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[bzzrd feedr]

Wondering how everybody is doing lately?? I've been shooting the No. Grasslands (Gustine area) and it's mostly a lights out Green Wing Teal shoot. 10 of us shot yesterday for limits in less than 3 hours. 66 of the 70 were Teal. Fun to shoot, great to eat. This high fog makes for some awesome duck hunting in our area.

[Frank]

D U C K S ? Is that some kind of new predator? Just harrassing you of course. Glad to hear your season has been a good one. (Light) fog always helps the hunting, no matter what kind of game (or bird) it seems. RegardsFrank

[Jeff]

The season is finally getting better. My friends and I have been spending days at the Yolo Bypass instead of Gray Lodge...MANY more ducks. I wasn't able to get out before work this Wednesday like we try to do, but they got out and all 4 people had limits by 10:30. Needless to say, they called me in the middle of a meeting just to gloat. I've been invited out to my family friends' club for a few hunts again this month, and it's a honker producer so I'm excited for these final few weeks.

[keale73]

Green wing teals everywhere! Haven't shot much else, besides two geese.

[bzzrd feedr]

Yes the GWT are the Bird of the Grasslands right now. If it wasn't for them we'd be pickin poop with the chickens. Lots of Canvasback around but can't shoot them this year. Saturday we ended up with 13 GWT's and a big fat Redhead. (A Duck, thought I should clarify) The wind made for some fun and challenging shooting. We were going to wait it out for the Sprig to start working but ran out of patience. 12 shooters at our club on Sat. and 12 limits. Only 3 weekends left.

[homemade]

I was supposed to go out saturday morning with my buddies but was not feeling good in the morning so I called him that afternoon and 4 of them all got their limit.

[Jeff]

Went out to the bypass again on Saturday and let me tell you...lots of ducks, but we couldn't hit anything. 8 ducks in an hour and we should have had limits. My friend had to work so we had to take off. I had a beautiful shot on a teal, but somehow not one of three shots hit one of the four pinners that hovered right in front of me for what seemed like eternity. We lost a ruddy (he dove as they usually do after laying upside down for a good 30 seconds) and another widgeon. Sheesh. Our bag for the day was:1 ruddy3 spoonies1 teal3 widgeonGood luck getting on the sweatline for anyone reading this...TONS of people are showing up. There were 227 people drawing for Saturday's shoot. We got lucky between 5 of us, we got one number and it was 20...25 rezzies, and no more than about 40 sweatliners...not good odds, so everyone should just stay at home. Haha.Next Saturday we've got a good rezzie for Delevan, so that ought to be fun. Hopefully we'll pull some geese out there. We're due.

[ShooterJohn]

Jeff we used to hunt the Yolo bypass when it flooded. Scary sometimes as the waves got really high in the wind. We got turned over once and managed to make it to ground by walking a barbed wire fence I didn't eve know was there. We used bags of decoys to hold onto. But boy when it was good it was really good hunting. That place is like an inland ocean. Too bad they didn't have personal watewrcraft back then. At least you're getting some shooting out there. Keep pounding them the season closes soon.

[clampdaddy]

.......Lots of Canvasback around but can't shoot them this year......

Damn things are almost as thick as early season mosquitos! We've been shooting alot of teal and on saturday we couldn't keep the widgeon out of or spread. I just got a duck commander gadwal call and have been having alot of fun talking to them. They sound like the coneheads on those old saturday night live episodes...."we come from france".

[Jeff]

Jeff we used to hunt the Yolo bypass when it flooded. Scary sometimes as the waves got really high in the wind. We got turned over once and managed to make it to ground by walking a barbed wire fence I didn't eve know was there. We used bags of decoys to hold onto. But boy when it was good it was really good hunting. That place is like an inland ocean. Too bad they didn't have personal watewrcraft back then. At least you're getting some shooting out there. Keep pounding them the season closes soon.

Yea, John. A lot of people have been telling me about how it used to look years ago. They started adding lots more checks and planting tule patches in order to keep things like waves down and to keep the ducks in the area. And it looks like they are managing it the area well.A lot of people have been complaining that they don't let enough hunters out in their 10 sq. mile refuge, but I really prefer it. Less pressure means more, and more content ducks, in my opinion. Shoot, it's a 2.5 mile walk out (and back, don't forget) to where we hunt out there, and this weekend was the first time I've seen more than one other hunter out there in addition to my group.

[tinhunter]

I hunt Yolo and the Delta for ducks and Yolo has only been getting better for me as the season has progressed. The last few times out we limited on mostly Widgeon with our limit of sprig and some spoons thrown in for good measure. The Delta hunting has been picking up as more Mallards are coming down from up north, with quite a few Widgeion showing up lately. One of my hunting partners was in Montana over Christmas and he couldn't believe how many Mallards are still up there. It should only by getting better as the month goes on, but with virtually no weather forecast this week it may slow a bit. I'll be trying for Yolo on Wednesday so I'm hoping that even with no wind or fog the hunting will still be good.

[Jeff]

I'll see you in the sweat line this evening!!

[Jeff]

My buddy drew #28, so we're getting on tomorrow. Ahh, going into work late to hunt ducks...perfect. Report to follow!!!

[tinhunter]

Drew a #71 so I'll probably hunt in the afternoon since I don't think I'll get on in the morning. Good luck and leave some birds for the rest of us.

[Jeff]

I was wrong, he drew 18...I drew 77. Did you see that the last guy to sign up drew #1?? Too funny, he was damn near peeing his pants he was so excited. Not sure if you noticed me there, I was the only one in work clothes and I was sitting at the table. Bald head, sorry attempt at a beard...Haha.Anyway, I just got into work. We thought we were going to get skunked with the thick fog and no dekes...Nope. Ended up being a great day, but not a limit day because I had to leave for work. We did manage to bag 10 in total by 8:30. 1 drake cinnamon3 drake greenies (one of which is headed toward my trio mount)2 bull sprig (mine is going to the taxidermist asap, best one I've ever seen to date)1 drake spoonie1 hen spoonie1 hen bufflehead (I thought I was shooting at a drake ruddy, oh well)1 hen greenieSaturday at Delevan coming up!

[tinhunter]

Congrats on the birds. I did see that the last guy drew the #1 slot. I drew #1 a couple of weeks ago and did pretty good. I don't remember seeing you even though I was sitting at the table as well. I guess I'm not very observant. I decided not to drive up for the afternoon I had more pressing matters at home to deal with. I'll be trying again Friday night and Saturday night. If either my buddy or I don't draw Friday I'll just end up hunting the Delta again with my buddy so either way I will be hunting Saturday. Maybe I'll see you there again sometime in the future.

[Jeff]

Good luck to you this weekend. I'll see you out there one of these days, I'm sure.

[Jeff]

I got to go out to the club yesterday (and miss another day of work to go hunting, love it). What a day! it's a family friends club, and a very, very nice place. I was able to bring my buddy out and we hammered 'em! The birds work exceptionally well and we were the only ones shooting the whole day in the marsh. 12 birds, two lost. Final bag:1 drake widgeon1 drake gaddy1 hen gaddy1 hen mallard6 drake greenheadslost a hen mallard and another drake widgeon unfortunately. The honkers were working, but not quite perfectly. And of course, as soon as we got on the boat and pulled out of the blind...a huge gaggle flew right over top of the blind. It was still an incredible day of hunting for us. Words can't describe this club, it feels like you're in a completely different state. I feel like this is my own personal blog. Haha.

[tinhunter]

Again with the bad numbers; drew a 55. My buddy drew 188 so I guess we will be hunting the delta tomorrow. Hopefully the fog will help out tomorrow.

[outdoorsman]

Where did you lotto at?

[tinhunter]

We did the lotto at Yolo. I'll be trying again on Tuesday night for the Wednesday hunt.

[bzzrd feedr]

Got a limit of Teal this morning after the fog lifted. My partner couldn't hit the side of a barn today and I ended up having to help him out. I should have took the SAV for a little squirrel patrol on the way home, this 70' weather really has the GS's out and geting friskey. Going to get after them yet this week.