Sonoma 09-10 hunt season?

[Fugaloo]

Last year I went a few times, on a weekday morning I once saw at least 25 cars in the Yorti creek lot. That place is heavily hunted. I live 25 minutes away and have heard of very mixed results. I have seen a 250lbs boar come home from there, but I have never even seen a live pig while being there. I have seen a LOT of sign. And some fishermen I know see them all the time. But seeing them from the water and getting in to archery range are two different things. The guys I know who have had success usually find them bedding down. They are all over that place. From every road in and out of there there is sign of rooting. Down behind the the sherriff station is creek access that I see rooted up all the time. The ranger I talked too said there is the most success coming from the old entrance by the bridge about 15 miles out Skaggs springs rd.

But, there is a hunt club located right next to the lake at the end of rockpile rd. and I hear they have incredible opportunities. Being local, i caualy hunt there because the cost is low. But i would not drive over 1.5 hours to get there, just not worth it to me. They are just so pressured, and the terrain is so challenging. I'll bet two weeks into the season they go entirely nocturnal. That'll be $0.02 please.

Good luck

 

[THE ROMAN ARCHER]

with due respect Fugaloo its a 2 1/2 hr drive for me and i think its worth every drop of gas i burn as far as traviling to hunt public land for wild pigs. their is one member on here who alone scored several pigs last season at lake sonoma and my first time there this past season with 2 other friends and one scored, another one wounded with no recovery and i passed a shot on a dinker within 3 yards of me all in one day, so i have to differ as far as seeing no pigs, like you said a lot of sign which means there has to be a lot of pigs! the terrain is physical for sure, but thats why you have to be in shape. i always have a possitive attitude when it comes to hunting successfull or not, but thats me i love nature and all it has to offer. have a great day, and i wish you luck hunting L.S. this season..............tra

P.S. hopefully someone will score one today on the opener. so good luck to all!

 

[JNDEER]

Question for all the LS regulars.

I have been looking hard over the aerial images and want to know if on the northern most arms of the lake (up off of Hot Springs Rd) and I plan on hiking in...are the cut trails on top of each of the ridges actual trails or roads?