The new 36-page, full color GetDucks.com brochure is loaded with photography from the worlds best duck hunting adventures, to include trip summaries, available bird species, testimonial reviews and much more. And you can see these birds now, the white geese are still picking on the rice, but the dark have really gone to the green grass. Casey Stafford: Weve actually had this rice production. He aint nothing like the little kid to come by my booth. And this bird is coming from the extreme western part of their nesting area. And he says, You got to see this. And I thought, Oh boy, do I? He turned that thing on, and it started squealing, making that little bit of noise that it does, and I looked at that thing and thought, No way. It started to get light, and I kid you not, them ducks would come from as high and as far as you could see them, and they would come straight to it. Ducks Unlimited takes a continental, landscape approach to wetland conservation. I really dont think we would have that much more impact on the species period. Mixed results across SoCal and NorCal waterfowl hunts The reason hunters at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge enjoy some of the best public duck hunting in the Sacramento Valley is simple: location. During Covid, layoff, the zombie apocalypse. Waterfowl Chasers - Northern California Waterfowl Hunting Club Casey Stafford: Yeah they were hand loading their own ammunition, and they didnt have- I dont know if they hadnt bought any, or they didnt have any around, or they were sitting around and just thought it would be a good idea, but they would actually take like a hundred or a hundred twenty pound monofilament fishing line, a ten or twelve inch piece, and you cramp a couple split shot on each end, and then they would coil it up inside a shotgun shell. Ducks Everywhere Hunt Club - Join us for true Arkansas duck hunting. And they continued to do that and continued to do that until the shell was full, and then theyd cramp it, and then thats what theyd shoot when the geese jumped up, theyd shoot that into it and itd get out there and stretch out and take off wings and heads and necks and all kinds of stuff. We were in a zone that we couldnt shoot specklebellies. I mean were talking into the first week of March, ten birds a day. Theyre stone dead. Sacramento International Airport is the closet commercial airport to our location. Location: The Mallard Pacific is located inside the Sutter Bypass approximately 1/2 miles South of the 113 Bridge. How old were you when you started hunting? I dont care what the news and what the negativity of the world says. Casey Stafford: Yeah, you can put people from all walks of life together in a duck blind, and we all have that one thing in common is the love for the duck hunting. Im with Casey Stafford. We did a lot of goose hunting. But they grew up here. Would you say its mostly local California day hunters or? I know in Oregon you can shoot the little Canadas, and I think specks all the way up into March. He makes the duck straps. We are a premiere waterfowl hunting club located in the Sacramento Valley of Northern California near all major wildlife refuges of the Upper Butte Basin. Casey Stafford: Yeah. Ramsey Russell: I can remember back, Casey, in the early to mid-nineties, this new contraption that I heard described for a year and a half, two years coming out of California that was this magic decoy. Search our database of proven US and Canadian outfits. Ramsey Russell: We hunted a big old rice farm today, and whats so interesting to me about hunting in California, especially as a duck hunter back home, a lot of those farmers burn off their stubble. I can tell. Ramsey Russell: When you were a little boy. Youre born and raised in California. This duck club has a 3.4 gun average and has been a consistent shooter. If you cant tell it yet, you can tell I love California. RD 2047 is the main drainage canal for the west side of the Sacramento Valley. The G1 Duck Club, based in Roseville/Granite Bay, CA, is a Christian values-based community duck club. Ramsey Russell: Ten birds is an extremely liberal bag limit for a big old, good eating goose like a Speckled Belly. We provide an environment that is welcoming to everyone, including families, wives, and children. Im in California, right. Ramsey Russell: Your son, Cade, is impressive. Ramsey Russell: Yeah, theres more than just ducks and geese out there. Location: From County Road 13 Go North or County Road 98 for 1.3 miles. And the only guys flooding were duck hunters. Duck Clubs For Sale in California - California Outdoor Properties My dad and them, as I got a little older, and they got a little older, theyd done all the killing they needed to do, I guess. Casey Stafford: Yeah, no, we were socked in pretty tight today. This aint like the hotel off- No, this is right in the middle of town. Sports Club 250 Victoria Way, Colusa, CA, United States, California (530) 300-4094 youtube.com/BrokenWingDC Outdoor seating Everybodys loading their guns and shots are going off. I forget the dates this year, but it usually starts like the tenth, twelfth somewhere in February and goes for five days. Its a people business. But it wasnt just one, it was a bunch of them. I know coming from the Mississippi Flyway this year, its warm up North. We shot a snow goose. I said, Well yeah, but where did they come up with that idea? And maybe youve heard something different, but I heard that there were some guys hunting somewhere in Sac Valley, California and from where they were hunting, there was a massive greenhouse somewhere that had a big fan on the side of it. Butte Ranch Duck Club - Live Oak, CA - Stromer Realty California Farmland Brokers (530) 671-2770 Butte Ranch Duck Club - Live Oak, CA LOCATION: This hunting club is located in the world-renowned Butte Sink. But still to this date, I have not seen a board come out of it yet. No circles, no loops, you know how them geese start waffling when theyre coming down. Im assuming they kind of raised you into this hunting. We have blinds with or without water in the rice. I dont know. Ramsey Russell: One of the principal species today, we shot mallards. But I remember the duck club we killed it on, more than likely it would have been a Bull Streak. And they taught me some stuff I probably shouldnt have known. Theres more demand for them than we have supply. And basically, what the powers to be have determined is that is where the Tule goose comes to nest. Back in the day, theyd showed me some of the stuff they did. Casey Stafford: Yeah, we get pretty much all the puddle ducks. Its got to be the right RPM. Casey Stafford: And hes the one actually, when that stuff first came out, that kids into everything on the internet, looking at shotgun shells, if theres something new that comes out, hell be the first one to see it. Some higher. The food, the atmosphere, the service, the effort, the people and the places for which this wonderful tradition of ours is revered. The property is surrounded by the most famous duck clubs on the west coast. Ramsey Russell: How long do you think that monofilament would have been fully expanded? I hear the same thing, around here, Sutter, you wouldnt know that by looking at these kids. Ramsey Russell: Okay. I mean over the years weve had some gems, but Ive had all kinds of people. And its not like just once every now and again, it seemed to be kind of settling into the norm. I mean weve had a lot of characters over the years from all walks of life. But he said hes got it written down, in one month he did fifty-six. Its worrisome. Its over seven hundred thousand acres of rice production. Ramsey Russell: I say it all the time, thats exactly right. Please subscribe, rate and review Duck Season Somewhere podcast. But in the last fifteen years, the population, its incredible how many. We were going through little towns like Colusa and your little town right here in Sutter that are just small town, real America man. Our main species in the rice I would say would be wigeon, teal, shovelers. I mean she helped me pick up decoys, put decoys out, brush blinds, we did that on the side for money. Once part of the legendary Dingville Duck and Social Club, it has been meticulously restored to natural marsh and upland habitat for waterfowl hunting. Dang straight I can. And youve got a relationship with them regarding their agricultural property. He found it and got mom to order it for him. Using patent-pending Specialized Target Optimization (STO), the worlds first hearing technology designed optimize hearing for hunters in their specific hunting environments. Sometimes they would come so fast and get to that steel, and theyd hit the water and sit right under it, and the mallards will just sit under there and talk to it. And Ive kind of argued, and Ive knocked on doors and picked on organizations, trying to figure out what the deal is because I would like to see that season open for the duration. You still use it instead of conventional spinning-wing decoy? Sometimes they would come so fast and get to that steel, and theyd hit the water and sit right under it, and the mallards will just sit under there and talk to it. And its flying specifically to this part of the world. But the biggest thing I think Ive seen is in years past, up until about ten or fifteen years ago, every bird, once it got cold, they come out of Canada and they ended up here, they made their way here eventually. Casey Stafford: Theres not a standard. Youve been doing this long and hard, hundred day seasons since you were eighteen years old. Its the practical hunting gear that we real duck hunters deserve. But it would stand every head in that field straight up in the air, and you would look, its unbelievable. Flashback Decoy by Duck Creek Decoy Works. True or false: Way back in the day, fifty, sixty years ago as a little boy, you once saw somebody shoot eight geese out of ten shots in the air with a 22 long rifle. All waterfowlers share the dream of having their own private marsh, where they can hunt without the pressures and restrictions of public areas. Making very nice totes. And its all flooded, so it can be decomped, thats seven hundred thousand acres of just rice habitat sitting out here flooded. This rarely offered, very private 304+/- acre duck club is a real gem. And boy, I tell you, I love hunting shallow water with a dog. About Us. Some of them still absolutely cannot resist it. Thanks to Tetra Hearing! He doesnt feel like he needs to incorporate the straw or disc it because then geese get in there and start picking and chewing it up. Slippery 6 Lambertville Duck Club For Sale! - Charter Farm Realty Like I have my core of my clientele right now, I would say is in the 50 to 80 year old range, and dont get me wrong, I mean I got some 30 year olds, 40 year old guys in there, but you see those thirty and forty year old guys that come up hunting, and very few of them have a kid with them, their kids just havent been brought into it, initiated into it, or they just dont enjoy it. Sacramento Valley Subregion - Sacramento River Watershed Program Yall have been doing it a long time. Many hunts include volunteer or professional guides, making them suitable for novice hunters. Casey Stafford: You get up in the air, a lot of people call it Lake California. Have you met some interesting people along the way? Ill find out, Im going to hunt it. And look, thank you all for your hospitality. No matter what, the four of us go duck hunting Christmas Eve day. The good old days are now. Sophomore in high school. What was it like growing up duck hunting this region, who were Caseys mentors and what were their backgrounds? I wanted to roll around in the mud and rain and watch ducks fall out of the sky, and these kids, some of them just dont care.