Wild Pig Harvest Map by County 2009-2010

[BrianS]

Hello Everyone,

New here and I hope you all find this useful. . .

County | Pigs Taken
Monterey | 672
Kern | 640
Tehama | 339
Sonoma | 287
Mendocino | 283
San Luis Obispo | 283
Lake | 157
San Benito | 157
Santa Barbara | 113
Shasta | 98
Colusa | 90
Santa Clara | 87
Glenn | 73
Fresno | 69
Tulare | 59
Mariposa | 35
Napa | 33
Sutter | 33
Madera | 30
Merced | 29
Stanislaus | 29
Humboldt | 28
Solano | 23
Alameda | 18
Contra Costa | 12
Los Angeles | 12
Kings | 10
Nevada | 10
Siskiyou | 10
Ventura | 9
Calaveras | 7
San Diego | 6
San Joaquin | 6
Santa Cruz | 6
Riverside | 5
San Bernardino | 5
Trinity | 4
Yolo | 3
Yuba | 3
San Mateo | 1
Tuolumne | 1
Marin | 0
Orange | 0
Unknown | 59

Got the info from here . . .
http://www.dfg.ca.gov/wildlife/hunting/pig/docs/pigtake/2009-10WildPigTakeReport.pdf

Here's the site I used to generate the map . . . wasn't easy . . .

http://geocommons.com/maps/73072

Still haven't figured out how to include names.

Hope you find this useful . . .

 

[BrianS]

Drat! Table function doesn't work here! LOL!

 

[leftyhunter]

I appreciate the effort I know its not that easy to set up a map. I am going to assume and correct me if I am wrong that the circles do not represent the exact location of where pigs are harvested in a given county. For example the 12 reported pigs killed in LA County I would assume occured mostly in the southern portion of the Tejon Ranch while the coulored dot appears to be in the San Gabrial Valley. I am suprised that the pig harvest is so low. I didnt do an exact count but it looks like approx 2k pigs are harvested per year in Cal. Maybe 3k after say 3 years of heaavy rains.

Thanks Again;
Leftyhunter

 

[BrianS]

I appreciate the effort I know its not that easy to set up a map. I am going to assume and correct me if I am wrong that the circles do not represent the exact location of where pigs are harvested in a given county. For example the 12 reported pigs killed in LA County I would assume occured mostly in the southern portion of the Tejon Ranch while the coulored dot appears to be in the San Gabrial Valley. I am suprised that the pig harvest is so low. I didnt do an exact count but it looks like approx 2k pigs are harvested per year in Cal. Maybe 3k after say 3 years of heaavy rains.

Thanks Again;
Leftyhunter

Sorry, tried to get actual counts and totals into the map but I ain't smart enuff, yet. The circles are just a proportional aid to see where the largest harvest has been taken, it was a bit surprising to me also. I have no doubt that this "Volunteered" data is skewed but it's a lot more accurate than anything else I could find. Here's some more info . . .

 

[BigSurArcher]

I personally know of hundreds (literally) of tags that don't get sent in each year. Just something to keep in mind. I highly doubt that even 30% of tags get returned after being filled. The proportions may be fairly accurate though.

 

[BrianS]

I personally know of hundreds (literally) of tags that don't get sent in each year. Just something to keep in mind. I highly doubt that even 30% of tags get returned after being filled. The proportions may be fairly accurate though.

Yeah that's what I figured too, this data is just like polling data the proportions per county are gtg but the accuracy of the actual data is suspect.
Here's the percentage per county if interested. Wish the table command worked on this forum.


County # Wild Pigs Taken % of Total Harvest
Monterey................672................17.53%
Kern........................640................16.69%
Tehama..................339................8.84%
Sonoma..................287................7.49%
Mendocino.............283................7.38%
San Luis Obispo....283................7.38%
Lake.......................157................4.09%
San Benito.............157................4.09%
Santa Barbara.......113................2.95%
Shasta.....................98................2.56%
Colusa.....................90................2.35%
Santa Clara..............87................2.27%
Glenn.......................73................1.90%
Fresno.....................69................1.80%
Tulare......................59................1.54%
Unknown.................59................1.54%
Mariposa.................35................0.91%
Napa.......................33................0.86%
Sutter.....................33................0.86%
Madera...................30................0.78%
Merced...................29.................0.76%
Stanislaus..............29.................0.76%
Humboldt ...............28................0.73%
Solano....................23................0.60%
Alameda................18................0.47%
Contra Costa.........12................0.31%
Los Angeles...........12................0.31%
Kings.....................10................0.26%
Nevada.................10................0.26%
Siskiyou................10................0.26%
Ventura..................9................0.23%
Calaveras...............7................0.18%
San Diego..............6................0.16%
San Joaquin...........6................0.16%
Santa Cruz............6................0.16%
Riverside...............5................0.13%
San Bernardino.....5................0.13%
Trinity...................4................0.10%
Yolo......................3................0.08%
Yuba.....................3................0.08%
San Mateo............1................0.03%
Tuolumne.............1................0.03%
Marin....................0................0.00%
Orange.................0................0.00%

Grand Total....3834................100.00%

 

[leftyhunter]

Thanks again Brian for the effort to keep statistics on pigs. It looks like rainfall makes a huge difference in how many are harvested. I suppose if there were a lot of game wardens then hunters would be more motivated to fill out and mail their tags back.

Leftyhunter

 

[myfriendis410]

Now it costs an additional $.44 for the stamp! In addition to the $20.52 you already paid.