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4. Coalinga Mineral Springs BLM
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10. Scotts Mtn. BLM
11. Los Padres National Forest Santa Lucia Range
12. Los Padres National Forest
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HUNTING CALIFORNIA PUBLIC LANDS FOR PIG:
14 Public Land hunts on Government BLM and National Forest Lands
Wild boar are numerous but not so easy to locate. However, they are very mobile, moving 20 miles in a day.
So, even though hunting is better on private lands, Public Lands access to good pig hunting isn’t hopeless, you just need to put in more time and work harder than all the other hunters.
Use our Hunting Map lists 14 locations for Public pig hunting opportunities. See our Coalina, Clear Creek and Fort Hunter Liggett blogs with custom Hunting maps for these areas.
Most of these Public Land areas sites are not vehicle friendly, so plan on plenty of hiking while you track, spot and stalk, and be sure you've got the gear to pack out your animal when you’ve been successful. See our other blogs for what gear you will need, and how to locate and track pigs.
PIG FACTS 101: Pigs aren’t indigenous to California, and the animals here are the result of imported swine brought to this country. Before the 1900s, some of the European pigs were released to feed on our abundant forage, and the hogs went feral. Going back further, Spanish settlers and sailors left Russian strain boars at various outposts as a food source for when they returned.
European and Russian hogs mingled freely, and now we have wild boar/feral hogs with a black, or mottled to striped coloring…the black IS a influence of the Russian strain of genetic material.
Boar at 300 pounds can be taken, but you’ll see more between 100 and 200 pounds. Sows and smaller pig make much better table fare.
Ideally, take an animal from 60 to 120 pounds, but your objective should be to shoot the first pig that gives you an opportunity.
See our Pig Hunting blogs for how to clean and butcher your pig. Hopefully you should get 50 to 75 pounds of high quality, great tasting hams, chops, bacon and sausage.
The beginning of summer will make finding them considerably easier. In the Spring, hogs are eating new growth grasses and roots and can water almost anywhere. These animals can spend all day in heavy cover eating, sleeping and watering in areas where you'll never see them.
As the water sources dry up towards summer, the pig will be forced to move around more, and your odds soar. Remember that water flows downhill, and as the hills begin to bake in the sunshine, boar will often be found on flats and in valleys where the water will most plentiful.
NIGHT STALKERS: Pigs are nocturnal feeders for the most part, and you’ll have your best chance of spotting one commuting from feed and watering zones to bedding areas just after dawn and just before sunset. Take a stand on high ground above a well-used pig trail to get your game.
During the day it is a tougher hunt; plan on hoofing it and spending time glassing for your prey. Plan on scouting for signs of likely areas. The easiest thing to spot will be patches of ripped turf that has been rooted about for acorns, etc.
Also keep an eye peeled for pig generally they go straight up a hill, not criss-cross like other game trails. Tufts of hair caught on a barbed wire fence will show a hog has passed under; if the hair is soft and pliable, it’s fresh sign..
Droppings are good sign too. A boar leaves behind large round droppings, especially after feeding on grains. Deer spoor is much smaller. Cow excrement will clue you for pigs that will often dig into these for undigested food. Yummy.
Trees near a watering hole with a caking of mud will also point to the presence of boar. These rub trees where hogs will scratch themselves also give the hunter an idea of the animal’s size. You‘ll also want to look for small diameter trees that have been mangled by a boar gnawing on them to sharpen their teeth.
With high capacity lungs and strong legs, boar can sprint and cover good distances at speeds near 25 mph. Once jumped, they can be 20 miles away with no problem.
Grab a good set of binoculars to break the vista down into manageable viewing areas by glassing a section quadrant by quadrant and identifying everything you see. A pig’s eyesight isn’t that great but sense of smell in a boar is awesome, and if you don’t hunt with the wind in your face, you‘ll lose.
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California Public Land Pig Hunting Report plus Maps to BLM an National
forest Lands. You also get access to our giant free hunting and fishing
Map site, with how to fish and where to fish or hunt these Public lands.
Get "day use" or "membership" contact info on over 100 California and Oregon Hunting Clubs and Private ranches for fishing and hunting.
Always free with no strings attached to help preserve our Outdoor Heritage. Click on a County for California or Oregon Hunting or fishing on Public Lands, Hunting Clubs and Private Hunting Ranches.
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Get "day use" or "membership" contact info on over 100 California and Oregon Hunting Clubs and Private ranches for fishing and hunting.
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