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BAMBOO DUCK CLUB
Application type: Special veteran hunt
Cost: Free
Bamboo Duck Club is located near Lambertville and a short distance to the Sacramento NWR. This club is an excellent shooting club and the owners have graciously volunteered their blinds for the Veteran Hunt weekend. You will be hosted by Mike Kellogg (a former Marine) who will provide blinds, decoys, and I am sure a great opportunity to shoot ducks. Bring your gun and waders and enjoy the day.
Special conditions: Decoys and transportation near the blind is provided.
Hunt date:
- Feb 13
BARRON RANCH
Application type: Special veteran hunt
Cost: Free
Barron Ranch is located just north of Lincoln, above Sacramento, and is opening their club to CWA Veterans for this exclusive hunting opportunity. Hunting will take place out of pit blinds and this rare opportunity will be available on both Saturday and Sunday. We are truly thankful for this hunt so pack your bags and prepare to enjoy a rare day in the pits at Barron Ranch.
Special conditions: Decoys and transportation near the blind is provided.
Hunt date:
- Feb 13
- Feb 14
BIRD HAVEN—YOUTH HUNTER CAMP
This camp, held once a year at Bird Haven Ranch in Glenn County, includes hunter education, shooting, archery, hunting skills and a duck hunt on the third day. All gear is provided!
Special conditions: For youth ages 11-17 who have not yet completed hunter education
Date: Nov. 20-22
Applications Closed
Bird Haven Ranch – Youth Hunt
Application Type: Lottery
This is one of the premier duck clubs in the country. At 2,200+ acres and located just west and adjacent to the closed zones of Howard Slough and Little Dry Creek Wildlife Areas, this club is one of the most beautiful and productive marshes in the Pacific Flyway. In addition to lush watergrass and smartweed fields intermixed with willow trees and tules, Bird Haven Ranch also farms about 1,000 acres of rice and a considerable amount of corn and milo food plots. If you’re not chasing mallards and wood ducks in the oak trees along Butte Creek or in a flooded corn field, you’re sure to see plenty of ducks and geese using the manicured wetlands. Hunters will be driven out to large and comfortable stand up blinds for a morning shoot. Don’t miss this opportunity to spend some time at the one of kind, Bird Haven Ranch.
Capacity: Two juniors and one non-shooting adult chaperone. Five groups of three will be drawn.
Hunt Date: Feb 6
BULL SPRIG OUTING WATERFOWL HUNT
Application type: Special Veteran Hunt
Cost: Free
Located near the Yolo Refuge, this club has been a family operation since 1976 and is 110 acres of a mixture of tules and Timothy grass. The hosts have excellent accommodations, comfortable blinds and A LOT of ducks. The lucky veteran hunters will enjoy an afternoon of pre-scouting, enjoy a pre-hunt dinner and wake-up with a fully guided hunt to include decoys, blinds and ducks.
Special conditions: Hunters will meet early afternoon the day before for some scouting and updates, enjoy a dinner with the hosts, then settle in for some tall tales of duck hunting days past while they wait for the sun to rise! You can almost hear the whistle of wings already!
Postponed
BUTTE CREEK ISLAND RANCH
Application type: Lottery
This 110-acre, CWA-owned property sits between Butte Creek and Sanborn Slough, across from the famed Little Dry Creek unit of the Upper Butte Basin Wildlife Area. Hunts will take place either in stand-up blinds or floating blinds located in two separate units. Mallards and wood ducks are common in the area, as they come into the marsh after feeding in nearby rice.
Special thanks to Closed Zone Farms for providing mowing and discing services to CWA’s Butte Creek Island Ranch and Sanborn Slough properties.
*2018 habitat project completed
Special conditions: Decoys are provided. Two groups of three hunters will be drawn each hunt date. Groups will draw for blinds the morning before the hunt. 
Capacity: Three hunters
CICC OUTDOOR ADVENTURES—GUIDED HUNT
Application type: Lottery
Enjoy a morning hunt with the professional team of CICC Outdoor Adventures, hunting premier waterfowl properties bordering Delevan or Colusa national wildlife refuges in the beautiful Sacramento Valley. All calling and game retrieval is included.
Capacity: Four hunters
Hunt Date: TBD date in January. Agree to mutually agreeable date with CICC.
Applications Closed
COLUSA NWR—VETERAN HUNT
Application type: Special veteran hunt
Cost: Free
On this special hunt, all the assigned ponds at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge will be reserved for disabled veterans. Traditionally, this is a spectacular time for waterfowl hunting in the Sacramento Valley. The assigned pond locations will be reserved for the entire day. All selected hunters will be paired with a volunteer who will assist with calling, decoy set-up, bird ID, retrieving birds and more. This is a great opportunity to experience the wonders of a hunting a national wildlife refuge.
Hunt Date: January 2nd
Applications Closed
CRITTER’S PLACE
Application Type: Veteran Hunt Program
Cost: Free
CWA Veteran Hunt program presents a hunt at CRITTER’s PLACE near the Sacramento NWR for both ducks and geese. Depending on where the birds are working, the hunt will either be out of layout blinds in rice fields, or out of blinds in rice checks, they shoot geese and ducks from both. You can expect large spread of decoys. Hunters can expect decoying birds, and action all day long as the winter migration brings flock after flock into this area. You will arrive Friday night, bring your sleeping bags and appetite as they enjoy the BBQ, and hunt Saturday……or arrive Saturday Night and hunt on Sunday. Hunt dates are either Saturday January 16th or Sunday January 17th.
Hunt dates:
- Jan 15-16 or Jan 16-17
FOWL PURSUER OUTDOOR ADVENTURES & NORTH WIND OUTFITTERS—GUIDED HUNT
Application type: Lottery
Fowl Pursuer Outdoor Adventures and North Wind Outfitters have partnered to offer specialized hunting opportunities. Together they have the expertise and properties to offer a great waterfowl hunt. All hunts are fully guided and include transportation to and from the blind, decoys, calling and bird retrieving.
The hunt location will be determined based on scouting reports, with options including: Sacramento Valley dry-field goose hunting, Sacramento Valley flooded-rice duck hunting, San Francisco Bay diver hunting and California Delta hunting on a floating blind.
Capacity: Two hunters
Hunt Dates: Dec 5, Dec 16, Dec 26, Jan 3, Jan 9, and Jan 17
*Jan 9 Goose Hunt two groups of two
Application Closed
BarDown Veteran’s Goose Hunt
Application Type: Veteran Hunt Program
Cost: Free
Come join California Waterfowl Association Veteran Hunt Program and BarDown Waterfowl for a world class dry field lay out goose hunt. BarDown Waterfowl is located in the world class capital of geese, near Richvale, and promises to be a goose hunting dream opportunity. You will hunt in layout blinds spread out over harvested fields and be forced to wait as the geese pile into your decoys. These boys know how to hunt and they are extremely appreciative to host this Veteran Hunt. You will arrive “zero dark thirty”, assist in setting up the decoys, then settle in for what we are sure will be an exciting day of hunting.
Postponed
GLIDE IN RANCH
Application type: Lottery
Located in the Yolo Bypass and bordering the southernmost closed zone of the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area, the Glide In is the premier duck club in the bypass. Encompassing nearly 1,200 acres of rich, seasonal marsh makes the Glide In Ranch a duck hunters dream. Come join a member of the Glide In for a morning shoot, which will conclude at noon. Shooting limits of pintail, mallard and teal is not uncommon, so be ready for a great hunt!
Capacity: One hunter
Date: Dec 16 and Dec 19
Applications Closed
H-POND
Application type: Lottery
Join Austin Edwards, CWA Board Member, at the H-Pond duck club in the Yolo Bypass, Davis, CA. The hunter will be boated to the blind on this beautiful natural wetland. Hunt on a mutually agreeable date in January.
Capacity: One hunter
Hunt Date: Mutually agreeable date in January 2021
Applications Closed
MOUND FARMS—FAMILY HUNT
Application type: Lottery
Mound Farms was recently restored by CWA in 2013. Located in the southern Yolo Bypass, 16 miles south of Davis. You can plan on shooting a variety of species. All hunting will be from pit blinds or stand-up blinds.
Special conditions: At least one hunter must be a junior. Two groups will be drawn each hunt date.
Capacity: Two hunters
Hunt Date: Dec 23 and Jan 2
Applications Closed
The North Ranch
Application type: Lottery
This property borders the northeast side of the famed Rancho Esquon in Durham. These waterfowl hunts will take place in rice fields December through January. All pit blinds will be ready to hunt, with stools and decoys provided. Special conditions: At least one hunter must be a junior.
Capacity: Three hunters (two juniors one adult)
Special Conditions: One hunter must be a junior.
Hunt Dates: Dec 5, Dec 12, Dec 19, Jan 9, Jan 16, Jan 23
Applications Closed
NOR CAL WINGSHOOTING
Application type: Lottery
Join Nor Cal Wingshooting’s owner, Mike Merlo, on a fully guided Honker hunt! Mike is known for getting his clients on the X when it comes to Canada Geese. This hunt will take place in the greater Sacramento area. Layout Blinds, quality full body decoys, professional calling and retrieving will all be included on the hunt. Hunt on a mutually agreeable date in either December or January.
Special Conditions: One hunter must be a junior.
Capacity: Two hunters
Hunt Date: TBD date in December or January. Agree to mutually agreeable date with Nor Cal Wingshooting.
Applications Closed
OBANION ROAD RICE BLIND
Application type: First-come, first-served (youth free)
Cost: $25 per adult
Hunt a four man rice blind south east of the Sutter National Wildlife Refuge. Stools and decoys are provided.
Capacity: Four hunters
SOLD OUT- October 13th @ 1:00 PM
OPA’S DEAD END DUCK CLUB—FAMILY HUNT
Application type: Lottery
Located in Zamora, bordered by the Roosevelt Ranch to the North and South, and the Charter Club to the West, Opa’s Dead End Duck Club is a 31-acre sportsman’s paradise. Ducks, geese and pheasant all frequent the property and may be pursued during the hunt. Hunt on a mutually agreeable date in December or January.
Special conditions: At least one hunter must be a junior.
Capacity: Four hunters
Applications Closed
RECLAMATION DISTRICT 833
Application type: Lottery
Enjoy a memorable hunt on this 800-acre property in the heart of the Butte Sink. Depending on the conditions at the time of the hunt, a boat ride to the blind is required, and your host will take care of all the necessities. This club has been completely overhauled as a result of a CWA project completed in 2010. This area is located just south of the Bean Field, which is the largest U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service sanctuary in the Butte Sink. Do not miss out on this exclusive hunting opportunity. Hunt on a mutually agreeable date in January.
Capacity: Two hunters
Hunt Date: TBD
Postponed
SUTTER BYPASS RICE BLIND/DNH FARMS
Application type: First-come, first-served (youth free)
Cost: $25 per hunter
At least one member of the hunting party must be a junior, veteran or woman. May only register for one date per family. May hunt all day. DNH Farms has donated a rice blind near Robbins, in the Sutter Bypass, specifically for families, veterans and women. These hunts are unguided in a fully furnished rice blind. Hunters will be in charge of getting themselves to the blind (stools and decoys are provided). Youth hunters need to be accompanied by an adult chaperone (21 or older). There is a $25 fee per person (youth are free) to reserve a date and attend.
Special conditions: At least one member of the hunting party must be a junior, veteran or woman. Ma only register for one date. May hunt all day.
Capacity: Four hunters
SOLD OUT-October 19th @ 11:18 AM
Waitlist
SANBORN SLOUGH
Application type: Lottery
This 260-acre, newly acquired CWA-owned property sits between Sanborn Slough and Cherokee Channel, across from the famed Little Dry Creek unit of the Upper Butte Basin Wildlife Area. Hunts will take place in stand-up blinds scattered across the wetland unit. Hunters will boat to selected blinds.
Special thanks to Closed Zone Farms for providing mowing and discing services to CWA’s Butte Creek Island Ranch and Sanborn Slough properties.
Special conditions: Decoys and boats are provided. Four groups of three hunters will be drawn each hunt date. Groups will draw for blinds the morning before the hunt.
*Summer 2020 wetland reconstruction project completed.
Capacity: Three hunters
SEBIA DUCK CLUB—VETERAN HUNT
Application type: Special veteran hunt
Cost: Free
This 6,400-acre rice ranch borders the Colusa National Wildlife Refuge. The club is well-known for excellent duck and goose hunting. The hunt is hosted by Manager Mark Kirsten and includes decoys, dinner, overnight lodging, breakfast, duck and goose calling, and transportation to and from blinds. A pheasant hunt will take place after the duck hunt!
Special conditions: No 3½-inch shells and no 10 gauge
Hunt date: Dec 12
Applications Closed
SOHNREY FAMILY FOODS RICE BLIND
Application type: First-come, first-served
Cost: Free
Must be a youth or veteran to register. Sohnrey Family Foods has donated a rice blind off Highway 99 and Nelson Shippee Road specifically for families and veterans. These hunts are unguided in a fully furnished rice blind. Hunters will be in charge of getting themselves to the blind (stools and decoys are provided). Youth hunters need to be accompanied by an adult chaperone (21 or older). There is no fee to reserve a date or attend.
Special conditions: Must be a youth or veteran to register. May hunt all day.
Capacity: Four hunters
SOLD OUT- October 16th @ 9:25 AM
Moon Lake Duck Club
Application Type: Veteran Hunt Program
Cost: Free
Join California Waterfowl Association on a Veteran hunt with Moon Lake Duck Club. A very gracious Vietnam Era Veteran supports these hunts and our Veteran Hunt Program. The club is located between the Sacramento NWR and Delavan NWR and is a season long attraction for the large amount of ducks and geese wintering in this area. You will hunt out of flooded rice fields and well-maintained pit blinds and enjoy shooting waterfowl at close ranges and “feet down” in the decoys. No 10 gauge or 3.5 inch shells on this hunt are allowed.
Hunt dates: Hunts will take place every Saturday and Sunday from Oct 24 through Jan 31. Sign up once and your name will be on the list for all season.
TULE PATCH
Application type: Lottery
Tule Patch is a long standing duck club within the heart of the Butte Sink and is located just south of the Little Dry Creek Unit of the Upper Butte Basin Wildlife Area by about 3 miles and bordering CWA’s Sanborn Slough property. The lucky winner and their guest will show up the morning of the hunt and will be taken to the blind by UTV. Hunt on a mutually agreeable date in Dec or Jan.
Capacity: Two hunters
Hunt Date: TBD Dec-Jan
Applications Closed
UPPER VALLEY RANCH
Application type: Lottery
Located north of Marysville and east of Gridley, this property can produce great duck hunting opportunities as birds move down the eastern half of the valley from the Oroville Afterbay and surrounding duck clubs. The ranch was restored by California Waterfowl in 1999 and contains over 450 acres of seasonal wetlands and 350 acres of uplands dedicated to waterfowl and pheasant. The property is well-known for its mallard harvest and its ability to work birds with little disturbance due to the lack of neighbors. CWA Senior Biologist Chadd Santerre designed and built this spectacular ranch and he will be your host.
Capacity: Two hunters
Hunt Date: Jan 13
Applications Closed
WHIFFLEMASTER GUIDE SERVICE—FAMILY HUNT
Application type: Lottery
Join Dennis Currier on a duck hunt in the famed Lambertville area, which is located less than a half-mile from the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge. This area winters thousands of waterfowl each year. Hunters will hunt out of a three-man pit blind in natural habitat. Two groups will be drawn. The first will hunt on a mutually agreeable date in December and the second on a mutually agreeable date in January.
Special condition: At least one hunter must be a junior.
Capacity: Two hunters
Hunt dates: Mutually agreeable date in Dec and a mutually agreeable date in Jan.
Applications Closed
