Casey Stafford: You get up in the air, a lot of people call it Lake California. Whether hunting near home or halfway across the world, thats the stuff that matters. Why are the White-fronted Goose (Specklebelly) Hunting Regulations More Restrictive in this Special Sacramento Valley Goose Management Area? Youve been doing this long and hard, hundred day seasons since you were eighteen years old. This refuge is home to millions of migratory waterfowl each year. I really dont think we would have that much more impact on the species period. Ramsey Russell: Thats a long time from now. Casey Stafford: I was born and raised right here. Casey Stafford: Well, what we were in today is called the Sacramento Valley Special Management Area. 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: Yeah, that was his gig. Central Valley / Coastal California | Ducks Unlimited Casey Stafford: Well, what we got working for us here, especially where we hunted today is we were right next door to the Delevan NWR. I know coming from the Mississippi Flyway this year, its warm up North. For the hunt. And it seems like some guys are phasing out and the younger generation I dont see- Its the older guys, the 50, 60, 70, 80 year old guys that grew up hooked on this stuff, and this younger generation, were losing it. CICC Outdoor Adventures, right here in Sacramento Valley of California. 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. Home DuckSeasonS Lake California, Welcome to Sac Valley California Duck Hunting. Duck Club: Colusa County Assessor Parcel Number: 012-100-082 Duck Club: The duck club is east of the Sacramento Valley Wildlife Refuge. Some higher. The salt content of drainage water flowing from the Grassland area (105,000 acres of farmland, wildlife refuges and duck clubs) on the west side of the San Joaquin Valley is high and sources of dilution water are limited. Ramsey Russell: They just werent raised into it right. Theyre working on a plan up out of willows where theyre taking all this straw and bailing it, and its actually a press board plant, and theyre going to try to make press board out of it. How old were you when you started hunting? Like the one I still wear. And so once someone figured out, have the right RPMs, well you go buy one for three hundred bucks, four hundred bucks, whatever it was back then. Ramsey Russell: And you said that thing will run forever on that thing. 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. You get over the top of it and look down and all you see is water for miles and miles and miles. Ive got a six-foot one thats maybe a foot long. Whenever that Boss first came out, he said, Dad, I just ordered some Boss. And I thought, Oh great, whats Boss? And then it showed up, and I looked at the payload on it and what it was, and I thought, Heck, that should do. He was the first one. Ramsey Russell: You shot at a couple of birds I didnt even raise my gun on and just absolutely crushed it. With ones, its two and a sixteenth ounce ones. Using patent-pending Specialized Target Optimization (STO), the worlds first hearing technology designed optimize hearing for hunters in their specific hunting environments. What I do for them is I manage all of their property from a recreational aspect. Ramsey Russell: Try that weed eater wire right there. Making very nice totes. And I asked them a long time ago how that all came into being, and he didnt describe exactly what we hunted over today, but something very similar. And youve got a relationship with them regarding their agricultural property. I cant remember, was it last year? Mallard Pacific Duck Club Sutter County, California Proudly Offered By 707 Merchant Street, Suite 100, Vacaville, Ca 95688 . I saw all those racks yall got lined up out in the garage. That gets it down there, the water starts breaking it down, and you get the microbes and everything to break that straw. Welcome to an exciting new concept in waterfowl conservation. And that big stubble disc pulls dirt over the top of it, and we roll right behind it. Store Locator - Harris Teeter I bought some 28-gauge this year for a buddy of mine that did me a couple of favors. I shoot a 10 gauge all the time. All my duck blinds, the one we hunted today, like I was telling you this morning, Id already pulled like five hundred decoys this week just because the ducks were starting to not like the big spreads, and were skirting them, but we start the season typically with about five hundred goose floaters at every duck blind and a couple hundred duck decoys. But when I walked out that hotel, started going to get my gear together in the van, waiting on you to get there, there were roosters crowing in all directions. And they taught me some stuff I probably shouldnt have known. People are passionate about duck hunting. Private Duck Blinds - Golden Ram Sportsman's Club Classic design and rugged materials withstand the elements. The most important waterfowl habitat in the region is the Central Valley where DU has an extensive program of habitat restoration, protection, and enhancement. By the numbers, Ive bagged 121 waterfowl subspecies bagged on 6 continents, 20 countries, 36 US states and growing. I said, Yeah? he says, I think you guys have got nothing without my whistle. He was convinced he called them all in, man. The club is primarily shallow open water, which traditionally holds large numbers of mallards, sprig, teal, and widgeon. Then birds get out there, they get lost, they get confused, and they dont know where theyre going or where theyre getting back to. Casey Stafford: Im so busy guiding and have been for the last twenty years, that during duck season, I dont get a lot of time to hunt with my family. With the water issues and everything, theyre taking some of that out of rice and putting trees in. Some guys are using ten, fifteen in their spread. These are chickens. His oldest sister took care of them. They need to be managed. Im not in any way affiliated with Boss, but I can tell you its good stuff. Thats how I put myself through college. We did a lot of goose hunting. I cant say I ever tried it. You all dont do burn with all this West Coast clean air thinking out here, you all have to decomp it, which means what? But it would stand every head in that field straight up in the air, and you would look, its unbelievable. We are located in the Sacramento Valley, where thousands of duck and geese flock to natural ponds, riparian lined sloughs, creeks and rice fields. I did not expect roosters crowing out my window as Im getting up, getting dressed at five oclock this morning, and all of that cock a doodle dooing. And Im sitting, Im looking around and theres some up in a tree right there at the entrance of this big nice hotel, and its right next to a strip mall. Theres plenty of food for them. People just like you across the country volunteer for DU Varsity (high school), Ducks University (collegiate) and local fundraising chapters, all while supporting DU's conservation mission. I mean its like you go to Jackson Square in New Orleans, and theres millions of freaking pigeons. The Central Valley of California averages 64 km wide by 644 km long and consists of the two lesser valleys, the Sacramento in the north and the San Joaquin in the south. Agricultural Drainage and the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Can you hear me now?! I think its going to be awesome. Ramsey Russell: Yeah. I know this from our conversations, but she didnt grow into duck hunting. But they say they did it. We shot a snow goose. When I pranked Terry Denman in Mexico with a smiling mallard nobody ever dreamed it would become the most talked about decoy of the century. Copyright 2003 - 2023 Ramsey Russell's GetDucks.com, Louisiana Duck Hunting Coastal Marsh at Venice, Mississippi Duck Hunting Tallahatchie Hunts, Saskatchewan Canada Goose and Duck Hunting, Texas Duck Hunting Gulf Coast Redheads and More, Lake California, Welcome to Sac Valley California Duck Hunting, T-Post, they called it a Goalpost, some people called it the Blade, and some people called it the Davis Machine. Its labor intensive, and it aint an old mans hobby. You go into the Raleys parking lot, and you got to fight them off to get into your car. They just sat down and didnt move. They have a hill ranch, thats seven thousand acres that I manage for them. But as far as hunting them and everything goes, they overlap in where they are and you hunt them the same way. You show me a man that aint scared to work and aint scared to think, and Ill show you a guy whos going to be successful in life. Casey Stafford: She probably would have been twenty-eight, twenty-five, somewhere in there. And in my mind, one of the most important parts. Ramsey Russell: Welcome back to Duck Season Somewhere. Ramsey Russell: A Peruvian wedding singer. It almost pains me to tell yall about Duck Creek Decoy Works new Flashback Decoy because inthe words of Flashback Decoy inventor Tyler Baskfield, duck hunting gear really is an arms race. At my Mississippi camp, his flashback decoy has been a top-secret weapon among my personal bag of tricks. 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. And anybody that cant leave the outside world out of the duck blind really needs to go to another duck blind. Casey Stafford: Ive had a guide license since I was eighteen years old. This check applies primarily to smaller business entities. Ramsey Russell: We all know, theres a yesteryear to waterfowling, but I just find that interesting. Volanti Duck Club - California Outdoor Properties . Casey Stafford: I am proud of him. All for basically the hunting and recreation industry side of things. And now that my secrets out Ill tell yall something else: Ive got 3 of them. 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. Ramsey Russell: Which are doing pretty damn good based on my hunt yesterday. I mean she helped me pick up decoys, put decoys out, brush blinds, we did that on the side for money. Casey Stafford: Oh, absolutely. Steel shots come a long way in the past 30 years, but well never, ever perform like good old fashioned lead. Hunt of a lifetime is a tall order it takes far more than stackwood piles of dead birds to achieve that lofty ideal. I come home one day whenever it first came out. Everybodys loading their guns and shots are going off. Casey Stafford: Yeah were throwing two, three hundred BBs a shot, and hes shooting one little slug at them. We are located near Jonesboro, Arkansas, squarely in the duck rich delta region of northeast Arkansas. And so the time of year that theyre supposedly here and using those refuges is about mid-December through the end of the season. Were going to get you one found here and fixed up and send it back. And I can remember getting out of the pick-up, my uncle telling me, Now go down that ditch, and my dad laughed, And when you get down there and get even with them, take a shotgun shell and tap your gun barrel, and they all shut up. And I thought, Oh come on. And I remember when I finally got it right, I crawled right in the middle of this field and got in the middle, and there was birds on each side of me and I thought, Well, well see. I grabbed a shotgun shell and tapped my gun barrel, and Ill be damned if every bird in that field didnt go silent and its head go straight up in the air. He shot it all, I gave him that Boss, and I said, Just tell me, I just want to know honestly your opinion on it because I know what my opinion is, and Im not going to tell you till you tell me. And his first word for that stuff: Flat kills. It does. Forget the surfboards and Hollywood version of California beaming at you over the TV. And I use it. Casey Stafford: Yeah, and Modoc and all that stuff there. And he would sit there on a day when he never fired a shell, and hed be happy as a clam when he came home just being out there. I spend up to 225 days per year chasing ducks, geese and swans worldwide, and I dont use shotgun for the brand name or the cool factor. Driving time from Sacramento International Airport to our . The dog loved it too. And if not, Im coming back to see you, Im coming back to see you. He was conducting business in the blind. How to pool your resources with others to secure your own piece of waterfowling heaven. Casey Stafford: Everywhere you go. I mean, one of the biggest surprises Ive had so far coming out here is theres a significant waterfowl hunting culture in California. And then they come out at night to feed. Even though weve had some cold fronts, were just not getting the penetration of birds that we have in the past. The rest is history I guess. 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. They hunted bears and pigs primarily in California. I was a little kid when Id seen my uncle do it. Casey Stafford: Its a twelve-volt, little twelve-volt. So theyd take me around on the weekend and tell me all right, theres geese out in that field, crawl out there and get you some. . Even if we remain in the closure, if they knock it down to two birds and let us shoot them all season long, Ill quit my griping or give us three all season long, Im not asking for the ten because theres not that many days where everybody is going to go out and shoot their three specklebellies. Want more information? Its got to be the right RPM. I mean back in the day I had some wild crazy uncles, and they may or may not have been part of the market hunting and the-. He said, No, I cant afford the ammo. I mean Cades fifteen years old. Sacramento Valley Duck blind lease | Duck Hunting Forum This is the third morning Ive hunted in California. Fifty, sixty a week. Well see you next time. What are some of the stories you remember about your dad and your uncles, the guys? But they grew up here. But still to this date, I have not seen a board come out of it yet. Yeah. But its the same circular spinning wings that they see all the time. Is that your bread and butter duck? I can tell. But Ive heard it called Goalpost, Ive heard it called blades, Ive heard it called Davis-something, Ive heard all kinds of names, but it doesnt even look like a Mojo, it doesnt look like a bird, it doesnt look like a duck, it looks like a goalpost with a two and a half foot long blade going down the middle, and you turn it on, and it flashes. Casey Stafford: Yeah, it is. Brent, Richie, and our 14 members invite you to explore our website to see if you might be interested in joining us this season. Ive seen teal literally hit it. It puts off the flash, but it dont put off the flash that big blade does. I mean the motel you stayed at this morning, thats the center of town. Have you heard anything about that? And we get the mallards, we just dont get a lot of the mallards out in the rice. Theres a lot of almonds, a lot of walnuts and stuff going in. Well we can certainly try to get them, like I said, they mix right in with the regular White Fronts, theres nothing really any different to them other than theyre a little bigger bird. And I think two or three is what most of states back home are having to shoot, just two or three a day. Ramsey Russell: Yeah. Ramsey Russell: And you were telling me this morning youre the original, that thing is at least thirty, forty years old. He hit that growth spurt. We always do Christmas Eve, thats our thing. That might be a good tip to know. Thats the question. Our properties have been expertly managed to provide safe, productive, and sustainable hunting for years to come. Thats foremost on my list, is a Tule goose. The dad loves the hunt, and the kid sits on the corner the whole time on his phone and he says, Daddy, my hands are cold. Daddy this. Casey Stafford: There was a couple guys making them, but they couldnt keep up with- You know how duck hunters are, somethings working, you got to have it. Weve seen the evolution for the last twenty, thirty years, and I just got to tell you, man, we got up this morning. During the summer irrigation season, some stretches of . I mean it hits like Thors Hammer. She absolutely loves to bow hunt. I want ducks from wherever to be able to see my decoys and do this, do that. He dont care, but he loves them ducks. And historically, wed get those banks of fog like that, that would be sometimes a week, sometimes ten days, sometimes two, three weeks where you never even see the sun. Casey Stafford: Thats the town chicken herd, just from years as the town has expanded. We were going through little towns like Colusa and your little town right here in Sutter that are just small town, real America man. Casey Stafford: Yeah that box was originally created for the Aleutians. Its a people business. But tell me a little bit more about your dad and his brothers, did you tell me your granddad passed when they were young? 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. There are a number of deer who frequent the club. Location: From County Road 13 Go North or County Road 98 for 1.3 miles. Theyre farmers, ranchers and did what they had to do to make a penny. The reason hunters at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge enjoy some of the best public duck hunting in the Sacramento Valley is simple: location. Ramsey Russell: Well I crawled those snow geese back in the day. JOIN WAITLIST Welcome to Northern Flight Duck Club. And so there is ground coming out thats changing the Flyway. And I dont know. THE HUNT OF A LIFETIME IS WITHIN YOUR GRASP. He sure does. Ramsey Russell: And I had heard, somebody told me years ago that you wanted fog to hunt like we hunted today. They were up by Lake County, and then her and I met in college at Chico state. Casey Stafford: Our familys been here for- I guess my dad and them were kids, were born and raised here in Yuba City. Find produce, pharmacy, fuel, and groceries near you with . Youre a daddy. Ramsey Russell: There you go. He shot heavy shot, he shot Kent Bismuth. Hes been making those, and I asked him today because I cant remember, but its been three or four years hes been making them, and I asked him, How many you think youve made? He dont even know. Im not in any way affiliated with Boss, but I can tell you its good stuff. Quinns following in her footsteps. It was conceived right there where we were hunting in the Sac Valley. Ramsey Russell: Oh, yeah I can see that, come all the way from the East Coast to shoot shovelers. Ramsey Russell: Your son, Cade, is impressive. Forever. This club is famous for waterfowl, pheasant, and deer hunting. Casey Stafford: Basically what were doing is were getting them out of a duck blind. . Ramsey Russell: Well my whole point is, and Ill probably say this every episode we do in California: when people think of California, they think of downtown San Francisco, Los Angeles, all these big cities and all the stuff you see on television, Hollywood, and we were as country as country gets today. Northern Flight Duck Club We do a lot of afternoons. I guess they make the same vocalizations. Ramsey Russell: Was everybody just kind of making them themselves? Ramsey Russell: It didnt really strike you as impressive back then. It really is Duck Season Somewhere for 365 days. Outdoor Adventures is the exclusive guide service of the Colusa Indian Community and Colusa Casino Resort, offering full service fishing and hunting trips for waterfowl, big game, and upland game birds as well as exciting sport fishing trips on the Sacramento River. Yall know me way better than that. I mean theres regular real America type stuff. Casey Stafford: Theres not a standard. I get a lot of guys looking for the Ross geese and the Shovelers. So you sat in the blind, and you faced west looking right at that refuge, and we got in the blind, the guy pulled that thing out, walked out there, and he stuck it in the water on the West side of the blind facing the refuge. I dont know. 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. Folks, yall have been listening to Casey Stafford CICC Outdoor Adventures. Casey Stafford: Absolutely. Ramsey Russell: I hope maybe while Im here meeting with folks, Ill run across a biologist or maybe somebody listening will know a little bit more about the topic of Pacific Flyway Snow Geese and that Sacramento management zone specklebellies to shed some light because I think I did hear, for example, the zone youre talking about, that the specks are closed. Casey Stafford: You can find us on Instagram @CICCOutdoorAdventures or anybody can always give me a call at 530.682.3176. Rest of the Story: MotoDuck, the Original Spinning-winged Decoy. Casey Stafford: No, we get five days following the duck season. How in the world did you get into it? Join our team of nearly 60,000 DU volunteers and become a leader in wetlands conservation! Its got the trees in it, its got the cattails. And that was pretty cool. When I went to put my gun in the back of your Can-Am there, I saw one. APN#: Yolo County APN#: 056-120-005 Blinds: The duck club has two blinds. Ill find out, Im going to hunt it. No plugs, just like it is in most other states, and let us use the e-callers and let us knock a hole in them. I rent seasonal duck blinds too, and I dont care if I have fifty, if I have a hundred, those seats dont sit unfilled. So up until about the mid-nineties, you all didnt shoot specklebellies. What does CICC stand for? No circles, no loops, you know how them geese start waffling when theyre coming down. What are the advantages of fog? Do you think theres as many hunters around? I turn it on, I turn it off. Across the street is this massive parking lot with something in the dark that appeared to be a Buford Holly just growing everywhere. I mean that kid would sit out there, night, day. Reginas first love is bow hunting. And he says, Well, Dad, in his little kid voice. Because if the water is hard, theyre not accessing those fields youre talking about, theyve got to go South. Casey Stafford: I do, and I think it helps to get the birds attention. Ramsey Russell: Running a six-volt battery on it? Lets talk about this. This aint like the hotel off- No, this is right in the middle of town. Business inquiries or comments contact Ramsey Russell at ramsey@getducks.com. And so we got our hands on one of those or maybe two of them and got to looking at them and said, Okay, we can make that. So we were making our own out of all kinds of scrap metal, you name it. There is. I mean over the years weve had some gems, but Ive had all kinds of people. And by the way, what the heck is up with all the free-ranging chickens in Yuba City?! Thats scary. And we had talked about clouds of pintails you all have, well talk about that in a little bit, clouds of pintails you all have been seeing, for whatever reason they didnt fly this morning, but is that pretty much it? Connect with Ramsey Russell as he chases waterfowl hunting experiences worldwide year-round: Insta @ramseyrussellgetducks, YouTube @DuckSeasonSomewherePodcast, Facebook @GetDucks. The club is located in the heart of the Pacific Flyway in one of the finest duck . And I dont know. Ramsey Russell: Tell me. And what about decades-old, single blade spinner he uses? Absolutely. Ramsey Russell: So what are some of the stories? Mallard Pacific Duck Club - J Hill Land With this we offer multiple properties and multiple blinds at a variety of locations in the Sacramento Valley stretching from north of the Sacramento International airport to south of Richvale. I mean have you ever heard the origins of how that thing came to be or who invented it? If anybody listening wants to plug into you, Casey, how can they plug into you in social media? Barrios Duck Club For Sale - Charter Farm Realty It absolutely positively does. He seemed to enjoy it, and I can tell from hunting with yall, yall seem to enjoy hunting with each other. Search our database of proven US and Canadian outfits. But in the last fifteen years, the population, its incredible how many. The Sacramento Valley is a rich mosaic of farmlands, cities and small communities, and managed wetlands and a vast network of meandering rivers, streams, canals, and agricultural drains. No, I would like to see us be able to do more in California. Whats up with that? Upcoming Events For online lecture in Ashburn PDF mallard duck club - California Outdoor Properties Casey Stafford: Yeah. Northern California & Southern Oregon Guided Waterfowl Hunts. Duck Loads (2 " - 3" #2'3, 4's, or 6's) Goose Loads (BB, BBB, T) Chest Waders Rain Gear/Parka/Jacket Camo Clothing Camera Ice Chest for transportation of birds Drinks and snacks for day . I guarantee you because if you wing one down like that, and we didnt wing down many because I got to say this, and I know everybodys tired of hearing me talk about this on this program. Ramsey Russell: Thats good. Casey Stafford: Yeah I mean it was cool. What are your personal thoughts on that? I continue shooting Benelli shotguns for their simplicity, utter reliability and superior performance. Ramsey Russell: Yeah, theres more than just ducks and geese out there. Valley Waterfowl is a nonprofit organization designed "for hunters by hunters." Our goal is to improve hunting opportunities for our members by working with area landowners to improve wetlands and habitat for local ducks and geese. Casey Stafford: No, she grew up with her dad hound hunting. But I couldnt really describe to you anything other than a hundred fifty, two hundred yard radius where we hunted today. Hes got an impressive Instagram page for those of yall listening, check him out. And even if youre just talking fifty, sixty years ago, that was then and this is now. Ramsey Russells Duck Season Somewhere podcast is available anywhere you listen to podcasts. But I remember the duck club we killed it on, more than likely it would have been a Bull Streak. This wasnt coordinated, nothing. Casey Stafford: It will run four, five days like that because we dont leave it on all the time. Dad, I want to go. Okay, okay. So we get in the blind, and were shooting ducks, and hes blowing his whistle, and hes got the Red Ryder, I mean he was a little shit. I think there are four, five, or six maybe, breeding populations of specklebellies. That was back in the old days, and we dont get it like that anymore. The state and national refuges and private duck clubs offer high quality opportunities for waterfowl hunting. And we get done, and were sitting there and I said, Well, what do you think Cade, do you like it? We provide an environment that is welcoming to everyone, including families, wives, and children. Ramsey Russell: But how long have you been duck hunting and what are your origins? I mean were talking into the first week of March, ten birds a day. What was it like growing up duck hunting this region, who were Caseys mentors and what were their backgrounds? This duck club has a 3.4 gun average and has been a consistent shooter. And, in fact, I can remember being in my jon boat over in Lowndes County, Mississippi wrapping up a goose hunt, Canada goose hunt for resident geese on Super Bowl Sunday when I first heard this decoy described, and it wasnt an accurate enough description except just to capture my imagination. Thats all they want to do is kill ducks. I mean you hunted with my boy this morning, his friends, theyre die hard. We have a three hundred thirty acre wetland that they own that I manage for them. You got to be proud of him. Youve been doing this a long time. Located in the heart of the Sacramento Valley Corridor and the larger Pacific Flyway, Sebia Duck Club is situated in an ideal spot. And since the time he was little, he grabbed onto this duck hunting, and he loves it. Our main species in the rice I would say would be wigeon, teal, shovelers. It is absolute Real America once you get outside those crazy cities, thank you all for listening. And if we do have a hole open up in our calendar, I already told John Wills, if we have a hole open up in our calendar in the next few days that were here, we may circle back, and if it looks like good hunting conditions for those Tule geese, well try them. Butte Ranch Duck Club - Live Oak, CA - Stromer Realty He somehow, and all the fifteen year old kids got technology figured out, he had enough signal.
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