Category: California

Posted By:
jcarty
Web Member

Richvale 12-03-2010 16:28
Cloudy, Winds Calm – 40-45 Degrees
Shot the Richvale blind with a buddy this morning and had our limit by 8:45. One hell of a teal shoot! 12 teal and 2 wigeon.

[Edited By jcarty on 2010-12-03 16:29]

[Edited By jcarty on 2010-12-03 16:45]

Posted By:
Matt-Greene
Field Editor

NVR 12-03-2010 10:42
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Shot a NVR on Wed with a low reservation draw that mallardman pulled.

We shot the best blind on the refuge and were rewarded with 3 limits by 10. Could have been done by 8, but I was ballisticly challenged.

Drove past Sac and it was wall to wall snows. Not nearly as many ducks as last week. Must have move back up north.

Posted By:
BUTTE CITY MIKE
Web Member

RICHVALE 12-02-2010 07:53
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AS AN ADDENDUM TO MY LAST POST I FORGOT TO MENTION THAT THE AREA JUST NORTH OF “SALLY’S PLACE” THE GORRILL RANCH, ON THE WEST SIDE OF MIDWAY, HOLDS AN IMMENSE NUMBER OF SPRIG AND SPECKS. NORTH OF THAT IS RANCHO ESQUAN, KEN HOFMANNS PLACE THAT DOES LIKEWISE. NEED SOME WEATHER TO MOVE THEM…..

LET ‘EM WORK!

Posted By:
jcarty
Web Member

Richvale/Biggs 12-01-2010 16:19
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Ya, that helps. Ive been hunting off Bradford Rd. for a few years and usually we have more birds at this time. Guess they haven’t got here yet?

Posted By:
BUTTE CITY MIKE
Web Member

richvale area 11-30-2010 15:57
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drove through richvale yesterday and today up midway and it appears too early yet for any number of birds. used to hunt right off colony park dr south of nelson-shippee rd for 4 years but gave it up due to the long walk out in disced mud to the island blind as well as no shooting til 12/15 and if rains come and flooding developes the birds are gone til……..hope this helps somewhat.

LET ‘EM WORK!

Posted By:
jcarty
Web Member

Richvale-Biggs 11-30-2010 11:16
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 40-45 Degrees
Anyone hunting the Richvale/Biggs area? I was just looking for some reports from this area. Thanks

Posted By:
John Cunningham
Field Editor

North Sacto Valley 11-29-2010 17:48
Sunny & Clear, Morning Fog – 40-45 Degrees
Mixed results this past weekend. Again for the 2nd weekend straight we had a brisk SE wind on Saturday…..no bueno! A duck limit could be had if you had the resilience to wait it out, stay awake and make your shots count. Ended up w/ a pair of bulls and pair of mallards before 12 noon quit time. For whatever reasons hunters at the very far north end of the Valley did well in no time.

Tule fog and a bad fog Sunday AM. Came in at 4:00am and locked the ducks out and the hunters in as is the case w/ a low hanging tule. Scratched a mixed bag limit by 9:30am….teal and a pair of widges. Quite a few hunters did well on snows and again it was the hunters in the far north end. There are outrageously large grinds of snows across the Valley for this early in the season.

Look for a weather disturbance mid-week of which the weather boys are confused over. Due to rapidly shifting air currents could be a quick but hard blow or just a 24 hour soft drizzle. “Dear Santa….all we want for Xmas is a mile high fog that sets in for 7-10 days….please”!!!

Posted By:
John Cunningham
Field Editor

11-24-2010 11:41
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If you want to read an interesting report/observation go to the CANADA Section(State Selection) and see Larry Kaumeyer’s recent post. Fair breeding and hatch for 2010 and could be outstanding in 2011.

Posted By:
mallardman314
Guest

11-23-2010 21:13
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my friends hunted there rice blind near butte city sat am,, 1 duck… 3 of us went out at 1 pm and it was on like john said,, 3 limits of mallards and sprig with 1 speck.. sun morning was slow. 10 ducks, eve was slow to,, monday morning sucked balls. 4 ducks.. did see the all day snow migrattion sunday,,

Posted By:
mallardman314
Guest

11-23-2010 15:22
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friends hunted rice blind bear bute city sat am,, 1 duck… 3 of us went out at 1 pm and it was on like john said,, 3 limits of mallards and sprig with 1 speck.. sun morning was slow. 10 ducks, eve was slow to,, monday morning sucked balls. 4 ducks.. did see the all day snow migrattion sunday,,

Posted By:
John Cunningham
Field Editor

North Sacramento Valley 11-22-2010 11:24
Cloudy, Rain & Thunderstorms – 45-50 Degrees
Wild n wooly on Saturday! The mid-afternoon downpour and 20mph wind really shook-up the birds for a few hours. Good mallard hunting and the 1st of the greenwing teal balls w/ occasional 20+ widgeon bundles. The storm was too late for the AM goose flight and the geese sat it out in the PM.

As expected on Sunday! In the north Valley as always on a clear day after a storm nada. The full moon late Sat nite didn’t help either.

Looks like a fair number of specs have moved south along w/ the snows. Hope to get them back if we catch a few days soon w/ strong NW winds…we’ll see! Huge, I mean huge snow migration from the north on Sunday…spectacular sight against the crystal blue sky. With the early deep freeze and blizzard conditions all the way from the Prairies thru Montana to eastern Oregon to Klamath we should see a big influx of new birds this week. With fields flooding fast and the new birds I predict it will be “game on” over the Holiday weekend.

Posted By:
cwadu
Web Member

Here 11-17-2010 16:32
Arctic Blast – Froze Out
Still waiting for water. Maybe in time for the weekend storm I am told. Sure were a ton of specs up there in the Sacto Valley when we went up to work on the place last week. I went pheasant hunting instead. It must of been 80 at Hasting’s on Monday. Not very ducky. Don’t miss Bone Valley anymore.
Crabby Paddy

Posted By:
John Cunningham
Field Editor

North Sacto Valley 11-15-2010 12:29
Sunny & Clear, High Winds – 60-65 Degrees
Slowwwww weekend! Except for the specs and snows. Very few ducks in the air but the # of specs is outstanding. Maybe the most I have ever seen in the north Valley. Saturday was goose day thanks to the sustained 20mph+ wind. Between now and Dec 1st is the time to get specs so keep a watch on the weather….catch a windy day and you’ll get into some great action on the geese.

Very few ducks north of #162. Good duck hunting reported just north and adjacent to the Sink….the Audobon refuge is loaded w/ birds. Heard there were lots of birds on the west side of the Sacto River. Fields now half flooded and should be full by this weekend so I expect the ducks will finally show. Forecast calls for wet and windy conditions Fri-Sun.

Posted By:
John Cunningham
Field Editor

North Sacto Valley 11-08-2010 11:20
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My group will be able to start hunting later in the week and for sure by Saturday. Still some rice to be harvested and plenty of fields to be tilled.

Spent the entire weekend setting the spreads and brushing the blinds. Saw a few early morning duck flights. Specs–specs–and more specs….several of our dry fields had flocks of 500-1000 and there was a constant daily flight of specs moving in from the north. Hunters who had water in the fields just north and adjacent to the Butte Sink did well on mallards both Sat-Sun. More to report next week as the season ramps up and gets completely underway.

Posted By:
mallardman314
Guest

11-06-2010 23:10
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hunted today with a buddy 9 mallards and 2 woodies…..

Posted By:
mallardman314
Guest

10-31-2010 23:35
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hunted yesterday 3 guys 19 birds all day,, good morning flight till 11 am then was slow the rest of the day

[Edited By mallardman314 on 2010-10-31 23:35]

Posted By:
sprigkiller55
Web Member

10-31-2010 00:16
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hey mm314 aka pigcaa-caa! have someone explain those posts to you so you will be able have a better grasp on understanding what the message is. that way you will be able to bad-mouth the posts in a somewhat semi (and i use the word loosely) intelligent way!! bet i do have to give credit where credit is due–you are one funny piglicker!! and kudos on your spelling man!! oink-oink!! and poo-poo on those fags at refuge forum–they just lost a great embracer and prohomo supporter of queer rights when they kicked you off!! what’s this world coming to!!

[Edited By sprigkiller55 on 2010-10-31 00:18]

Posted By:
mallardman314
Guest

10-28-2010 13:38
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2nd order of buisness was to post on the texas forums that there rangers blow and dwilliams3 is a duesh

Posted By:
mallardman314
Guest

10-28-2010 13:34
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well lets see what ive missed,, i had to re join cause those fags on refuge forums booted me for life,,

i see j.c is posting the usuall rubish.. sprigkiller55 aka frizbee is making no sence and matt-greene is on one of his personel rants about trees…..al this for only 19.95…

that being said i had a great opener,, limits of mallards both days,, yesterday went out at 3pm and got 5 mallards and 2 gads….

[Edited By mallardman314 on 2010-10-28 13:41]

Posted By:
Matt-Greene
Field Editor

10-25-2010 18:53
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JC come on man. The State Parks get this money. The Parks need to realize that there are too many and certainly too many that have no special purpose. There are a ton of parks that are redwood forests, almost all of which are not old growth stands. Why not make money managing these stands properly. I could make the state parks more money this way, and reduce the fire hazards, and fix all of the erosion problems and still have money left over.

The parks need to start paying for themselves. I have a state park right next door and they can’t even staff it to collect entrance fees because not enough people visit it.

Maybe if Prop 19 passes the parks can grow all the pot they want and make some money legally and ethically. The dope growers already seem to have the operations set up.

Posted By:
thadp
Web Member

10-24-2010 20:56
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Wrong again JC. Vote no and tell the state of CA to live within it means.

Posted By:
sprigkiller55
Web Member

10-22-2010 09:50
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dream on j.c.!! it always sounds good in theory–but the gov’t almost always figures out a way to screw us out of our money!! i don’t smoke–but what’s next to vote on–taxing tobacco to help the mountain lion?? yeah right. do they really think the people of this state are that stupid?? oh wait–we are. ( i may be stupid but at least i didn’t vote for that) but hey–to each their own right??

[Edited By sprigkiller55 on 2010-10-22 09:51]

Posted By:
John Cunningham
Field Editor

Vote “yes” on proposition 21 10-19-2010 18:41
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PLEASE REMEMBER to vote “yes” on Proposition 21…..this November 2.

The requested $18 added fee for vehicle registrations will go DIRECTLY to a Wildlife and Wildlife Lands fund to be used solely for this purpose and not to the
General Fund to compete w/ all the other agencies like schools, roads, etc. etc.

If approved this would amount to $35 million in new funds for the preservation, maintenance and restoration of vitally needed wildlife lands, especially wetlands and surrounding grasslands needed for successful waterfowl nesting.

Thanks for your support!

Posted By:
John Cunningham
Field Editor

North Sacto Valley 09-30-2010 13:44
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Rice fields are drained but it’s gonna be awhile to harvest time. This current heat wave will help but from what I saw yesterday the rice got a ways to go…too green looking.

Headed to Canada this Saturday for 2 weeks. Take care and will post when I’m back on October 16th.

Posted By:
webmaster
root

CWA 09-14-2010 10:20
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CWA Hunt Program Deadline Approaching
Deadline for October Hunts is September 15
California Waterfowl’s Hunt Program is in full swing for the 2010-11 season. We’ve just completed our first ever dove hunts on private lands. To all those who signed up and participated, a big THANK YOU! More hunts coming up including October duck hunts. The deadline to sign up is Wednesday, September 15th. Keep and eye out for newly added hunts!

If you’ve already registered for October hunts, NOW is the time to add a few more chances.

https://www.signup4.net/Public/ap.aspx?EID=20102171E

Posted By:
John Cunningham
Field Editor

Early Canada Goose Season 09-13-2010 12:41
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October 2-6, 2010

How many knew about this? Very few I’ll bet! Check the regs now and go getcha some very dumb early season honkers.

Posted By:
John Cunningham
Field Editor

08-24-2010 11:42
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Word as of this past weekend is that the Howard Slough Refuge area is filthy w/ doves.

Posted By:
John Cunningham
Field Editor

Doves Sightings 08-20-2010 11:00
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Hmmmmmm……kinda sparse so far! Usually plenty along the Sacto River from Woodland to Knights Landing at this time of year but saw very few last weekend. Same for north end of Sacto Valley. What is everyone else seeing?

Posted By:
mallardman314
Guest

07-29-2010 19:53
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safe bet to same same exact season as last year… except the hope of the 5 day early season honker hunt in the balance of the state

Posted By:
John Cunningham
Field Editor

07-29-2010 17:34
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Same as last yr…..100 days/7ducks/2 pins

Posted By:
John Cunningham
Field Editor

07-27-2010 10:36
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Just in……Feds framework calls for a liberal season and 2 pins.

Posted By:
John Cunningham
Field Editor

2010-11 Regs 07-26-2010 11:38
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Getting close! Anybody got an inside scoop???

Posted By:
mallardman314
Guest

06-24-2010 00:58
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buck spooney….theres a name fromt he past, havnt heard from that tool in a while

Posted By:
sprigkiller55
Web Member

06-22-2010 14:30
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thanks for the info jc. this may or not be good for us in the sacramento or or the san joaquin valleys area–but from i gather tule lake/lower klamath will not have very much water for the coming season. due to lack of rain to fill klamath lake and some other areas there may be only one or two marsh areas with water and sump 1b may not get any water at all. i guess that could help us in kind of a sad way is that a lot of the waterfowl may just fly past that area altogether!!

Posted By:
John Cunningham
Field Editor

CWA/DFG California Spring Duck Survey 06-22-2010 10:45
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Good news! Larely due to the wet Spring we’ve had duck #’s are up 22% from last yr. Total count is at 560,000 from less than 450,000 and mallards are up to 380,000.

Posted By:
sprigkiller55
Web Member

06-19-2010 17:45
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you guys really don’t get it do ya?? i write that way to him to slam him and make fun of the brush okie so that maybe he’ll stay away!!–like duuuuh!! staggers—-the imagination!!!!! i don’t know any more about him than you guys!!so you guys are your own when he comes back now–so don’t be female caninein when he does cause now you’ve opened the door for the poor dried out alkie–okie!! heh heh–also i see that the webma has done some editing!! oh and just a little itsy sidenote–i like to start hunting ducks in oct–no need to wait till late dec thru jan eh? and if the ruddy duck is the main bird at a rice club is mainly all you have to offer–uuuummmmmmmmno–i’ll pass!! i mean–cause it doesn’t sound like the northern spoonbill action in the rice is not that great!!

[Edited By sprigkiller55 on 2010-06-19 17:46]

[Edited By sprigkiller55 on 2010-06-20 00:32]

[Edited By sprigkiller55 on 2010-06-20 00:33]

[Edited By sprigkiller55 on 2010-06-20 15:58]

Posted By:
cwadu
Web Member

06-18-2010 20:55
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I have done my part. I have fledged more mallards and woodies than I shot last year on my pond here in HEAVEN.

Crabby Paddy

Posted By:
cwadu
Web Member

Water 06-18-2010 20:53
Arctic Blast – Froze Out
Open invite for sprigkiller and w to hunt together with me. Man, I will be in the middle with a calm sense to keep things safe. Rice hunt with sprigman and the Tex Man. I will catch it on film. Must be in late Dec or early Jan. That is when it gets good. We have a heck of a ruddy flight at that time of year. Those little butter balls would be perfect for you two. Let me know if we could put this legendary hunt together. Crabby Paddy

Posted By:
sprigkiller55
Web Member

06-17-2010 10:00
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hey i’m just enjoying the brush report from d dub ya. all you know how to do is the old rhetoric is bad mouthing him which just encourages him!!!! of course with a pig’s mentally i guess we shouldn’t expect anything more. he is bad mouthing all of us here–including you. and what happened?? you finally figured out how to use spellcheck or did you have someone else type it in for you?? jk (stands for Just Kiddin) ha-ha (means laugh)! and just when we thought you and your old pal buckspoony had ran off together since we haven’t heard from either of you–here you are!! wth?? and we are all so proud of you for only spelling one word wrong!! here’s a challenge for you–see if you can figure out which word it is!!

[Edited By sprigkiller55 on 2010-06-17 10:03]

[Edited By sprigkiller55 on 2010-06-17 14:22]

Posted By:
mallardman314
Guest

06-15-2010 23:22
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1 page of posts by two old men.. i think sprigkiller55 and dwilliams should do a best out of 3 indian leg wrestling match.. looser never posts agian

Posted By:
sprigkiller55
Web Member

05-31-2010 11:38
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a big SALUTE and THANK-YOU to all you veterans!! and a very special THANK-YOU to the families who have given up their loved ones that we may have what we have today! SALUTE

[Edited By sprigkiller55 on 2010-05-31 12:01]

Posted By:
sprigkiller55
Web Member

05-23-2010 23:08
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and hey–whatever happened to spooneydeer–or was it buckdoe or buckspoonie?? something like that i think. he was a funny guy also?? come back richardhead–we miss ya!!

Posted By:
sprigkiller55
Web Member

05-21-2010 14:35
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yip yip yipeee!!!!! d dubya willyboy is back!! thought maybe you had another brush (get it–brush–like you) with death since you look like death warmed over!! jk (that’s short for–just kiddin) so don’t get your feelins hurt ok big guy?? we are so glad that the job market for you fellas is starting to open up. i mean with y’all roundin up them aliens and all–there should be a crap load of jobs becoming available eh?? i,for one, am just so thrilled for all of youins!! take care–been missin ya!!!

Posted By:
dwilliams3
Web Member

05-19-2010 17:21
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We’re coming to the aid of our good friends in Arizona, and their fight to keep their rights to choose.

As i write this, Texans are forming boycotts against LA & San Francisco.
California is going to find itself on an Island on this one.

Posted By:
sprigkiller55
Web Member

05-06-2010 09:45
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hey john–i think mm314 means getting 3 sprig legally!!

Posted By:
John Cunningham
Field Editor

04-27-2010 11:08
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Last year at this time I predicted we would get 2 sprig for the 2009-10 season and 3 for this year. But with the current Prairie drought I would not be at all surprised if we get knocked back to one.

Posted By:
mallardman314
Guest

04-26-2010 12:13
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wonder if we will get 3 sprig this year

Posted By:
John Cunningham
Field Editor

04-02-2010 10:52
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We better have a good hatch in CA because the situation on the Prairies in AB and SK is really bleak right now.

Posted By:
cwadu
Web Member

Where I can 04-01-2010 11:25
Arctic Blast – Froze Out
Had our first hatch of mallard chicks yesterday on our farm pond in Acampo. We have many more hens incubating in the weeds around the pond. We should have a great batch of CA mallards this year.

Posted By:
John Cunningham
Field Editor

03-26-2010 17:00
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Right now check out Cabela’s Bargain Cave for inventory closeouts and reductions on dekes. Unbelieveable prices!

Posted By:
mallardman314
Guest

03-26-2010 00:13
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u let me know where u find full body green head gear decs for this price,, your full of sh.it so shut up cornholio

Posted By:
John Cunningham
Field Editor

03-22-2010 11:53
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Not to bust your bubble MM but there are far better deals on Craigslist. I bought over 300 near new dekes last yr off the List at incredibly low prices. Lots of guys have quit club hunting due to the economy and a whole bunch are cash starved. Check out the ATV listings….unbelieveable!

Posted By:
cwadu
Web Member

Secret 03-18-2010 18:38
Arctic Blast – 0-10 Degrees – Ice
Mallardman. Contact the terd roller and see if he wants them. We have a great spot for next season. Cheap as I am I will not buy anymore dekes. Crabby Paddy

Posted By:
mallardman314
Guest

03-14-2010 16:48
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anyone want to buy any goose decoys, i got 12 greenhead gear specks and 18 snows,, full bodys ain great condition with 6 slot bags,, 400 for all.. thats half the price for new with bags..

Posted By:
John Cunningham
Field Editor

North Sacto Valley 02-08-2010 11:57
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From the hunters I talked to the Junior Hunt this past weekend was generally poor. Lots of ducks have returned to the north valley from the flooded bypasses but their scattered in a large area where most of the rice fields have standing water. Some hunters did far better on specs than ducks. Saw one field that had to be holding upwards of 3000 specs.

On the bright side, we continue to get precipitation w/ rain forecasted for most of this week. So far we’re slightly ahead of the normal precip for this date so let’s hope the rains keep come’in.

Posted By:
Matt-Greene
Field Editor

02-06-2010 23:54
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The survey is poorly written and doesn’t fully explain what is going on behind the doors.

Looking over the proposed AHM framework, in the last 10 years, we would have had a closed season twice. How this is going to help us, I’m not sure. They are still basing all of the framework on the total US/NA population and not breaking it up by flyways.

Posted By:
John Cunningham
Field Editor

PINTAIL SURVEY 02-03-2010 12:11
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If you have not received the CWA notice regarding the CA DF&G Pintail Survey please go to the CWA website for info on how to partcipate in the survey….www.calwaterfowl.org

The survey is being conducted by F&G to find out hunters preferences on how the pintail daily bag limit and season length should be determined based on hunters preferences. The results will be presented at a March, 2010 meeting between F&G and interested parties such as CWA, DU and Federal agencies.

Posted By:
John Cunningham
Field Editor

North Sacto Valley 02-01-2010 17:26
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Well, we went out w/ nary a whimper this past weekend. Birds never returned after the series of storms. Too much water in the bypasses and there was never a good north wind to bring them back. Llano Seco, Howard Slough and Little Dry Creek refuges were completely birdless incl some of the larger private safety zones that had been holding birds all season.

All in all it was a pretty good season and consistent until the past 10 days. Let’s hope the Prairies and Dakotas have more snow and good Spring rains and we get over our drought hump come April. AND the Feds keep us into a 2 sprig zone for next season.

Everyone take care, sharpen your fishing hooks and ready your turkey hunting gear. April 1st is just around the corner!

Posted By:
BUTTE CITY MIKE
Web Member

01-31-2010 17:12
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GREAT REPORT! VERY, VERY INFORMATIVE!!!!

Posted By:
Matt-Greene
Field Editor

01-31-2010 16:13
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I’m around, just been busy being sick and killing ducks.

Finished the year out in style with a banded greenhead.

Posted By:
dwilliams3
Web Member

01-31-2010 11:26
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1,387 ducks
All Mallards
And all killed in “nature friendly” California.
Pictures don’t lie.
1,387 ducks in 1 day by 4 hunters.
Took the Indians quite a while to clean that many!!!
You need to see the pics !!
$9,709 + tips California Indian Reservation hunts are tops.

We just started our “kill all you can” portion of the goose season this week.
Anything goes… Recorded calling w/ a 250 watt sound system seems to be working this year. We’re going to take a generator w/ us and try 1000 watts.

[Edited By dwilliams3 on 2010-01-31 15:06]

Posted By:
sprigkiller55
Web Member

01-30-2010 15:20
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dw dw dw dwwilly3–where the heck ya been boy?? We been missin ya BIG time. ( not really–i just thought it might cheer you up a little after we all got the news) How many ducks you say?? Hell son–you can’t say it much less count that high!!
Who wrote that down so you could copy it to here??

[Edited By sprigkiller55 on 2010-01-30 15:20]

Posted By:
dwilliams3
Web Member

01-29-2010 16:49
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Three hunters and 21 birds.
Give me your email address and I’ll send you photos of a 1,387 bird kill. All mallards.
The picture says it all!
A BIG hunt, actually in California!!!!

[Edited By dwilliams3 on 2010-01-29 21:59]

Posted By:
mallardman314
Guest

01-28-2010 23:04
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limts yeasterday, 5 guys 35 birds, today 3 guys 21 birds,, teal wig sprig and mallards,, gonna hit it tomorow and proabbably be done for the year.

Posted By:
sprigkiller55
Web Member

01-27-2010 23:55
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Hey that was real sweet of you to give the report for your friend mm314. What a great buddy you are. So do you burp him and wipe his butt also?? lol

Posted By:
mallardman314
Guest

01-27-2010 18:44
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thx johnny ringo,, thats what i was thinking,, i had to work at it.

mondays grasslands report,, 2 guys 10 ducks and a goose.. today 5 guys 35 ducks and 7 geese,, . will hit it hard tommorow and friday,, fog should be in tommorow

Posted By:
John Cunningham
Field Editor

01-26-2010 16:27
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I think it would be an honor to get booted off the Refuge Forums. That place is a morass of useless information and brain dead bantering.

Posted By:
sprigkiller55
Web Member

01-25-2010 23:26
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Staggers——————–the imagination.

[Edited By sprigkiller55 on 2010-01-26 10:39]

Posted By:
mallardman314
Guest

01-25-2010 20:46
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stil here tommy boy.. just been buisey killing ducks 7 days a week at myt place,, to bad yours is a 3 day a week deal..any how, the ding dongs on the refuge forums booted me off for life last week,, magine that,, after my booting there was a up roar and about 5-7 followed with a perminant booting… that site had 100s of cali members talking dailey, but mostly about un important things…. vfe matt green has been buisey klilling with me,, so ill post up for him, heres his report.

limits of sprig amllards and wg with alot of geese about 5 days a week the last month and a half in the grasslands…..out

Posted By:
John Cunningham
Field Editor

North Sacto Valley 01-25-2010 11:56
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Tougher hunting this past weekend! Very few birds EXCEPT for sprig. On Sat between 8-10am loads of new sprig came from the north….new birds to the area. I had large flocks lock on my spread from way on yonder and come barreling in. Where did the new birds come from…Klamath, Oregon, all the smaller lakes north of Redding???

Sun was disappointing to say the least! A few sprig and teal flying in the AM and nothing more.

Word is all the birds are holed-up in the flooded Sutter Bypass and partially flooded Yolo Basin. Amazing how fast ducks can find new water loaded w/ food. Anybody’s guess how the season’s last week will turnout. If the water recedes quick enough in the bypasses it’s game on when the birds return probably mid-week. If not, well….it was a good season!!!

Oh yeah! One more thing…w/ the flooded roads like #162 in spots, be careful and lower your speed. I found out the hard way at 6:00am on Sat when I hit a foot of water on #162 and ZZ Rd. at 50mph. 6 seconds of sheer terror and I ended up in the ditch in ‘4 of water. Thank God I didn’t get hurt and there was no other traffic and I avoided a telephone pole. Many thanks to the two good samaritans from South Wind duck club who towed me out and to our own EMRDUCK here who was the 1st to happen along. Thanks Mike!

[Edited By John Cunningham on 2010-01-25 12:03]

Posted By:
BUTTE CITY MIKE
Web Member

01-25-2010 07:36
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AMEN TO THAT SPRIGKILLER!!!!!!!

LET ‘EM WORK!

Posted By:
sprigkiller55
Web Member

01-24-2010 21:48
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hey to you field editors that say you are–if you aren’t going to to the job–at least be man enough to say you don’t want to do it–and take your name and resume off the forum ok? i will say right now i do not want to do it. AT least Mr. Cunningham shares his input with us. thank you John. What you say may not effect me that much but at least you are fulfilling what you said you would do. I mean–no biggie if you don’t want to!!!

[Edited By sprigkiller55 on 2010-01-25 10:29]

[Edited By sprigkiller55 on 2010-01-25 10:30]

Posted By:
John Cunningham
Field Editor

Sacto Valley to the Grasslands 01-21-2010 12:59
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The birds are all south of I-80 as of today. Hunting was fantastic in the north Sacto Valley on Tues and dismal yesterday. As always, when winds hit 40+ in the north the birds head to the Yolo Basin and south to the grasslands. They won’t return north to their bread basket for 2-5 days depending on whether the north gets some strong NW winds. They will return however when they get hungry enough.

Posted By:
John Cunningham
Field Editor

North Sacto Valley 01-19-2010 18:19
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(for Sat-Mon)

The east wind and the kiss of death! That was the weekend story.

Dead calm on Sat and w/ the clear overnite skies before the fog set in just before LST killed the action. Birds never flew AM or PM. Sun wasn’t much better and the east wind spoiled the day. Mon was a surprise bust…not totally but not what you would expect w/ 20+mph winds. And a continued east wind it was. Kinda strange as an approaching Pacific storm normally has winds from the south or southwest.

Oh yeah…when it’s Tues and back to work here comes the 30+mph winds right out of the south. Duck hunting!!!

Posted By:
sprigkiller55
Web Member

01-17-2010 15:19
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So is it true that mm314 is no longer on the site??

Posted By:
John Cunningham
Field Editor

North Sacto Valley 01-14-2010 11:43
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I suggest that if some of you “more regular” guys would like to be a VFE then contact Webbie and request an app to fill out. We have 4 VFEs but only one active one so a few replacements are in order.

Spotty hunting reported Tues-Wed. My son did well at a private club near Biggs on Tues in the ripping wind but others I talked to did poorly in spite of the wind. I gotta believe yesterday was decent w/ the 10-12mph south wind.

Tough to predict what it will be this weekend. Cloudy, some rain and variable winds for Sat and rain Sun. Heavy rain forecasted for Mon-Tues. One thing is for sure…there’s a load of birds in the north valley. Only 17 days left in the season so get out and getcha some!

Posted By:
BUTTE CITY MIKE
Web Member

01-14-2010 06:35
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WHAT OTHER FIELD EDITORS?????

Posted By:
sprigkiller55
Web Member

01-12-2010 21:29
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hey–what happened to our other field editors?? they quit or what??

[Edited By sprigkiller55 on 2010-01-12 21:29]

Posted By:
mallardman314
Guest

01-12-2010 20:54
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decent oct, terrible nov ,, unbelievably great dec and the same in jan.. nice shooting limits during the week