The property is located in Sutter County and is just 25 miles north of the Sacramento International airport. And you saw a couple of them birds today, the Teal that buzzed by, by the time he grabbed the gun-. . Casey Stafford: I think the younger generations, maybe the thirty year old guys, the forty year old guys right now, theyve let business and making money get ahead of them and havent spent as much time in the field as they would like to or used to. Ramsey Russell: You shot at a couple of birds I didnt even raise my gun on and just absolutely crushed it. You look at all the cases that are all Boss Shotshells. Ramsey Russell: Welcome back to Duck Season Somewhere. SACRAMENTO VALLEY We offer hunting locations for ducks and geese in the Sacramento Valley Flyway. The beak is longer, definitely longer, the feet are longer. Its just at some point in time, geologically, those glaciers that are melting up there didnt exist, and Arizona was the bottom of the ocean. Lets try that. That never would have crossed my mind in a million years to do something like it. While DU works in all 50 states, the organization focuses its efforts and resources on the habitats most beneficial to waterfowl. And if they were, maybe we could only shoot two of them, it was very minimal what we could kill. But in the last fifteen years, the population, its incredible how many. Id get it wrong nine times out of ten. And it is duck season in California. Casey Stafford: Yeah. Right about the time I think Ive seen and done it all, Im in Sac Valley in California hunting over a 1994 edition of an original spinning wing decoy incarnation. His oldest sister took care of them. Because high-quality Tom Beckbe gear lasts. We are located in the Sacramento Valley, where thousands of duck and geese flock to natural ponds, riparian lined sloughs, creeks and rice fields. Whats the specklebelly hunting like, whats a Tule Goose and whats the Sac Valley Goose Management Unit? Ramsey Russell: When you were a little boy. Ramsey Russell: When they were younger, they were doing that to live. That farmer there in particular does that because of all the geese that are in the area early on in the season. And then they come out at night to feed. I do get guys from the East Coast. 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. Bordered by the Colusa National Wildlife Refuge as well as two private natural marshes, this area is a major attraction for the annual migration of waterfowl down the Pacific Flyway. Theyre actually probably shrinking some now. Ramsey Russell: Its exploded. 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. If you are a CWA member you will find a number of clubs and blinds advertised in the back of their magazine. You throw it away and off to the next one, until you found the right RPMs, and then you just go to putting them together with anything you had. But I remember the duck club we killed it on, more than likely it would have been a Bull Streak. View NEW Full-color brochure online:Ramsey Russells GetDucks.com Catalog Contact us to receive a hi-res printed copy. But primarily, Cade and Quinn both have been taught the world of duck hunting from Regina, because she is around on the weekend when Im busy guiding, and she takes them. Ramsey Russell: Yeah, well thats how it is everywhere, even today, it can be that way. Fifty, sixty a week. Theres a million different ways that guys do it. And I dont know. Casey Stafford: All I would say the difference is its a little bit bigger speck in my opinion. I dont see much better. Casey Stafford: Yeah, it is. I know this from our conversations, but she didnt grow into duck hunting. Ramsey Russell: After 10-gauges and 12-gauges. There ought to be plenty of chickens for everybody. And its just hard to believe that since this thing came out in the mid-nineties, that till today- Its like I said this morning in the blind. I mean, thousands. Hes got an impressive Instagram page for those of yall listening, check him out. Casey Stafford: Absolutely. It's adjacent to the Border Tule Duck Club. Casey Stafford: I do, and I think it helps to get the birds attention. 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. We didnt have the big hunting clubs in Washington and Idaho, Oregon like we have now where theyre growing the corn and leaving the standing corn and the birds stop there, and unless it freezes them out or it snows so much they cant get to that feed, they have feed and roost water with those running rivers all year long. Ramsey Russell: Thats incredible. Theres a lot of almonds, a lot of walnuts and stuff going in. Ramsey Russell: And yall dont just duck hunt. I mean weve had a lot of characters over the years from all walks of life. He hit that growth spurt. Want more information? Youre born and raised in California. Ramsey Russell: Ten birds is an extremely liberal bag limit for a big old, good eating goose like a Speckled Belly. California Sprig. Ramsey Russell: Tell me. You show up. I know from the time I was a kid, it changed maybe fifteen years ago, but when I was a kid, we never saw Snow Geese until middle of December. And I was talking to a guy about my age, and he was telling me, Back when I was young, we went out with the old timers and we were the muscle, we did all the work, they did some, but we did all the muscle. Then he said, Now Im the old guy, and theres no muscle behind me. He said, Its tiresome because these young kids arent getting into it. Thats very interesting. 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. 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. Ramsey Russell: Okay, whats the difference in there and here? When I went to put my gun in the back of your Can-Am there, I saw one. Thats the question. I really dont think we would have that much more impact on the species period. Was this morning pretty typical for Sac Valley duck hunting? The food, the atmosphere, the service, the effort, the people and the places for which this wonderful tradition of ours is revered. Using patent-pending Specialized Target Optimization (STO), the worlds first hearing technology designed optimize hearing for hunters in their specific hunting environments. 2007 is when I went to work for the tribe. Great Lambertville duck club! I mean its like you go to Jackson Square in New Orleans, and theres millions of freaking pigeons. Our club offers 15 two-man pit blinds and only shoots 11 of those blinds on a fixed rotation to ensure the best hunting experience for all members. Our professional diligence produces deeper satisfaction, richer travel experiences and undistracted, best-of-the-best hunting. And youd think, Come on now, its a spinning piece of metal, that aint going to do nothing. And I had heard about it for a week or two and finally got a look at one, got my hands on one, and Ill never forget the first time. Im with Casey Stafford. 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. And so we ended up running big old long sixty-foot cords and putting a car battery in the blind and youd just reach down and take the gator clips off. That is the BOSS Way. But like that one I had this morning, I rigged up a remote on it. Casey Stafford: Yeah. People hunt here. He shot eight or nine shells and killed seven or eight geese, whatever it was, out of the air. Quinns following in her footsteps. Casey Stafford: Yeah, that was his gig. I was a little kid when Id seen my uncle do it. But what was that trick they taught you? Is that the standard or is there a standard? Oil, gas, & Mineral Rights: All oil, gas & mineral . He makes the duck straps. It's a place to start. 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. You go to Carls Jr down the road, and theres twenty of them standing in the yard. Ramsey Russell: Thats good. But with that fog, it confuses them a little and kept them out in the fields a little longer. Casey Stafford: I would say it was. But the first time I actually hunted with that thing, it was real close to where we hunted today, and the blind I remember that we were hunting, the checks ran north and south. I mean you start driving up through here, and you realize its just like driving through Arkansas. I give it to him, and he shot everything. By the numbers, Ive bagged 121 waterfowl subspecies bagged on 6 continents, 20 countries, 36 US states and growing. Duck Club For Sale! Its worrisome. How have things changed? 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. Ramsey Russell: I say it all the time, thats exactly right. All for basically the hunting and recreation industry side of things. Ramsey Russell: I love people that do stuff like this, but theres a lot of guys making straps, making totes, making stuff like that. Welcome to Real America. And that was pretty cool. 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. We were going through little towns like Colusa and your little town right here in Sutter that are just small town, real America man. Tetra HearingDelivers premium technology thats specifically calibrated for the users own hearing and is comfortable, giving hunters a natural hearing experience, while still protecting their hearing. I shoot a 10 gauge all the time. Well, it got to where you couldnt find those motors. Everybodys loading their guns and shots are going off. I saw all those racks yall got lined up out in the garage. 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. And the only guys flooding were duck hunters. Shes a big duck hunter herself. Casey Stafford: Ive had a guide license since I was eighteen years old. Ive got a six-foot one thats maybe a foot long. I mean its farming country, but I did not expect this nice, newish Hampton Inn. Casey Stafford: Yeah. They get like thirty days because those geese are making their way back up North and picking on the alfalfa fields and the wheat fields. Theyre very nice. Ill have to show it to you. No, I would like to see us be able to do more in California. The G1 Duck Club, based in Roseville/Granite Bay, CA, is a Christian values-based community duck club. Ramsey Russell: Yeah, I dont want a newbie, I want one of the originals. 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. One that sticks out, his name was Pruse I believe, he was a Peruvian wedding singer. And then after college, I started my own company -my wife and I- Stafford Waterfowl and we ran that until 2007. Casey Stafford: I was born and raised right here. Speaking of Yuba City, so I woke up this morning. Ive actually followed him for a couple of years in social media @Marsh_Magic. Folks, yall have been listening to Casey Stafford CICC Outdoor Adventures. Ive seen teal literally hit it. They were up by Lake County, and then her and I met in college at Chico state. I pulled on my waders this morning, I got my jacket, got my stuff together while yall were backing off your quad. And anybody that cant leave the outside world out of the duck blind really needs to go to another duck blind. What I do for them is I manage all of their property from a recreational aspect. Why are the White-fronted Goose (Specklebelly) Hunting Regulations More Restrictive in this Special Sacramento Valley Goose Management Area? I want one of them old spinning winged decoy dinosaurs I can paint up and use. Ramsey Russell: A Peruvian wedding singer. Do you remember your first duck? But still to this date, I have not seen a board come out of it yet. I know in Oregon you can shoot the little Canadas, and I think specks all the way up into March. I mean when it hit here, it hit hard. I had a really good time, and as crazy as this sounds, Sac Valley with that original spinning winged decoy machine, with yall, the father and the son, and that rice field, just really set it off. You seem to be enjoying it. Ramsey Russell: So what are some of the stories? Its guys that are looking for something in particular, like the Pintail. It flat kills. Casey Stafford: I dont know. It flat kills. It just commanded ducks like nothing. And I want to say, maybe at a certain point we couldnt shoot them, kind of like the whole Tule goose thing is right now. 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. Well see you next time. Casey Stafford: Oh, I got pictures of him when when me and my wife were running Staffords Waterfowl before I went to work for the Indian community. Sports Club 250 Victoria Way, Colusa, CA, United States, California (530) 300-4094 youtube.com/BrokenWingDC Outdoor seating 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. If you have never been on a guided duck hunting trip, you are going to have the time of your life. But its the same circular spinning wings that they see all the time. Ramsey Russell: Its unbelievable. Many hunts include volunteer or professional guides, making them suitable for novice hunters. And he says, Well, Dad, in his little kid voice. Its not just you and Cade, its your whole family, your daughter, Quinn, your wife. Driving time from Sacramento International Airport to our . I mean they were, for lack of better words, dirt poor. Ramsey Russell: And here in California, Im sure a lot of national origins are represented among those ranks. 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. Thats a legal practice now. And look, thank you all for your hospitality. I mean, you talk to guys all the time, and everybody wants to go cheap on shotgun shells. Something about spinning, something about flash, and something about calling ducks from a million miles away, every duck in the universe came to this thing, and I couldnt understand it. This refuge is home to millions of migratory waterfowl each year. And they said it would just start twisting out there and ripping through the air. So up until about the mid-nineties, you all didnt shoot specklebellies. And I guess youre set up for specks. Do they? It looked a lot different back then than it does now, you can only imagine. That was back in the old days, and we dont get it like that anymore. Ramsey Russell: It seemed to have worked. 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. 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. Ramsey Russell: Fifteen. Shown by appointment only! This duck club has a 3.4 gun average and has been a consistent shooter. How in the world did you get into 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. I mean thats a pretty liberal bag limit. Want to receive a newGetDucks.com Brochure? Brent, Richie, and our 14 members invite you to explore our website to see if you might be interested in joining us this season. Ramsey Russell: Because you told me some pretty cool stories this morning. And how old is he, sixteen, seventeen? I mean it hits like Thors Hammer. You get four minutes in a duck blind, it doesnt matter who, what. And its all flooded, so it can be decomped, thats seven hundred thousand acres of just rice habitat sitting out here flooded. But they say they did it. 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. No circles, no loops, you know how them geese start waffling when theyre coming down. 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. JOIN WAITLIST Welcome to Northern Flight Duck Club. Casey Stafford: Duck hunting is huge here. Telling us about some of the orders, some of the contacts hes gotten. . Its almost worth crawling out in the middle of them to tap the shell just to watch it happen. You drive down the highway, theyre on 99, and in that certain stretch between Franklin and Bridge Street, you may see a hundred on the side of the road. Welcome to an exciting new concept in waterfowl conservation. Ramsey Russell: Wow. With the water issues and everything, theyre taking some of that out of rice and putting trees in. We get gadwall, we got a lot of specklebellies, a lot of snow geese, the occasional honker. And boy, I tell you, I love hunting shallow water with a dog. We bring to the table over 45 years of duck & goose hunting experience. I think its going to be awesome. These are chickens. Ramsey Russell: How long do you think that monofilament would have been fully expanded? I did something today I always kind of wanted to do. The Slippery 6 offers an abundance of hunting opportunities. Ramsey Russell: The center blade on that that you used this morning, Id say about two-foot long. Casey Stafford: No, we get five days following the duck season. Would you say its mostly local California day hunters or? And then when I shoot that 10, thats all I shoot. Was it a year before? The only thing you buy one for five, ten bucks, the RPMs are no good. Casey Stafford: Yeah, we got married and she, I mean basically, knew she wanted to see me, she was going. Whats up with that? Turn right and go 0.3 miles. And not only because hes a duck hunter, because hes a good kid and a hard worker. The beak is longer, definitely longer, the feet are longer. Casey Stafford: Yeah that box was originally created for the Aleutians. And it is duck season in California. . Their diet changes this time of year, and when that switches, its hard to kill them in the rice now, a Speckled Belly. At comparatively low membership dues, we provide duck and goose hunting along with dove & pheasant hunting opportunities in the Northern Sacramento Valley. And by the way, what the heck is up with all the free-ranging chickens in Yuba City?! Theyre farmers, ranchers and did what they had to do to make a penny. Equinox is a temple of well-being, featuring world-class personal trainers, group fitness classes, and spas. She likes it when Im on the road, but go ahead. Casey Stafford: Yeah, predominantly rice. No circles, no loops, you know how them geese start waffling when theyre coming down. Use this store locator to find your local grocery store. And I think theres shortstop in a lot of the birds now, for sure. Everything still has to be the same, you have to have a plug in your gun. And now that my secrets out Ill tell yall something else: Ive got 3 of them. Nearby Wildlife Management Areas and refuges include Dave . I dont care what the news and what the negativity of the world says. We deliver it to you in the most proficient manner possible. That gets it down there, the water starts breaking it down, and you get the microbes and everything to break that straw. Duck Club: Colusa County Assessor Parcel Number: 012-100-082 Duck Club: The duck club is east of the Sacramento Valley Wildlife Refuge. I cant remember, was it last year? How are you, Casey? Ramsey Russell: Yeah. Ill find out, Im going to hunt it. Ive seen teal hit it. APN#: Yolo County APN#: 056-120-005 Blinds: The duck club has two blinds. 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. Ramsey Russell: I mean, fifteen years old, boys got four employees making duck totes. Casey Stafford: Yeah were throwing two, three hundred BBs a shot, and hes shooting one little slug at them. Because if the water is hard, theyre not accessing those fields youre talking about, theyve got to go South. I dont know if the Pacific population is counted the same as the Atlantic and Central Mississippi Flyway type population. Forget the surfboards and Hollywood version of California beaming at you over the TV. Its comfortable over a wide temperature gradient, naturally anti-microbial, remaining odor free. Its just their same routine they do every day. Thats incredible. He said, No, I cant afford the ammo. I mean Cades fifteen years old. That might be a good tip to know.
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