On Hunting Boar -

Did you know . . .

that baiting game animals is illegal in California? Yes, you did because you learned that during hunter education. Or at least that is what you were supposed to do.

But did you also learn that the prohibition of baiting does not apply to fenced preserves? We have several right here in California, e.g. Big Horn Ranch, Cedar Canyon Ranch and the primary Native Hunt property. There are many others in Texas and Florida but regulations vary from state to state. Feral pigs that live on fenced preserves in California are considered hoof stock not game. Their treatment and use is regulated not by the Department of Fish and Game but by  the Department of Agriculture.