Originally Posted By: para38superOriginally Posted By: TripleDeuce660I am, but relocating to vegas shortly. The whole state is loaded with dogs.They were in a down cycle with the drought so I have not been calling for a while. Their pop may be back up now, but certainly will improve after all this rain. Get out and start calling is the most important thing and do no give up. Do not be afraid to call the thick chaparral that most people overlook. There are tons of dogs there, but it is thick, rough, and intimidating to hunt. Use a shotgun or low power scope. You do not need to be able to see a mile. A small gully where you can see 100 yards is plenty. Call them into the gully. Make stands closer together because sound does not travel nearly as far in the thick bush and hills. Also do not overlook the shotgun only areas in the desert. Many people just keep on driving till they can use a rifle. Make sure you have san bernadino shooting map and know all the regs. Also, note they just created a bunch of national monuments and at least one doesn't allow hunting. If you do not have GPS hunting maps and a garmin, get them. Best tip of all, move to a new state before you are hunting coyote with a rock and pointy stick.
I am totally planing on moving out of this state. But between work and family, it makes it so difficult.
You can download the shooting map just google it or they sell it at bass pro. i dunno about LA. I just stick to National Forest in LA county and use a shotgun. Generally I just avoid LA county all together though. I dunno what happened with the san gabriel NM, I did have a few spots there but they burned. Not sure how many roads closed or what kinds of fun got banned. You can get a nuvi for like 100 bucks the maps are another 100, totally worth it. Also, avoid areas with too many off roaders. Problem is just when you start calling someone drives by and ruins your stand. Going an weekday helps. Owens valley is always a good spot for a cast and blast.