Tejon POR Updates

[beastslayer]

Speck,

Thanks. That's comforting.

I've reported this to Barbara and she, in fact, told me that she made several announcements to Tejon members and in latest POR of the loss.

I guess, I would have several witnesses and a picture to booth to show I indeed lost the pistol. This is in a remote case where somebody uses it to whack his neighbour one unfortunate day sometime in the future and the police came knocking on my door as they've traced to pistol to me.

 

[Jagermeister]

beastslayer: Report that pistol lost. My bet is that you will have to talk to the department of justice - firearms division. They have a web page with contacts. They generally keep track of firearms, especially handguns, in the state.

Cheers, George

 

[beastslayer]

George - Thanks for the lead!

Best,

Mon

 

[beastslayer]

George,

I've researched the site. Only licensed dealers and collectors are required to report theft or loss of firearms. Interesting!

Again, thanks.

Mon

 

[Jagermeister]

Man, I tell you, if I lost *any* gun that can be traced to my name, I would want an official office to have a record of it. It is unlikely, but if that gun gets in the wrong hands, you will be in deep doo doo. This is especially true in CA, where you can not sell a gun privately without going through a dealer. I wouldn't worry about it in a state where there is private sales, but here you either are possibly guilty of the crime commited with your gun, or they may want to stick you with an illegal gun transfer bypassing the dealer. Handguns are especially risky, as you can not even lend a handgun to another person.

Just my two cents. I'd call them and inquire.

George

 

[Tonopah01]

I had a computer case stolen from a hotel room in Yuma (annual dove hunt) a little over a year ago. In the case was my computer, plus a Colt Lightweight Commander, empty, and trigger locked. I had purchased the firearm years ago at Pony Express in Los Angeles and I did have the serial number. I tried to report the loss to ATF and they told me to report it to LAPD. The LAPD folks were really pretty nice and sent me a copy of their loss report. They advised me to actually carry it with me or at least have it immediately available because, if the firearm was used in a crime and recovered, I could expect the LAPD to find me, cuff me, and take me in until it got cleared up. To avoid that, I could show the LAPD the loss report, in which case I probably would not be arrested on the spot.
Accordingly, it probably would be wise to report the firearm as stolen. YMMV.
BTW, they cought the guy who stole my stuff. Meth head with a relatively minor record. The DA in Yuma refused to plead the case out and it went to trial. I showed up in Yuma to testify. The guy was found guilty (the trial was really interesting). He got 15 years -- no kidding. The firearm has not been recovered. The meth head supposedly sold it to "Andre" but no one knows who that is. So it's probably still floating around in AZ -- still officially registered to me...

 

[beastslayer]

Scary.

I better report my loss to Kern County Sheriff ASAP.

Larrysogla - Got your e-mail too.

Thanks everyone for the advice.

 

[beastslayer]

I've re-read all the post-hunt postings trying to distill learnings for the question: What makes for a successful hog hunt? No, I'm not trying to make money by writing a book on hog hunting -- which is not exactly a bad idea.

So, I'll start. What makes this hunt a successful (or a failed attempt) for you?

My own observation was that Tejon was such a vast ranch and a definite hog heaven. The biggest temptation was to cover as much real estate as possible. But I realized my strength is my strong peripheral vision -- which does not seem to work well when I myself is moving. Specially so when I am inside a vehicle. With credit to Speck, I took his advice to choose an area with big potential and walk, glass, walk some more...

Powerman, I noticed, is very strong in pattern recognition. He was able to point to me the outline of a head of deer bedding and obviously just sitting there and nonchalantly watching us.

 

[Speckmisser]

Beastslayer... I'm gonna copy this over and create a new thread. I think it's a great topic!

 

[HUNTINGEECE]

!!!NICE PIC'S!!!... I WISH I COULD HAVE BEEN THERE!!!

 

[Speckmisser]

Huntingeece... we're doing it again next May. Keep your eyes on this space, and as soon as we're ready to start taking apps I'll let you all know.