Connect with Ramsey Russell as he chases waterfowl hunting experiences worldwide year-round: Insta @ramseyrussellgetducks, YouTube @DuckSeasonSomewherePodcast, Facebook @GetDucks. Casey Stafford: Yeah, we got married and she, I mean basically, knew she wanted to see me, she was going. 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 am good, buddy. A lot of people call [the Sacramento Valley] Lake California. You get over the top of it and look down and all you see is water for miles and miles and miles. We were still burning then in the eighties, nineties, early nineties. Quinns following in her footsteps. Casey Stafford: Basically, since we cant burn anymore, we got to find a way to get rid of the straw. We bring to the table over 45 years of duck & goose hunting experience. Is that your bread and butter duck? We didnt have the fancy remotes, the geese wont come over them. But still to this date, I have not seen a board come out of it yet. I can tell. USHuntList.combecause the next great hunt is closer than you think. It spreads the birds out. And then they come out at night to feed. Its where the Mallards like to be. I mean its farming country, but I did not expect this nice, newish Hampton Inn. Ramsey Russell: And you said that thing will run forever on that thing. Ramsey Russell: So supposedly these subspecies of specklebellies, the Tule Goose, just comes and lives inside this box and over winters during duck season. But when youre in a duck blind, youre just a duck hunter. By the numbers, Ive bagged 121 waterfowl subspecies bagged on 6 continents, 20 countries, 36 US states and growing. It was always rural there. Ramsey Russell: There ought to not be any hungry people in Yuba, California. I mean thats a pretty liberal bag limit. You cant use electronic callers. Casey Stafford: Yeah, and Modoc and all that stuff there. Three or four decades ago, they werent hunted? I was surprised because we had stopped somewhere along the way as were coming in, we had stopped and rolled down the windows and listened, and I heard tons of pintails that I really expected to see. 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. Im like, what in the heck is up with all these chickens in Yuba City? 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. Its over seven hundred thousand acres of rice production. Casey Stafford: Theyre stone dead. Join our community of music lovers and get the latest news about upcoming shows, giveaways, and more. 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. I could leave him in a blind from daylight till dark. The second day is usually good hunting. Thats a legal practice now. But with that fog, it confuses them a little and kept them out in the fields a little longer. But thats part of the history, its a story. Barrios Duck Club For Sale - Charter Farm Realty So Id say that was a good representation. I know who you are. I remembered, but of course, I didnt recognize because Cade jumped two foot since I saw him last. Forever. With the water issues and everything, theyre taking some of that out of rice and putting trees in. Once part of the legendary Dingville Duck and Social Club, it has been meticulously restored to natural marsh and upland habitat for waterfowl hunting. River Valley Outfitters | Northern California & Southern Oregon THE HUNT OF A LIFETIME IS WITHIN YOUR GRASP. Ramsey Russell: Which are doing pretty damn good based on my hunt yesterday. Shown by appointment only! The property is surrounded by the most famous duck clubs on the west coast. Voormis growing line of innovative of performance products is authenticity with humility. One that sticks out, his name was Pruse I believe, he was a Peruvian wedding singer. Agricultural Drainage and the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Overview. Casey Stafford: Yeah that box was originally created for the Aleutians. And Ive seen them as big when they first started being made that were thirty-six inches long. Ramsey Russell: And you were telling me this morning youre the original, that thing is at least thirty, forty years old. 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. I mean have you ever heard the origins of how that thing came to be or who invented it? All right. Folks, yall have been listening to Casey Stafford CICC Outdoor Adventures. The Clubs at Quantico and Crossroads Events Center Fri May 05 2023 at 09 . Ive got some old ones. You show up. Our professional diligence produces deeper satisfaction, richer travel experiences and undistracted, best-of-the-best hunting. Just a seat in a 3 or 4 person blind in N. California rice country for the season will cost anywhere from $1600 to around $2200. I want one of them old spinning winged decoy dinosaurs I can paint up and use. The state and national refuges and private duck clubs offer high quality opportunities for waterfowl hunting. Casey Stafford: I would say it was. And that was pretty cool. Casey Stafford: Yeah, I agree. Ive rigged it up since, they were all hardwired before. He hit that growth spurt. How have things changed? Northern Flight Duck Club - Overview, News & Competitors - ZoomInfo Theyre getting in guys wheat fields, theyre getting in alfalfa fields now. I mean, thousands. . 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. I did see that. I mean they were, for lack of better words, dirt poor. And then they would start showing up, and they would end up down here in big piles. Private Duck Blinds - Golden Ram Sportsman's Club No racing to claim the best blinds. Youre standing behind these big, heavy cutouts of swans. APN#: Yolo County APN#: 056-120-005 Blinds: The duck club has two blinds. Casey Stafford: Yeah, I know. Worked for Merlot Waterfowl when I was going to college up at Chico State. THOMAS BUILT CONSTRUCTION CO | LANCASTER, CA 93536 - HomeAdvisor 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 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. She absolutely loves to bow hunt. Tom BeckbeThe Tom Beckbe lifestyle is timeless, harkening an American era that hunting gear lasted generations. But Voormi is not your ordinary wool. No crowds. I think it just comes down to ease of packing it around. I mean the motel you stayed at this morning, thats the center of town. Equinox is a temple of well-being, featuring world-class personal trainers, group fitness classes, and spas. The Slippery 6 offers an abundance of hunting opportunities. So they cut us off December 21st inside this box, this imaginary box, and we cant shoot them from the 21st of December till the end of the season. And then after college, I started my own company -my wife and I- Stafford Waterfowl and we ran that until 2007. These are chickens. I dont see much better. This duck hunting has gotten so weather dependent. And youve got a relationship with them regarding their agricultural property. Its the practical hunting gear that we real duck hunters deserve. Search our database of proven US and Canadian outfits. I forget the dates this year, but it usually starts like the tenth, twelfth somewhere in February and goes for five days. Ive seen teal hit it. The tree lined center section of the property would be an ideal location for a tree stand! No circles, no loops, you know how them geese start waffling when theyre coming down. Flashback Decoy by Duck Creek Decoy Works. The property is located in Sutter County and is just 25 miles north of the Sacramento International airport. 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: Yes. Do they? Its guys that are looking for something in particular, like the Pintail. Theres a guy that does the farming, and then when hes done with the farming, then thats where I take over for the duck clubs. Theres more demand for them than we have supply. They tend to hold up in the Butte Sink area. Great Lambertville duck club! Ramsey Russell: Im a daddy. Both my dads parents died. I got a picture in there. But when we were young-. 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. We are located near Jonesboro, Arkansas, squarely in the duck rich delta region of northeast Arkansas. Casey Stafford: Typically theyre going to be a larger bird. We were in a zone that we couldnt shoot specklebellies. Use this store locator to find your local grocery store. Thats how I put myself through college. He said, No, I cant afford the ammo. I mean Cades fifteen years old. 2007 is when I went to work for the tribe. I went duck hunting in the California Sac Valley , and that as a really cool deal. We deliver it to you in the most proficient manner possible. If you are a CWA member you will find a number of clubs and blinds advertised in the back of their magazine. So this morning on the drive out, drinking coffee and whatnot, we drove about thirty minutes to get out there to your place, and you were telling me, Yeah we came by and saw you. I was surprised to learn that California rice production is second only to Arkansas. And its not like just once every now and again, it seemed to be kind of settling into the norm. Ramsey Russell: Because were all just duck hunters in that moment. Weve seen the evolution for the last twenty, thirty years, and I just got to tell you, man, we got up this morning. With wool-based solutions at the yarn level, Voormi eliminates the unwordly glow thats common during low light while wearing synthetics. And in my mind, one of the most important parts. Ramsey Russell: Its unbelievable how well- The limit on them is ten and if Im not mistaken, its not just that yall can shoot ten specks or ten Aleutians, whatever. Ducks Everywhere is celebrating 28 years as a club! And its one I want to check off my list. And it depends on where you live. The current owners of this property hunt ducks, turkeys, pheasants, & dove. 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.