The grasslands is a hugh chunk of natural marsh that is loaded with ducks. Of course, not all marsh is equal, and my friend Jeff has some of best. He manages most of his 300-acre club for open water and keeps it shallow flooded. Most of his club can be waded in hip waders.
Who knows all the [...]
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Grasslands Hunt 12-09-09
Posted in Duck hunting, Wildlife habitat, seasonal marsh, wildlife management, tagged Waterfowl hunting in the Grasslands on December 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
November Always a Spotty Duck-Goose Month
Posted in Duck hunting, Hunting, goose, pheasant, tagged Novermber duck hunting on November 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Duck hunting in November has always been spotty. There are exceptions, but if I had to eliminate duck hunting during November it wouldn’t break my heart. Fred and I did manage to bring home some geese last week, but the hunt was boldstered by one big barrage at a large flock of Alleutians that came [...]
River Otters of Mayberry Slough
Posted in Duck hunting, tagged Opening day of duck season, river otters on October 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Opening day of duck season was a success, five of us shot 30 mallards, but it was an effort. The cover was thick and it made retrieving birds a workout.
Lola did great and made several great retrieves from the dead cattails. I was very happy with her performance and by the end of the day she [...]
The Mule Deer Foundation supports SB 589
Posted in Big game hunting, Deer hunting, Duck hunting, Hunting, The Mule Deer Foundation, Wildlife habitat, fundraising, hunting heritage, legislation, outdoors, wildlife, wildlife conservation, wildlife management, tagged license and tag accountability, SB 589 on April 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
On April 9, 2009, the following letter was sent to the Honorable Fran Pavley, Chair of the California Senate Natural Resouces and Water Committee.
RE: SB 589 (Harman) – SUPPORT
Dear Senator Pavley:
On behalf of The Mule Deer Foundation (MDF), I am writing you to urge your support of SB 589 (Harman), which would provide greater accountability and [...]
A Few Shots of Mayberry Last Weekend 2009
Posted in California Delta, Duck hunting, Gear, seasonal marsh, tagged Duck hunting on March 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Rob and Wes tried to downplay the significance of killing ducks by holding a jam session.
If you’re serious about duck hunting, you may be interested in some of the items that I believe are valuable in the marsh. 1.) Note that my Bennelli pump is camoflauged. I like a pump because I can stick it in [...]
More Youth Hunt Photos
Posted in California Delta, Duck hunting, photography, seasonal marsh, waterfowl, wildlife management, youth in the outdoors, tagged Youth Waterfowl Hunt on February 1, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Here are some shots of the recent youth hunt. These were taken by Ron Spradlin.
Darron Solero, CWA Regional Director, set up the hunt and cooked the prehunt wild game feed of mallard and honker breasts. His son, Hunter, came along for the trip.
Ron and Robbie around the camp fire.
Robbie at the ready.
Rich in the distance, Rob [...]
A First-Duck-Hunt Jackpot
Posted in California Delta, Duck hunting, seasonal marsh, wildlife management, youth in the outdoors, tagged youth in the outdoors, Youth Waterfowl Hunt on February 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Youth hunts are supposed to be a good opportunity, but this was ridiculous.
Fourteen year old Robbie was on his first duck hunt and he must have been impressed as we headed for the pond. Thousands of ducks and geese were rising from the marsh as we approached.
Snow geese were exploding from the water with a [...]
A Closing Weekend With Many Subplots
Posted in Duck hunting, dog training, tagged Duck hunting, hunting dogs, wind whacker on January 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last Weekend – First Limit
The last weekend arrived and I still had not shot my first duck limit of the season. With the annual Native Sons Big Buck Contest on Friday night, Rob and I were late arrivals at Mayberry.
As I arrived, Fred reported he had a spec, mallard and pintail, but that hunting had [...]
Mick and Rich at Webb Tract
Posted in California Delta, Duck hunting, Hunting, goose, outdoors, tagged Goose hunting on January 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Mick Dover and I hunted geese on Webb tract Jan 14th and it was a nice day. Ususally warm weather makes goose and duck hunting tough, but yesterday it didn’t matter.
A ground fog greeted us in the morning but burned off about 10 AM. Although we shot a spec and pintail in the fog, the [...]
A Hunter’s Christmas
Posted in Big game hunting, Deer hunting, Duck hunting, family, tagged Christmas shopping, hunting during the hoidays, life of a hunter on December 24, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Val at Christmas.
One of the great things I enjoy about Christmas is giving and receiving, particularly with my hunting friends. Shopping is so much fun when shopping for my brother, Rob, and my cousin Wes, who are part of the hunting community.
And, shopping is so much easier when you know the medium. On a recent [...]
