Hunting Pigs...yet becoming a serious problem...

[KonoctisWigwam]

Do you folks buy a pig tag in California? Seems to me it's one of the best deals we have going for us. You can basically hunt pig all year, either sex, and unlimited harvests, reporting each one as you go.

We get that for only $27.xx for 2025, if you're a resident.

I'm looking looking for find a regular area I can harvest pig on public land.

Anyone hunting pig, and if so, what area of California do you hunt them in?

 

[HooDoo Man]

Just bought my pig tag. MAGA.

 

[KonoctisWigwam]

Just bought my pig tag. MAGA.

XLNT!

I have a couple areas I wanted to share with others, so they can venture to them if they like.

I'm in North A zone, Lake County to be specific, and there's a place off Highway 20 that I plan to scope out, for lack of a better analogy...

There's a parking area at the Redbud Trail Head, and it's a short trek down to the creek. This area is noted for pigs. This is about 30 minutes from where I live, in Kelseyville. That is in the Cache Creek Wilderness preserve, and is regulated by CDFW.

I have a call in to the Game Warden in Ukiah, trying to find out about North Cow Mountain, but so far no call back after 2 days.

The other area I was targeting is down off Highway 198 out of Coalinga. There's a ton of pigs all through Monterey, SLO, and Coalinga. Where in the Bay Area are you?

 

[KonoctisWigwam]

I highly reccomend this butcher class, it's a 1 day class that goes for about 8 hours. This is worth it's weight in gold, as they say! Oakstone Outfitters is down in Bradley, CA, just north of SLO.

There was about 6-8 people the day I took the course, and I got to skin 1/2 a pig, and butcher a ham into roasts. The hands on aspect is worth the $300 in itself, and will give you more confidence harvesting a pig.

 

[KonoctisWigwam]

Best deal on an outfitter for pig...I haven't used these guys, but have been tempted...for $350 they will provide maps on their private land, take you to the area to hunt, and after you harvest one, go back, take it back and butcher it up for you.

(bottom of the page)

https://groundhog-point-fx3w.squarespace.com/hunts

You do need to have a hunting license and a pig tag.

 

[Digger]

Your willing to pay to process someone’s else’s pig…we need to talk

 

[KonoctisWigwam]

Not exactly, speaking for myself. I would pay $350 to have them provide me maps and butcher and package up the meat. That, in itself is probably worth$100-$150, as it would take 3-4 hours of my time. Having them pick it up in a side-by-side seems to be a good value. Not like hiring them to use their dogs. I'd rather do spot-n-stalk.

 

[Steve Hendry]

Catalina Island used to be ( 40 years ago ) the place my friends went for pigs. I was a bird guy and not interested in a peccary.

 

[gripMaster_]

Do you folks buy a pig tag in California? Seems to me it's one of the best deals we have going for us. You can basically hunt pig all year, either sex, and unlimited harvests, reporting each one as you go.

We get that for only $27.xx for 2025, if you're a resident.

I'm looking looking for find a regular area I can harvest pig on public land.

Anyone hunting pig, and if so, what area of California do you hunt them in?

I've spent a good amount of time in the BLM areas of central California and some coastal national forest spots. This kind of hunting is all about earning your chances, and when you finally get that success, it feels great. If I had the cash, I’d probably treat myself to a semi-guided ranch hunt every so often just to secure some meat, but there’s a real sense of accomplishment in figuring out the public-land puzzle, even if it takes a long time.

 

[KonoctisWigwam]

I've spent a good amount of time in the BLM areas of central California and some coastal national forest spots. This kind of hunting is all about earning your chances, and when you finally get that success, it feels great. If I had the cash, I’d probably treat myself to a semi-guided ranch hunt every so often just to secure some meat, but there’s a real sense of accomplishment in figuring out the public-land puzzle, even if it takes a long time.

I completely agree. I'm looking for land right now that I could hunt on, deer, bear, and pig. There are a fair amount of pigs on public land, but they're pretty smart in knowing where to stay on private property so that hunters don't get them.

Public Land, hunt like you own it! (because we do)

 

[Eastenerwesterner]

My son while visiting left the clues to invite pig on to my property. He left a gate open from the park. Had them in a week.
For some reason 50-70 yr old barbed keeps them off .

Got a neighbor that runs an eradication business. Can go shoot with him anytime Just gotta take the pig. Wife doesn’t eat pork.