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Bert Claassen Outfitter
Bert has been guiding hunters for nearly 35 years in the central California area.
He guides wild pig, buck (in season), turkey (in season), exotics,
buffalo hunts and Asian Water Buffalo in Southern Monterey County.
Wild pig
hunts are run all months of the year.
Our hunters are offered a wide variety of terrain to cover which consists of rolling
oak studded and farm ground as well as grassy meadows and brush-choked canyons.
Due to a decline in our pig population, we have temporarily suspended our pig hunts in the Vineyard Canyon area.
Bert has teamed up with another guide outside of our area and offers 2-day hunts on 82,000 acres.
NEW HUNTING RANCH,
NEW HUNTING OPPORTUNITIES!
A campsite is available on the ranch for tents, trailers and RV's.
Motels are about 30 minutes away.
Comfortable lodging is coming soon!
Please be patient while further information and photos are being gathered!
In the meantime, email us with your questions or call Bert for details.
Wild Pig Hunts
On the Ranches we have a cross of Feral and Russian wild boar
that have fully reverted to the wild. The Russian boars were imported for the San Carlos Ranch in Monterey County by
George G. Moore in 1926. Over the years they have interbred into what we have today, but have retained both the looks
and disposition of their European cousins. These pigs are lean and muscular and can obtain speeds up to 30 m.p.h.
They have great agility and can maneuver through brush and open terrain with great ease. An average pig weighs
in between 150 and 180 pounds. An adult boar stands about 30 inches tall and weighs between 200 and 300 pounds.
They are covered with a thick armor plating around the shoulders and develop tusks sometimes in the excess of three inches
in length. The wild pig is fierce, intelligent and always dangerous at bay. You are required to use a rifle of
not less than .25 caliber (.270, 30-06, or 7mm mag are preferred). Rifles should be sighted in at 200 yards. If
you wish to hunt with a handgun, we prefer you use the 41 44 mag caliber. Handguns shoud be sighted in at 50 yards.
We use a 4x4 vehicle to get around on the
ranches. We also hike to spot and stalk game. No dogs are used. A Guide will be provided for every group of 3-4 hunters. Your
Guide will recover your game, skin, clean and split your pig so that it is ready for processing. Your pig will then be
stored in a cold box until you are ready to leave. Bring along a 120 quart ice chest chilled down with ice to transport
your game.
Normally our
pig hunts are for 2 days; 2 mornings and 2 evenings. If you get your pig early on in these 2 days, you are welcome
to stay and do some varmit hunting. All hunters are required to have a valid hunting license and tags. Pig tags are
nontransferable and that means you cannot share or sell the tags to another hunter. All state and local laws will be followed and safety is stressed at all times.
Bert & Kris Claassen
76250 Vineyard Canyon Road
San Miguel, CA 93451
(805)467-3262
pighunt@thegrid.net
Bert & Kris Claassen
76250 Vineyard Canyon Road
San Miguel, CA 93451
(805)467-3262
pighunt@thegrid.net
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