Looking for a guided winter hunt in california.

Spam me with Guides and Options.

I have used:

https://2mhunting.com/california-hunting-guide/wild-pig-hunting

One of my great friends, guides for these guys. They shoot some amazing tule and their hog hunts are awesome.
Pm me and I can get you his number if you're interested for more questions.

Calfarmer said:

One of my great friends, guides for these guys. They shoot some amazing tule and their hog hunts are awesome.
Pm me and I can get you his number if you're interested for more questions.

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Oak Stone Outfitters offers premier hunting guide services & spacious, comfortable lodging on 80,000 acres of Central Coast California.

oakstoneoutfitters.com

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I looked into them, but I'm trying to keep this under $1k/person. They're pretty pricey.

Gotcha, yeah they are a high end outfit.

Calfarmer said:

Gotcha, yeah they are a high end outfit.

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One day tho. I've heard great things.

Tons of fun

For Southern California:

rbuoncri said:

For Southern California:

Tejon Ranch

hunt.tejonranch.com

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When I was unfortunate enough to have to live in kalyfornya, I was a member of one of the Tejon hunting clubs. Our club was mostly folks (Reps) in the outdoor industry and we had a cabin that was built by membership and the club was limited to 20 members and by invitation only. Somebody had to die before a new member was added. It eventually went up to about $3500 a year but the deer hunting, bird hunting and varmint was excellent. Then the wild pigs started creeping in and got out of hand. They competed for the acorns and really tore the place up. That plus there got to be so many mountain lions on the ranch it was crazy. I could take you out on any given day and show you a cat or very fresh sign. After I moved to Idaho the ranch hunting program manager got into a bit of a pickle over the mountain lion issue and the whole program got revamped. Back in those days an elk tag was about $35K but there was some really monster elk on the ranch. I'll bet it's a lot more than that now. It was a great place to hunt and only a couple of hours from home. Great memories from the old days with some great friends.

Yes, sadly California does not have a clue. Five of us own 640 acres inside the ranch (check a map of Tejon Ranch - it's the L-shaped cutout in the center of the map of the ranch) but I can only hunt my property. So many pigs that we have a depredation permit. The mountain lions are plentiful but reduce the deer and probably the elk. I should be eligible for a landowner's elk tag but CFWD is no help. I would be delighted to hunt mountain lion no such tag.

When they changed the name from "fish and game" to "fish and wildlife" they finally showed their cards. They aren't managing game via science they are managing guns via hunting regulations in the name of preserving wildlife. It's certainly getting weird, and it's a shame because it's a beautiful state with the potential to have healthy populations of game. Between water policy, fire management, and scientists with progressive agendas, we're in a death spiral. Hence me even entertaining paying a grand to shoot a pig.

I have a few more years to suffer through and I'll get myself free. Anyone need a construction superintendent with multiple millions of building experience under his belt ?

Guides are paying the ranchers $350 a pig to ranchers dealing with an invasive species under depredation permits. Meanwhile the wolf population is about to explode. Maybe the lion and the wolves will fight it out to the death?

StumpyJohnson said:

I looked into them, but I'm trying to keep this under $1k/person. They're pretty pricey.

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I was going to avoid posting since I don't recommend any guides, but since you asked, and since this is becoming more of an anti-California game mismanagement thread, maybe check this group out. I've had friends use them on a few occasions.

Around Owens valley. Not sure what kind of adventure you're trying to do.

Edit: maybe look at Monterey County since they have the most amount of pigs in the state.

I used to pig hunt with a guy named Kyler Hammond up near Parkfield/Paso area. He was a true professional and we always had good success. The name of his company was "Boaring Experiences". Don't know if Kyler is still guiding but I would highly recommend him.

rbuoncri said:

Yes, sadly California does not have a clue. Five of us own 640 acres inside the ranch (check a map of Tejon Ranch - it's the L-shaped cutout in the center of the map of the ranch) but I can only hunt my property. So many pigs that we have a depredation permit. The mountain lions are plentiful but reduce the deer and probably the elk. I should be eligible for a landowner's elk tag but CFWD is no help. I would be delighted to hunt mountain lion no such tag.

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The Tejon was one of the few "brite spots" left in kalyfornya for us, but like everything else good in regards to the outdoors, it started changing. I do believe I know where your property is if it's around the White Oak area. Used to go through White Oak on our way to area 4 from the desert side of the ranch.