Casey Stafford: Yeah. Do you remember your first duck? He hit that growth spurt. Thats one thing I love about what I do and doing that right there, I sure do. True or false: Way back in the day, fifty, sixty years ago as a little boy, you once saw somebody shoot eight geese out of ten shots in the air with a 22 long rifle. We are located in the Sacramento Valley, where thousands of duck and geese flock to natural ponds, riparian lined sloughs, creeks and rice fields. She and her husband basically took care of all the boys and the girls, and raised them. But he said hes got it written down, in one month he did fifty-six. One that sticks out, his name was Pruse I believe, he was a Peruvian wedding singer. 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. It started with one guy, and then pretty soon everybody had to have one. Its got to be the right RPM. Thousands upon thousands of clients Im sure youve had come through your blinds. Well, I sure enjoyed duck hunting with you and your boy, Cade this morning. And I thought, Yeah thats cool. But looking at it now thinking, Man, theres no way, I couldnt do it.. It's adjacent to the Border Tule Duck Club. I hear the same thing, around here, Sutter, you wouldnt know that by looking at these kids. I see dads, quite a bit, will bring a kid up. But in the last fifteen years, the population, its incredible how many. Ramsey Russell: Which are doing pretty damn good based on my hunt yesterday. I mean thats a pretty liberal bag limit. Truck, field, orchard, and rice crops are grown on approximately 2.1 million acres; . 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. I can tell. He dont care, but he loves them ducks. Valley Waterfowl is a nonprofit organization designed "for hunters by hunters." Our goal is to improve hunting opportunities for our members by working with area landowners to improve wetlands and habitat for local ducks and geese. Casey Stafford: She probably would have been twenty-eight, twenty-five, somewhere in there. Casey Stafford: Yeah I mean it was cool. Casey Stafford: Duck hunting is huge here. 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. Wool is natures miracle fiber. California aint whats beaming at you on your television, folks. Ramsey Russell: We all know, theres a yesteryear to waterfowling, but I just find that interesting. Our professional diligence produces deeper satisfaction, richer travel experiences and undistracted, best-of-the-best hunting. You go into the Raleys parking lot, and you got to fight them off to get into your car. Even from the start of the season until December 21st, I can only shoot three birds inside that box, per gun. Whats the distinction between a Tule Goose and typical white-Fronted Goose? Its just their same routine they do every day. I dont know. And how did you get into it? There is. Located in the heart of the Sacramento Valley Corridor and the larger Pacific Flyway, Sebia Duck Club is situated in an ideal spot. During Covid, layoff, the zombie apocalypse. 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. 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. You look at all the cases that are all Boss Shotshells. 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. I cant remember, was it last year? Casey Stafford: I dont know. I forget the dates this year, but it usually starts like the tenth, twelfth somewhere in February and goes for five days. 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. Its labor intensive, and it aint an old mans hobby. And I think they only did that because they enjoyed laughing, watching me make mistakes. I mean when it hit here, it hit hard. Casey Stafford: Basically, since we cant burn anymore, we got to find a way to get rid of the straw. We were going through little towns like Colusa and your little town right here in Sutter that are just small town, real America man. The current owners of this property hunt ducks, turkeys, pheasants, & dove. Ramsey Russell: Okay, whats the difference in there and here? Youve shot a lot of ducks, youve gone from the lead through the steel to now the copper plated Boss ammo. Location: From County Road 13 Go North or County Road 98 for 1.3 miles. Ive used Mojo decoys worldwide, everywhere Ive ever duck hunted from Azerbaijan to Argentina. 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. I mean I shoot what everyone calls the elephant gun. And look, thank you all for your hospitality. You look at that motor, and you order you one of them motors. We offer flooded rice field, dry field goose hunts, flooded timber and marsh hunts. 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. 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? Ramsey Russell: What about the way they were loading shells a special way? And by the way, what the heck is up with all the free-ranging chickens in Yuba City?! But they grew up here. Ill put your decoys out. Weve got pictures all over from when the kids were little, my daughter Quinn still sitting in the backpack thing that you wear when theyre little, her on the front of my wife picking up decoys and putting out decoys. What was it like growing up duck hunting this region, who were Caseys mentors and what were their backgrounds? By the numbers, Ive bagged 121 waterfowl subspecies bagged on 6 continents, 20 countries, 36 US states and growing. We have clubs, 3 man, and 4 man blinds available throughout the Sacramento Valley, in the heart of the Pacific Flyway. Casey Stafford: I would say it was. I shut it off. It typically has an uninterrupted water supply. She absolutely loves to bow hunt. Call to make an appointment to view our available properties. The most important waterfowl habitat in the region is the Central Valley where DU has an extensive program of habitat restoration, protection, and enhancement. Ten, twelve inches. And I remembered exactly because yall hunt together. The Slippery 6 offers an abundance of hunting opportunities. Theyre on the sides of the roads picking at grass. Casey Stafford: Basically what were doing is were getting them out of a duck blind. And I think two or three is what most of states back home are having to shoot, just two or three a day. Mojo Outdoors, most recognized name brand decoy number one maker of motion and spinning wing decoys in the world. With ones, its two and a sixteenth ounce ones. And they said it would just start twisting out there and ripping through the air. . I said, Yeah? he says, I think you guys have got nothing without my whistle. He was convinced he called them all in, man. The reason hunters at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge enjoy some of the best public duck hunting in the Sacramento Valley is simple: location. Casey Stafford: Yeah, thats a good way to explain it. Hey, just warning guys that I hunt with in Mississippi, were fixing to use one. Contact them directly with confidence. Its amazing, I know because we went from no birds to two birds to four birds to six birds, now ten birds. I mean its farming country, but I did not expect this nice, newish Hampton Inn. He brought it here. Some guys are using ten, fifteen in their spread. Leases: There are no leases on the subject property. Ramsey Russell: Your son, Cade, is impressive. Were talking three decades of hundred day season duck hunts. 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. I cant say I ever tried it. Im like, what in the heck is up with all these chickens in Yuba City? But I would say that twenty to twenty-four inch blade, I mean it puts off a big flash. Casey Stafford: No, she grew up with her dad hound hunting. Casey Stafford: Its a twelve-volt, little twelve-volt. Casey Stafford: No, we get five days following the duck season. GetDucks.com, your proven source for the very best waterfowl hunting adventures. Telling us about some of the orders, some of the contacts hes gotten. Land Use. So why come down here? I went duck hunting in the California Sac Valley , and that as a really cool deal. Ramsey Russell: It puts off a big flash, and I was impressed because I shot my first Sac Valley, California greenhead this morning that was coming right into that flash. And dont forget my personal favorite, yes sir, they also make the one the only world-famous Spoonzilla. 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. THE HUNT OF A LIFETIME IS WITHIN YOUR GRASP. . Casey Stafford: I do, and I think it helps to get the birds attention. We have nearly 5,000 acres of flooded rice fields and over 1,000 acres of upland bird hunting habitat for your hunting enjoyment. 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. I mean both the kids have been in the middle of this stuff since they were born, but Ive got pictures of Cade hunting with us. Ramsey Russell: Was everybody just kind of making them themselves? Where do you think they came up with that idea? Oil, gas, & Mineral Rights: All oil, gas & mineral . Ramsey Russell: Okay. And your wife, when yall met, yall didnt meet duck hunting. And since the time he was little, he grabbed onto this duck hunting, and he loves it. They just sat down and didnt move. Ramsey Russell: And I said something to Cade this morning: do you use the 10-gauge too? That doesnt make any sense to me because when I think about hunting back home, I dont want fog. And by the third day, for as long as that fog lasts, it just gets better and better every day. Was it a year before? 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. 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. How are you, Casey? . Volunteer. And now that my secrets out Ill tell yall something else: Ive got 3 of them. And I guess youre set up for specks. And just the way that was refracting light was like a strobe effect. Ramsey Russell: After 10-gauges and 12-gauges. CICC Outdoor Adventures, right here in Sacramento Valley of California. And its one I want to check off my list. Do you think its more of a California thing or more of a management thing overall for Snow? Connect with Ramsey Russell as he chases waterfowl hunting experiences worldwide year-round: Insta @ramseyrussellgetducks, YouTube @DuckSeasonSomewherePodcast, Facebook @GetDucks. Ive rigged it up since, they were all hardwired before. Some higher. This check applies primarily to smaller business entities. Ducks Everywhere is celebrating 28 years as a club! We have blinds with or without water in the rice. It spreads the birds out. 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. Casey Stafford: Yeah, predominantly rice. We are located near Jonesboro, Arkansas, squarely in the duck rich delta region of northeast Arkansas. But it would stand every head in that field straight up in the air, and you would look, its unbelievable. Waterfowl Chasers is a duck hunting club about YOU! No matter what, the four of us go duck hunting Christmas Eve day. I mean its a jaunt for those guys to get away for a couple hours to go hunt or to go fish. I was just thinking about that. Casey Stafford: Yeah that box was originally created for the Aleutians. 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. Casey Stafford: Yeah, we got married and she, I mean basically, knew she wanted to see me, she was going. Whats the specklebelly hunting like, whats a Tule Goose and whats the Sac Valley Goose Management Unit? Ramsey Russell: Try that weed eater wire right there. And you can in the North-end of California too and the North-eastern zone. The natural levees that border the Sacramento-Feather River system create backwater basins of heavy clay soils that sustain rice farms and duck clubs. And I dont know. And when I see young people like him living the dream, that is the American dream at age fifteen, it just makes my heart swell. Ramsey Russell: Fifteen. But its the same circular spinning wings that they see all the time. But with that fog, it confuses them a little and kept them out in the fields a little longer. And even if youre just talking fifty, sixty years ago, that was then and this is now. No circles, no loops, you know how them geese start waffling when theyre coming down. I want one of them old spinning winged decoy dinosaurs I can paint up and use. CICC Outdoor Adventures. Youre standing behind these big, heavy cutouts of swans. Ramsey Russell: When they were younger, they were doing that to live. 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. The beak is longer, definitely longer, the feet are longer. Sophomore in high school. How in the world did you get into it? I mean theyre stuck down there in the urban jungle. Ramsey Russell: Thats incredible. We get gadwall, we got a lot of specklebellies, a lot of snow geese, the occasional honker. Pretty dang impressed. Mostly furnished 2,000 +/- clubhouse. We got a lot more hunting to do and a lot more good shows coming up. Thats foremost on my list, is a Tule goose. Duck Hunting California's Sac Valley 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. And its not like just once every now and again, it seemed to be kind of settling into the norm. The Sacramento Valley is a rich mosaic of farmlands, cities and small communities, and managed wetlands and a vast network of meandering rivers, streams, canals, and agricultural drains. California Sprig. 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. Im constantly turning it on and off, but it will run four, five days. Today we had that fog, real thick, pea soup type fog, when we came in, and it broke up right there at daylight, and we got a little shooting early, and then that stuff stalked back in, and those birds were lost. I mean, if it can be done out of a pair of cord, you can explain to him what you want. Flashback Decoy by Duck Creek Decoy Works. 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. I give it to him, and he shot everything. I come home one day whenever it first came out. I mean, you talk to guys all the time, and everybody wants to go cheap on shotgun shells. Benelli USA Shotguns. I mean, thousands. It absolutely positively does. And then they would start showing up, and they would end up down here in big piles. Ive always said, your best hunting partners are the ones you raise. It really was, it was pretty darn cool. I know who you are. I remembered, but of course, I didnt recognize because Cade jumped two foot since I saw him last. We were still burning then in the eighties, nineties, early nineties. What I do for them is I manage all of their property from a recreational aspect. Ramsey Russell: Yeah. The rest is history I guess. Rest of the Story: MotoDuck, the Original Spinning-winged Decoy. Casey Stafford: Well, when I was young, wed go out there- Youve been in a grind of geese, how deafening they are before, especially if you can get in the middle of them. Get involved, have fun and make a lasting impact. Location: The Mallard Pacific is located inside the Sutter Bypass approximately 1/2 miles South of the 113 Bridge. Ive seen teal hit it. I saw all those racks yall got lined up out in the garage. Ramsey Russell: Thats incredible. Ramsey Russell: The center blade on that that you used this morning, Id say about two-foot long. Casey Stafford: Yeah. How old were you when you started hunting? Casey Stafford: Its just a natural marsh. Ramsey Russell: Yeah. Ramsey Russell: Okay. So it had to have been mid-nineties, its crazy whats happened in such short order of time. Back in the day, theyd showed me some of the stuff they did. And Ive kind of argued, and Ive knocked on doors and picked on organizations, trying to figure out what the deal is because I would like to see that season open for the duration. And the only guys flooding were duck hunters. I could leave him in a blind from daylight till dark. People just like you across the country volunteer for DU Varsity (high school), Ducks University (collegiate) and local fundraising chapters, all while supporting DU's conservation mission. They were young. Can you talk about when you were sneaking up on geese? Ramsey Russell: They just werent raised into it right. What does CICC stand for? Casey Stafford: It will run four, five days like that because we dont leave it on all the time. 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. 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. And it is duck season in California. Its light, wicks moisture, is inherently warm even when wet. Our main species in the rice I would say would be wigeon, teal, shovelers. 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. No matter what, the four of us go duck hunting Christmas Eve day. 511 acres. Because if the water is hard, theyre not accessing those fields youre talking about, theyve got to go South. It behaves exactly like a feeding mallard, making slick-as-glass water roil to life. That farmer there in particular does that because of all the geese that are in the area early on in the season. Yeah, he was like maybe, four years old, me and a buddy went out hunting, and we took him with us. But with that fog, it confuses them a little and kept them out in the fields a little longer. 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. Thanks to Tetra Hearing! The population is just out of control. And basically, what the powers to be have determined is that is where the Tule goose comes to nest. And I think theres shortstop in a lot of the birds now, for sure. Casey Stafford: I know I was in high school when we couldnt shoot them. 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. Youre in your forties? No plugs, just like it is in most other states, and let us use the e-callers and let us knock a hole in them. I shoot a 10 gauge all the time. And if not, Im coming back to see you, Im coming back to see you. Ramsey Russell: Oh, yeah I can see that, come all the way from the East Coast to shoot shovelers. About Us. 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. Casey Stafford: We love big game hunting, I would say. Tom BeckbeThe Tom Beckbe lifestyle is timeless, harkening an American era that hunting gear lasted generations. I mean my dad said hed wear cotton sacks for shirts, and they did what they had to do to make ends meet. But what is the difference? Well, I know that I didnt have a signal. Want more information? Its a people business. They have a hill ranch, thats seven thousand acres that I manage for them. That Butte Sinks eighteen thousand acres of historic marsh that its been there. This wasnt coordinated, nothing. And that was pretty cool. All right. The club is primarily shallow open water, which traditionally holds large numbers of mallards, sprig, teal, and widgeon. 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. It really is Duck Season Somewhere for 365 days. The property is located in Sutter County and is just 25 miles north of the Sacramento International airport. I think there are four, five, or six maybe, breeding populations of specklebellies. Ramsey Russell: I mean, fifteen years old, boys got four employees making duck totes. So Id say that was a good representation. We provide an environment that is welcoming to everyone, including families, wives, and children. The Central Valley of California averages 64 km wide by 644 km long and consists of the two lesser valleys, the Sacramento in the north and the San Joaquin in the south. Casey Stafford: You get up in the air, a lot of people call it Lake California. 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. 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. Last Wednesday saw 169 guns harvest 372 ducks for a respectable 2.20 average. How to pool your resources with others to secure your own piece of waterfowling heaven. I was a little kid when Id seen my uncle do it. Sacramento Events Classical Greece Sightseeing Trip; Newport News Spring Carnival 2023 (VA) . Shown by appointment only! Its not just you and Cade, its your whole family, your daughter, Quinn, your wife. Ramsey Russell: You shot at a couple of birds I didnt even raise my gun on and just absolutely crushed it. Hes got an impressive Instagram page for those of yall listening, check him out. It flat kills. Ramsey Russell: And how old would she have been? 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. Casey Stafford: Thats absolutely the truth, 100%. Theyre actually probably shrinking some now. Ramsey Russell: Thats a long time from now. 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. Ive actually followed him for a couple of years in social media @Marsh_Magic. But thats part of the history, its a story. Whether hunting near home or halfway across the world, thats the stuff that matters. But when youre in a duck blind, youre just a duck hunter. Is that the standard or is there a standard? And we had that conversation this morning and I said, Are you busy? And hes got four employees! Ramsey Russell: Its unbelievable. BOSS Shotshellscopper-plated bismuth-tin alloy is the good ol days again. Business inquiries or comments contact Ramsey Russell at ramsey@getducks.com. 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. was one of the first to recognize the Sacramento Valley for its potential as an agricultural empire, and his Hock Farm, established in 1841 on the Feather River just south of present-day Yuba City, was the site of . 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. You can also search the net. Why wouldnt you want a good clean kill? He shot heavy shot, he shot Kent Bismuth. Casey Stafford: Oh, absolutely. 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. Making very nice totes. Forget the surfboards and Hollywood version of California beaming at you over the TV. Ramsey Russell: Let old Dad try a little bit and Dad got hooked on it. What else are you all killing out here? We deliver it to you in the most proficient manner possible. And when we talked yesterday on the phone and you were saying, Oh man, this is farm country, and it is. Guided ducks hunts are the way to go for the best hunting experience. Mojo Outdoors, forever changing the way you hunt. Nearby Wildlife Management Areas and refuges include Dave . Im assuming they kind of raised you into this hunting. The second day is usually good hunting. Casey Stafford: Yeah, we get pretty much all the puddle ducks. Casey Stafford: It could be. This refuge is home to millions of migratory waterfowl each year. And then they come out at night to feed. The Tensas Jacket is like the one my grandfather wore. I did something today I always kind of wanted to do. He shot eight or nine shells and killed seven or eight geese, whatever it was, out of the air. Ramsey Russell: And you were telling me this morning youre the original, that thing is at least thirty, forty years old. 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.

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