Board Thread:False Info and Speculative Discussion/@comment-16083651-20140722215813/@comment-19765459-20140723153224

LadyX wrote:

I'm positive they've referred to it as Northern Cal before. But, it is a big state, and technically anything about the middle line would be 'northern' Sorry, poorly phrased on my part. I meant room for the other packs to be from. California is a huge state, and there is no indication that the Hale's claimed anywhere near all of it as their territory. So if Beacon Hills is near the coast and north of San Francisco, that leaves a large amount of area just in California for other packs, plus Oregon and maybe Nevada.

With his fondness for Pakour, Derek at least does very well in urban environments (Beacon Hills is oddly over-developed for a "town", even though most of the buildings seem abandoned). Thus the big cities alone could host numerous werewolves within their boundaries.

This might have worked to some wolves' disadvantage. Areas with lots of wilderness are easier for the Hunters to do what they please in. A bunch of people with illegal assault rifles inside a major city would probably be labelled a "gang" and be the subject of intense police scrutiny. The Hunters seem to like being the only ones with guns. If cops started shooting at them the hunt would be less fun. Plus, the Hunters seem to favor "spray-and-pray" shooting. Even Chris. I notice that the Sheriff seems to be a much better marksman than him.