Hunting Boar and Wild Pigs in California and Worldwide

Boar Books and Tutorials- A few words of Explanation

We carry ads for our boar books and for the tutorials on this site and in our publication 'Hunting Wild Boar . . .' in the side bar or as full text features. The same books are also offered through amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.

Sales of the books and the tutorials are vital for the existence of the publications. They pay for the cost of upkeep and maintenance. We are therefore grateful for any book order whether directly from our sites or through Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Therefore, all orders are shipped as quickly as possible, usually within 24 hours or less, except for weekends and holidays.

Books ordered on or sites come by e-mail as .pdf files or, in the case of audio books, as mp3 files.

This works quite well and reliably. However, recently there have been a few unnecessary delays. We do not know whether it is a trend or just a streak of bad luck. It is annoying nevertheless to the buyers and to us alike.

Let me therefore briefly reiterate how orders are shipped. First, all orders placed on either one of our sites use Paypal as payment method. After payment from the buyer is effected, we get a notice from Paypal to ship the order. The notice names the buyer and, most importantly, gives us his e-mail address.

Upon receipt of this notice, we ship to the e-mail given by the buyer at the time of purchase.

Now the bad news: If anything is wrong with this e-mail, you will not receive your book. You will not know why you do not receive your book. On the other hand, we will get our e-mail back with a message saying that the buyer's server rejected the e-mail. We may not be able to contact you. Why? See above!

How would you like to receive a buyer complaint to Paypal for non-delivery of merchandise on the very same day the book was ordered? Foolish, huh? But wait, it gets worse. Buyers e-mail server rejected all e-mail sent to him. That's bad, right? Oh, wait till you hear the rest.

Our response to the premature, unfounded buyer complaint went to a Paypal address that responded with a form letter notifying us that the response cannot be accepted at this address. Instead, the letter lectured, go to this address 'XXXXX' and submit your response there. So done, the very same form letter comes back (letter 248) advising us once again to reply to 'XXXX' instead. Great, isn't it? We do. Same result! No wonder, our a-mail goes directly to India where a good customer service person promptly creates an identical form letter in a successful attempt to continue the vicious circle.

It took me half a day of research to cut through this nonsense and to find a Paypal address that is indeed monitored by a thinking person.

Right now, we have another order hanging in limbo because the e-mail address of the buyer does not accept any e-mail at all. We are waiting for a response to our snail mail letter telling them about their non-functional e-mail. Oh well . . .

Remember a few simple things when ordering a book from our website:

Your book will come as a pdf or mp3 file attached to an e-mail sent to the address you used when ordering the book

Make sure that this e-mail address is active and receives e-mail.

Check your e-mail settings to assure that no restrictions forbid certain attachments.

Make sure that the size of attachments is not limited. The size of one of our books is about 7.5 Mb.

Check your spam filter settings to guarantee that e-mail from our yahoo or gmail account is not filtered out.

Please give it 72 hours before you squawk. And make sure your e-mail is working before you do (especially if you are still using AOL mail).

It bothers me when one of us has to spend time to straighten out a petty problem that could have been avoided in the first place. Particularly since non-delivery complaints to Paypal will end with a whimper because non-tangible items are not subject to the silly Paypal/eBay complaint process.

A little attention and foresight will keep us all happy and the books and articles coming.

By the way, book orders placed with Amazon and Barnes & Noble are not affected by the above. However, books ordered from either one of them are formatted for their digital readers. Though the text is identical, formatting and presentation are not. If you own a Kindle or a Nook, get the book from them.

PJJ

Orienteering Clinic - How to navigate using map and compass.

March 18 Tejon Ranch, Kern County

This one day clinic is designed to help every student learn and practice basic navigation skills using a map and compass. There will be class work and lab exercises that develop the skills learned. The clinic will cover magnetic declination, the workings of a baseplate compass, map reading, how to stay oriented naturally, taking bearings, using magnetic bearings, the map coordinate systems. All course materials and equipment will be provided. This clinic is designed for all skill levels.

Space is limited to 25 people so please register early. Accommodations are camping. Cost: $65. 16 years and younger are free but must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Download the registration form from the DFG website or call Lieutenant Dan Lehman at 916-358-4356 for more information.

PJJ

Fowl Weather a Boon for Poachers: Butte County Wardens Make Huge Overlimit Case

January 25, 2012

DFG News

“No one welcomed the recent storms more than California’s 70,000 waterfowl hunters. Rain and wind in California’s central valley has salvaged what was an extremely slow hunting season for waterfowl. All of the central valley wildlife areas and national wildlife refuges with hunt programs reported increased hunter success averages last weekend.

The vast majority of hunters in the field were law abiding and ethical. But wardens cited three Butte County men and one San Jose man who stepped far out of bounds by shooting a total of 108 ducks in two days.

California regulations provide for a duck hunting limit of seven ducks per day with 14 in possession if taken over two or more days. Collectively, the four men had an overlimit of 52 ducks, with additional individual species violations.

On Jan. 20, Butte County Warden Tyson Hulse observed unusual behavior from the men that suggested they might be “double tripping.” Double tripping is a term used to describe when a poacher takes a limit of ducks or geese, brings them back to his residence, then goes out again in an attempt to shoot more.

For 12 hours the following day, Hulse watched the four men continue taking overlimits of ducks. At the end of the day, he gathered three members of his squad and contacted the suspects at two different residences. In addition to the 108 ducks the men killed in the two day period, they had freezers full of additional duck meat in various states of processing that made it difficult to count.

Citations were handed to Todd Gregory Owen, 48, and Cody Lee Owen, 21, both of Biggs; Clint Matthew Owen, 24, of Richvale; and Jeffrey Delte, 24, of San Jose.

Hulse offered a special thank you to the Butte County Fish and Game Commission for their recent purchase of high quality binoculars and a spotting scope, without which the case would not have been possible.”

More Fund-Raising Big Game Tags In 2012

The California Department of Fish and Game just announced that in 2012 four fund-raising big game tags will be offered to the public. Hunters can purchase tag drawing chances for $ 5.66 a piece. Deadline for your purchase is June 2, 2012.

The following random drawings for big game tags are being offered: One open zone deer tag and one Owens Valley zone elk tag (as in 2011). This year DFG will add one northeastern California pronghorn antelope tag and one Kelso Peak/Old Dead Mountains desert bighorn sheep tag.

For details go to http://wildboarhunting.blogspot.com/ or directly to the DFG website at dfg.ca.gov/licensing/hunting/huntingfaqs.html.

PJJ

Help Save Endangered Species at Tax Time!

DFG News January 12, 2012

California’s wild animals and plants need your help, and there’s an easy way to do it! Just make a voluntary contribution on line 403 and/or line 410 of your state income tax return (Form 540). By contributing any amount over one dollar you can support the Department of Fish and Game (DFG) Rare and Endangered Species Preservation Fund and/or the California Sea Otter Fund. What you donate this year is tax deductible on next year’s return. Californians can receive state income tax credit from the Franchise Tax Board for helping wildlife.

“The voluntary donations made by Californians at tax time are incredibly important in our efforts to save threatened and endangered species,” said DFG Director Charlton H. Bonham. “These funds have provided critical support for many state-listed species such as the Bakersfield cactus, Owens pupfish, San Francisco garter snake, California tiger salamander, marbled murrelet, Mohave ground squirrel and many more. These donations will help ensure that California’s extraordinary biodiversity is maintained for future generations.”

There are 387 listed plant and animal species, from little “bugs” that most of us have never heard of, to the iconic California sea otter. Hundreds more are at risk. Money raised through the tax check-off program helps pay for essential DFG research and recovery efforts. Such work allowed the California brown pelican and American peregrine falcon to be de-listed in 2009.

A second tax check-off fund was created specifically to facilitate recovery of the California sea otter, which is listed as a State Fully Protected Species and a Threatened Species under the federal Endangered Species Act. Based on the most recently completed survey, there are fewer than 2,800 sea otters remaining in California. This small population is extremely vulnerable to oil spills, environmental pollution, predation by white sharks and other threats. Many sea otter deaths have been linked to pollution flowing from land to the sea, including fecal parasites, bacterial toxins and chemicals that have been linked to coastal land use.

According to DFG Wildlife Veterinarian and lead sea otter researcher Melissa Miller, the California Sea Otter Fund provides crucial funding to help scientists better understand and trace causes of sea otter mortality, identify factors limiting population growth and work collaboratively with stakeholders to prevent pollution of California’s nearshore marine ecosystem. This fund is made possible entirely through voluntary contributions by citizens of the state of California. The California Sea Otter Fund has become especially vital during the current economic downturn, because other sources of support for sea otter conservation and research have decreased or are no longer available. There are no other dedicated state funding sources available to continue this important work.

You can support this research by making a contribution on line 410 of your state tax form 540, the California Sea Otter Fund. DFG works with Defenders of Wildlife to help promote the Sea Otter Fund. An excellent video about the sea otters’ current plight is on their website, www.defenders.org

More information on the Rare and Endangered Species Preservation tax check-off program is available at www.dfg.ca.gov/taxcheck.

A reminder!

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Hunting Wild Boar - Hunting a world citizen made easy

Peter Jaeckle, $ 5.95

This completely new, condensed boar hunting manual in the style of the classic 'Hunting Boar And Wild Pigs - The Definite Guide To More Successful Boar Hunting' is built on new articles by the author and on research and information published since the original book was first offered ten years ago. It adds to and goes beyond the original boar book without unduly burdening the reader with information that is not of primary importance in the field. More . . .

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Injured Turkey Released Back Into the Wild – Just In time for Thanksgiving

Wild turkey hit by arrow captured, treated and released by DFG.

The Department of Fish and Game and veterinarians of UC Davis worked together to treat a wild turkey that had been shot with a target arrow as reported by DFG News. The bird had been living in the Davis area with an arrow protruding from his body. He was eventually captured with a netgun.

Game warden Warden Patrick Foy and DFGWildlife Veterinarian Ben Gonzales transported the animal to veterinarian teaching clinic of UC Davis where “the two-year-old male turkey was evaluated by a team of veterinarians specializing in avian species and surgery. Dr. Michelle Hawkins, associate professor of veterinary medicine determined that the arrow had penetrated the soft tissue of the turkey’s tail but had missed the bird’s vital organs . . .”

“This turkey was very lucky, we had some of the best veterinary care in the world available just across the freeway,” said Warden Foy. “It was a real animal ‘ER’.”

(DFG News 11/17/2011/UCDavis School f Veterinary Medicine)

“He will fly again,” said Dr. Hawkins. “The arrow was removed from the turkey and antibiotics were administered. When the turkey awoke, it was evident he was ready to go home.”

Good luck was with the turkey in more than one way. The arrow had missed his vital organs. It only penetrated soft tissue. It helped that he was located so close to UC Davis. Moreover, good fortune was also with him because wild pigs did not detect him nor did they have a chance to transform him into an early Thanksgiving Dinner.

Wild pigs eat weak and injured animals of all kind.

Turkey season lasts till November 27, 2011. The turkey was shot before the season opened. Use of a target arrow on game is also illegal.

PJJ

Reduced fee fishing and hunting licenses for disabled Veterans.

Veterans with service-related injuries of fifty percent or more can get reduced fee hunting and fishing licenses and are eligible to participate in special hunting opportunities.

“The 2011 Sport Fishing License (Reduced – Disabled Veteran) and Disabled Veteran Hunting License cost only $6.44 when purchased at DFG license counters.”

The first disabled hunting license must be purchased from a DFG sales office. Proof of successful participation in a Hunter Safety Course and “certification from the U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs or a copy of a previous year’s California Disabled Veteran Hunting License is required at the time of application.”

Sales offices are located in Eureka, Fresno, Los Alamitos, Monterey, Napa, Rancho Cordova, Redding, Sacramento, San Diego and Stockton.

Some wildlife areas, ecological reserves and National Wildlife Refuges have hunting blinds that are accessible to mobility impaired hunters. The Department of Fish and Game also works with military installations to improve wildlife management. The department also provides tags for participating installations for deer and Tule elk to be issued to military personnel

PJJ

Habitat Restoration and Maintenance at Carlsbad Lagoon

October 18, 2011 DFG News

The Department of Fish and Game (DFG) will begin a maintenance dredging operation at the Batiquitos Lagoon Ecological Reserve in November.

“The 542 acres of vast eelgrass beds, mudflats and both salt and freshwater marsh habitats support the many fish and avian species that inhabit the area. The land is jointly owned by DFG and the State Lands Commission and both have the responsibility for conservation and preservation of the resources in the lagoon. The State Lands Commission is partnering with DFG to provide contracting assistance to ensure the project is completed on time and within budget.

The project will remove 118,000 cubic yards of beach-quality sand that has been drawn in from the ocean at the mouth, accumulating to form a shoal in the central basin . . . that hinders the flow of incoming and outgoing tides. During the operation, the dredged sand from within the central basin will be pumped onto South Ponto Beach to the south of the lagoon inlet, where it will provide habitat for grunion and shorebirds and enhance the recreational experience for beachgoers . . .

DFG will address erosion concerns in the western basin during a later phase of the project. Two nesting areas for California least terns (Sternula antillarum browni) and western snowy plovers (Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus) were created in the western basin during the original restoration project. Unprotected edges of these sites have experienced ongoing erosion, resulting in loss of nesting habitat and steep, unstable slopes.”

DFG

DFG Wardens Pinch Lobster Poachers at Redondo Beach Pier

Lobster season just started. Piers along the California coastline are popular spots for recreational lobster fishermen. Unfortunately, a small percentage of sports anglers does not play by the rules. They also frequent the piers. Is it therefore surprising that Fish and Game wardens also join the crowd? Not to you and to me. But not to the perpetrators.

“We are focusing our patrols on the worst abusers of our lobster resource to protect it for responsible users,” said Assistant Chief Paul Hamdorf of the California Department of Fish and Game Law Enforcement Division. “We are successfully using a team patrol concept and will continue to seek out those who intentionally violate fishing and hunting laws.”

California spiny lobsters. DFG photo by Derek Stein.

With lobster season open and under way, wardens throughout Southern California are making numerous lobster poaching cases, but nowhere has the poaching pressure been greater than Redondo Beach.

On Sept. 29, two nights prior to the lobster season opener, Wardens Michele Budish and Kory Collins observed five men poaching lobsters from the King Harbor Jetty. They observed the men for approximately four hours and ultimately contacted them at 2 a.m. as they drove away in their pickup. The five men possessed 132 lobsters, many of them were shorter than the size limit. All five subjects were arrested for gross overlimit of lobster and possession of lobster for commercial sale. They were booked into Redondo Beach Police Department jail, their gear was seized as evidence, and their vehicle was towed. Arrested during the case were Ramon Gonzalo Montes, 28, Omar De Leon Aguilar, 26, and Juan Manuel De Leon Haro, 34, all from Los Angeles and Augustin Granados, 67, and Ruben Flores, Jr.,38, both of South Gate. Budish and Collins returned to the King Harbor Jetty the same night and made four more lobster poaching cases totaling 13 additional poached lobsters before the morning sun came up. All lobsters from the night’s cases were photographed as evidence and successfully returned to the ocean.

Recreational lobster fishing season opened Oct. 1, 2011 and extends to Mar. 21, 2012. Lobster fishing regulations are found on page 57 of the Ocean Sportfishing Regulations and are available at: http://www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/sportfishing_regs2011.asp.

Lobster report cards are required for all anglers fishing for lobsters. The report card must be filled out prior to fishing for lobster, a common violation that has generated numerous warnings since the season opened, but will transition to citations soon. Data from the lobster report cards helps biologists closely monitor the health of the population.

Lobster seasons and size limits are set to allow lobsters the opportunity to reproduce prior to being old enough to retain by anglers, which takes about five to six years.