I'm new to the board, but not to California. Nailed an awesome 173" Muley this year up in X3B. Live in the stockton area, anyone hunt hogs?

Here's a pic of the buck, hope it works, if not i'll keep trying.

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Holy mother monkeys!!! now thats a buck! Is that archery or general season (i know its spec draw... right)?

Congrats and welcome 2 the site. It can be slow, but I've met some really good people around here!

I am in Orange County, One of the few consevative counties left in California.
I am just in the process of deciding what I want for my first rifle. (at 24 years of age)
Any advice on getting started, book recommendations, etc. Please pass them along.

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I'm new to hunting but born and raised in Cali. I currently live in Sacramento. Anybody know of some good places to go in the Sierras or north of Sac near Yuba City / Marysville?

Thanks.

Also, I'm willing to travel a bit to go hunting if anybody ever needs a partner to go with. Right now I only have a rifle for deer / wild pig hunting but I'm going to be buying a 12gauge soon.

Yeah, it is special draw. It was taken during the general season, up in the north east part of the state.

I live in San Diego, im 16, and I want to start. But I have $0, and no clue what to buy, or where to even go to hunt. According to the Juvenile Possession Law I dont think I can even legaly hunt .

Hey, Welcome to the Board. I'm born and raised in San Diego. My understanding is: You CAN hunt, but not alone. It's a lot of fun, have you hunted before?

Jesse

Thanks for the reply. I too was born and raised here. I havent hunted before, but it does look like fun. How old does one have to be to own a hunting rifle in california?

I have been looking at a few Winchester rifles, as they are the only ones I know lol .

http://www.winchesterguns.com

I've been looking at the Model 9410 and the Model 70's.

Winchester's are fine. You have to be 18 to purchase rifle/shotgun. 21 for Handguns.

You can use any of these firearms with your responsible parent/Guardian present (Don't know if you can use firearms to hunt with a different licensed adult or not).

To get your hunting license at any age, you need to take an 8 hour hunter safety class (about $10-$15). The most important thing about hunting is to take care of the animals and land around you. They're natural resources that we all share. Oh yeah, and be safe;)

Jesse