We got a lot more hunting to do and a lot more good shows coming up. At comparatively low membership dues, we provide duck and goose hunting along with dove & pheasant hunting opportunities in the Northern Sacramento Valley. That was back in the old days, and we dont get it like that anymore. He sure is, for a young man to give me a lot of optimism for the future of America. 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. Both my dads parents died. Across the street is this massive parking lot with something in the dark that appeared to be a Buford Holly just growing everywhere. Theyre farmers, ranchers and did what they had to do to make a penny. All waterfowlers share the dream of having their own private marsh, where they can hunt without the pressures and restrictions of public areas. But we started out, we always had people around here that we knew, lamb we could hunt. I mean that kid would sit out there, night, day. Its almost worth crawling out in the middle of them to tap the shell just to watch it happen. And as they got older, they handed it off to you. Making very nice totes. Ramsey Russell: Yeah. Everybodys loading their guns and shots are going off. Ramsey Russell: Your son, Cade, is impressive. They were up by Lake County, and then her and I met in college at Chico state. Were sitting right next door to the closed zone that refuges a chock full of birds. And from that idea they had this idea of why dont we create this illusion of movement? and the rest is history. Its got to be the right RPM. Its new breed of proprietary thermal wool takes it next levelit doesnt itch, is surface-hardened to bead water from shaking duck dogs, and is available in your favorite earth tones and a couple unique concealment patterns. No matter what, the four of us go duck hunting Christmas Eve day. Casey Stafford: Yeah, we got married and she, I mean basically, knew she wanted to see me, she was going. 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. I do get guys from the East Coast. MotoDuck, the Original Spinning-winged Decoy. I come home one day whenever it first came out. You all dont do burn with all this West Coast clean air thinking out here, you all have to decomp it, which means what? 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? It's adjacent to the Border Tule Duck Club. Ramsey Russell: Try that weed eater wire right there. Its where the Mallards like to be. It flat kills. And what about decades-old, single blade spinner he uses? I guess they make the same vocalizations. How old were you when you started hunting? Ramsey Russell: Well I crawled those snow geese back in the day. And even if youre just talking fifty, sixty years ago, that was then and this is now. This duck club has a 3.4 gun average and has been a consistent shooter. The area is a natural haven for ducks amidst an alarming array of cities, duck clubs and neighboring refuges. I mean back in the day I had some wild crazy uncles, and they may or may not have been part of the market hunting and the-. We were going through little towns like Colusa and your little town right here in Sutter that are just small town, real America man. We are located near Jonesboro, Arkansas, squarely in the duck rich delta region of northeast Arkansas. Casey Stafford: Yeah. When I went to put my gun in the back of your Can-Am there, I saw one. But what is the difference? Some of our other stuff, we will not chop it, we harvest it and use a big forty-two inch double disc and turn that straw right under the ground. We always do Christmas Eve, thats our thing. Its worrisome. USHuntList.combecause the next great hunt is closer than you think. Casey Stafford: I think back about that all the time, and I honestly cant tell you exactly what it was. But on the tenth time, Id get me some geese. Ive actually followed him for a couple of years in social media @Marsh_Magic. 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. Using patent-pending Specialized Target Optimization (STO), the worlds first hearing technology designed optimize hearing for hunters in their specific hunting environments. With this we offer multiple properties and multiple blinds at a variety of locations in the Sacramento Valley stretching from north of the Sacramento International airport to south of Richvale. Were talking three decades of hundred day season duck hunts. Superior Suisun Duck Club on west side. Have you heard anything about that? They need to be annihilated. And they noticed that when ducks would see it, they would all lock on those fans on the side of the greenhouse. Absolutely. It typically has an uninterrupted water supply. CICC Outdoor Adventures. Casey Stafford: You can find us on Instagram @CICCOutdoorAdventures or anybody can always give me a call at 530.682.3176. 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. How to pool your resources with others to secure your own piece of waterfowling heaven. And so the time of year that theyre supposedly here and using those refuges is about mid-December through the end of the season. Ramsey Russell: Okay, whats the difference in there and here? 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. I shut it off. 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. And it depends on where you live. What else are you all killing out here? Well, I sure enjoyed duck hunting with you and your boy, Cade this morning. Last Wednesday saw 169 guns harvest 372 ducks for a respectable 2.20 average. Leases: There are no leases on the subject property. And so there is ground coming out thats changing the Flyway. And I guess youre set up for specks. Ramsey Russell: My wife calls it a staycation. Ramsey Russell: It truly does. Theyre getting in guys wheat fields, theyre getting in alfalfa fields now. With ones, its two and a sixteenth ounce ones. He dont care, but he loves them ducks. It spreads the birds out. But the thing I think that makes it stand out is now if you fly over this valley and look down at every duck blind on a given day, youre going to see one Mojo decoy, two Mojos, five Mojos, ten Mojos flashing at every blind. And we had that conversation this morning and I said, Are you busy? And hes got four employees! Its over seven hundred thousand acres of rice production. Id get it wrong nine times out of ten. Shown by appointment only! Trust is earned. . Ill have to show it to you. Thats foremost on my list, is a Tule goose. So you had that water, you pretty much had them birds at your mercy. 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. And I know as a daddy, its got to make your heart swell too. The areas rich history makes hunting the West Gustine Gun Club something truly special. And we get the mallards, we just dont get a lot of the mallards out in the rice. And I think theres shortstop in a lot of the birds now, for sure. Ramsey Russell: Because you told me some pretty cool stories this morning. Its not just you and Cade, its your whole family, your daughter, Quinn, your wife. I can tell. Check out our FAQs page or contact us for more details! I mean have you ever heard the origins of how that thing came to be or who invented it? This wasnt coordinated, nothing. Ramsey Russell: Outdoor Adventures. RD 2047 is the main drainage canal for the west side of the Sacramento Valley. This aint like the hotel off- No, this is right in the middle of town. We have blinds with or without water in the rice. Its light, wicks moisture, is inherently warm even when wet. And we didnt have no money. Do you remember your first duck? We do a lot of afternoons. BOSS Shotshellscopper-plated bismuth-tin alloy is the good ol days again. I mean the motel you stayed at this morning, thats the center of town. But I couldnt really describe to you anything other than a hundred fifty, two hundred yard radius where we hunted today. More than just the best spinning wing decoys on the market, their ever growing product line includes all kinds of cool stuff. Ramsey Russell: And you were telling me this morning youre the original, that thing is at least thirty, forty years old. 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. The natural levees that border the Sacramento-Feather River system create backwater basins of heavy clay soils that sustain rice farms and duck clubs. Ducks Everywhere is celebrating 28 years as a club! And how old is he, sixteen, seventeen? 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. This club is famous for waterfowl, pheasant, and deer hunting. We have a three hundred thirty acre wetland that they own that I manage for them. Casey Stafford: Theres not a standard. I mean, thousands. And when we talked yesterday on the phone and you were saying, Oh man, this is farm country, and it is. Ramsey Russell: Running a six-volt battery on it? Ramsey Russell: After 10-gauges and 12-gauges. Theres plenty of food for them. Duck Club: Colusa County Assessor Parcel Number: 012-100-082 Duck Club: The duck club is east of the Sacramento Valley Wildlife Refuge. We deliver it to you in the most proficient manner possible. Mostly furnished 2,000 +/- clubhouse. It looked a lot different back then than it does now, you can only imagine. Waterfowl Chasers is a duck hunting club about YOU! I think its going to be awesome. 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. I mean, you talk to guys all the time, and everybody wants to go cheap on shotgun shells. What I do for them is I manage all of their property from a recreational aspect. Places where there used to be big huge blocks of rice are now maybe big huge blocks of trees. But with that fog, it confuses them a little and kept them out in the fields a little longer. I saw all those racks yall got lined up out in the garage. Casey Stafford: I am proud of him. Im not in any way affiliated with Boss, but I can tell you its good stuff. Worked for Merlot Waterfowl when I was going to college up at Chico State. Quinns following in her footsteps. Casey Stafford: Its a twelve-volt, little twelve-volt. Voormi is an enigma in the day and age of disposable hunting apparel. Yall have been doing it a long time. Ive seen teal hit it. We shot a snow goose. The club is located in the heart of the Pacific Flyway in one of the finest duck . And I dont know. Ramsey Russell: And I had heard, somebody told me years ago that you wanted fog to hunt like we hunted today. 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. 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. One that sticks out, his name was Pruse I believe, he was a Peruvian wedding singer. The dad loves the hunt, and the kid sits on the corner the whole time on his phone and he says, Daddy, my hands are cold. Daddy this. Thats very interesting. We shot green-winged teal, and we shot some shovelers. Get involved, have fun and make a lasting impact. Im with Casey Stafford. And thats the only place we are restricted is inside that closure area where we hunted today. Casey Stafford: Im going to say theyre hitting the nail right on the head with that Boss copper-plated bismuth. Ive used Mojo decoys worldwide, everywhere Ive ever duck hunted from Azerbaijan to Argentina. California aint whats beaming at you on your television, folks. Its comfortable over a wide temperature gradient, naturally anti-microbial, remaining odor free. Please subscribe, rate and review Duck Season Somewhere podcast. 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. Ramsey Russell: Brought over to the dark side of water fowling. Ramsey Russell: It didnt really strike you as impressive back then. But tell me a little bit more about your dad and his brothers, did you tell me your granddad passed when they were young? Why are the White-fronted Goose (Specklebelly) Hunting Regulations More Restrictive in this Special Sacramento Valley Goose Management Area? View NEW Full-color brochure online:Ramsey Russells GetDucks.com Catalog Contact us to receive a hi-res printed copy. He brought it here. I did something today I always kind of wanted to do. Wool is natures miracle fiber. Hunt of a lifetime is a tall order it takes far more than stackwood piles of dead birds to achieve that lofty ideal. I dont care what the news and what the negativity of the world says. Youve been doing this a long time. Location: The Mallard Pacific is located inside the Sutter Bypass approximately 1/2 miles South of the 113 Bridge. Weve seen the evolution for the last twenty, thirty years, and I just got to tell you, man, we got up this morning. I was out in Havre de Grace, Maryland of all places not too long ago, where body booting originated, and thats a very labor intensive undertaking because youve got to move a lot of decoys out in the vast tracts of open water. Casey Stafford: Yeah, I know. Its got the trees in it, its got the cattails. Casey Stafford: Hey man, hes hustling and killing it. By the numbers, Ive bagged 121 waterfowl subspecies bagged on 6 continents, 20 countries, 36 US states and growing. Ramsey Russell: And how old would she have been? If anybody listening wants to plug into you, Casey, how can they plug into you in social media? Casey Stafford: The CICC is the Colusa Indian Community Council. And then when I shoot that 10, thats all I shoot. That Butte Sinks eighteen thousand acres of historic marsh that its been there. They hunted bears and pigs primarily in California. 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. People are passionate about duck hunting. 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. Its guys that are looking for something in particular, like the Pintail. I cant remember, was it last year? Were going to get you one found here and fixed up and send it back. And Im sitting, Im looking around and theres some up in a tree right there at the entrance of this big nice hotel, and its right next to a strip mall. . Three or four decades ago, they werent hunted? THE HUNT OF A LIFETIME IS WITHIN YOUR GRASP. And I hunted over about a three decade-old version of one today, and it tolled ducks just like it was supposed to. We got him this little whistle, and it was a duck call, it was a Mallard head and mouth, and you blow through it. 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. Whats the specklebelly hunting like, whats a Tule Goose and whats the Sac Valley Goose Management Unit? Nearby Wildlife Management Areas and refuges include Dave . But it wasnt just one, it was a bunch of them. Ramsey Russell: Oh, yeah I can see that, come all the way from the East Coast to shoot shovelers. Join our community of music lovers and get the latest news about upcoming shows, giveaways, and more. Casey Stafford: Typically theyre going to be a larger bird. 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. Identity Verification (Reverse Phone Lookup) We conduct a reverse business phone lookup to identify records matching the phone number information provided by the business. Ramsey Russell: Okay. I was surprised to learn that California rice production is second only to Arkansas. Ramsey Russell: But how long have you been duck hunting and what are your origins? 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. I mean they were, for lack of better words, dirt poor. 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. I give it to him, and he shot everything. SACRAMENTO VALLEY We offer hunting locations for ducks and geese in the Sacramento Valley Flyway. So I hope to get back up here with you one day and go after them. And your wife, when yall met, yall didnt meet duck hunting. JOIN WAITLIST Welcome to Northern Flight Duck Club. It was conceived right there where we were hunting in the Sac Valley. Those blades were spinning, and the fan would draw the air through the greenhouse. The current owners of this property hunt ducks, turkeys, pheasants, & dove. I went duck hunting in the California Sac Valley , and that as a really cool deal. Land Use. 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. But what was that trick they taught you? So you sat in the blind, and you faced west looking right at that refuge, and we got in the blind, the guy pulled that thing out, walked out there, and he stuck it in the water on the West side of the blind facing the refuge. Ramsey Russell: How long do you think that monofilament would have been fully expanded? Theyre very nice. I rent seasonal duck blinds too, and I dont care if I have fifty, if I have a hundred, those seats dont sit unfilled. Beyond the sea of sameness, Voormis wool-based technology is engineered to perform. It just commanded ducks like nothing. So Id say that was a good representation. Casey Stafford: It could be. Casey Stafford: Thats absolutely the truth, 100%. Ive looked at their migration distribution corridors, all that kind of good stuff. He aint nothing like the little kid to come by my booth. Ramsey Russell: Tell me. I was a little kid when Id seen my uncle do it. 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. 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. And so where we are outside of the closure, Ill leave those goose decoys out till the end. We hunt, we fish, but you get down into San Francisco. Right about the time I think Ive seen and done it all, Im in Sac Valley in California hunting over a 1994 edition of an original spinning wing decoy incarnation. I think it just comes down to ease of packing it around. Casey Stafford: I was born and raised right here. Is that conventional? She and her husband basically took care of all the boys and the girls, and raised them. Then birds get out there, they get lost, they get confused, and they dont know where theyre going or where theyre getting back to. It was always rural there. Ramsey Russell: We hunted a big old rice farm today, and whats so interesting to me about hunting in California, especially as a duck hunter back home, a lot of those farmers burn off their stubble. And just the way that was refracting light was like a strobe effect. Ramsey Russell: Well theres probably a statute of limitations. Some of the marginal rice ground, or I shouldnt say even marginal rice ground, its probably better ground suited for something else that used to be in rice. Ramsey Russell: Yeah. All for basically the hunting and recreation industry side of things. And then they would start showing up, and they would end up down here in big piles. BOOK NOW WATERFOWL BLINDS GALLERY Well, it got to where you couldnt find those motors. How in the world did you get into it? Brent, Richie, and our 14 members invite you to explore our website to see if you might be interested in joining us this season. Casey Stafford: No, we get five days following the duck season. Can you tell me more stories about your dad and your uncles? Casey Stafford: Weve actually had this rice production. And, in fact, I can remember being in my jon boat over in Lowndes County, Mississippi wrapping up a goose hunt, Canada goose hunt for resident geese on Super Bowl Sunday when I first heard this decoy described, and it wasnt an accurate enough description except just to capture my imagination. I mean I shoot what everyone calls the elephant gun. Join our team of nearly 60,000 DU volunteers and become a leader in wetlands conservation! She absolutely loves to bow hunt. Ramsey Russell: Wow. Yall know me way better than that. Thank you all for having me. The Slippery 6 offers an abundance of hunting opportunities. This morning, we had them trapped out there with that fog, they were underneath it and trying to get back to the refuge. Following a kick-butt, pea-soup foggy morning rice field duck hunt, Casey Stafford of CCIC Outdoor Adventures and Ramsey Russell talk about waterfowl hunting in Californias Sacramento Valley. Theyd throw nails, rocks, bolts, whatever you had down the end of the barrel. And so we ended up running big old long sixty-foot cords and putting a car battery in the blind and youd just reach down and take the gator clips off. With wool-based solutions at the yarn level, Voormi eliminates the unwordly glow thats common during low light while wearing synthetics. Ramsey Russell: Ten birds is an extremely liberal bag limit for a big old, good eating goose like a Speckled Belly. 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. But still to this date, I have not seen a board come out of it yet.