Exotics and high fence · California
Exotic and high-fence hunts are sold on private ranches, so ask exactly how the property is fenced, how big it is and how pricing works for each animal.
| Service level | What it means here | Outfitters | Who |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guided | A guide accompanies the hunter in the field. Lodging, meals and transport may or may not be included, so read the contract. | 2 | Bitterwater Outfitters, Frontera Hunting |
| Fully outfitted | The outfitter supplies the guide plus camp or lodging, meals and field logistics (for example vehicles or boats) as one package. | 1 | Oak Ridge Outfitters |
| Semi-guided | Guide help is partial: for example scouting, a shared guide, or help only at set points such as stand placement or recovery. | – | none listed |
| Drop camp | The outfitter sets up or drops off a camp and transports hunters and gear, but does not guide the hunt. | – | none listed |
| Hunt type | Guided | Fully outfitted | Semi-guided | Drop camp | Listings | Sponsored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rifle | 2 | 1 | – | – | 3 | – |
| Archery | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – |
| Total (a listing counts in each row it matches) | 3 | 2 | – | – | 5 | – |
California outfitter licensing, with sources: licensing in California. All species: guided hunts in California.
Filter the 3 outfitters below. Pick one option in each group; if nothing shows, no listing matches all of them.
Central Coast outfit running guided wild pig, buffalo, tule elk and blacktail hunts from a ranch headquarters in Shandon.
Bitterwater Outfitters website
License not checked: California requires a guide license, and its public guide list shows no license numbers. Confirm with the outfitter.
San Ardo outfit running one- and two-day guided wild pig hunts year-round on private Central Coast ranches, plus tule elk, aoudad, blacktail deer…
License not checked: California requires a guide license, and its public guide list shows no license numbers. Confirm with the outfitter.
Soares family outfit based in Hanford guiding blacktail, tule elk, wild pig, turkey, buffalo and exotic ram hunts on private ranches in the Coast…
License not checked: California requires a guide license, and its public guide list shows no license numbers. Confirm with the outfitter.
| Outfitter | Service level | Species | Hunt types | License on file | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitterwater Outfitters | Guided | Wild hog, Elk, Exotics and high fence, Mule deer | Rifle, Archery | Not checked | |
| Frontera Hunting | Guided | Wild hog, Elk, Mule deer, Exotics and high fence, Dove | Rifle | Not checked | |
| Oak Ridge Outfitters | Fully outfitted | Elk, Wild hog, Turkey, Mule deer, Exotics and high fence | Rifle, Archery | Not checked |
Bitterwater Outfitters, Frontera Hunting, and Oak Ridge Outfitters. The service-level table above shows which are guided, fully outfitted, semi-guided or drop-camp.
Is the hunt behind a high fence, and how many acres are inside it? How is the animal priced, and what happens on a wounded animal?
Start with California Department of Fish and Wildlife. See the California section on its state page for what we could confirm and the date we read it.
