Rollcall: Any Hunters in the Bayarea!

I'm looking to make new hunting friends in the bay area to go on trips on and have a good ass time!

 

Hunted since I was a kid, buuuut my dad preferred napping on a hill once we got there. So.. haven't taken any game, but would be super interested in a hunt.

I guess I'd be an experienced noob.

North bay, here.

 

I'm from a little north of you, by Chico California but go hunting frequently

 

California hasn't outlawed hunting yet?

Kidding!!

Nice to see fellow hunters on TW.

 

You're totally right! Haha

 

I just got my license last year and went up north pass Weed in October. I wouldn't say I'm officially a hunter since I haven't killed anything yet, but I definitely took my gun for a walk

 

We used to co-lease 6k acres in Colusa area back when. Game everywhere until the season started.

 

Tell me about it! We farm walnuts just outside of colusa and along I-5 and you see deer up until the season starts and then they are no where to be seen!

 

Just bought my B zone tag today. Trinity is waiting and I must go.

 

Just put in for some X-zone tags this afternoon. Slim chance of getting drawn, but I'm stacking those preference points!

 

I've hunted as far back as I can remember. Not too often anymore I fish more now. I archery hut pigs in the fall at Lake Sonoma and I'm building points for once in a lifetime bull moose, mountain goat and ram in Utah as well as limited entry bull Elk. That should be a few years before I see any of those tags.

 

What kind of guns do you guys use?

I have a Tikka T3 hunter

 

Benelli 12ga Nova for birds and a Browning X-bolt in .30-06 ready to go if I get a deer tag this year.

 

lots of good prospective hunters here, I never hunted a buck and I would love to get one! Anyone who would like to accompany me it would be awesome, plus additinaly those who haven't hunted could benefit, of course you must have a hunting license. Gather up for a weekend when the season comes up.

 

Remington 700 .30-06 with Leupy glass.
Assorted shotguns, prefer to shoot my grandfathers old shotgun for hunting.

 

I hunt every duck season...I'm in the east bay and I typically hunt the refuges up north, Delevan, Colusa, Sac

 

Opening day X7B last year. Mine is the one on the right. While on my way to retrieve him I jumped what would've been the nicest deer I ever shot, 4x5. That's how shit goes some time.

Trinity has been great to us for over 20 years but it's getting so over grown. It due fir a good burn.

 

Actually putting in solo will get you picked much quicker then putting in with a group. It took our group almost 13 yrs to get x7b. Talked to some guys up there that put in solo and get picked every 3-4 yrs.

 

Yeah they divide the preference points among all of the individuals in the group so if you are the one with most preference points, it benefits you to draw alone. Of course the opposite is also true. If you have low points and join a group where everyone else has more, it increases your chances. If the X tags don't pan out (highly likely) where should I be looking to go?

 

D6, but you will have to hike your ass off. There is a deer up there that I wanna shoot so fricken bad!!!! I've watched him for 3 yrs but can never get close enough to get a good shot off.