WOW, doe's anybody have anything good to say about California beside's me ? Mike I live in Fallbrook north of San Diego and yes there are place's to hunt around here. a lot depend's on what you want to hunt and what weapon. I've hunted Fort Hunter Ligget and off season (pig's) it's great but during bow or gun deer season it's a zoo. there are plenty of areas in SD county to bowhunt deer but gun season it's pretty congested. I don't know where you came from but hunting in the heat takes some getting used to.Don't get discouraged, We bear hunted last weekend up near Lake Isabella and arrowed a nice chocolate black bear about 200 lbs, thats only about 4 hrs from SD. e-mail me if I can be of any help, Bill