Wild Pig Hunting

Regulations
Licenses, Tags
Hunts
Harvest Data

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

2017-2018 Mammal Hunting Regulations
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 2017

Hunting Licenses and Tags

Purchase a hunting license or wild pig tags ONLINE or at any CDFW License Sales Office or License Agent.
License and Tag Information

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 Camp Roberts hunting website for current status.

Carizzo Plains Ecological Reserve

Carizzo Plains Hunt Information

San Antonio Valley Ecological Reserve

San Antonio Valley Hunts

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

Cottonwood Creek Wildlife Area

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

Wild Pig Take Reports by License Year

Wildlife Branch - Game Management
1812 9th Street, Sacramento, CA 95811
(916) 445-0411