2005 Waterfowl Hunt Reports for State Operated Hunting Areas (Dec 28- Jan 1)
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 4 days after the dates listed below if the information is provided to Sacramento by the check station staff.
| Area Name | Date | # of Hunters | # of Ducks | # of Waterfowl | Average Ducks | Average Geese | Average Waterfowl | #1 Duck | #2 Duck | #1 Duck Species | #2 Duck Species |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASH CREEK | 12/28 | 17 | 32 | 44 | 1.88 | 0.71 | 2.59 | 21 | 6 | MALL | GADW |
| 12/31 | 20 | 57 | 62 | 2.85 | 0.25 | 3.10 | 27 | 10 | MALL | GWTL | |
| 1/1 | 14 | 32 | 36 | 2.29 | 0.29 | 2.57 | 10 | 10 | MALL | AMWI | |
| DELEVAN | 12/28 | 203 | 573 | 676 | 2.82 | 0.47 | 3.33 | 216 | 76 | MALL | GADW |
| 12/31 | 137 | 360 | 389 | 2.63 | 0.20 | 2.84 | 141 | 38 | MALL | GADW | |
| BUTTE VALLEY | 12/28 | 21 | 32 | 59 | 1.52 | 1.29 | 2.81 | 20 | 8 | MALL | PNTL |
| 12/31 | 36 | 28 | 71 | 0.78 | 1.19 | 1.97 | 8 | 8 | AMWI | PNTL | |
| 1/1 | 14 | 4 | 20 | 0.29 | 1.14 | 1.43 | 3 | 1 | PNTL | MALL | |
| FINNEY-RAMER | 12/26 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1.75 | - | 1.75 | 5 | 1 | GWTL | AMWI |
| 12/27 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1.67 | - | 1.67 | 2 | 2 | AMWI | GWTL | |
| 12/28 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | 4 | 1 | GWTL | SHOV | |
| 12/29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |||
| 12/30 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0.25 | - | 0.25 | 1 | 0 | GWTL | ||
| 12/31 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0.86 | - | 0.86 | 3 | 2 | GWTL | SHOV | |
| 1/1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2.67 | - | 2.67 | 5 | 3 | GWTL | SHOV | |
| COLUSA | 12/28 | 142 | 222 | 251 | 1.56 | 0.13 | 1.77 | 119 | 22 | MALL | GADW |
| 12/31 | 117 | 237 | 248 | 2.03 | 0.07 | 2.12 | 178 | 14 | MALL | GADW | |
| 1/1 | 84 | 246 | 250 | 2.93 | 0.02 | 2.98 | 143 | 24 | MALL | AMWI | |
| GADWALL (NO.GL) | 12/28 | 37 | 149 | 153 | 4.03 | 0.03 | 4.14 | 96 | 12 | GWTL | SHOV |
| 12/31 | 42 | 214 | 215 | 5.10 | 0.02 | 5.12 | 164 | 13 | GWTL | PNTL | |
| 1/1 | 30 | 96 | 96 | 3.20 | - | 3.20 | 75 | 8 | GWTL | SHOV | |
| GRAY LODGE | 12/28 | 328 | 357 | 377 | 1.09 | 0.05 | 1.15 | 173 | 41 | MALL | WDDU |
| 12/31 | 327 | 424 | 453 | 1.30 | 0.06 | 1.39 | 149 | 71 | MALL | WDDU | |
| 1/1 | 137 | 146 | 151 | 1.07 | 0.04 | 1.10 | 71 | 21 | MALL | AMWI | |
| GRIZZLY ISLAND | 12/28 | 175 | 194 | 197 | 1.11 | 0.02 | 1.13 | 62 | 33 | MALL | GWTL |
| 12/31 | 85 | 140 | 140 | 1.65 | - | 1.65 | 50 | 29 | GWTL | SHOV | |
| HONEY LAKE-DAKIN | 12/28 | 36 | 21 | 46 | 0.58 | 0.69 | 1.28 | 8 | 6 | AMWI | GADW |
| 12/31 | 24 | 10 | 21 | 0.42 | 0.46 | 0.88 | 4 | 3 | AMWI | GADW | |
| 1/1 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 0.27 | 0.64 | 0.91 | 1 | 1 | MALL | GADW | |
| HONEY LAKE-FLEMING | 12/28 | 30 | 14 | 32 | 0.47 | 0.60 | 1.07 | 7 | 6 | MALL | GWTL |
| 12/31 | 22 | 3 | 17 | 0.14 | 0.64 | 0.77 | 1 | 1 | MALL | AMWI | |
| 1/1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | - | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 | |||
| KERN | 12/28 | 155 | 484 | 485 | 3.12 | - | 3.13 | 106 | 89 | CINT | GADW |
| KESTERSON | 12/28 | 93 | 300 | 301 | 3.23 | 0.01 | 3.24 | 139 | 32 | GWTL | MALL |
| 12/31 | 110 | 270 | 271 | 2.45 | 0.009 | 2.46 | 134 | 33 | GWTL | SHOV | |
| 1/1 | 61 | 140 | 141 | 2.30 | 0.02 | 2.31 | 66 | 19 | GWTL | MALL | |
| LOS BANOS | 12/28 | 131 | 298 | 303 | 2.27 | 0.03 | 2.31 | 111 | 70 | GWTL | MALL |
| 12/31 | 146 | 353 | 358 | 2.42 | 0.03 | 2.45 | 114 | 97 | GWTL | MALL | |
| 1/1 | 78 | 142 | 149 | 1.82 | 0.08 | 1.91 | 77 | 26 | MALL | GWTL | |
| MENDOTA | 12/28 | 435 | 1176 | 1184 | 2.70 | - | 2.72 | 777 | 90 | GWTL | CINT |
| 12/30 | 324 | 980 | 981 | 3.02 | 0.003 | 3.03 | 444 | 156 | GWTL | MALL | |
| 1/1 | 139 | 189 | 200 | 1.36 | - | 1.44 | 77 | 42 | GWTL | MALL | |
| MERCED | 12/28 | 26 | 79 | 97 | 3.04 | 0.69 | 3.73 | 36 | 14 | GWTL | SHOV |
| 12/31 | 28 | 110 | 119 | 3.93 | 0.32 | 4.25 | 37 | 26 | MALL | GWTL | |
| NORTH FRIETAS | 12/28 | 29 | 106 | 106 | 3.66 | - | 3.66 | 68 | 22 | GWTL | MALL |
| 12/31 | 34 | 124 | 124 | 3.65 | - | 3.65 | 81 | 17 | GWTL | MALL | |
| 1/1 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 1.20 | - | 1.20 | 12 | 3 | MALL | AMWI | |
| SOUTH FRIETAS | 12/28 | 39 | 124 | 126 | 3.18 | 0.05 | 3.23 | 76 | 30 | GWTL | MALL |
| 12/31 | 23 | 104 | 104 | 4.52 | - | 4.52 | 54 | 24 | GWTL | MALL | |
| 1/1 | 19 | 37 | 37 | 1.95 | - | 1.95 | 19 | 9 | GWTL | MALL | |
| SALT SLOUGH (NO.GL) | 12/28 | 72 | 93 | 95 | 1.29 | 0.01 | 1.32 | 38 | 26 | GWTL | MALL |
| 12/31 | 83 | 141 | 141 | 1.70 | - | 1.70 | 60 | 46 | GWTL | MALL | |
| 1/1 | 32 | 44 | 44 | 1.38 | - | 1.38 | 28 | 7 | MALL | GWTL | |
| SALTON SEA NWR | 12/28 | 22 | 50 | 53 | 2.27 | 0.14 | 2.41 | 25 | 10 | GWTL | SHOV |
| 12/31 | 27 | 24 | 30 | 0.89 | 0.22 | 1.11 | 9 | 8 | SHOV | GWTL | |
| 1/1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 | - | 2.00 | 2 | 1 | GWTL | AMWI | |
| SACRAMENTO | 12/28 | 246 | 373 | 419 | 1.52 | 0.18 | 1.70 | 112 | 78 | MALL | GADW |
| 12/31 | 202 | 296 | 326 | 1.47 | 0.13 | 1.61 | 63 | 47 | MALL | GADW | |
| 1/1 | 122 | 228 | 232 | 1.87 | 0.03 | 1.90 | 42 | 39 | MALL | AMWI | |
| SAN JACINTO | 12/28 | 97 | 174 | 177 | 1.79 | - | 1.82 | 102 | 23 | GWTL | PNTL |
| 12/31 | 88 | 196 | 196 | 2.23 | - | 2.23 | 126 | 20 | GWTL | SHOV | |
| SAN LUIS | 12/28 | 161 | 510 | 510 | 3.17 | - | 3.17 | 288 | 65 | GWTL | MALL |
| 12/31 | 135 | 404 | 404 | 2.99 | - | 2.99 | 204 | 81 | GWTL | MALL | |
| 1/1 | 74 | 181 | 183 | 2.45 | 0.03 | 2.47 | 83 | 42 | GWTL | MALL | |
| VOLTA | 12/28 | 58 | 113 | 114 | 1.95 | - | 1.97 | 37 | 20 | GWTL | MALL |
| 12/31 | 75 | 103 | 104 | 1.37 | - | 1.39 | 35 | 20 | MALL | SHOV | |
| 1/1 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | 3 | 3 | MALL | GADW | |
| WILLOW CREEK | 12/28 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0.67 | 0.33 | 1.00 | 2 | 0 | MALL | |
| WISTER | 12/28 | 269 | 764 | 806 | 2.84 | 0.16 | 3.00 | 379 | 107 | GWTL | PNTL |
| 12/31 | 249 | 533 | 619 | 2.14 | 0.33 | 2.49 | 252 | 116 | GWTL | PNTL | |
| 1/1 | 116 | 134 | 204 | 1.16 | 0.60 | 1.76 | 58 | 31 | GWTL | PNTL | |
| WEST BEAR CREEK | 12/28 | 47 | 131 | 133 | 2.79 | 0.04 | 2.83 | 60 | 31 | GWTL | MALL |
| 12/31 | 46 | 100 | 101 | 2.17 | 0.02 | 2.20 | 39 | 38 | GWTL | MALL | |
| 1/1 | 36 | 56 | 57 | 1.56 | 0.03 | 1.58 | 23 | 16 | GWTL | MALL |
