Ramsey Russell: My wife calls it a staycation. Ramsey Russell: Yeah, but you were telling me youve actually shot some, I mean you do shoot these birds outside the zone. Call to make an appointment to view our available properties. River Dog Duck Club It was always rural there. Ramsey Russell: They just werent raised into it right. Theyre farmers, ranchers and did what they had to do to make a penny. I do get guys from the East Coast. 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. And as they got older, they handed it off to you. More than just the best spinning wing decoys on the market, their ever growing product line includes all kinds of cool stuff. Casey Stafford: Yeah that box was originally created for the Aleutians. I was a little kid when Id seen my uncle do it. It started with one guy, and then pretty soon everybody had to have one. Casey Stafford: Yeah, we got married and she, I mean basically, knew she wanted to see me, she was going. THE HUNT OF A LIFETIME IS WITHIN YOUR GRASP. 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. 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. Youve shot a lot of ducks, youve gone from the lead through the steel to now the copper plated Boss ammo. When I went to put my gun in the back of your Can-Am there, I saw one. Search our database of proven US and Canadian outfits. We are located near Jonesboro, Arkansas, squarely in the duck rich delta region of northeast Arkansas. Once part of the legendary Dingville Duck and Social Club, it has been meticulously restored to natural marsh and upland habitat for waterfowl hunting. And we had that conversation this morning and I said, Are you busy? And hes got four employees! This rarely offered, very private 304+/- acre duck club is a real gem. Ramsey Russell: We all know, theres a yesteryear to waterfowling, but I just find that interesting. Was it a year before? Thats what distinguishes our GetDucks brand from the rest. That is the BOSS Way. Ramsey Russell: The center blade on that that you used this morning, Id say about two-foot long. Mostly furnished 2,000 +/- clubhouse. But thats really the only way to get rid of it anymore. Well, I sure enjoyed duck hunting with you and your boy, Cade this morning. 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. Casey Stafford: Basically what were doing is were getting them out of a duck blind. And I tell my clients, I tell the guys that lease from me all the time, I said, You guys, why are you doing that? Thats the cheapest part of hunting. Ramsey Russell: And tell me the distinction for anybody listening because you were showing me this morning, we got there a little bit early this morning and sat in the truck for a little bit and you were telling me this. No crowds. And Ive got a lot of questions about this morning. . Store Locator - Harris Teeter It flat kills. You deserve nothing less. Ive rigged it up since, they were all hardwired before. Yeah. Sports Club 250 Victoria Way, Colusa, CA, United States, California (530) 300-4094 youtube.com/BrokenWingDC Outdoor seating We got him this little whistle, and it was a duck call, it was a Mallard head and mouth, and you blow through it. She takes them, goes with blind, does it all. These are chickens. Ramsey Russell: It seemed to have worked. I turn it on, I turn it off. Casey Stafford: Weve actually had this rice production. Casey Stafford: Yeah. I dont know if the Pacific population is counted the same as the Atlantic and Central Mississippi Flyway type population. I would say there is, there is a heck of a herd of them. Ive got an old one thats completely different than that one thats probably twenty-four, twenty-five inches long. And then they would start showing up, and they would end up down here in big piles. 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. I mean were talking into the first week of March, ten birds a day. Like the one I still wear. That Butte Sinks eighteen thousand acres of historic marsh that its been there. 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 so there is ground coming out thats changing the Flyway. Casey Stafford: Typically theyre going to be a larger bird. 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. Ramsey Russell: And you said that thing will run forever on that thing. And I thought, Yeah thats cool. But looking at it now thinking, Man, theres no way, I couldnt do it.. 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. 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. Welcome to Real America. California aint whats beaming at you on your television, folks. It puts off the flash, but it dont put off the flash that big blade does. You get over the top of it and look down and all you see is water for miles and miles and miles. And your wife, when yall met, yall didnt meet duck hunting. Then birds get out there, they get lost, they get confused, and they dont know where theyre going or where theyre getting back to. I mean when it hit here, it hit hard. I saw all those racks yall got lined up out in the garage. You go into the Raleys parking lot, and you got to fight them off to get into your car. Top duck shot was the shoveler with 81 bagged to go along with 66 GWT. 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: 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. Ten, twelve inches. Ramsey Russell: Thats good. We get gadwall, we got a lot of specklebellies, a lot of snow geese, the occasional honker. Ramsey Russell: There you go. This aint like the hotel off- No, this is right in the middle of town. There were little farmhouses. I mean thats a pretty liberal bag limit. . He sure is, for a young man to give me a lot of optimism for the future of America. THOMAS BUILT CONSTRUCTION CO | LANCASTER, CA 93536 - HomeAdvisor When the birds are working back, thats when they hit those hay farmers hard. 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 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. Folks, yall have been listening to Casey Stafford CICC Outdoor Adventures. Even though weve had some cold fronts, were just not getting the penetration of birds that we have in the past. Casey Stafford: Oh, absolutely. Classic design and rugged materials withstand the elements. But Voormi is not your ordinary wool. All waterfowlers share the dream of having their own private marsh, where they can hunt without the pressures and restrictions of public areas. Theyll come out into the rice, disperse, feed in the rice fields, and then they make their way back in the morning. Get involved, have fun and make a lasting impact. Duck Clubs For Sale in California - California Outdoor Properties Fifty, sixty a week. We have nearly 5,000 acres of flooded rice fields and over 1,000 acres of upland bird hunting habitat for your hunting enjoyment. They just sat down and didnt move. Northern California & Southern Oregon Guided Waterfowl Hunts. Casey Stafford: Yeah I mean it was cool. Ramsey Russell: Banks of fog kind of came and went, we could see fifty yards, we could see a hundred fifty yards. Ramsey Russell: California doesnt have the lax conservation order that some of the other parts of the country does. It flat kills. Everybodys loading their guns and shots are going off. I know who you are. I remembered, but of course, I didnt recognize because Cade jumped two foot since I saw him last. The state and national refuges and private duck clubs offer high quality opportunities for waterfowl hunting. You get four minutes in a duck blind, it doesnt matter who, what. Ramsey Russell: Because you told me some pretty cool stories this morning. Casey Stafford: It could be. Across the street is this massive parking lot with something in the dark that appeared to be a Buford Holly just growing everywhere. Beyond the sea of sameness, Voormis wool-based technology is engineered to perform. 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. Ramsey Russell: Yeah. He somehow, and all the fifteen year old kids got technology figured out, he had enough signal. I pulled on my waders this morning, I got my jacket, got my stuff together while yall were backing off your quad. 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. Ramsey Russell: Thats incredible. And so where we are outside of the closure, Ill leave those goose decoys out till the end. And I use it. Yeah. Casey Stafford: Yeah, thats a good way to explain it. South Carolina | Ducks Unlimited We will provide a great waterfowling event each and every time in the blind. I mean, if it can be done out of a pair of cord, you can explain to him what you want. If thats what I remember them telling me. While DU works in all 50 states, the organization focuses its efforts and resources on the habitats most beneficial to waterfowl. Casey Stafford: Basically, since we cant burn anymore, we got to find a way to get rid of the straw. Ramsey Russell: Welcome back to Duck Season Somewhere. I wanted to roll around in the mud and rain and watch ducks fall out of the sky, and these kids, some of them just dont care. I cant say I ever tried it. If I have a cancellation or if I get done early one morning, the kids are off school, Ill come home and get them and take them. Whats the specklebelly hunting like, whats a Tule Goose and whats the Sac Valley Goose Management Unit? Ive looked at their migration distribution corridors, all that kind of good stuff. 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. You hunt them like Specks? Ramsey Russell: How long do you think that monofilament would have been fully expanded? Want to receive a newGetDucks.com Brochure? Theres more demand for them than we have supply. 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: And you were telling me this morning youre the original, that thing is at least thirty, forty years old. Find produce, pharmacy, fuel, and groceries near you with . 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. They sit in there all day and rest. Agricultural Drainage and the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Overview. You seem to be enjoying it. Magnetic Pick Stick, Scoot and Shoot Turkey Decoys much, much more. Casey Stafford: If I have heard the origin, I dont remember it, but I do remember the craze. What else are you all killing out here? Every single person Ive hunted with out here, about a dozen of you, is shooting Boss Shotshells. Northern Flight Duck Club - Overview, News & Competitors - ZoomInfo 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. 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 But when we were young-. 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. Well see you next time. And be sure to check out our new GetDucks Shop. We have blinds with or without water in the rice. I forget the dates this year, but it usually starts like the tenth, twelfth somewhere in February and goes for five days. 2007 is when I went to work for the tribe. 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. It spreads the birds out. Both my dads parents died. 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. There ought to be plenty of chickens for everybody. But tell me a little bit more about your dad and his brothers, did you tell me your granddad passed when they were young? 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. And I guess youre set up for specks. I really dont think we would have that much more impact on the species period. And from that idea they had this idea of why dont we create this illusion of movement? and the rest is history. 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. Lets try that. That never would have crossed my mind in a million years to do something like it. It really does. Ramsey Russell: Okay. 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. Valley Waterfowl Driving time from Sacramento International Airport to our . 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. . Sacramento Valley | USGS California Water Science Center Ramsey Russell: When did you introduce him to hunting? 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. 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. Casey Stafford: You can find us on Instagram @CICCOutdoorAdventures or anybody can always give me a call at 530.682.3176. I was surprised to learn that California rice production is second only to Arkansas. 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. We always do Christmas Eve, thats our thing. Casey Stafford: I think back about that all the time, and I honestly cant tell you exactly what it was. Its a little bit bigger, its a bigger flash. The club has guaranteed water rights, hosts upland (wild and planted) hunting, year round access for dog training as well as fishing opportunities. And I know as a daddy, its got to make your heart swell too. Ramsey Russell: Wow. That doesnt make any sense to me because when I think about hunting back home, I dont want fog. I mean weve had a lot of characters over the years from all walks of life. It just commanded ducks like nothing. 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: Im going to say theyre hitting the nail right on the head with that Boss copper-plated bismuth. And it depends on where you live. But they taught you to be a hunter. . We got a lot more hunting to do and a lot more good shows coming up. I went duck hunting in the California Sac Valley , and that as a really cool deal. We were in a zone that we couldnt shoot specklebellies. Thats very interesting. I think my dad was in fifth grade or sixth grade. You show up. 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. Sacramento Valley Duck blind lease | Duck Hunting Forum Guided ducks hunts are the way to go for the best hunting experience. Casey Stafford: Ive had a guide license since I was eighteen years old. BOOK NOW WATERFOWL BLINDS GALLERY And I think every one of them got a flocks of chickens in it. Theres a million different ways that guys do it. 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. It really was, it was pretty darn cool. 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. You can also search the net. So I hope to get back up here with you one day and go after them. And they continued to do that and continued to do that until the shell was full, and then theyd cramp it, and then thats what theyd shoot when the geese jumped up, theyd shoot that into it and itd get out there and stretch out and take off wings and heads and necks and all kinds of stuff. Why is it that Sac Valley waterfowlers prefer foggy mornings? Rest of the Story: MotoDuck, the Original Spinning-winged Decoy. That gets it down there, the water starts breaking it down, and you get the microbes and everything to break that straw. 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. Why do you want fog out here in California? Our club offers 15 two-man pit blinds and only shoots 11 of those blinds on a fixed rotation to ensure the best hunting experience for all members. Ramsey Russell: Okay. Casey Stafford: Duck hunting is huge here. He hit that growth spurt. This check applies primarily to smaller business entities. She absolutely loves to bow hunt. Ramsey Russell: What changes have you seen since you was a little boy here in California? Where do you think they came up with that idea? Our properties have been expertly managed to provide safe, productive, and sustainable hunting for years to come. My understanding, and I dont know for a fact, but my understanding is that was not originally a specklebellies zone, it was a zone created to protect Aleutian Canada Geese, which now the limits ten. Using patent-pending Specialized Target Optimization (STO), the worlds first hearing technology designed optimize hearing for hunters in their specific hunting environments. Some of them still absolutely cannot resist it. I mean if you came to me and said, Casey, would you brush blind for five hundred bucks? Ill make that thing look perfect. His oldest sister took care of them. You look at all the cases that are all Boss Shotshells. And I think they only did that because they enjoyed laughing, watching me make mistakes.
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