Posted By:
John Cunningham
Field Editor
North Sacto Valley 01-10-2011 13:37
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Good weekend! Had to tough it out till past noon on Saturday but in the end the birds were had. Lots of birds in the air all morning but most would just not finish being there was a mid-hi ceiling and not a breath of air.
Sunday totally different story. Hundreds/thousands of birds returned from the southerly flooded bypasses, no doubt they were starving. Mallards, pins and widgeon were most abundant and they worked right in. Drove around in the PM and the refuges and safety zones were packed w/ birds. Barring any major storm to send them back to the bypasses should be a really good 3 weeks till season end.
Posted By:
BUTTE CITY MIKE
Web Member
NORTH BUTTE SINK 01-07-2011 18:17
Cloudy, Heavy Fog – 45-50 Degrees
HAD A GREAT SHOOT IN THE FOG THIS AM. WISHED FOR A SECOND SET OF EYES THOUGH. LOTS OF GEESE AND LOT OF HUNTERS TOO. VERY FEW DUCKS AND THOSE THAT WERE THERE DIDN’T WANT TO WORK. THE GEESE WERE ON THE OUTSIDE EDGES OF RANGE BUT A FEW WERE IN RANGE AND I WAS VERY PLEASED WITH THE RESULTS. AMONG THE SIX GEESE AND TWO SPRIG WAS A BANDED SNOW THAT I FIGURED CAME FROM WRANGEL ISLAND IN RUSSIA; ALREADY HAVE TWO. CONFIRMED RUSSIA WITH THE BIRD BAND LAB THIS AFTERNOON; IT WAS BANDED IN JULY 2005 (DETAILS WILL COME IN THE CERTIFICATE. PRETTY IMPRESSIVE TO ME WAS BACK AND FORTH TO RUSSIA EACH YEAR FOR 5 YEARS. THE STORIES IT COULD TELL!!!!
LET ‘EM WORK!
Posted By:
mallardman314
Guest
01-06-2011 19:56
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i been there every wed sat and some sundays since dec.. been a great year… , if u would get your lazy ass outa the boat u would do better.. i dont even have you or your sister jason cell anymore cause u guys dont ever respond.. was gonna sell u a blind at my club to
[Edited By mallardman314 on 2011-01-06 20:00]
Posted By:
sprigkiller55
Web Member
01-06-2011 10:03
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we were wondering when the guy who always gets limits was going to check in with another report!! i guess when you’re good–you’re good!! i think the commander is looking for great hunters–just like you!! lol. hey where ya’ been?? haven’t seen you out there!! we’ve been there almost every saturday–except when we were up north at tulelake–lower klamath!! and i think mr brush man from texas must have quit hittin the whiskey bottle eh?? haven’t heard from him in—–well i’ll just say–too long–lol haha.this crs is really getting to me–i can’t even recall the dufus sob’s name
Posted By:
mallardman314
Guest
01-05-2011 23:35
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man the birds are thick……last 5 shootdays limis of mallards,wig and sprig.. birds are thick
Posted By:
John Cunningham
Field Editor
North Sacto Valley 01-04-2011 14:33
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Tough 3 days of hunting Sat-Mon. No wind….no ducks! Such is the story of rice field hunting.
Very few ducks in the air and fewer in the area. Suspect they’re all down in the flooded overpasses like Sutter and Yolo. It will take a couple days of strong NW winds to get them back and if not the wind then they’re empty stomachs.
Posted By:
mallardman314
Guest
12-24-2010 18:56
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hunted the grasslands wed morning.. 3 of us had 21 teal in 30 minutes, they were thick.. went the next day solo and shot 5 mallards and 2 gads.. didnt see many teal on the off day
Posted By:
jcarty
Web Member
Richvale 12-20-2010 15:50
– – 40-45 Degrees
Shot excellent on Saturday and Sunday. 2 of us Saturday limited on wigeon and teal and on Sunday 3 of us limited by about 8:45. Little of everything, 1 Mallard, 8 Teal, 6 Sprig,
6 Wigeon. Even brought down a Speck.
Posted By:
John Cunningham
Field Editor
North Sacto Valley 12-20-2010 11:02
Cloudy, Occassional Rain Showers – 45-50 Degrees
Great day on Saturday! Sprig, mallards, teal, widge, specs and duh spoons. Bit harder on Sunday. Darn SE wind again….the kiss of death in the north valley. Lots of birds in the air but they were spooked by the dark sky/low lite all morning and would not finish. As usual, broke for home just as the sky broke up w/ sun and a strong SW wind….ya just know the birds wwere gonna bust out and dive on the spread. Till next time!
Happy Holidays to everyone. Off to Georgia for Xmas w/ the family and be back in action on the 29th.
Posted By:
mallardman314
Guest
12-18-2010 22:44
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another good hunt today,, the mallards came back,, 2 of us got 8 mallards 4 sprig and 2 redheads… lots and lots of sprig and teal
