Hunting and Shooting Los Padres National Forest X The California Department of Fish & Game has primary responsibility for the management of wildlife in the State of California. “But it wouldn’t have been as fun.”. And now, we wait. While uncommon in fall, turkey hunting is quite popular in the county in spring, Solis said. “In the fall here, you’re actually going around, spotting and stalking them, whereas in the springtime, to me it’s much more fun,” Solis said. “We don’t overhunt them,” he says. Most hunters try to shoot them on the ground. Decker’s weapon of choice is a shotgun. you might consider calling the dfg office in that area and see if they can help you out. TURKEY HUNTING Prime Public Hunting Areas: Shasta County is the number one producer of wild turkey in the state. Once you have the animal in front of you, it’s a lot harder,” Marco explains. It should, that was the day the Los Padres Condor and River Protection Act was signed adding more than 400,000 acres of wilderness and 80 miles of Wild and Scenic Rivers to the Los Padres National Forest. “Generally turkeys are either protected by their private land owners and aren’t killed, or they’re killed only for family consumption,” Decker explained. Finally, you need an Upland Bird Stamp, which allows hunting for turkey, as well as quail and pheasant, for about $9. Sometimes they just walk out the back door and they’ve got a flock of turkeys, they take their pick and away they go.”. After the carcass is smooth, it’s time to gut it. Marco drives through the open gate and we walk the rest of the way toward the site where two flocks have converged. At times, Solis said, hunters will even use decoys, setting them up in an open meadow and calling for the males. “We hold the wildlife in the public trust for the people of California, so even on your own private property, you still have to go by all the Fish and Game regulations.”. “You’ll hear them calling back occasionally and every once in a while give them a little scratch on the call, or a chirp, which also takes practice to do. “Sometimes they’ll have a hunting operation where they’ll charge to hunt turkeys on private land. Then of course, there’s the hardware and the gear. may be we where doing something wrong. Picking the hen up by her feet and holding her at his side, Marco walks back to the truck, then lays the bird down and begins plucking the feathers from its torso, a time-consuming process. Spring brings the more traditional season, when hunters dress in camouflage and use decoys and hand calls. The entire flock, about 30 in all, makes a mad dash for the hills, gliding impressively off the ridge and out of sight. Staff Writer Jeremy Thomas can be contacted at jthomas@santamariasun.com. Countless others live on private property. The expansive ranch, wild and mostly untamed, boasts several hundred of them, Marco estimates. As a licensed guide, Marco has taken countless hunters out on the 30,000-acre private ranch on which he makes his living. In anticipation of this reporter’s hunting trip, calls around to various local hunting supply stores proved fruitless, until a tip from a Buellton area shop led me to Marco’s ranch. awn peeks its way through the thick fog, illuminating the oak tree-laden hills bordering the Santa Ynez River and the communities of deer, wild boar, and quail that call it home. “You get that adrenaline rush and you start shaking.”. or out of state. In 2005, the Los Padres National Forest was formally closed to target shooting due to “increasing numbers of national forest users, concerns for public health and safety, resource damage to areas where the activity has been concentrated, and the documentation of numerous wildland fires that have been caused by recreational target shooting.” The closure does […]
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