murrietta Duck club hunt
Hunt dates: 12/7
Application type: Lottery
Cost: $6 to apply, $25 to hunt (hunt fee waived for youth)
Region: San Joaquin Valley
For: All hunters
Capacity: 2 hunters
Restrictions: none
Description: The Murrietta Duck Club is located in the North Grasslands. It has mixture of open water ponds as well as tule ponds with the majority of the blinds being barrel blinds. The hunters will be apart of the morning draw, and a member of the club will take you to your blind. A UTV or ATV will be provided and hunters will then take a short walk on a rocked path to their blind.
GLIDE IN RANCH waterfowl hunt
Hunt dates: 1/8/ and 1/25
Application type: Lottery
Cost: $6 to apply, $25 to hunt (hunt fee waived for youth)
Region: Sacramento Valley
For: All hunters
Capacity: 1 hunter
Restrictions: none
Description: 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, the Glide In Ranch is 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!
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TULE PATCH waterfowl hunt
Hunt dates: Jan, date TBD by hunter and host
Application type: Lottery
Cost: $6 to apply, $25 to hunt (hunt fee waived for youth)
Region: Sacramento Valley
For: All hunters
Capacity: 2 hunters
Restrictions: none
Description: Tule Patch is a long-standing duck club in the heart of the Butte Sink, located about 3 miles south of the Little Dry Creek Unit of the Upper Butte Basin Wildlife Area, 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.
quail point - women's Pheasant Hunt
Hunt dates: December 2024, TBD
Application type: Lottery
Cost: $6 to apply
Region: Yolo County
For: Women
Capacity: 1 hunters
Restrictions: Only women may apply
Description: Quail Point Hunt Club, a 2,000 acre licensed hunting preserve that consists of natural cover on CRP land offering ideal conditions for hunting Bobwhite Quail, Chukar, and Pheasant. Quail Point provides you with a good place to hunt with your dog, your family and your friends. We will provide you with a 3 pheasant hunt card and you are more then welcome to add more birds to your hunt. Hunt card must be used by Febuary 26, 2025.
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SEBIA DUCK CLUB VETERAN HUNT
Hunt dates: 1/15/25
Application type: Special application
Cost: Free
Region: Sacramento Valley
For: Veterans or active-duty military*
Capacity:
Restrictions: none
Description: 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 on the night before the hunt, breakfast, duck and goose calling, and transportation to and from blinds.
*Open to any active-duty service member, or veteran of the military, naval or air service who was discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable. Learn more about the Veteran Hunt Program.
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GUSTINE GUN CLUB veteran WATERFOWL HUNT
Date: December 10-11, 2024
Application type: Special veteran hunt
Requirements: Veteran or active duty military
Cost: Free
The Gustine Gun Club is believed to be the oldest club in the Grasslands. With a deep waterfowl history and great wingshooting, Gustine is a great destination for any waterfowl hunter. Hunters will arrive Tuesday night before the scheduled hunt for hors d’oeuvres and dinner with their hosts.
Participants will arrive the day before the hunt. Food and lodging included.
Special conditions: Open to any active-duty service member, or veteran of the military, naval or air service who was discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable. Learn more about the Veteran Hunt Program.
Popup veteran Goose HUNTs
Hunt dates: TBD
Application type: Special application
Cost: Free
Region: Sacramento Valley
For: Veterans or active-duty military*
Capacity: Multiple hunters
Restrictions: none
Description: CWA Veteran Hunt Program and some extremely gracious landowners and Volunteer Guides have donated POP-UP (when the geese are there you gotta go) goose hunts for VETERANS. VHP will provide hunts from the Delta Islands, Dixon, Colusa area, over to the west side of the valley near Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, and in between. These hunts are not for the faint of heart, as it will be mornings as early as 3am setting up decoy spreads into the thousands.
You must know that you could be notified as little as 24-48 hours before the day of the hunt. We do our best to get notice out well before each hunt, but it is not always possible.
*Open to any active-duty service member, or veteran of the military, naval or air service who was discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable. Learn more about the Veteran Hunt Program.
BUTTE CREEK ISLAND RANCH youth waterfowl hunt weekend
Hunt dates: Feb. 1, 2025
Application type: Lottery
Cost: $6 to apply, $25 to hunt (hunt fee waived for youth)
Region: Sacramento Valley
For: Youth hunter, with non-hunting adult chaperone
Capacity: 2 youth hunters and 1 adult
Restrictions: none
Description: This 110-acre, CWA-owned property sits between Butte Creek and Howard Slough, across from the famed Little Dry Creek unit of the Upper Butte Basin Wildlife Area. Hunts will take place in either stand-up or floating blinds located in two separate units. Mallards and wood ducks are commonly harvested in the area, as they come into the marsh after feeding on nearby rice. Decoys are provided.
Special thanks to Closed Zone Farms for providing mowing and discing services to CWA’s Butte Creek Island Ranch and Sanborn Slough properties.
Two groups of three will be drawn. Groups will draw for blinds before the morning hunt.
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DENVERTON YOUTH WATERFOWL HUNT
Hunt dates: 2/1/2025
Application type: Lottery
Cost: $6 to apply, $25 to hunt (hunt fee waived for youth)
Region: Suisun Marsh
For: At least one hunter must be a youth hunter, and there must be an adult chaperone/hunter
Capacity: 2 youth hunters and 1 adult
Restrictions: none
Description: This is a California Waterfowl-owned property encompassing 762 acres in the Suisun Marsh off Highway 12. Five hunting groups will be allowed each hunt date, giving every group a great chance for a memorable hunt. The hunt area consists of three XFowler floating blinds and three Black Box pit blinds.
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GRIZZLY RANCH waterfowl youth hunt weekend
Hunt dates: 2/1/2025
Application type: Lottery
Cost: $6 to apply, $25 to hunt (hunt fee waived for youth)
Region: Suisun Marsh
For: Youth hunters, with non-shooting adult chaperone
Capacity: 2 youth hunters and 1 chaperone
Restrictions: none
Description: This is a California Waterfowl-owned property in the famed Suisun Marsh, bordering Grizzly Island State Wildlife Area. Grizzly Ranch is over 900 acres and the wetlands are managed by CWA biologists. Groups will draw for blinds before the morning hunt. Decoys and transportation to and from the blinds are provided.
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SANBORN SLOUGH YOUTH WATERFOWL HUNT
Hunt dates: 2/1/25
Application type: Lottery
Cost: $6 to apply, $25 to hunt (hunt fee waived for youth)
Region: Sacramento Valley
For: Youth hunters with non-shooting adult chaperone
Capacity: 2 youth and 1 adult
Restrictions: none
Description: This 260-acre CWA 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.
Decoys and boats are provided. Four groups of three hunters will be drawn. Groups will draw for blinds the morning before the hunt.
Special thanks to Closed Zone Farms for providing mowing and discing services to CWA’s Butte Creek Island Ranch and Sanborn Slough properties.
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GOOSE LAKE Veteran waterfowl HUNT
Hunt dates: 2/8/2025
Application type: Lottery
Cost: Free
Region: Tulare Basin
For: Veterans or Active Military
Capacity: 3 hunters
Restrictions: Blind #1 at the Houchin Unit will have the option to hunt the entire unit or hunt from the floating blind or stand-up blind. One member of the hunting party must be able to push the floating blind out to the desired hunt location.
Description: CWA's Goose Lake property located just south of Lost Hills consists of 2,175 acres of total habitat. In 2014, we reconstructed 300-acres of wetlands on the Houchin Unit to improve water use efficiency and promote the growth of waterfowl food plants, such as swamp timothy and watergrass.
New-The 926 acre Badger-Almond Unit has undergone separate restoration/reconstruction efforts since acquisition in 2014. In 2015 CWA restored the eastern 320 acres of fallow farmland into 300 acres of palustrine emergent wetlands and 20 acres of upland habitat. In 2018 through a project funded by NAWCA and WCB, CWA reconstructed 346 acres of previously developed ground by NRCS to allow for more efficient moist soil management practices. No all-season roads. Access will be closed with inclement weather.
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GRIZZLY RANCH Veteran waterfowl hunts
Hunt dates: 2/8/25
Application type: Special application
Cost: Free
Region: Suisun Marsh
For: Veteran* or active-duty military
Restrictions: none
Description: This is a California Waterfowl-owned property in the famed Suisun Marsh, bordering Grizzly Island Wildlife Area. Grizzly Ranch is over 900 acres and the wetlands are managed by CWA biologists. Decoys and transportation to and from the blinds is provided. Ten groups of two hunters will be drawn on each hunt date. Hunters will draw for blinds the morning of the hunt.
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GRIZZLY RANCH Veteran waterfowl hunts
Hunt dates: 12/14 and 12/15
Application type: Special application
Cost: Free
Region: Suisun Marsh
For: Veteran* or active-duty military
Restrictions: none
Description: This is a California Waterfowl-owned property in the famed Suisun Marsh, bordering Grizzly Island Wildlife Area. Grizzly Ranch is over 900 acres and the wetlands are managed by CWA biologists. Decoys and transportation to and from the blinds is provided. Ten groups of two hunters will be drawn on each hunt date. Hunters will draw for blinds the morning of the hunt.
Separate hunters will be drawn for each hunt date. You may apply for both days.
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STATEN ISLAND—VETERAN HUNTS
Hunt dates: 12/14, 1/11, and 2/8
Application type: Special application
Cost: Free
Region: CA Delta
For: Veteran* or active-duty military
Restrictions: none
The Delta island is 9,200 acres and located roughly 10 miles east of Rio Vista. It is home to thousands of wintering ducks, geese, swans and cranes. A large population of Aleutian geese winter on the island. Crops consist of corn, rice, triticale, potatoes and hay. Hunters will hunt from stand-up blinds in flooded, harvested corn fields. Water depth range from 6 to 24 inches. Blind stools and decoys provided.
Special conditions: Hunters will arrive the night before the hunt for dinner. Each blind will have a waterfowl guide. The volunteer guide will assist with calling, decoy set-up, bird ID, retrieving birds and more. Food and lodging included.
Open to any active-duty service member, or veteran of the military, naval or air service who was discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable. Learn more about the Veteran Hunt Program.
DENVERTON veteran WATERFOWL HUNTS
Hunt dates: 11/27, 12/7, 1/4, and 2/8
Application type: Special application
Cost: Free
Region: Suisun Marsh
For: Veteran* or active-duty military
Restrictions: none
Description: This is a California Waterfowl owned property encompassing 762 acres and located in the Suisun Marsh off Highway 12. The hunt area consists of three Xfowler floating blinds and three Black Box Pit Blinds. Hunters will arrive Friday night for dinner. Each blind will have a volunteer guide. the volunteer guide will help with blind safety, waterfowl identification, decoy placement, bird retrieval, calling, etc.
*Open to any active-duty service member, or veteran of the military, naval or air service who was discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable. Learn more about the Veteran Hunt Program.
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BUTTE CREEK ISLAND RANCH/SANBORN SLOUGH veteran WATERFOWL HUNT
Hunt dates: 12/11 and 2/8
Application type: Special application
Cost: Free
Region: Sacramento Valley
For: Veteran* or active-duty military
Restrictions: none
Description: Butte Creek Island Ranch -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 pit blinds located in three separate units. Mallards and wood ducks are common in the area, as they come into the marsh after feeding in nearby rice.
Sanborn Slough-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.
Decoys and transportation near the blind is provided. Overnight lodging and meals provided.
Special thanks to Closed Zone Farms for providing mowing and discing services to CWA’s Butte Creek Island Ranch and Sanborn Slough properties.
*Open to any active-duty service member, or veteran of the military, naval or air service who was discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable. Learn more about the Veteran Hunt Program.
Click here to visit our application website.
Vietnam veteran Waterfowl hunt
Hunt dates: 1/1-1/2 2025
Application type: Special application
Cost: Free
Region: Colusa
For: Vietnam Era Veteran
Restrictions: none
CALLING ALL VIETNAM VETERANS!!! Ring in the New Year with CWA's Veteran Hunt Program at CWA's premier Sanborn Slough Clubhouse. Come enjoy dinner, drinks, the view, and camaraderie with some of our nation's finest veterans on the afternoon of 1/1/25. The hunt will take place at three different properties on 1/2/25. We will hunt blinds out of Lambertville, Colusa, and the Durham area
Hunt date will be January 2nd, arrive afternoon of the 1st and all food, lodging and beverages will be provided during the event.
Special conditions: Open to Vietnam Era Veterans. Learn more about the Veteran Hunt Program.
Getty and Watt ranch Veteran WATERFOWL HUNT
Application type: Special veteran hunt
Hunt date: Starting 10/30, every Wednesday and Saturday
Cost: Free
Hunters: 4
Region: Colusa
For: Veterans or Active Military
(Capacity 4 hunters; only veterans or active servicemen and women can reserve and hunt, all guests must meet the criteria only exception are youth hunters). The Watt and Getty Ranch is located south of the Delevan National Wildlife Refuge and is bordered by the 2047 Canal to the west. Bird traffic tends to be high on this property as the birds make their way from refuge to refuge.
The blind is equipped with a bench seat and decoys. The hunt winner can bring a total of three additional hunters. The three additional hunters must be a junior or veterans themselves. Hunters will have the blind for the entire shoot day.
Arrowhead blind Veteran WATERFOWL HUNT
Application type: Special veteran hunt
Hunt date: Starting 10/30, every Wednesday and Saturday
Cost: Free
Hunters: 4
Region: Upper Butte Basin
For: Veterans or Active Military
(Capacity 4 hunters; only veterans or active servicemen and women can reserve and hunt, all guests must meet the criteria only exception are youth hunters). Situated in the famed Upper Butte Basin of the Sacramento Valley.
The property is managed by Merlo Waterfowl, who has some of the finest and most well-managed private rice properties available.
Located just southeast of the Lano Seco Refuge and north of Howard Slough, this property boosts one of the highest white-front harvest rates of all Merlo ranches.
BARRON RANCH veteran WATERFOWL HUNT
Hunt dates: 1/18, 1/22, 1/25, 1/26, 1/29
Application type: Special application
Cost: Free
Region: Sacramento Valley
For: Veterans or active-duty military*
Capacity: 2 hunters
Restrictions: none
Description: Veterans, come join CWA on a Veteran Hunt at the Barron Ranch near Lincoln on an exclusive private property rice blind duck hunt. This is a great hunt for those just beginning and you can expect to hunt till mid or late morning. This club consistently produces Pintail, Widgeon, Teal, and the Great Northern Shoveler! If you are a physically challenged Veteran, no worries, the guide has two quads to traverse the property. Recommend #2, 3 or 4 shot for ducks and although waders are not required, some kind of rubber boots above the ankle works well for the wet and mud. Face masks for this hunt are required…….the Camo ones…..as we like the ducks in close when it comes time to shoot them. No Dogs please on this hunt as a trained lab is used with a field dog blind. Decoys are provided, simply bring your gun, shells, license, and enjoy the day.
*Open to any active-duty service member, or veteran of the military, naval or air service who was discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable. Learn more about the Veteran Hunt Program.
GOOSE LAKE - badger almond First-come, First-Served
Hunt dates: November 16, 20, 23, and 27th.
Application type: First-Come, First-Served*
Cost: $300 to hunt (for the whole 3-person blind)
Region: Tulare Basin
For: All hunters
Capacity: 3 hunters
Restrictions: none
Description: This is a first-come, first-served duck hunt opportunity with 6 blinds on each hunt date. Blind 4 is an MI/Vet blind. You must either be Vet/Active Duty or mobility impaired to reserve. You are allowed to bring two guests. CWA’s Goose Lake property consists of 2,175 acres of wetland and upland habitat and is utilized by an abundance of wildlife throughout the year. Cost is 300$ for the entire blind.
*Blind 4 is an MI/Vet blind*
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DELTA KING waterfowl hunt
Hunt dates: 1/8/25
Application type: Lottery
Cost: $6 to apply, $25 to hunt (hunt fee waived for youth)
Region: Suisun Marsh
For: All hunters
Capacity: 2 hunters
Restrictions: none
Description: The Delta King is one of the premier duck clubs on Grizzly Island. With over 600 acres and numerous blinds, the hunters will have the right opportunity to shoot working birds. The club's ranch manager has manicured ponds to attract a large variety of waterfowl. Hunters will be taken right to the blind by boat and enjoy a morning shoot.
Women's overnight Duck Hunt - First-come, first-served
Hunt dates: 12/11 @ Staten Island, 12/18 @ Denverton, 1/1 @ Staten Island, 1/18 @ Grizzly Island
Application Type: FCFS
Cost: $250
Region: Delta/Suisun Marsh
For: Women
Capacity: 8-10 women per hunt
Restrictions: Must be a women to attend
Description: This will be an overnight hunt. Food and drinks will be provided. Dinner the night before, a quick breakfast and then lunch available after hunting. If you need any equipment such as waders, a shotgun etc. it will be provided. Guides can also be provided if needed!
