There ought to be plenty of chickens for everybody. Ramsey Russell: California doesnt have the lax conservation order that some of the other parts of the country does. You all dont do burn with all this West Coast clean air thinking out here, you all have to decomp it, which means what? APN#: Yolo County APN#: 056-120-005 Blinds: The duck club has two blinds. Casey Stafford: Its a twelve-volt, little twelve-volt. And what about decades-old, single blade spinner he uses? Ramsey Russell: There ought to not be any hungry people in Yuba, California. Argentina, Mexico, 6 whole continents worth. I shut it off. And I think theres shortstop in a lot of the birds now, for sure. 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. 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. That used to be orchards and rice fields, and its grown up a lot. What else are you all killing out here? Those seasons actually go into February, I think. They sit in there all day and rest. And I think they only did that because they enjoyed laughing, watching me make mistakes. The best thing to get rid of that straw is to get it under water. And its just hard to believe that since this thing came out in the mid-nineties, that till today- Its like I said this morning in the blind. I mean it hits like Thors Hammer. Its labor intensive, and it aint an old mans hobby. Ramsey Russell: Welcome back to Duck Season Somewhere. Voormi is an enigma in the day and age of disposable hunting apparel. Even from the start of the season until December 21st, I can only shoot three birds inside that box, per gun. Back in the day with them punt guns and everything. 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. Thats how I put myself through college. Were going to get you one found here and fixed up and send it back. And I guess youre set up for specks. Reginas first love is bow hunting. That Butte Sinks eighteen thousand acres of historic marsh that its been there. I used it to get the birds attention. The new 36-page, full color GetDucks.com brochure is loaded with photography from the worlds best duck hunting adventures, to include trip summaries, available bird species, testimonial reviews and much more. He found it and got mom to order it for him. Join our team of nearly 60,000 DU volunteers and become a leader in wetlands conservation! 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. And it depends on where you live. Theyd throw nails, rocks, bolts, whatever you had down the end of the barrel. I mean its farming country, but I did not expect this nice, newish Hampton Inn. Ramsey Russell: Fifteen. Now when the season opens, the third weekend in October, we got tons and tons of Snow Geese around here. Ramsey Russell: Im a daddy. How long have you been doing it? This morning, we had them trapped out there with that fog, they were underneath it and trying to get back to the refuge. They would come over that tree line of that refuge and see that thing, and they would dive straight for it. Casey Stafford: Thats absolutely the truth, 100%. Tom BeckbeThe Tom Beckbe lifestyle is timeless, harkening an American era that hunting gear lasted generations. And I hunted over about a three decade-old version of one today, and it tolled ducks just like it was supposed to. When I went to put my gun in the back of your Can-Am there, I saw one. I mean, one of the biggest surprises Ive had so far coming out here is theres a significant waterfowl hunting culture in California. Casey Stafford: Yeah I mean it was cool. He brought it here. Do you think its more of a California thing or more of a management thing overall for Snow? You cant use electronic callers. Theyre getting in guys wheat fields, theyre getting in alfalfa fields now. It really does. But what was that trick they taught you? I just want to try it. Its got the trees in it, its got the cattails. I mean you start driving up through here, and you realize its just like driving through Arkansas. He aint nothing like the little kid to come by my booth. And I think two or three is what most of states back home are having to shoot, just two or three a day. We were still burning then in the eighties, nineties, early nineties. How in the world did you get into it? Youve been doing this a long time. Thats a legal practice now. And they had more fun watching me. 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. Ramsey Russell: Your son, Cade, is impressive. It typically has an uninterrupted water supply. All right, now look, you told me some stories this morning I want to hear. DO NOT TRESSPASS!!! 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. Mostly furnished 2,000 +/- clubhouse. Casey Stafford: Our familys been here for- I guess my dad and them were kids, were born and raised here in Yuba City. Theres no eighteen to twenty year olds passionate about this stuff to come in and help us. Thats kind of sobering. Casey Stafford: Yeah. It really is Duck Season Somewhere for 365 days. Great Lambertville duck club! Its just their same routine they do every day. Once part of the legendary Dingville Duck and Social Club, it has been meticulously restored to natural marsh and upland habitat for waterfowl hunting. Was this morning pretty typical for Sac Valley duck hunting? The Tensas Jacket is like the one my grandfather wore. What did they teach you about shooting geese? Ramsey Russell: What about the way they were loading shells a special way? Whats up with that? I was surprised to learn that California rice production is second only to Arkansas. And you saw a couple of them birds today, the Teal that buzzed by, by the time he grabbed the gun-. And we get done, and were sitting there and I said, Well, what do you think Cade, do you like it? Casey Stafford: Everywhere you go. Thats very interesting. Voted Best Gym in America by Fitness Magazine. Ramsey Russell: Yeah, well thats how it is everywhere, even today, it can be that way. He somehow, and all the fifteen year old kids got technology figured out, he had enough signal. . The natural levees that border the Sacramento-Feather River system create backwater basins of heavy clay soils that sustain rice farms and duck clubs. 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. Hey, just warning guys that I hunt with in Mississippi, were fixing to use one. I dont care what the news and what the negativity of the world says. Volunteer. I shoot a 10 gauge all the time. We are located near Jonesboro, Arkansas, squarely in the duck rich delta region of northeast Arkansas. Ramsey Russell: Wow. You look at that motor, and you order you one of them motors. Casey Stafford: Basically what were doing is were getting them out of a duck blind. Some of them still absolutely cannot resist it. What are your personal thoughts on that? Ive actually followed him for a couple of years in social media @Marsh_Magic. I think there are four, five, or six maybe, breeding populations of specklebellies. Were talking three decades of hundred day season duck hunts. By the numbers, Ive bagged 121 waterfowl subspecies bagged on 6 continents, 20 countries, 36 US states and growing. And the funny thing is about all that, you can see everybody fight and argue in the country, divided and everything else. I went duck hunting in the California Sac Valley , and that as a really cool deal. 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. Ramsey Russell: So its not even originally a Speck zone. The most important waterfowl habitat in the region is the Central Valley where DU has an extensive program of habitat restoration, protection, and enhancement. Find produce, pharmacy, fuel, and groceries near you with . Casey Stafford: Its just a natural marsh. And as they got older, they handed it off to you. He seemed to enjoy it, and I can tell from hunting with yall, yall seem to enjoy hunting with each other. So Id say that was a good representation. 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 Russells Duck Season Somewhere podcast is available anywhere you listen to podcasts. Casey Stafford: Yeah. Casey Stafford: I know I was in high school when we couldnt shoot them. I really dont think we would have that much more impact on the species period. And the only guys flooding were duck hunters. Ramsey Russell: And you said that thing will run forever on that thing. But thats part of the history, its a story. Yeah. Im constantly turning it on and off, but it will run four, five days. The property is on the right side of the road. Were sitting right next door to the closed zone that refuges a chock full of birds. If you are a CWA member you will find a number of clubs and blinds advertised in the back of their magazine. I bought some 28-gauge this year for a buddy of mine that did me a couple of favors. Casey Stafford: Yes. All my duck blinds, the one we hunted today, like I was telling you this morning, Id already pulled like five hundred decoys this week just because the ducks were starting to not like the big spreads, and were skirting them, but we start the season typically with about five hundred goose floaters at every duck blind and a couple hundred duck decoys. Ramsey Russell: You run an outfitting service. Use this store locator to find your local grocery store. I give it to him, and he shot everything. He shot it all, I gave him that Boss, and I said, Just tell me, I just want to know honestly your opinion on it because I know what my opinion is, and Im not going to tell you till you tell me. And his first word for that stuff: Flat kills. It does. I mean she helped me pick up decoys, put decoys out, brush blinds, we did that on the side for money.
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