CAL DFG Offers Summer Wild Pig Hunting Clinic 7/11/08 The California Department of Fish and Game (DFG) will offer a Wild Pig Hunting Clinic at the Tejon Ranch in southern Kern County on August 2, 2008. The clinic will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. "This clinic offers great information on pig hunting," said Susan Herrgesell, Advanced Hunter Education Program Coordinator. "Tejon Ranch is a beautiful destination and the clinic is educational and fun for participants and instructors." Cost of the clinic is $40, however registration is free to Pacific Coast Hunter Education Association members and other Certified Hunter Education Instructors in appreciation for their help in educating the next generation of California hunters. A barbecue lunch will be provided with a $10 donation. Topics covered in the clinic are pig biology, hunting techniques and requirements, methods for locating wild pigs and methods of take. Instructors will also discuss field dressing, care of game and recipes. In addition, instructors will discuss the new law prohibiting the use of lead bullets in condor habitat, which went into effect July 1. Gov. Schwarzenegger signed Assembly Bill 821 in October 2007; the law is intended to reduce the potential of lead poisoning through legal hunting activity in California. In January 2008, prior to the passage of AB 821, Tejon Ranch banned the use of lead ammunition on its property. A variety of certified non-lead bullets are availabl ...
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