ORIGINAL: markminer

Bohous,
I too live in California (northeast of Sacramento). I will give you the best advice based on my experience. First off over 90% of hogs in California are taken on private land. Of those,the majority are takenw/ gun. So what to do? Look into a club called Wilderness Unlimited. They are based out of Hawyard. In a nutshell, members pay a yearly membership to gain access to private lands. You will be suprised what a yearly membership will cost, its worth every penny if your an advid hunter. There are SEVERAL ranches/properties available for hogs. AllWU landsare fair chase and members only. Potential members go through a sceening process and backround check for game infractions. Point is, you will be sharing alot of space with few hunters, all of which I have found friendly, ethical and always willing to help out. I have been in the club for 5 years andalways have a place to go. In fact there is a archery-only ranch near Cloverdale that has ALOT of pigs, so right in your backyard you have a great chance of success.Anyway, just passing along advice in the hopes you can put some pork in your cooler. Best of luck.
Mark