Wild hogs

[Irishsetters253]

Just curious on how many people have bagged wild pigs in Southern California On public hunting land i dont really hear much about wild pig hunting in so cal

 

[ChrisAMX]

The place that has the most is Tejon Ranch and that will cost you. They are close to public land in some cases, however, there really isn't enough water to draw them away, in my opinion.

 

[Irishsetters253]

The place that has the most is Tejon Ranch and that will cost you. They are close to public land in some cases, however, there really isn't enough water to draw them away, in my opinion.

Yea ive heard about tejon ranch having them you think nor cal has some on public land ?

 

[Grandroyal]

There are hogs on public land through central coast to Central Valley took me around 100 miles of solo armed hiking to locate 2 good spots. Boots on the ground will find them. Do some google earth scouting helps a lot and then get time to go look. Prepare to do a lot of dry runs…. But trust me when I say once you get your own good spots it will be rewarding.

 

[Irishsetters253]

There are hogs on public land through central coast to Central Valley took me around 100 miles of solo armed hiking to locate 2 good spots. Boots on the ground will find them. Do some google earth scouting helps a lot and then get time to go look. Prepare to do a lot of dry runs…. But trust me when I say once you get your own good spots it will be rewarding.

100 miles of hiking you must of spent a couple days camping out and yea ive been looking on onx and huntwise for public land to hunt and scout i might head out to barstow for my first hunt in a couple of weeks to try and get some jack rabbits or some cotton tails when the season starts the wild pigs I believe are open season in California? Correct me if im wrong but i read on the california fish and game website saying that they were open season and didn’t have a bag limit

 

[Grandroyal]

Hogs are year round so combo hunt is nice. You should see plenty of jacks around.

 

[sportyg]

Just be sure to get your pig tags. Public land hogs are one of the hardest hunts. Not many hunters know where to find them and the ones that do keep it close to the vest. Especially in SoCal. There used to be some good places in S.D county but the state hired some professional hunters to come in and kill them off. Also in the river bed near Riverside but hunting there got outlawed people living along there didn't want hunters there even though it was shotgun & archery only when it was permitted.

 

[Irishsetters253]

Hogs are year round so combo hunt is nice. You should see plenty of jacks around.

Im hoping to get my first jacks in a couple weeks in barstow im gonna look into the wild hogs a little bit more before i purchase a tag

 

[Irishsetters253]

Just be sure to get your pig tags. Public land hogs are one of the hardest hunts. Not many hunters know where to find them and the ones that do keep it close to the vest. Especially in SoCal. There used to be some good places in S.D county but the state hired some professional hunters to come in and kill them off. Also in the river bed near Riverside but hunting there got outlawed people living along there didn't want hunters there even though it was shotgun & archery only when it was permitted.

I always hear people in so cal saying that hunting in so cal is dying out ive honestly only found a few spots in so cal that you can hunt but people say its nothing like it used to be and i never knew the state hired professional hunters to kill them off here in so cal i feel like wild hogs are almost non existent to hunt in public land i was always curious about that i also never really hear anyone talk about hunting in so cal i always wondered is it really that bad ?

 

[Grandroyal]

Im hoping to get my first jacks in a couple weeks in barstow im gonna look into the wild hogs a little bit more before i purchase a tag

Get the tag for sure you will see one if you don’t. They are cheap but only good for a month and a half. Maybe just get one after the new year cycle in June and it’s good for a year.

 

[Irishsetters253]

Get the tag for sure you will see one if you don’t. They are cheap but only good for a month and a half. Maybe just get one after the new year cycle in June and it’s good for a year.

your right about that I’ll probably end up seeing one if i dont purchase a tag haha but right now im just trying to figure out the basics i dont really have anyone who will go hunting with me so im learning by myself as of right now just trying to go after small game and work my way up

 

[sportyg]

Lots of desert to hunt in Socal. trick is to find water and food.

 

[Irishsetters253]

Lots of desert to hunt in Socal. trick is to find water and food.

Thanks for all the info and having the time to respond ive been reading a lot of posts on this forum trying to soak it all up before i go on my first hunt and watching some YouTubers as well

 

[M-job]

There are hogs on public land through central coast to Central Valley took me around 100 miles of solo armed hiking to locate 2 good spots. Boots on the ground will find them. Do some google earth scouting helps a lot and then get time to go look. Prepare to do a lot of dry runs…. But trust me when I say once you get your own good spots it will be rewarding.

I agree with this 100% boots on the ground is the way to go. I haven't harvested any pigs yet but I found a few spots where i've seen pigs and found their beds with a lot of sign...This however was when things were green....now things are dry and Ive lost them but a silver lining is the epic quail and deer spots i found in the process....they were everywhere. Its gonna be very rewarding when I get my first pig after all the trips and miles put in. I looked at pig harvest of the previous year by county, used OnX to find public land, then water, then game trails. lots of learning im just getting started.

 

[THE ROMAN ARCHER]

Did someone say Wild Hogs...lol....tra

 

[canamrider07]

You could drive to Texas and back, there’s no limit.

 

[Grandroyal]

You could drive to Texas and back, there’s no limit.

Do you have to purchase tags there?

 

[Grandroyal]

You could drive to Texas and back, there’s no limit.

Do you have to purchase tags???

 

[canamrider07]

Do you have to purchase tags there?

Hog tags? If you want to keep the meat you would need an out of state license. If you don’t, then you would need owners permission to shoot. There’s no limit.