Hunting Washington Forum
Big Game Hunting => Out Of State Hunting => Topic started by: follow maggie on January 21, 2016, 08:26:49 PM
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Made a trip to California this past weekend and had a great hunt! Got two big wild pigs on a spot & stalk hunt
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Does anyone know why the website rotates pictures? It won't post my pictures right side up.
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Always wanted to do a pig hunt. Did you go guided? With who? Cool looking pigs.
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It was a guided hunt on a private ranch.I went with Lockwood Hunting Services out of Ukiah, but the hunt was near Hopland. Spot & stalk hunt. It was a great hunt. He has a booth at the sportsmans show if you're going.
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Hunted with Tim last year. Good fun and great price just a long drive. Trying another outfitter this February that costs a bit more but 4 hours less driving. After that I will know where to go from here on out!
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It is a long drive, that's a fact. Going down I split the drive over two days because of weather going through the mountains at OR/CA border. I had the camper on the back of the chevy, so it was easy to just pull into a rest stop for the night, cook some dinner and hit the rack. I'll be going back every winter. I tried one about 3 hours further North last year, but it wasn't as a good an experience as I had with Tim.
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What was the other place?
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I'd rather not say on the interweb. It might look like I"m bashing someone's business which I don't want to do. They're nice people and the guide worked hard for us. I just had a better hunt and a better time with Lockwood.
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Can youPM me the info? Just hope it isn't where I am going next month. But if it is maybe you can share with me of some of the things you didn't like as much.
Thanks
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Sent, Shane
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If you don't mind, how much did the hunt cost? Thanks.
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Here's the break down of what I spent for the whole trip:
CA license $165
pig tags $75/each
guide fee $750
guide fee for 2nd pig $500
fuel for my chevy w/ camper on the back @ $450
food @ $40
They let me park my camper on the ranch & camp for no charge
Would have saved $100 on the guide fee and 1/2 the gas, but my buddy backed out at the lsat minute because he wanted to go to a birthday party, instead.
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$75 tag to hunt for an invasive species. Oh California
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$75 tag to hunt for an invasive species. Oh California
I know, right? You'd think they'd want as many killed possible.
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California has officially given up on the war of invasive pigs, and hopes to sit back and capitalize on their abundance.
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Lockwood are good people. Lots of fun :tup:
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Nice pig!
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Im glad they are not here but what is keeping them from coming to Washington or even Oregon for that matter?
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Distance. Give them some time & they'll probably get here.
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How do they taste? Are they gamy at all or do they taste just like any other domestic farm raised pig? always wondered that. Nice looking pigs by the way.
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Thanks. Wild pig tast s real good. I have a hard time explaining it. It doesnt tast like store noght pork. Its not gamey, but more flavorful, if you know what i mean. These pigs were old, so im having four hams for pulled pork, the rest is various types of sausage & jerky.
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cool hunt
spendy though
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As far as guided hunts go, it's pretty cheap. I could have saved a bunch by only shooting one and if my buddy hadn't backed out at the last so I would have had someone to split the gas with. That being said, it's a fair amount of money. I do it once a year, and it's something that I save for over a few months so i can afford it.
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Nice hogs :tup: I enjoy hunting hogs in cali as well. Be a couple years now but I'm headed to texas fairly soon to do some hog and exotic hunting. I'm looking forward to chasing hogs again :IBCOOL:
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Tim Lockwood has supported the WA Wild Sheep Foundation with a hog hunt donation two years running. Stand up dude in my book. Hopefully I will hunt with him in the near future
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I like Tim a lot. He's a stand up guy and runs a good operation. I'll be hunting wih him every year.
