Waterfowl

newguy · Jan 25, 2020

Thought I would start this one back up, seeing as how the other one got deleted. Lots of birds this morning, too bad I was by myself. Limited out in twenty minutes on wigeon and teal, the fog kind of situated just right for a change. It’s been slow on the Delta the last couple of weeks otherwise though.

Mark

hntnfool · Jan 25, 2020

At least somebody is getting some birds on the last weekend, I’m hunting just out of Colusa and slow is an understatement!

Paul_Crawford · Jan 26, 2020

Didn't buy stamps, and bought ice-cold Budweiser instead. PC

Bossbrott · Jan 28, 2020

Slow year in the North valley, d10.
Flood up these last couple years is staged, and birds just hopscotch from newly flooded to newly flooded.
Late season panned out thankfully and we had decent flights of sprig, specs, spoons, widgeon in that order. Mallards, well, we have no virtual resident mallards anymore.
Spent some time focusing on mallards and teal, specifically cinnamons.
Last Sunday sealed the deal on both. Not "a lot" by any stretch, but I'm happy with the outcome.

eelgrass · Jan 30, 2020

Interesting photography, I like it. Beautiful birds too.

newguy · Feb 1, 2020

Yes neat pictures, I would guess that that mallard was shot in the head. I don’t think I saw a Cinnamon all year.
Hit it for the last day yesterday but there wasn’t much going on, three of us got two birds. All in all it was a decent year for me, I think I hunted 17 times and limited out five of them. I rarely take pictures of ducks, I guess I should take more, but here is one of what was one of our better days, I think we had nine mallards.
Good luck to the late goose hunters out there,

Mark

Bossbrott · Feb 26, 2020

Looking forward to next year, unfortunately one sprig, but that'll have to do.

Paul_Crawford · Feb 27, 2020

I thought the season ended the last weekend in January.

eelgrass · Feb 27, 2020

Too much beer drinking Paul.

Paul_Crawford · Feb 28, 2020

When did it end up there?

BTW, no such this as too much beer drinking. pc

eelgrass · Feb 28, 2020

Waterfowl Hunting

March 10 for late season goose hunt.

Paul_Crawford · Mar 1, 2020

When did duck season end?

newguy · Mar 1, 2020

Paul_Crawford said:
When did duck season end?

Duck season ended 1/31 in the balance of the state. It went five day’s longer than it has been.
Mark

Homer · Mar 2, 2020

huh....when did it start???

eelgrass · Mar 3, 2020

Homer said:
huh....when did it start???

What year?

CAelknuts · Mar 3, 2020

This season was the first with the extra five days. We can all thank CWA for the extra hunting opportunity. They got an author/sponsor to write the legislation that authorized the extra days.

newguy · Mar 4, 2020

Homer said:
huh....when did it start???

Duck season in the balance of the state opened October 19th. I think the season used to close in the last Sunday in January(14 weeks plus an extra Saturday and Sunday)which would be 100 days, now it ends on January 31st no matter what day it falls on.

Mark