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The below links are high quality sites that we frequently visit and evaluate. This is a constantly evolving area that will continue to grow as we add more and more sites. We intend this links section to be the de-facto waterfowler's connection to the best sites by category on the world wide web. The links are provided to help you get the right products, accessories and information to learn more about duck hunting. If you have suggestions for more categories or links, please send your request to david@borgesoutdoors.com. We only post high quality sites.

California Dept. of Fish and Game Hunting Locations

These are California Deptartment of Fish and Game sites, so the links will take you to their website where you can find the latest information (there's too many sites to manage all the data here). Not all sites are duck hunting locations, so research carefully and study maps. You can still hunt not so well known properties that hold ducks.

I find the DFG website particularly helpful these days since they changed their user interface to be more friendly and informative.

Counties, Descriptions	DFG Websites (Click on the region to display map at DFG Site)
DFG Hunting Website and State Hunting Regulations	http://www.dfg.ca.gov/about/hunting
Waterfowl Regulations - Summary bag limits by zone	Waterfowl Regs - Summary
Waterfowl Regulations - Shoot Times North	Waterfowl Regs - Shoot Times North
Waterfowl Regulations - Shoot Times South	Waterfowl Regs - Shoot Times South
Waterfowl Regulations - Full PDF	Waterfowl Regs - PDF
Waterfowl Regulations - Online at DFG Site	Waterfowl Regs - Online
Waterfowl Weekly Hunting Results from DFG managed areas	Waterfowl Weekly Results
Serving Del Norte, Humboldt, Lassen, Mendocino, Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama and Trinity counties	1 - Northern Region
Serving Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, El Dorado, Glenn, Lake, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Sierra, Sutter, Yolo and Yuba counties	2 - North Central Region
Serving Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, Sacramento, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Francisco, San Joaquin, Solano, Sonoma, and Yolo counties	3 - Bay Delta Region
Serving Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, Stanislaus, Tulare and Tuolumne counties	4 - Central Region
Serving Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties	5 - South Coast Region
Serving Imperial, Inyo, Mono, Riverside and San Bernardino counties	6 - Inland Deserts Region
Select from more than 26,000 discount guns, weapons and accessories.	Discount Guns

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

The U.S Fish and Wildlife service manages properties and wildlife programs on a national level. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service manages all the National Wildlife Refuges, which include important waterfowl breeding and hunting grounds such as Colusa and Sacramento.

U.S Fish and Wildlife Service Descriptions	Links
Refuge System, Maps and Hunting Regulations	http://library.fws.gov/refuges

The Gorp website has a very nice listing of the Refuge system in California. "The six refuges and conservation easements in the Sacramento NWR Complex, 50 miles north of Sacramento, are largely responsible for meeting the needs of both the wintering waterfowl and many other migratory birds that pass through each season."	http://gorp.away.com/gorp/resource/us_nwr/ca.htm
Images of every Federal Duck stamp	http://www.fws.gov/duckstamps/federal/stamps/fedimages.htm
Federal Duck Stamp Website. See the latest on the 75th Anniversary federal duck stamp art and development:	http://www.fws.gov/duckstamps
California - National Wildlife Refuges	Antioch Dunes National Wildlife Refuge Bitter Creek National Wildlife Refuge Blue Ridge National Wildlife Refuge Butte Sink Wildlife Management Area Castle Rock National Wildlife Refuge Clear Lake National Wildlife Refuge Coachella Valley National Wildlife Refuge Colusa National Wildlife Refuge Delevan National Wildlife Refuge Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Ellicott Slough National Wildlife Refuge Farallon National Wildlife Refuge Grasslands Wildlife Management Area Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes National Wildlife Refuge Havasu National Wildlife Refuge Hopper Mountain National Wildlife Refuge Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge Kern National Wildlife Refuge Kesterton National Wildlife Refuge Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge Marin Islands National Wildlife Refuge Merced National Wildlife Refuge Modoc National Wildlife Refuge North Central Valley Wildlife Management Area Pixley National Wildlife Refuge Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge Salinas River National Wildlife Refuge San Diego National Wildlife Refuge San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge San Luis National Wildlife Refuge San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge Sutter National Wildlife Refuge Tijuana Slough National Wildlife Refuge Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge

Bureau of Land Management Wilderness Areas

These are often overlooked, but are certainly available to California Duck Hunters to explore for duck hunting. There are rivers and lakes in these properties, and all state regulations apply.

California BLM Wilderness Area Map	http://www.blm.gov/ca/pa/wilderness/wa/clickable_map50.html
BLM Wilderness Area Defined	http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/prog/wilderness/wa.html
BLM Wilderness Area Maps	http://www.blm.gov/ca/pa/wilderness/wa/wa_lister.html

National Forests

Angeles	San Bernardino
Cleveland	Sequoia
Eldorado	Shasta-Trinity
Inyo	Sierra
Klamath	Siskiyou
Lassen	Six Rivers
Los Padres	Stanislaus
Mendocino	Tahoe
Modoc	Toiyabe
Plumas

Other Essential Waterfowl Sites

California Waterfowl Association: http://www.calwaterfowl.org

Bird Identification - South Dakota's Birds and Birding website has the absolute best photos for identifying your bird: http://sdakotabirds.com/species_main.htm

Western States Hunting Regulations

Nevada: http://www.ndow.org/law/regs/huntregs/huntbook/08_HB_Section5.pdf

Excellent Books, Essential Reading and Study

Waterfowling, by M.D. Johnson
M.D. Johnson's Waterfowling, Published by Stackpole Books. If you call him, he might personally autograph the book and send it to you for the same amount you can purchase from Amazon.

M.D. Johnson
M & J Outdoor Communications
www.mjoutdoors.com
319-482-2871

Duck Photography:

This is David Borges' personal photography site - http://dlborges.zenfolio.com

Boats, Accessories, Motors

http://www.mudbuddy.com
http://www.duckwaterboats.com
http://www.prodriveoutboards.com/home.htm

For Flotation Pods, contact me at david@borgesoutdoors.com. I've got a great solution and would like to discuss your plans. I've done custom pods on my system and they are AWESOME! See my article on Re-Powering and adding Flotation Pods. MudBuddy, 35hp major re-power upgrade and flotation pods added to Excel 18ft boat
EXTREMELY COOL, Rickshaw Motors has a very efficient and compact mud motor made specifically for sneak boats and layout boat blinds. It weighs 25 pounds!! Gotta have one of these. http://www.rickshaw-motors.com/
http://www.rickshaw-motors.com/

Dogs - Accessories

http://www.retrievertraining.net/forums/
http://www.lcsupply.com/
http://www.gundogsupply.com/

Duck Blind Construction

http://www.ngpc.state.ne.us/hunting/pdfs/blind/blind.asp

High Quality Guns Sites

Executive Gun Runners Find top brands of guns, rifles, shotguns and more, all at discount prices.

Tidal Charts and Information

California Tide Charts - Search by Tidal StationMap

http://www.tidesonline.com/state.php?state=California

Weather and Satellite Imagery

National Weather Service, California Current Satellite Imagery: http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/satellite/?wfo=sto