Hello all, im new to hunting and to the Southern California Hunting site. My name is Joel and i live in Lake Elsinore, CA. I have lived in this area of socal all my life and have never been hunting. i have hiked in the ortega mountain area and fished all over but, as of yet never hunted. Looking to start up around November or December, i have not decided if i will be using a bow or long rifle. my many goal is to hunt hogs and deer, deer most likely not till next season.
I have been hitting the web pretty hard for the last 2 month looking in to the rules and laws regarding hunting in this area of California and there sure is a large amount of info to take in ???. One of the big issues will be learning to read a maps, as i have really never used a paper map or strayed from a trail in any state parks. Also any help on finding areas to hunt, and as trying to understand where i can on BLM land as it is still a bit of a mystery to me. Any help with this subject would be greatly appreciated. The information i have gleaned from this website has been very helpful already and you will be seeing me around asking more questions as i start to get more involved with the sport.
I have been hitting the web pretty hard for the last 2 month looking in to the rules and laws regarding hunting in this area of California and there sure is a large amount of info to take in ???. One of the big issues will be learning to read a maps, as i have really never used a paper map or strayed from a trail in any state parks. Also any help on finding areas to hunt, and as trying to understand where i can on BLM land as it is still a bit of a mystery to me. Any help with this subject would be greatly appreciated. The information i have gleaned from this website has been very helpful already and you will be seeing me around asking more questions as i start to get more involved with the sport.
.