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[Fat1Bear]

I heard a rumor last week that Calif. DFG no longer allows wild pig hunting on the Tehama Wildlife Area. Is this true? I left a voice mail with the area 1 office but have heard nothing for 3 days. Their website says nothing about the hunting ban.

[josedreyes]

Hi, Yes. the rumor is true. I was just there yesterday. I also called and spoke to DFG today and he told me that pig hunting is not allowed in the Tehama WA. I"m not sure how long it has been like that. I read somewhere that you can pig hunt in Tehama only with a written permission from DFG. I

[ShooterJohn]

Boy that doesn't make any sense. They have lots of pigs up in that area.

[Fat1Bear]

Boy that doesn't make any sense. They have lots of pigs up in that area.

I heard that the Surrounding Land owners made a deal with DFG. Because people like us were shooting their pigs when they wandered onto the Tehama Wildlife Area. I guess money talks and at the price they charge to hunt their proprety, they got lots of it.

[ShooterJohn]

That figures. I shot pigs up there as a kid. We deer hunted up there too and always did well. Of course things have changed in 40 years.

[dogtrainer12]

That figures. I shot pigs up there as a kid. We deer hunted up there too and always did well. Of course things have changed in 40 years.

I asked Fish and Game a similar qestion about hog hunting in the Tehama Wildlife area and got this response from Jim Chakarn of the CA Dept. of Fish and Game:Fri, 02 May 2008 07:24:30 -0700Hello,Pig hunting is still allowed on Tehama Wildlife Area but only during the Tehama Wildlife Area G-1 late season buck hunt, only persons holding a Department issued entry permit and an unused G-1 deer tag will be able to take wild pigs. Due to very low population levels, lack of hunter success and budget problems, since 2003, the regular pig hunt has no longer been conducted. In 2002, 240 people had the opportunity to hunt pigs on Tehama and only one pig was taken. Personnel at Tehama have only seen one pig in the last three years and only one pig has been taken during the G-1 deer hunt in the last four years. Pig hunting was very popular at Tehama in the 70's, 80's and was marginally successful in the early 90's. This popularity was due to pigs that were causing depredation problems on the valley floor were trapped and relocated to Tehama. The main reason the hunt was closed is due to the lack of hunter success and the amount of personnel time and money it takes to operate the hunt. If you have any further questions or concerns, please contact me at 530-527-8917Jim ChakarunWildlife Habitat Supervisor II It seems that Fish and Game does not want to run the check in station. Hunters should be able to self check at the station. There probably are pigs at Tehama but there just is not enough hunters (or hunting opportunities) that are allowed to find them.

[jeeptj@tds.net]

i'v been up their a lot the last two years and have yet to see a pig or any pig sign. i hear theit "in the back by the water towers" but i have no idea where that is.

[Spirit of 76]

I was on the TWA a few week-ends ago. All I saw was 9 deer, one bull and a whole bunch of cows! Brown cows, black cows, cows with horns, some longer than others. Just to many cows! Oh, I almost forgot. I also saw way to many rocks! The roads on the TWA are in poor repair and the "Jeep" trails should be named Rock Crawler trails! I had to call (Thank-you Verizon) in a friend to help pull me up over one rock so I could go home. No kidding! Now I know my Expedition has no business going up "Jeep" trails on the TWA. I looked in all the wrong places for turkeys. And while I was at it, I saw a whole lot of four wheel drive club members, campers and quads. Seems kind of wrong that a wildlife area is over run with the non-hunter types. On paper the TWA looks great, but driving on the roads out there sucks! Maybe the cattle owners should be required to run a grater on the road when they go out to give their cows all those salt blocks.A few days ago the 1 and only full time employee for the TWA finally called me back. Budget seems to be a big issue! He has only one temporary employee helping him put up all those no hog hunting signs. Those no hog hunting signs are pretty important to them I see. I asked him to put up a sign for the jeep trail that is off of Hogsback road and goes down to the Flatch campground. He told me that people just shoot the signs up and tear them down. Funny thing is, I don't recall seeing any of those No Hog Hunting signs is disrepair.

[rabiddog]

people just think about the implecations of the word CALIFORNIA i dont think anymore needs to be said!peta and the liberals make all the noise in this state no matter how we vote or how many letters we send,we dont have enough money to change things.i was born and raised in redding ca. so i am not trash talking any resident or any of you good people out there in hunting land,i am just stating the obvious.