As for overnight parking it is the same..."camping" is not allowed just overnight parking...

Only 2 per reservations...With this high a draw you will not get a blind unless it is a very poor day on Saturday with no weather forcast for Sunday...

Check the last Colusa thread for map of Pond #1 and other's comments...You typically need a top 15 draw to get a chance at Pond #1.

PM sent with a few ideas but no map...

The Best advice I can give is Pray for weather! A Cold North Wind would be best! With Ice on the pond even better!

Good Luck!

 

Mattquack, you are out of luck. Intuitively you would think a duck hunting chat forum would be a place to get some info.

Not here. This is where people come to brag about their straps, belittle people who actually want to help and complain about not getting any ducks.

Great forum huh!

Unfortunately I can't help you out to much as I have only had low ressi's the last few years and have been able to get a private pond or pond 1. Pond 1 is the top choice if you can get in there. OPPS! That may have been to much info for some. Sorry if I gave up anyones honey hole.

 

Mattquack, you are out of luck. Intuitively you would think a duck hunting chat forum would be a place to get some info.

Not here. This is where people come to brag about their straps, belittle people who actually want to help and complain about not getting any ducks.

Great forum huh!

Unfortunately I can't help you out to much as I have only had low ressi's the last few years and have been able to get a private pond or pond 1. Pond 1 is the top choice if you can get in there. OPPS! That may have been to much info for some. Sorry if I gave up anyones honey hole.

:zzz: :crying: :hi:

 

My advice would be to scout free roam the day before If you have time. As for getting an assigned pond with a #27 resssie? dont count on it. Also, there are no blinds at Colusa, they are all asigned ponds.

 

My advice would be to abandon your brother and hunt Yolo with me and NorCal Cazadora! :rofl:

 

My advice would be to abandon your brother and hunt Yolo with me and NorCal Cazadora! :rofl:

:lol:

Hey I've seen stanger things happen. I'll let you know for sure on the 28th. How do you like them apples? Arkansas road apples, that is.

 

if it blows southwind w/rain stay home .....free roam pond 4 north end....period!
still was slow last saturday and sunday I think it was the brite moon!!
ph

 

if it blows southwind w/rain stay home .....free roam pond 4 north end....period!
still was slow last saturday and sunday I think it was the brite moon!!
ph

Excactly...if its a south wind storm...go someplace else...but north wind it will be lights out... :thumbsup:

 

Mattquack, you are out of luck. Intuitively you would think a duck hunting chat forum would be a place to get some info.

Not here. This is where people come to brag about their straps, belittle people who actually want to help and complain about not getting any ducks.

Great forum huh!

Unfortunately I can't help you out to much as I have only had low ressi's the last few years and have been able to get a private pond or pond 1. Pond 1 is the top choice if you can get in there. OPPS! That may have been to much info for some. Sorry if I gave up anyones honey hole.

But Earlybird, don't all of the ponds at the north end of the refuge hit good? I seem to recall that, especially if you can get close to the handicap parking lot. Little noise, little distractions for the birds. Maybe I am mistaken and I'm thinking of the ponds numbered in the 50's at Gray Lodge. Those all do good. Or the big secret. Pond 13 at Sac. Huge open water around. Birds just drill it.

 

[But Earlybird, don't all of the ponds at the north end of the refuge hit good? I seem to recall that, especially if you can get close to the handicap parking lot. Little noise, little distractions for the birds. Maybe I am mistaken and I'm thinking of the ponds numbered in the 50's at Gray Lodge. Those all do good. Or the big secret. Pond 13 at Sac. Huge open water around. Birds just drill it.]

I disagree, I think you mean blind 14 or 44![/quote]

 

[But Earlybird, don't all of the ponds at the north end of the refuge hit good? I seem to recall that, especially if you can get close to the handicap parking lot. Little noise, little distractions for the birds. Maybe I am mistaken and I'm thinking of the ponds numbered in the 50's at Gray Lodge. Those all do good. Or the big secret. Pond 13 at Sac. Huge open water around. Birds just drill it.]

I disagree, I think you mean blind 14 or 44!

[/quote]

You could be right. God knows we were busy smacking birds that morning. What did we have? 15 ducks and a goose for three guns and done by 9 AM? How about pond 54 at Gray Lodge? You got 6 before 9 AM and my gun was bent. Another great day.

 

Just a heads up on Colusa. Generally this late in the season, and with the pressure the birds have faced for the last week or so, they are going to be a little shy about loud, aggressive calls, so go easy on them and let them settle in.

 

Where did you hunt, how did you guys do? I usually hunt old pond #6 shot lots of limits there..alot of competition, but tuck in , and swing the bat!

 

Nah, don't worry early.....sure you'll appreciate someone else messing up your hunt plans one day from internet scouting.

You want to help? Send him what you know pm. Sure, pm is way to much to ask.

Oh, as you said...you don't know to much. You wouldn't be one of those folks that only hunts on a ressi, are you??

Yea, pond 1....thats a hot one. Good intel.

You folks crack me up.....not.

 

If I have res#1, I will pick P1...period!

 

Nah, don't worry early.....sure you'll appreciate someone else messing up your hunt plans one day from internet scouting.

You want to help? Send him what you know pm. Sure, pm is way to much to ask.

Oh, as you said...you don't know to much. You wouldn't be one of those folks that only hunts on a ressi, are you??

Yea, pond 1....thats a hot one. Good intel.

You folks crack me up.....not.

:rofl: :rofl: :thumbsup: :rofl: :rofl:

 

Nah, don't worry early.....sure you'll appreciate someone else messing up your hunt plans one day from internet scouting.

You want to help? Send him what you know pm. Sure, pm is way to much to ask.

Oh, as you said...you don't know to much. You wouldn't be one of those folks that only hunts on a ressi, are you??

Yea, pond 1....thats a hot one. Good intel.

You folks crack me up.....not.

What cracks me up is the fact that people will have a hissy fit about the declining number of hunters, hunting land available, and political clout of hunters in one breath then in the next want to keep others out of hunting.

By the way, do you own Colusa or something? Do you pay so much in taxes that you are entitled more of the public land or some piece of it exclusive to your own use?

The guy asked for a tip for a place that he has not hunted before. Not everyone is a rice farming welfare case from Gridley that is living high off my tax dollars in farm subsidies and has all of the time in the world to go out and scout for the few weekends a year that they get out. Some of us have things likes jobs, families, and bills that need to come first.

 

Blackdog and Dan

You two appear to be typical arse hunters who give the rest a bad name. You are quite astute in your assertion that I only hunt with ressi's. You have done a fantastic job in generalizing me! Here are a couple more for you to guess.

Why don't you tell me how old me kid is
How many hours do a work each week
How long ago was I widowed
How many days should a single father hunt
How much pity do I have for guys like you

Perhaps in my 30+ years of life I have experienced enough positives and negatives to determine what is important and what is not. Fighting over a secret spot for a duck does not even make it to the bottom of the list.

I am done with the forum and all of the blowhearts!

 

Blackdog and Dan

You two appear to be typical arse hunters who give the rest a bad name. You are quite astute in your assertion that I only hunt with ressi's. You have done a fantastic job in generalizing me! Here are a couple more for you to guess.

Why don't you tell me how old me kid is
How many hours do a work each week
How long ago was I widowed
How many days should a single father hunt
How much pity do I have for guys like you

Perhaps in my 30+ years of life I have experienced enough positives and negatives to determine what is important and what is not. Fighting over a secret spot for a duck does not even make it to the bottom of the list.

I am done with the forum and all of the blowhearts!

Early, surely you know that this forum is not about talking about hunting, or helping your fellow hunters, or even making new friends. It is strictly for guys with no life other than three days a week four months a year when they leave their single wides and hang out at the check stations with their rolls of quarters hoping to jump in on someone's rezzi.

 

Early and RP,

You are so wrong about Scott and Dan....so wrong.

These two guys are top notch duck hunters. The time they have spent working on their skills is unequaled to anyone else I know.

They both work hard and scout those out of the way corners of refuges, and rivers, etc.

I would welcome them to hunt next to me and/or with me anytime (and have).

Unfortunately, a lot has been missed in these posts. All that Dan or Scott have asked - as have I - is to request that those wishing to give specific details on a place to hunt, please do so with Private Messages.

I guess I don't understand why sending a person a PM is such a tough thing to do?

You may not have lost a spot to someone that used the internet as their 'scout report'...and that is fine.

But, these 2 gentleman have...and more than once. I am not talking about their Plan A spots that everyone seems to know about. I am talking about the Free Roam spots that are Plan B, C or even further down the line.

The amount of time these guys spend to locate those "last gasp' spots is incredible. And, all they ask is that if you have a spot to share - please do it via PM.

Anyone can view these threads.....you don't even have to be a member here...No one has to know you at all. Why is it so important to post it publicly for all to see (regardless of their affiliation here on the site), versus sending the person a PM.???

I do that ALL THE TIME, and have made some great friends by doing so.

I don't think that is too much to ask.

Honest - Dan and Scott are true ambassadors for this sport...and do more than I can imagine doing to move the sport forward.

good luck the rest of the way - to all of us. :thumbsup:

Time moves way to fast.

Rick

 

Appreciate the words Rick, a lot.

Would respond to RP.....only judging by his other thread, he has pulled a Elvis and left the building. So long RP.

Early.... I didn't generalize you. It was a question. This ( ? ) is a question mark. You can yes I do, no I don't. Pretty simple.

Where I have duck hunting on "my" list is certainly up to me, and what you think about it means zero. I'm coming up on 50 so I've been around a little and anything more is really something I only share with folks of my choosing.....which doesn't include you.

I would just like to see more respect, consideration given to the same folks on this forum.....as well as others that do not participate on these forums that you seem to feel that I am not showing. Send something pm, one on one if you so feel driven. I don't think that is to much to ask.

I have shared with many, many-many times. But I won't stand on a soap box in the Colusa parking and bark out the top spots nor probably will you. For some reason, folks behind a key board have a different approach.

Personally, you're not going to screw me up so I'm not worried. I will always adjust. Its a way of serious hunting. You have adjust. Not only to the birds, habitat, weather, but now the internet and the genration of fast food duck hunters.

Who is generalizing who??

Good luck....one day, you may understand.

 

What? Dan and Blackdog actually know something? GET OUT!

Is it the 50+ yrs of refuge experience between the two of the them?

Is it the decade+ of talking/reading waterfowl hunting on the internet? Getting burned along the way?

Is it the serious involvement in CWA, youth and other activities?

Could it be TRUE waterfowl calling expertise? Notice they don't say how good they are (never would), but if you heard them, well its pretty obvious they are outstanding.

Is it the fact that they haunt the corners of CA trying to pull birds in every imaginable fashion... boats, refuges, rice, layouts and understand how much it takes to find solid locations?

Colusa could be a plan ZZ for them, but they know that maybe Colusa is PLAN A, B and C for someone else, so why should that person get burned?

Is it worth the ego boost in being an internet all knowing "guide" if it burned your friends who used Colusa as A, B and C? A PM wouldn't hurt anyone, but you bring it on a thread in front of thousands of viewers, well common sense says you've added lots of people edging into said refuge spots.

Is there something wrong with finding hunting spots the old fashion way? Actual scouting, hunting, moving, scouting, hunting etc? Or is everyone required to be given a 7 bird limit, or else they won't come back?

One of my favorite hunts of the year... 1 shot, no birds, but spent 4 hours eating breakfast with my Dad in the weeds. Priceless.

Hopefully the young man in the original post had a good shoot. May they have gotten some of this last storm action too! :thumbsup:

 

[/quote]The guy asked for a tip for a place that he has not hunted before. Not everyone is a rice farming welfare case from Gridley that is living high off my tax dollars in farm subsidies and has all of the time in the world to go out and scout for the few weekends a year that they get out. Some of us have things likes jobs, families, and bills that need to come first.[/quote]

RP Leadslinger

What is this all about? Where did that come from? That could be one the dumbest thing I have ever read on this site. You have no clue what you are talking about obviously with a post as pathetic as that. :huh:

 

On Wednesday, since the "crip" pond filled up, i took the levee out from where the check station used to be and then walked over to an area no one thinks you can hunt on

i was done by 8:55

good luck!

 

Early...

Don't know Scott very well personally yet, been reading his stuff for several years (as well as Dan's), shot next to him at least once earlier in the fall.....you can tell quite a bit about a guy as to how they handle themself in the marsh. With that, and numerous phone conversations with him and Rick.....you're WAAAAY off base. :no: