Tejon Spring Acess Thread

[Jagermeister]

I wanted to create a thread where we can coordinate trips to Tejon on the spring access pass. It would be nice to socialize some more with the JHO brothers. (This is not just code for: "I may need help dragging a huge hog") :bag-on-head:

Anyone going to be up this weekend? I am planning on being on the south side. I will come up late Friday or Saturday afternoon. I will camp in the usual south side area - I drive a black 95 bronco with a tan soft top. I usually roughen it - sleep in the truck with minimal camping equipment and canned food. But if there are more people, I can go full out and oganize a real dinner for Saturday. Maybe some fresh fried pork liver? Bobcat stir fry?

I will be hunting pigs - but if someone is predator hunting, I'd love to tag along for that.

See you there - I can't wait to be up there again ...

Jagermeister

 

[zoemasterf]

Jagermeister:

I was up at Tejon last weekend, but I will let you know when I am heading back for a hunt on Hogs and varmints. Most of my hunting buddies are into waterfowl, so it would be great to organize some weekend hunts with JHO brothers at Tejon.

Good luck this weekend...

 

[MJB]

Anyone going to be up this weekend? I am planning on being on the south side.

FYI..The Southside is closed unless your on the POR.

 

[Jagermeister]

Oops. Time to lean the north side! Thanks for the heads up. Anyone going to the north side? :bag-on-head:

Jaegermeister

 

[Suzmar1997]

When you guys use your guest passes do they have to pay the $450 for a pig tag, or can they just tag along w/ you guys and help drag?

 

[Jagermeister]

I only have individual membership - no guest passes with that. My understanding however is that as a guest you are only required to pay if you are pig hunting. I am fairly certain that coming along for the hunt - watching, glassing, dragging etc. is okay. The guest just can't be the shooter and can't tag a pig.

Jagermeister

 

[forky]

Hi Everyone.
First time here read more then post.I also got individual membership and will be 1st time on north side this weekend Sunday and Monday i drive a green Jeep Wrangler if you need help dragging or etc let me know.Ohh ... i hunt with bow.
Mike

 

[sancho]

good luck aigel.

 

[MJB]

Mark, If you want a pig it's 550 for 3 days no day/family passes needed the member must be with you, if you don't score you can come back and use day passes from the member. Or you can use a day pass to tag along or supply the Boggs insurance and hunt varmints.
Anyone can add the family/guess passes at anytime.

Good luck guys on the north side helpful hint look for the green grass down low.

 

[DADDYGUN08]

I have a spring pass also, my buddies are always working on my off days. I'll post next time I go out.

 

[Salty]

When hunting varmints, you find pigs!

I was at Tejon Ranch on the south side Feb 23-25 on a guest pass with a couple of buddies that had spring access. We were looking for bobcats and coyotes when we came across a couple of pigs feeding on top of Genghus Ridge. One pig spooked immediately, but the other one kept feeding. We decided to see how close we could get and I used my camera to try and record the video.

Ended up not seeing any bobcats and only getting a glance at a coyote.

Check it out:

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[spectr17]

Kewl video Salty. ig-laughing: I embedded the video for you. Did the pig wind you guys or did he hear something?

 

[hatchet1]

COOL VIDEO..LJ MIGHT WANT TO BE CAREFUL CRAWLING AROUND ON ALL FOURS IN THE FOG THOUGH:skeered:

 

[Salty]

Thanks for embedding the video, Spectr. I'm pretty sure she just winded us, because the wind was swirling around at the time. I was standing out in the open, but she was so intent on feeding, she didn't seem to notice.
Hatchet; We glassed it before we started the stalk and saw it was a sow, so we were a little bit braver then.

 

[MJB]

That area near the rocks holds lots of pigs but you sometimes need to walk to the edge where the pig ran down hill......getting to the downed pig is another whole story when they head down that hill.

Glad to see that they are so close to the road this year last year at his time they were hidding down low and in the thick stuff.

Good luck next time!

 

[DADDYGUN08]

WHAT HAPPEND TO THE VIDEO?

 

[Jagermeister]

ig-laughing: !!! :skeered:

 

[MJB]

Jagermeister, well lets hear the story???? Looks like it was a long night

 

[kcravnit]

jagermeister i was up on the south side all day on sunday, and saw very little....hunted hard all day covered almost 100 miles on the polaris and only saw about 15 pigs 30 mins before dark...had a blast but just couldnt get close enough...
I probably will hunt the north side next time, were u on the north or south for that piggy? I think the pigs are a bit shy, since the south has been hunted so hard for 3 weeks in a row...

 

[Jagermeister]

I live 1.5 hours from Tejon, perfect spring access distance. Saturday was a good example, where I decided to just go up for the day. I decided to spend the night in my bed – much more comfortable than the truck - I ended up sleeping in. I got to south side Tejon at noon on a very windy and cool sunny day and expected good chances of seeing pigs in the shady areas even during the day.
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I drove around for a while and found the canyon I killed my hog at my first JHO pigorama in 2006. I decided to park the truck and hike up to look for the exact spot I killed that hog and mark it on the GPS. I found the down wind side of the canyon and climbed, while glassing the shady bottoms for porkers.
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</o>I was going slow – hunting from the moment I left the vehicle. About an hour later I had made it to my hog kill site of 2006. Interesting how a couple of trees can ingrain in your mind, to where you can find the exact spot again three years later. I re-enacted my hunt, spotting the area from the hillside across and then hiking over to where I woke that hog from its afternoon nap. That hog woke from my scent, jumped up and I dropped it only a few yards away with my then brand new .300 win mag.
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After marking the 2006 spot, I was on the upper third of the ridge now with a good view. I decided to hike further into the wind, while going over every draw ahead of me with my binoculars. I was focused on the shady bottom ahead of me with my binoculars. When I took them from my eyes, I notice a log about 45 yards away, up hill to my very left. Only that the log seemed a bit off in color and there was a big split ear standing up from it! I looked at it with my binoculars and sure enough, it was a hog! The hunt was ON!
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The hog did not move at all. Was it a dead hog left over from last weeks POR? I was close enough where I was worried startling it to where it would charge. I started stalking it slowly, making my way from tree to tree, to give me something to pull myself up to, in case the hog came my way. I had to gain elevation on it, so I could make a safe shot: The hog was right at the crest of the hill from me. It was at a cross wind direction and the wind was not very reliable. Just when I gauged the wind situation, it must have winded me and woke up. No time could be wasted now:
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I quickly gauged the hog: tall razor back, large teeth and some ugly looking split ears above it. By the time it started to run, the decision was made: safety off, rifle shouldered, good back stop --- the trusty .300 win mag reported. I had aimed for the neck off hand but by the time the copper got there it met the shoulders. It flew through both shoulders and the spine. The hog fell in it’s tracks instantly, rolling down hill towards me stopping at the next tree. It looked even bigger and uglier close up.
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Unfortunately, after enjoying the joy of the first hog harvest of spring access for a few minutes, the work started. I was over half a mile up the hill with a hog that looked the better part of 250 pounds. Why couldn’t I kill a 120 pound meat pig? I had that thought a few more times during the 4 hour drag to the truck. Gravity dictates that dragging a big pig is only possible along the lowest spot in the draw. Gravity also dictates that this is where the dead trees and rocks end up! I finally got back to the truck at dark - a whopping .54 air miles from the kill spot, pulled it up with a rope with the truck for a trophy shot and lowered it into the truck ...

Sunday was spent dressing and butchering. Same for yesterday evening (have I mentioned this hog was big?). Turns out this hog has been around for a while. One tusk was 2.5” long and the others were all broken off at some point of time. Teeth were worn down and the ears looked more like tulips, they had so many splits in them. When I cleaned the kidneys, I found one of it to be crippled. When preparing the spare ribs – two of them had been broken one time! This hog was either in a nasty fight or has been shot before? I finally got confirmation yesterday night – when sampling my first pork chop, I bit on a piece of bullet (pre-lead ban) that must date back a few years! The hog had been shot in the lower back, right below the spine, taking out one kidney and a few ribs. This goes to show how tough these animals are! However, this should not be an excuse for a bad shot either!
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After it was all over, it amazed me how much of a déjà vu of my 2006 hunt Saturday was: Same hillside, sleeping hog, taken at close range with my .300 win mag. Only this time I was wiser and had the scope on 3X instead of nine. :bag-on-head:
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I am still aching – bratwurst processing tonight – and then I’ll take it easy for a while. Next hog I kill will be closer to the truck or smaller -

rrrright!

Jagermeister