As is typical for mid-winter, geese have packed onto Webb Tract in the Delta. Between four hunters we brought down 17 over two days of hunting last week. As usual, the most productive method of take is pass shooting. That means finding a flyway between two grinds of geese and shooting fairly long shots as geese [...]
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Geese Plentiful at Webb Tract
Posted in California Delta, goose, Hunting, Waterfowl Conservation, tagged California Delta goose hunting on January 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
2010/11 at Mayberry a Sad Season
Posted in California Delta, Duck hunting, ducks, Waterfowl Conservation, tagged Permanent Marsh, Subsidence prevention on December 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Mayberry subsidence prevention and tule growing program is in full swing. A permanent marsh has now completely replaced the seasonal marsh we created over a period of years and we sure miss it. In past years we would sit in camp at dusk and watch thousands of waterfowl descend onto the property. Now a handful [...]
Many Changes at Mayberry this Year
Posted in Duck hunting, permanent marsh, Waterfowl Conservation, Wildlife habitat on October 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Our duck club on Sherman Island has undergone a tremendous overhaul this summer. Formerly a seasonal marsh, it is now a permanent marsh. This is a drastic change (the equivalent of a sex change), but we hope it will work out. Yesterday we raised several of our blinds in an effort to prepare for the [...]
Good News for a Good Organization
Posted in Duck hunting, Waterfowl Conservation, wildlife conservation on June 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
California Waterfowl, America’s largest state waterfowl and wetlands organization, announced today that John Carlson, Jr., has been named as the new President. Carlson is a lifelong outdoorsman and is widely respected for his passion for and dedication to California’s natural resources. Carlson will continue to serve as the Fish and Game Commission Executive Director until [...]
