I'm north of you couple of hours.
Use to have great Dove and Wild Pigeon hunting in your area until they started building more and more. Still have a family friend that Ranches in Paso Robles.
Yes, most of the people and for that matter,THE OTHER forums are from the central to east parts of the country. I always get knocked for using 21" mowers, but other people assume that I'm cutting 1/4 acre lawns vs the 200 to 600 sq. ft. lawns that I actually do. I'm sure you're aware what the Cities are like north of you.
P.M or email me for another site that I can't name here due to restrictions of this board.
John