I really feel sorry for all houndsman, especially the guys I know and have hunted with. They are a different breed and their lives have literally revolved around their dogs for decades and now all of there lives will change dramatically overnight.
Hunting bear and bobcat with dogs banned in California
http://www.mtshastanews.com/article/20120927/NEWS/120929774/-1/News
The Utopia is REALLY working out nicely!
X12 is a LE deer tag in California that is on the east side of the Sierra's, sounds like he is asking for advice...
Wildchild, I suggest you direct this question to the forum at Jesse's Hunting. The Hunttalk guys are very helpful, but not a huge concentration of CA guys that have hunted that...
These two are easily the top two in the bunch (IMO): Roadless Warriors and Sportsmen for Wild Country
After reading Ben Lamb's post and coming from someone in the target age group (Mid-20's), I really like Roadless Warriors if the idea is to come up with a slogan for a pre-existing group...
Here is a Badlands 4500 pack for sale in Realtree AP. This pack has been used on approx. 10 back pack hunts/trips and remains in very good condition.
The only thing wrong with it is a small tear in the strap that allows you to pick the pack up off the ground. It has been that way for a long...