10-16-2012, 10:18 AM
Hunting, guiding on private property
Question: My
parents have 370 acres of land in the Blue Lakes area. We have
harvested a few feral hogs and I am thinking about trying to start a
guide service. What steps do I need to take to become a guide? Also, are
we required to purchase licenses and tags to hunt on our family's
private property, or is it only required for federal and public land? I
have been buying hunting licenses and tags to hunt on public land, but I
was told we didn't need to on our land. I would rather hear it from a
professional instead of letting rumor get somebody in trouble. Thank you
for the clarification. (Paul)
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EVEN LANDOWNERS MUST purchase licenses and tags to hunt on their own property. Wildlife
are a public resource and don't belong to the people who own the land
that the animals may reside on or travel over. PHOTO BY CARRIE WILSON
Answer:
Yes, even landowners must purchase licenses and tags to hunt on their
own property. Wildlife is a public trust resource and belongs to the
people of California and not to the people who own the land that the
animals may reside on or travel over.
And
regarding your question about a hunting guide license, “guide” means
any person who is engaged in the business of packing or guiding, or who,
for compensation, assists another person in taking or attempting to
take any bird, mammal, fish, amphibian or reptile. “Guide” also includes
any person who, for profit, transports other persons, their equipment,
or both to or from hunting or fishing areas. There are no courses or
tests one must take to become a hunting guide.
The
basic requirements are to fill out the DFG guide license application
and pay the license fees. The current cost for an annual resident
guide’s license is $204.97. Employees of the guide who assist in the
service are also required to have a guide employee registration license
that costs $45.06.
Guides
must not have any DFG violations in the two years preceding their
application. A prospective guide with DFG-related violations may have
his or her application denied and licensed guides with violations may
have their licenses revoked.
A
guide must also purchase and maintain a “performance bond.” The bond is
to protect the clients and assure that any deposit a guide receives
from a client to reserve a future trip will be returned to the client if
the guide cancels and tries to keep the deposit.
For
more information on acquiring a guide license, please go to
www.dfg.ca.gov/licensing/forms/ and see Fish and Game Code sections
2535-2546 and California Code of Regulations Title 14, section 745.
Question: My
parents have 370 acres of land in the Blue Lakes area. We have
harvested a few feral hogs and I am thinking about trying to start a
guide service. What steps do I need to take to become a guide? Also, are
we required to purchase licenses and tags to hunt on our family's
private property, or is it only required for federal and public land? I
have been buying hunting licenses and tags to hunt on public land, but I
was told we didn't need to on our land. I would rather hear it from a
professional instead of letting rumor get somebody in trouble. Thank you
for the clarification. (Paul)
<img alt="guide11" src="http://www.wonews.com/images/image-manager/2012/jan/guide11.jpg" align="middle" width="450" />
EVEN LANDOWNERS MUST purchase licenses and tags to hunt on their own property. Wildlife
are a public resource and don't belong to the people who own the land
that the animals may reside on or travel over. PHOTO BY CARRIE WILSON
Answer:
Yes, even landowners must purchase licenses and tags to hunt on their
own property. Wildlife is a public trust resource and belongs to the
people of California and not to the people who own the land that the
animals may reside on or travel over.
And
regarding your question about a hunting guide license, “guide” means
any person who is engaged in the business of packing or guiding, or who,
for compensation, assists another person in taking or attempting to
take any bird, mammal, fish, amphibian or reptile. “Guide” also includes
any person who, for profit, transports other persons, their equipment,
or both to or from hunting or fishing areas. There are no courses or
tests one must take to become a hunting guide.
The
basic requirements are to fill out the DFG guide license application
and pay the license fees. The current cost for an annual resident
guide’s license is $204.97. Employees of the guide who assist in the
service are also required to have a guide employee registration license
that costs $45.06.
Guides
must not have any DFG violations in the two years preceding their
application. A prospective guide with DFG-related violations may have
his or her application denied and licensed guides with violations may
have their licenses revoked.
A
guide must also purchase and maintain a “performance bond.” The bond is
to protect the clients and assure that any deposit a guide receives
from a client to reserve a future trip will be returned to the client if
the guide cancels and tries to keep the deposit.
For
more information on acquiring a guide license, please go to
www.dfg.ca.gov/licensing/forms/ and see Fish and Game Code sections
2535-2546 and California Code of Regulations Title 14, section 745.