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Wild Pig Hunting

Regulations

A hunting license and wild pig tag are generally required to take wild pig in California.

General Season: Open all year.

Bag and Possession Limit: There is no daily bag or possession limit for wild pigs.

See the Mammal Hunting Regulations Booklet for additional regulations:

Mammal Hunting

Regulations for taking big and small game mammals, furbearers and nongame

 

Mammal Regulations cover - open web page in new window

link opens in new tab or window2019-2020 Mammal Hunting BOOKLET (PDF)
includes regulations for

  • hunting small and big game mammals
  • trapping furbearers (fox, badger, beaver and raccoon, etc.)
  • hunting nongame animals (bobcat, coyote, weasel, etc.)

Effective July 2019

 

Hunting Licenses and Tags

Special Pig Hunts

Camp Roberts

  • Camp Roberts has suspended its fishing and hunting program for most of 2012 due to several new construction projects on base. Check link opens in new windowCamp Roberts hunting website for current status.

Carizzo Plains Ecological Reserve

San Antonio Valley Ecological Reserve

Tehama Wildlife Area

  • Pig hunting on Tehama Wilidlife Area is held concurrently with the G-1 deer hunt. Any person who has a deer tag (G-1) and a TWA access permit may take pigs during the hunt period. See the Tehama Wildlife Area page for further information.

Cottonwood Creek Wildlife Area

Additional wild pig hunting opportunities can be found on the Shared Habitat Alliance for Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) Program webpage