You can still get a BAR in California. However, due to the insane pressure during hunting season in this state, it's a project to go on a hunt. I know guys that do deer hunt in the local mountains but have a h_ll of a time getting game. Plus most gunshops have to order them. For instance, even though I live in the L.A. basin, Bass Pro doesn't routinely stock them.
I've been toying with the idea of buying a BAR in .300 wsm (I think that's right). I've been reading comparisons between the .300 wsm and the 30-06. I guess there is a difference at long range but it's also more expensive to reload the .300 wsm. It's also a shouldered round and that makes it a little more complicated. I guess for charging hogs both will do the job; bang you're dead.
I've heard that Northern California has an abundance of feral hogs. However, you aren't free to just go hunting on your own property. The state wants to ensure that you use common sense when discharging a firearm. The solution hit upon by the state congress is to pass a law that you use common sense. You have to notify them and pay a fee. That way you can be subject to state workers coming on your property to check you out.
I know that some states require you to permit your hunting on your own place, yes? I think that in California it's because a coalition of suburbanites testified before the state legislature on the danger of people firing guns no matter what the circumstances. NO disrespect towards suburban commuters; the ones I know who live in tract homes and are deep thinkers about issues that affect. However as a generalization, this group doesn't seem all that qualified to tell me how to behave as a responsible and reasonable adult . . . . if the laws they pass are any index. In my case, when it comes to being considerate of others Mom and Dad took care of that. YOu want to live in a good neighborhood? . . . you have to treat everyone regardless of faith, political notions, race, etc with respect.
And you help them out if they have a hog problem in a way that takes into account their criteria and yours. The only reason I'm here is that I was born here as were my parents. I won't let people who came here from other states force me out. I say that because things started going backwards after silicon valley had it's boom. Prior to that the aerospace and entertainment industries seemed to employ most (including my dad who was an electrical engineer). During that time all of the adults my parents knew had rifles and pistols and knew how to use them. However from 1970 to 1990 that all changed.
I'd really like to go hunting for wild pig so I could cure some hams.
Jon
I've been toying with the idea of buying a BAR in .300 wsm (I think that's right). I've been reading comparisons between the .300 wsm and the 30-06. I guess there is a difference at long range but it's also more expensive to reload the .300 wsm. It's also a shouldered round and that makes it a little more complicated. I guess for charging hogs both will do the job; bang you're dead.
I've heard that Northern California has an abundance of feral hogs. However, you aren't free to just go hunting on your own property. The state wants to ensure that you use common sense when discharging a firearm. The solution hit upon by the state congress is to pass a law that you use common sense. You have to notify them and pay a fee. That way you can be subject to state workers coming on your property to check you out.
I know that some states require you to permit your hunting on your own place, yes? I think that in California it's because a coalition of suburbanites testified before the state legislature on the danger of people firing guns no matter what the circumstances. NO disrespect towards suburban commuters; the ones I know who live in tract homes and are deep thinkers about issues that affect. However as a generalization, this group doesn't seem all that qualified to tell me how to behave as a responsible and reasonable adult . . . . if the laws they pass are any index. In my case, when it comes to being considerate of others Mom and Dad took care of that. YOu want to live in a good neighborhood? . . . you have to treat everyone regardless of faith, political notions, race, etc with respect.
And you help them out if they have a hog problem in a way that takes into account their criteria and yours. The only reason I'm here is that I was born here as were my parents. I won't let people who came here from other states force me out. I say that because things started going backwards after silicon valley had it's boom. Prior to that the aerospace and entertainment industries seemed to employ most (including my dad who was an electrical engineer). During that time all of the adults my parents knew had rifles and pistols and knew how to use them. However from 1970 to 1990 that all changed.
I'd really like to go hunting for wild pig so I could cure some hams.
Jon
