Game Management Programs
Special Announcements
2003 Waterfowl Hunt Reports for State Operated Hunting Areas (Dec 24 - Dec 28)
The budget crisis has resulted in staff reductions that may affect the availability of weekly hunting results. If you have questions when results from an area are not posted on this page, please contact that area directly. Our goal is to post results within 1 to 2 days after the dates listed below if the information is provided to Sacramento by the check station staff.
| AREA | DATE | # HUNTER | # DUCK | # FOWL | AVE DUCK | AVE GEESE | AVE FOWL | #1 DUCK | #2 DUCK | #1 DUCK NAME | #2 DUCK NAME |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASH CREEK | 12/24 | 6. | 2. | 5. | 0.33 | 0.50 | 0.83 | 2 | 0 | MALL | |
| ASH CREEK | 12/27 | 25. | 8. | 28. | 0.32 | 0.80 | 1.12 | 4 | 2 | MALL | AMWI |
| ASH CREEK | 12/28 | 6. | 4. | 10. | 0.67 | 1.00 | 1.67 | 3 | 1 | MALL | AMWI |
| DELEVAN | 12/24 | 164. | 511. | 536. | 3.12 | 0.14 | 3.27 | 122 | 92 | MALL | GADW |
| DELEVAN | 12/27 | 171. | 451. | 476. | 2.64 | 0.15 | 2.78 | 108 | 107 | GADW | MALL |
| DELEVAN | 12/28 | 141. | 238. | 243. | 1.69 | 0.03 | 1.72 | 45 | 40 | MALL | GADW |
| BUTTE VALLEY | 12/24 | 10. | 0. | 6. | - | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0 | 0 | ||
| BUTTE VALLEY | 12/27 | 18. | 0. | 7. | - | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0 | 0 | ||
| BUTTE VALLEY | 12/28 | 9. | 0. | 0. | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| FINNEY-RAMER | 12/24 | 4. | 3. | 3. | 0.75 | - | 0.75 | 3 | 0 | OTDU | |
| FINNEY-RAMER | 12/25 | 0. | 0. | 0. | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| FINNEY-RAMER | 12/26 | 2. | 0. | 0. | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| FINNEY-RAMER | 12/27 | 5. | 9. | 9. | 1.80 | - | 1.80 | 5 | 3 | OTDU | SHOV |
| FINNEY-RAMER | 12/28 | 2. | 3. | 3. | 1.50 | - | 1.50 | 3 | 0 | OTDU | |
| COLUSA | 12/24 | 96. | 354. | 355. | 3.69 | - | 3.70 | 165 | 86 | MALL | GADW |
| COLUSA | 12/27 | 124. | 292. | 297. | 2.35 | 0.03 | 2.40 | 124 | 65 | MALL | GADW |
| COLUSA | 12/28 | 121. | 164. | 166. | 1.36 | 0.02 | 1.37 | 50 | 40 | MALL | GADW |
| GADWALL (NO.GL) | 12/24 | 23. | 79. | 80. | 3.43 | 0.04 | 3.48 | 29 | 23 | GWTL | SHOV |
| GADWALL (NO.GL) | 12/27 | 27. | 70. | 70. | 2.59 | - | 2.59 | 26 | 12 | GWTL | OTDU |
| GADWALL (NO.GL) | 12/28 | 23. | 43. | 43. | 1.87 | - | 1.87 | 24 | 6 | GWTL | OTDU |
| GOLD HILLS | 12/24 | 5. | 4. | 4. | 0.80 | - | 0.80 | 1 | 1 | AMWI | PNTL |
| GOLD HILLS | 12/27 | 5. | 0. | 0. | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| GOLD HILLS | 12/28 | 5. | 2. | 2. | 0.40 | - | 0.40 | 1 | 1 | MALL | SHOV |
| GOODYEAR SLOUGH | 12/24 | 19. | 29. | 29. | 1.53 | - | 1.53 | 9 | 6 | AMWI | MALL |
| GOODYEAR SLOUGH | 12/27 | 18. | 8. | 8. | 0.44 | - | 0.44 | 3 | 2 | AMWI | PNTL |
| GOODYEAR SLOUGH | 12/28 | 6. | 2. | 2. | 0.33 | - | 0.33 | 1 | 1 | MALL | PNTL |
| GRAY LODGE | 12/24 | 233. | 402. | 410. | 1.73 | 0.03 | 1.76 | 132 | 74 | MALL | AMWI |
| GRAY LODGE | 12/27 | 299. | 417. | 440. | 1.39 | 0.04 | 1.47 | 103 | 79 | MALL | GWTL |
| GRAY LODGE | 12/28 | 189. | 192. | 203. | 1.02 | 0.04 | 1.07 | 41 | 38 | MALL | AMWI |
| GRIZZLY ISLAND | 12/24 | 99. | 182. | 183. | 1.84 | - | 1.85 | 50 | 43 | MALL | GWTL |
| GRIZZLY ISLAND | 12/27 | 142. | 207. | 210. | 1.46 | - | 1.48 | 48 | 45 | GWTL | SHOV |
| GRIZZLY ISLAND | 12/28 | 97. | 62. | 63. | 0.64 | 0.01 | 0.65 | 21 | 10 | MALL | GWTL |
| JOICE ISLAND | 12/28 | 25. | 36. | 36. | 1.44 | - | 1.44 | 15 | 14 | MALL | GWTL |
| HONEY LAKE-DAKIN | 12/24 | 19. | 6. | 12. | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.63 | 3 | 2 | AMWI | MALL |
| HONEY LAKE-DAKIN | 12/27 | 29. | 12. | 19. | 0.41 | 0.24 | 0.66 | 6 | 4 | MALL | GWTL |
| HONEY LAKE-DAKIN | 12/28 | 18. | 1. | 3. | 0.06 | 0.11 | 0.17 | 1 | 0 | GADW | |
| HONEY LAKE-FLEMING | 12/24 | 15. | 5. | 19. | 0.33 | 0.93 | 1.27 | 2 | 1 | GWTL | MALL |
| HONEY LAKE-FLEMING | 12/27 | 24. | 2. | 23. | 0.08 | 0.88 | 0.96 | 1 | 1 | AMWI | GWTL |
| HONEY LAKE-FLEMING | 12/28 | 19. | 0. | 4. | - | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0 | 0 | ||
| HOWARD SLOUGH (UBB) | 12/24 | 68. | 230. | 266. | 3.38 | 0.53 | 3.91 | 99 | 41 | MALL | WDDU |
| HOWARD SLOUGH (UBB) | 12/27 | 68. | 128. | 129. | 1.88 | 0.01 | 1.90 | 42 | 24 | MALL | SHOV |
| HOWARD SLOUGH (UBB) | 12/28 | 34. | 33. | 33. | 0.97 | - | 0.97 | 10 | 10 | MALL | GWTL |
| KERN | 12/27 | 144. | 323. | 336. | 2.24 | - | 2.33 | 75 | 61 | SHOV | GADW |
| ISLAND SLOUGH | 12/24 | 14. | 19. | 19. | 1.36 | - | 1.36 | 5 | 4 | MALL | GWTL |
| ISLAND SLOUGH | 12/27 | 17. | 10. | 10. | 0.59 | - | 0.59 | 3 | 3 | MALL | GADW |
| ISLAND SLOUGH | 12/28 | 9. | 1. | 1. | 0.11 | - | 0.11 | 1 | 0 | MALL | |
| KESTERSON | 12/24 | 68. | 171. | 172. | 2.51 | 0.01 | 2.53 | 63 | 33 | GWTL | MALL |
| KESTERSON | 12/27 | 85. | 54. | 54. | 0.64 | - | 0.64 | 21 | 9 | GWTL | RNDU |
| KESTERSON | 12/28 | 60. | 59. | 59. | 0.98 | - | 0.98 | 28 | 14 | GWTL | MALL |
| LITTLE DRY CR. (UBB) | 12/24 | 94. | 350. | 391. | 3.72 | 0.44 | 4.16 | 149 | 74 | MALL | AMWI |
| LITTLE DRY CR. (UBB) | 12/27 | 113. | 326. | 329. | 2.88 | 0.03 | 2.91 | 100 | 75 | MALL | GADW |
| LITTLE DRY CR. (UBB) | 12/28 | 113. | 300. | 300. | 2.65 | - | 2.65 | 72 | 70 | MALL | AMWI |
| LLANO SECO (UBB) | 12/24 | 42. | 82. | 99. | 1.95 | 0.40 | 2.36 | 27 | 23 | AMWI | MALL |
| LLANO SECO (UBB) | 12/27 | 34. | 33. | 33. | 0.97 | - | 0.97 | 11 | 8 | AMWI | MALL |
| LLANO SECO (UBB) | 12/28 | 36. | 38. | 41. | 1.06 | 0.06 | 1.14 | 13 | 11 | AMWI | MALL |
| LOS BANOS | 12/24 | 91. | 146. | 146. | 1.60 | - | 1.60 | 46 | 22 | MALL | GADW |
| LOS BANOS | 12/27 | 114. | 215. | 220. | 1.89 | 0.04 | 1.93 | 133 | 35 | GWTL | MALL |
| LOS BANOS | 12/28 | 84. | 87. | 89. | 1.04 | 0.01 | 1.06 | 43 | 31 | MALL | GWTL |
| MENDOTA | 12/24 | 288. | 488. | 508. | 1.69 | - | 1.76 | 139 | 128 | GWTL | MALL |
| MENDOTA | 12/27 | 401. | 729. | 744. | 1.82 | 0.01 | 1.86 | 408 | 94 | GWTL | MALL |
| MENDOTA | 12/28 | 152. | 146. | 155. | 0.96 | 0.06 | 1.02 | 45 | 37 | GWTL | MALL |
| MERCED | 12/24 | 29. | 79. | 83. | 2.72 | 0.14 | 2.86 | 39 | 14 | MALL | GWTL |
| MERCED | 12/27 | 32. | 98. | 103. | 3.06 | 0.16 | 3.22 | 53 | 14 | GWTL | MALL |
| NORTH FRIETAS | 12/24 | 15. | 45. | 45. | 3.00 | - | 3.00 | 23 | 14 | MALL | GWTL |
| NORTH FRIETAS | 12/27 | 23. | 26. | 26. | 1.13 | - | 1.13 | 15 | 6 | MALL | GWTL |
| NORTH FRIETAS | 12/28 | 12. | 19. | 19. | 1.58 | - | 1.58 | 9 | 7 | GWTL | MALL |
| SOUTH FRIETAS | 12/24 | 22. | 57. | 57. | 2.59 | - | 2.59 | 25 | 25 | MALL | GWTL |
| SOUTH FRIETAS | 12/27 | 25. | 41. | 41. | 1.64 | - | 1.64 | 20 | 15 | GWTL | MALL |
| SOUTH FRIETAS | 12/28 | 11. | 21. | 21. | 1.91 | - | 1.91 | 16 | 2 | GWTL | MALL |
| SALT SLOUGH (NO.GL) | 12/24 | 44. | 83. | 83. | 1.89 | - | 1.89 | 42 | 16 | MALL | GWTL |
| SALT SLOUGH (NO.GL) | 12/27 | 45. | 62. | 62. | 1.38 | - | 1.38 | 31 | 16 | GWTL | MALL |
| SALT SLOUGH (NO.GL) | 12/28 | 35. | 30. | 30. | 0.86 | - | 0.86 | 16 | 7 | GWTL | MALL |
| LAKE PERRIS | 12/24 | 2. | 0. | 0. | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| LAKE PERRIS | 12/27 | 6. | 6. | 11. | 1.00 | - | 1.83 | 3 | 2 | MALL | GWTL |
| SALTON SEA NWR | 12/24 | 8. | 6. | 9. | 0.75 | 0.38 | 1.13 | 2 | 2 | PNTL | GWTL |
| SALTON SEA NWR | 12/27 | 41. | 59. | 71. | 1.44 | 0.29 | 1.73 | 23 | 19 | SHOV | GWTL |
| SALTON SEA NWR | 12/28 | 22. | 5. | 6. | 0.23 | 0.05 | 0.27 | 3 | 1 | PNTL | CINT |
| SACRAMENTO | 12/24 | 138. | 526. | 555. | 3.81 | 0.19 | 4.02 | 211 | 108 | MALL | GADW |
| SACRAMENTO | 12/27 | 222. | 362. | 374. | 1.63 | 0.05 | 1.68 | 88 | 82 | GADW | MALL |
| SACRAMENTO | 12/28 | 165. | 235. | 241. | 1.42 | 0.04 | 1.46 | 54 | 53 | AMWI | MALL |
| SAN JACINTO | 12/24 | 81. | 63. | 69. | 0.78 | - | 0.85 | 17 | 9 | GWTL | SHOV |
| SAN JACINTO | 12/27 | 86. | 42. | 43. | 0.49 | - | 0.50 | 11 | 10 | CANV | SHOV |
| SAN LUIS | 12/24 | 138. | 403. | 403. | 2.92 | - | 2.92 | 190 | 83 | GWTL | MALL |
| SAN LUIS | 12/27 | 154. | 264. | 264. | 1.71 | - | 1.71 | 147 | 49 | GWTL | MALL |
| SAN LUIS | 12/28 | 86. | 250. | 250. | 2.91 | - | 2.91 | 186 | 23 | GWTL | MALL |
| SHASTA VALLEY | 12/24 | 16. | 10. | 10. | 0.63 | - | 0.63 | 7 | 3 | MALL | RNDU |
| SHASTA VALLEY | 12/27 | 18. | 48. | 49. | 2.67 | 0.06 | 2.72 | 17 | 9 | GADW | MALL |
| SHASTA VALLEY | 12/28 | 11. | 3. | 3. | 0.27 | - | 0.27 | 3 | 0 | MALL | |
| VOLTA | 12/24 | 26. | 46. | 47. | 1.77 | 0.04 | 1.81 | 14 | 8 | MALL | SHOV |
| VOLTA | 12/27 | 59. | 100. | 100. | 1.69 | - | 1.69 | 50 | 17 | GWTL | MALL |
| VOLTA | 12/28 | 30. | 32. | 39. | 1.07 | - | 1.30 | 13 | 10 | MALL | GWTL |
| WILLOW CREEK | 12/24 | 3. | 0. | 0. | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| WILLOW CREEK | 12/27 | 0. | 0. | 0. | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| WILLOW CREEK | 12/28 | 2. | 7. | 7. | 3.50 | - | 3.50 | 4 | 1 | GADW | BUFH |
| WISTER | 12/24 | 79. | 108. | 118. | 1.37 | 0.13 | 1.49 | 32 | 22 | SHOV | PNTL |
| WISTER | 12/27 | 253. | 341. | 348. | 1.35 | 0.02 | 1.38 | 90 | 84 | GWTL | PNTL |
| WISTER | 12/28 | 90. | 43. | 51. | 0.48 | 0.09 | 0.57 | 15 | 11 | SHOV | PNTL |
| YOLO | 12/24 | 133. | 292. | 300. | 2.20 | 0.05 | 2.26 | 80 | 40 | GWTL | SHOV |
| YOLO | 12/27 | 117. | 191. | 226. | 1.63 | 0.009 | 1.93 | 44 | 37 | SHOV | GWTL |
| YOLO | 12/28 | 112. | 82. | 102. | 0.73 | 0.02 | 0.91 | 21 | 20 | SHOV | GWTL |
| WEST BEAR CREEK | 12/24 | 24. | 66. | 66. | 2.75 | - | 2.75 | 25 | 13 | MALL | GWTL |
| WEST BEAR CREEK | 12/27 | 37. | 29. | 29. | 0.78 | - | 0.78 | 12 | 8 | GWTL | MALL |
| WEST BEAR CREEK | 12/28 | 17. | 41. | 42. | 2.41 | 0.06 | 2.47 | 29 | 7 | GWTL | MALL |
| DELTA-TWITCHELL UNIT | 12/27 | 31. | 0. | 28. | - | 0.90 | 0.90 | 0 | 0 | ||
| WEST FAMILY JR UNIT | 12/24 | 4. | 0. | 0. | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| WEST FAMILY JR UNIT | 12/27 | 6. | 4. | 4. | 0.67 | - | 0.67 | 3 | 1 | SHOV | PNTL |
| WEST FAMILY JR UNIT | 12/28 | 2. | 1. | 1. | 0.50 | - | 0.50 | 1 | 0 | GWTL |