Some of them still absolutely cannot resist it. Ramsey Russell: Well, I always kind of dodge through these debates on habitat management and clubs because I do feel like theyve got their place because theres private landowners putting out habitat that benefits ducks, benefits society. 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. Mallard Pacific Duck Club - J Hill Land 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. And your wife, when yall met, yall didnt meet duck hunting. Ramsey Russell: Ten birds is an extremely liberal bag limit for a big old, good eating goose like a Speckled Belly. 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. They were young. Back in the day with them punt guns and everything. 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. Theyre actually probably shrinking some now. And I remembered exactly because yall hunt together. But what is the difference? I think its going to be awesome. Join us for some amazi Read More Contact Who is Northern Flight Duck Club Headquarters 9491 Freeland Dr, Dayton, California, 95928, United States Phone Number (530) 228-3948 Website www.northernflightduckclub.com Revenue <$5M Industry Ramsey Russell: Okay. Ramsey Russell: Because you told me some pretty cool stories this morning. The best thing to get rid of that straw is to get it under water. In addition to the great hunting, the Volanti has convenient access from the entire Bay Area and the Sacramento Valley. Call Dean today 530-227-4725 to schedule your next available weekend or trip. And I use it. Back in the day, theyd showed me some of the stuff they did. Casey Stafford: I want to say its more of a California thing just because I know in a lot of these other states here close by and other parts of even- They have different regulations in the North-eastern part of the state where the season goes longer. I continue shooting Benelli shotguns for their simplicity, utter reliability and superior performance. 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. He sure does. Home DuckSeasonS Lake California, Welcome to Sac Valley California Duck Hunting. Well see you next time. The Sacramento Valley has mild winters and hot, dry summers. Volunteer. We deliver it to you in the most proficient manner possible. All right, now look, you told me some stories this morning I want to hear. I hear the same thing, around here, Sutter, you wouldnt know that by looking at these kids. Whether youre a first-timer, a once-in-a-life-timer, or an every year traveler, great duck hunting is only a few hours travel away. No, I would like to see us be able to do more in California. It typically has an uninterrupted water supply. 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. Ramsey Russell: Yeah. Casey Stafford: I was born and raised right here. 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. Ive used Mojo decoys worldwide, everywhere Ive ever duck hunted from Azerbaijan to Argentina. Whats the first thing you do if youre an industrious little sucker, and you want five or six more? Agricultural Drainage and the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Overview. And it depends on where you live. Casey Stafford: Basically, since we cant burn anymore, we got to find a way to get rid of the straw. If you have never been on a guided duck hunting trip, you are going to have the time of your life. Ramsey Russell: Yeah, well thats how it is everywhere, even today, it can be that way. As the town expanded and houses got knocked down and subdivisions or strip malls were made, those chickens just kind of got left there, and now theyre all over the damn place. Waterfowl Chasers - Northern California Waterfowl Hunting Club We were going through little towns like Colusa and your little town right here in Sutter that are just small town, real America man. Then birds get out there, they get lost, they get confused, and they dont know where theyre going or where theyre getting back to. 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. 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. Lets try that. That never would have crossed my mind in a million years to do something like it. You started guiding, putting yourself through college when you were eighteen years old. Ramsey Russell: To feed themselves, to make money, to pay bills, whatever. And this is just a particular subspecies called the Tule Goose. You look at that motor, and you order you one of them motors. Thats foremost on my list, is a Tule goose. Fifty, sixty a week. What are the advantages of fog? You look at all the cases that are all Boss Shotshells. I would say there is, there is a heck of a herd of them. Casey Stafford: We love big game hunting, I would say. Thanks to Tetra Hearing! Ramsey Russell: I love people that do stuff like this, but theres a lot of guys making straps, making totes, making stuff like that. So Id say that was a good representation. Sophomore in high school. Thats a legal practice now. And what about decades-old, single blade spinner he uses? But we started out, we always had people around here that we knew, lamb we could hunt. Ramsey Russell: Well theres probably a statute of limitations. Many hunts include volunteer or professional guides, making them suitable for novice hunters. Duck Club For Sale! We have a three hundred thirty acre wetland that they own that I manage for them. He hunted with me quite a bit. I dont care what the news and what the negativity of the world says. The property is on the right side of the road. 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. Northern California Waterfowl Hunting in the Sacramento Valley and Oregon Duck Club: Colusa County Assessor Parcel Number: 012-100-082 Duck Club: The duck club is east of the Sacramento Valley Wildlife Refuge. I shut it off. And so where we are outside of the closure, Ill leave those goose decoys out till the end. With ones, its two and a sixteenth ounce ones. Ive actually followed him for a couple of years in social media @Marsh_Magic. But still to this date, I have not seen a board come out of it yet. It absolutely positively does. And Ive got a lot of questions about this morning. Theyre very nice. Im not in any way affiliated with Boss, but I can tell you its good stuff. So up until about the mid-nineties, you all didnt shoot specklebellies. I mean you hunted with my boy this morning, his friends, theyre die hard. 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. People are passionate about duck hunting. 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. And he says, Well, Dad, in his little kid voice. Casey Stafford: Yeah, absolutely. It just commanded ducks like nothing. I dont know. Description: The Mallard Pacific is 304.57 assessed acres of restored natural waterfowl habitat. And then they would start showing up, and they would end up down here in big piles. Ive got some old ones. That used to be orchards and rice fields, and its grown up a lot. 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. The California Waterfowl Hunt Program provides access to 60,000 acres of private land including some of the most prestigious duck clubs in the country to hunters of all ages and abilities. No circles, no loops, you know how them geese start waffling when theyre coming down. We get gadwall, we got a lot of specklebellies, a lot of snow geese, the occasional honker. Ramsey Russell: Yeah, I dont want a newbie, I want one of the originals. But as far as hunting them and everything goes, they overlap in where they are and you hunt them the same way. Casey Stafford: Hey man, hes hustling and killing it. Welcome to an exciting new concept in waterfowl conservation. And by the way, what the heck is up with all the free-ranging chickens in Yuba City?! I bought some 28-gauge this year for a buddy of mine that did me a couple of favors. Tom BeckbeThe Tom Beckbe lifestyle is timeless, harkening an American era that hunting gear lasted generations. He brought it here. Its got the trees in it, its got the cattails. Ive looked at their migration distribution corridors, all that kind of good stuff. This refuge is home to millions of migratory waterfowl each year. We have nearly 5,000 acres of flooded rice fields and over 1,000 acres of upland bird hunting habitat for your hunting enjoyment. View NEW Full-color brochure online:Ramsey Russells GetDucks.com Catalog Contact us to receive a hi-res printed copy. How old were you when you started hunting? Thats how I put myself through college. The high-e hoodie and base layers are personal favorites that I wear worldwide. And then when I shoot that 10, thats all I shoot. This duck hunting has gotten so weather dependent. Youre a daddy. So you had that water, you pretty much had them birds at your mercy. Driving time from Sacramento International Airport to our . Wool is natures miracle fiber. Leases: There are no leases on the subject property. 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. It really was, it was pretty darn cool. APN#: Yolo County APN#: 056-120-005 Blinds: The duck club has two blinds. California aint whats beaming at you on your television, folks. How in the world did you get into it? Ramsey Russell: And I had heard, somebody told me years ago that you wanted fog to hunt like we hunted today. Well, I sure enjoyed duck hunting with you and your boy, Cade this morning. BOOK NOW WATERFOWL BLINDS GALLERY Ramsey Russell: They just werent raised into it right. 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: Your son, Cade, is impressive. That is the BOSS Way. Casey Stafford: And as many clients as we run through the business every year, I see that. Ramsey Russell: Fifteen. Get involved, have fun and make a lasting impact. Even from the start of the season until December 21st, I can only shoot three birds inside that box, per gun. 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 pulled on my waders this morning, I got my jacket, got my stuff together while yall were backing off your quad. Casey Stafford: Yeah, and Modoc and all that stuff there. Ramsey Russell: And I said something to Cade this morning: do you use the 10-gauge too? 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: It could be. Its comfortable over a wide temperature gradient, naturally anti-microbial, remaining odor free. And Ive seen them as big when they first started being made that were thirty-six inches long. And they noticed that when ducks would see it, they would all lock on those fans on the side of the greenhouse. 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. They called it a T-Post, they called it a Goalpost, some people called it the Blade, and some people called it the Davis Machine. You couldnt get your hands on the parts, you couldnt find the motors, and somebody would come up with a motor because you had to have the right RPMs. Im like, what in the heck is up with all these chickens in Yuba City? I come home one day whenever it first came out. Were talking three decades of hundred day season duck hunts. Thats what distinguishes our GetDucks brand from the rest. Private Duck Blinds - Golden Ram Sportsman's Club I absolutely never leave home without one. Ramsey Russell: Its unbelievable. So why come down here? Thats all they want to do is kill ducks. Casey Stafford: I know I was in high school when we couldnt shoot them. I mean theyre stuck down there in the urban jungle. But when we were young-. I did something today I always kind of wanted to do. 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? And I know a lot of people that have asked me to find: Hey, who do I need to hunt with out there? That intrigues a lot of people to come shoot something like that. Last Wednesday saw 169 guns harvest 372 ducks for a respectable 2.20 average. Ramsey Russell: What about the way they were loading shells a special way? Ramsey Russell: And yall dont just duck hunt. 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. And so then people were buying motors here, buying motors there, wed go to radio shack and get remote control car motors and try those. 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. Why is it that Sac Valley waterfowlers prefer foggy mornings? Casey Stafford: I think like ten inches. May have something to do with all that rice yall got out here. Find produce, pharmacy, fuel, and groceries near you with . Casey Stafford: Oh, absolutely. Casey Stafford: The CICC is the Colusa Indian Community Council. Casey Stafford: Typically theyre going to be a larger bird. As a duck hunter, its worrisome that for whatever reason, and I dont hang it on any particular habitat or user group up the Flyway as much as just the weather. Hunt of a lifetime is a tall order it takes far more than stackwood piles of dead birds to achieve that lofty ideal. And be sure to check out our new GetDucks Shop. MotoDuck, the Original Spinning-winged Decoy. And this bird is coming from the extreme western part of their nesting area. But I would say that twenty to twenty-four inch blade, I mean it puts off a big flash. With wool-based solutions at the yarn level, Voormi eliminates the unwordly glow thats common during low light while wearing synthetics. Pretty dang impressed. We do a lot of afternoons. 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. If thats what I remember them telling me. It is absolute Real America once you get outside those crazy cities, thank you all for listening. So theres guys making them now, I looked at one the other day, the motors too slow, it dont have the flash, it dont spin, it dont flash, its useless. Folks, yall have been listening to Casey Stafford CICC Outdoor Adventures. And I know as a daddy, its got to make your heart swell too. I know in Oregon you can shoot the little Canadas, and I think specks all the way up into March. Its the practical hunting gear that we real duck hunters deserve. I was just thinking about that. Casey Stafford: Ive had a guide license since I was eighteen years old. Ramsey Russell: Yeah, but you were telling me youve actually shot some, I mean you do shoot these birds outside the zone. 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. And back in the day when they were doing this to survive, that was the time to shoot. Casey Stafford: We get a lot of California day hunters. Thousands upon thousands of clients Im sure youve had come through your blinds. I know who you are. I remembered, but of course, I didnt recognize because Cade jumped two foot since I saw him last. Learn More The Ultimate Goose & Duck Hunting Experience In Northern California! . Well, I know that I didnt have a signal. 511 acres. I mean its a bigger bird and then I have noticed over the years, its not, I would say a fact, but 99% of the stuff that I can tell you that Im sure is a Tule goose, has like an orange-yellow eyelid around its eye. We encourage members to bring junior hunters and new hunters. Casey Stafford: Yeah. Yeah. And we get done, and were sitting there and I said, Well, what do you think Cade, do you like it? Ramsey Russell: Thats incredible. Equinox is a temple of well-being, featuring world-class personal trainers, group fitness classes, and spas. It's a place to start. Mallard Pacific Duck Club Sutter County, California Proudly Offered By 707 Merchant Street, Suite 100, Vacaville, Ca 95688 . Its not just you and Cade, its your whole family, your daughter, Quinn, your wife. Equinox | Find a Club 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. Truck, field, orchard, and rice crops are grown on approximately 2.1 million acres; . Ducks Everywhere is celebrating 28 years as a club! 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. Hes got an impressive Instagram page for those of yall listening, check him out. Youve been doing this long and hard, hundred day seasons since you were eighteen years old. Casey Stafford: If I have heard the origin, I dont remember it, but I do remember the craze. Casey Stafford: No, she grew up with her dad hound hunting. Ramsey Russell: It seemed to have worked. 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. We have a million of them. And the only guys flooding were duck hunters. I mean its farming country, but I did not expect this nice, newish Hampton Inn. But they say they did it. Ramsey Russell: Tell me. Ive always said, your best hunting partners are the ones you raise. Places where there used to be big huge blocks of rice are now maybe big huge blocks of trees. And now with all the water, it spreads them out a lot more, but its good for all species, its good for any species of waterfowler. I mean weve had a lot of characters over the years from all walks of life. Thank you for visiting! Hunting Enthusiasts | Vacaville, CA Where Cade will hunt anything. And from that idea they had this idea of why dont we create this illusion of movement? and the rest is history. Youre born and raised in California. Welcome to Real America. Ramsey Russell: Thats a long time from now. While DU works in all 50 states, the organization focuses its efforts and resources on the habitats most beneficial to waterfowl. Casey Stafford: She probably would have been twenty-eight, twenty-five, somewhere in there. 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. Casey Stafford: Thats absolutely the truth, 100%. Duck Clubs For Sale Properties (2) West Gustine Gun Club Merced County, CA $1,699,000 316 Acres Gustine is synonymous with great duck hunting. It's adjacent to the Border Tule Duck Club. What was it like growing up duck hunting this region, who were Caseys mentors and what were their backgrounds? Hell braid out of a pair of cord, make gun slings. . Thats one thing I love about what I do and doing that right there, I sure do. About - G1 Duck Club Casey Stafford: Yeah, we got married and she, I mean basically, knew she wanted to see me, she was going. 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. Thats scary. Casey Stafford: Yeah, I know. No circles, no loops, you know how them geese start waffling when theyre coming down. And that was pretty cool. Blinds can be accessed by ATV. This morning, we had them trapped out there with that fog, they were underneath it and trying to get back to the refuge. I got a picture in there. We have blinds with or without water in the rice. And even if youre just talking fifty, sixty years ago, that was then and this is now. I want one of them old spinning winged decoy dinosaurs I can paint up and use. And I think it just shifts the Flyway, but theres still, I cant tell you exactly how many acres for sure there is rice, but theres plenty of rice for the birds. The reason hunters at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge enjoy some of the best public duck hunting in the Sacramento Valley is simple: location. 2007 is when I went to work for the tribe. And how did you get into it? It behaves exactly like a feeding mallard, making slick-as-glass water roil to life. We were still burning then in the eighties, nineties, early nineties. Ten, twelve inches. Ive got a six-foot one thats maybe a foot long. She and her husband basically took care of all the boys and the girls, and raised them. The most important waterfowl habitat in the region is the Central Valley where DU has an extensive program of habitat restoration, protection, and enhancement. Sac Valley Duck Hunting - Ramsey Russell's GetDucks.com Speaking of Yuba City, so I woke up this morning. Mojo Outdoors, forever changing the way you hunt. Casey Stafford: Yeah were throwing two, three hundred BBs a shot, and hes shooting one little slug at them. It flat kills. THOMAS BUILT CONSTRUCTION CO | LANCASTER, CA 93536 - HomeAdvisor Ramsey Russell: And how old would she have been? 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. But when we were getting that fog that lasts four, five, six, seven days, the first day is kind of a wild card, it can be good hunting. Ramsey Russell: We all know, theres a yesteryear to waterfowling, but I just find that interesting. South Carolina | Ducks Unlimited Ramsey Russell: The center blade on that that you used this morning, Id say about two-foot long. Ramsey Russell: When you were a little boy. He said, No, I cant afford the ammo. I mean Cades fifteen years old. 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. Valley Waterfowl Well, it got to where you couldnt find those motors. Turn right and go 0.3 miles. Can you tell me more stories about your dad and your uncles? 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. And in my mind, one of the most important parts. Ramsey Russell: One of the principal species today, we shot mallards.