass to go hunting up there in February while she gets the spa treatment that day. I have one day to get it done. Who do you guys recommend. Archery or rifle it doesn't matter.

 

[Bubblehide]

Do yourself a favor and book with the Jack Ranch.

 

[asaxon]

Below are 5 good guides. They all hunt in the area N -NE of Paso which is generally Parkfield to San Ardo with San Miguel in the middle. Prices are all around 600 last time I checked (575 -650) last time I checked and generally are listed as 2 day hunt although have never heard of Tom W or Frank Hook taking 2 days for 1 animal and I suspect it is the same for the others. Frank has gotten some good national publicity in the last year so you may find him harder to schedule. PM or email me as if you want more details about these operations.

Tom Willoughby
Hunts mainly San Miguel/San Ardo area. Great leases
P.O. Box 1467
53880 Pine Canyon Rd
King City, CA 93930
(831) 385-3003. Very good about calling back.
831-809-4871 (cell)
$575 Includes cleaning, skinning. No trophy fees
Has a good cooler

Frank Hook
Hook’s Guide Service (Jack Ranch)
P.O. Box 316
Shandon, CA, 93461
$600 includes all field dressing
Has cooler for storage
Lodging @ ranch ?75/person/night
http://www.jackranchwildpighunts.com

Shay Balesteri, King City, CA
Hunts down in San Miguel area
$600 for the weekend and will do one day hunts too. Weekends are best,
831-594-1270,
bigboarstopper@yahoo.com
June/July for archery
119 ENOS DR
SALINAS, CA 93908

Tony Phelps
D.B.A. All Season Outfitters.
Cagliero ranch, stay @ cabin included
76362 Vineyard Canyon Rd,
San Miguel CA
(831)214-7073
http://www.pig-hunt.com/

David Rosi
Pancho Rico Creek Ranch, San Ardo, 5K acres
Does Hogs, Free campground with camper for 3, Cooking facility, range, has a tree stand fyi,
Hog Hunting (per person - year round) (up to 2 days) $500 if 2 or more, $600 single,
Bow Hunts - (semi-guided).$400, Trophy Fee (2" tusks or better +$200),
http://panchoricocreekranch.com/index.htm

 

[motor-vater]

I would just make it clear your intension is to hunt. So i would do archery. most of the guide have access to some awsome private land, that you will get to see at about 100 mph while you chase down a pig, the jump out and shot at it. I myself have found it very unfulfilling! I have used 2 of the above mentioned guides with similiar results. Still great guys and fun but was far from challanging. I wish there was a way just to buy access to the land and then be left alone..

 

[asaxon]

I would just make it clear your intension is to hunt. So i would do archery. most of the guide have access to some awesome private land, that you will get to see at about 100 mph while you chase down a pig, the jump out and shot at it. I myself have found it very unfulfilling! I have used 2 of the above mentioned guides with similar results. Still great guys and fun but was far from challanging.QUOTE]

Re Archery & Guides: My discussions with the guides about archery is that "there are too many wounded animals". While most advertise that you will get a good shot opportunity, if fact I know several on the list will keep hunting till you get an animal (or you are such a poor shot you run out of ammo or they “give up”). That said, they are loathe to take archery hunters as they generally don’t want to "call it" after a wounded animal(s) gets away. So if you want to do archery, be sure to check with the guide as to whether they do that and what are the "rules".


Larry Greve, Archery (semi guided) (comes with lodging at a "cool camp")
(559) 935-5788 Fax: (559) 935-0759.
Difficult hunt even though in high fence area
49717 Boone Lane
Coalinga, CA93210-9809

I wish there was a way just to buy access to the land and then be left alone..

What you want motor-vator would be to join one of the hunting lease programs or try semi-guided hunts. I know that Cottonwood hunting (below) has semi-guided hunts it looks good so that I'm going to try that after the first of the year. I don't know any other good semi-guided ones but I'd love to learn from others. I'm aware of Bryon resort as semi-guided but I'm not enthusiastic about it given much of what has been posted here in the last several years.
Erik Smith (I don’t know if they do archery but it is semi-guided)
Cottonwood Hunting, LLC
Madera, CA This is farther away than Paso area.
cottonwoodhunting@gmail.com
http://cottonwoodhunting.com/


HAVE FUN NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO.

 

[motor-vater]

Hey thanks for the info asaxon! I will look into that stuff