Recent Trips

Opening Day In Klamath Falls

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

Opening day for the Spring Goose Season in Klamath Falls started on 2/20. Opening day seemed pretty promising. Speck limits were filled in no time at all. Getting the snows to decoy was a little difficult, but Jason pulled it off. There are so many birds around that opening day was spent behind Jason’s house in his  pasture.

“The birds have not really picked places to congregate yet, so any open field with feed is just as good as the next”, Jason told us on opening day. “The birds are getting thicker everyday and will only be better from here”.

There are still plenty of openings for this Spring Season. Weekends are filling up quickly, so give us a call ASAP to book.

888-866-5455 or book online www.killzoneoutfitters.com

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Bloody Decks.com tour Klamath and Sacramento 12/26/09

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Bloody Decks.com tour Klamath and Sacramento

12/26/09-12/31/09

Ali and I have been on tour of the west coast trying to get in some goose and duck carnage. So far 3 days of an ass kicking,going for day 4 today.
Klamath Falls was a nice 11 to 28f and snowing. The birds never got moving. 1 Honk, hooded merganser, a widgeon and two mallards for 1.5 days. We had planned on doing 4 days up there but our guide Jason from Killzone Outfitters told us we might be better off in Sacramento. Jason worked his ass off for the birds we got. We should have had at least 4 more mallards but someone tampered with our ammo. It made noise but nothing came out the end… Ali’s SBE went click and stovepipe almost every shot he had.
We hunted the afternoon yesterday in pit blinds in Maxwell CA with Kenny, another Killzone Guide. Had a few Specks and Snows come around but none came in range. Kenny is the man on calling the geese and has been having a hard time getting them with all the nice weather lately.
We could have jumped in the goose field again this morning but we decided to make another move to Yuba City to hunt with Raith for ducks.
Raith is another KZO guide that has pit blind sunken rice fields right up against the Sutter Reserve. We wanted to shoot his timber blinds for woods and mallards but the fog on the river is bad so here we go to his rice field.
I’ve been blogging the whole trip on my facebook as they have an easy to use app that I can upload pics.
Jason Hayashi | Facebook

Killzone Outfitters has been great. We have been in contact with them through the whole trip. Lining up the guides last minute has been easy (the guides are not booked up right now due to slow hunting and holidays). KZ has deals at every hotel we’ve stayed at and even told us where to eat. Their guides are all top knotch! Http://www.killzoneoutfitters.com

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Klamath Basin Report 1-10-2010

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

1-10-2010 – Klamath Basin Report

1/10/2010


Here is an update from this weekend. I hunted Mike C. and his crew. It was a bluebird day which made for
tough conditions. We ended up knocking down 9 honkers, 1 of which got up and flew away when we went
to retrieve it, and 1 sprig. The guys shot really well, they ended up with 5 goes and made the most of thier
opportunities. I would like to thank Mike and crew once again for hunting with me, you guys are a great
group and are welcome back anytime.

Jason F.
Kill Zone Outfitters
Klamath Falls, OR

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Pintail, Canvas Back, Scaup & Goose Limits Raised for California

Saturday, August 15th, 2009

This years waterfowl regulations have finally put the ball back into the hunters court. With increased limits on Pintail, Canvas Back, Scaup & Goose, we can look forward to a wealthy waterfowl rich 2009/2010 season.
Spring rains along with improved duck habitat, made for a very productive hatch this year. Duck Season will be open for 100 days this year due to the increase in population.
PINTAIL-LArge_SmallThe Pintail limit has been increased to 2 birds per year, for the first time in 12 years, per the department of Fish & Game. Pintail breeding grounds have moved from the north to  southern prairies, which are beneficial to increase production of the birds. This move has increased the Pintail population 23% in North America. Associations like Ducks Unlimited & The California Waterfowl Association have played a big part in growing this habitat. The CWA put together a program called Partnering for Pintail. This program helps conserve the breeding grounds for these beautiful birds, ensuring great hunting for years to come.
Hen mallard bag limits have increased as well this year. You can now take 7 Mallards, in which two birds can be hens.Landing MAllards_Small This limit increase on hens is due to the large western stock of mallards. Mallards will be open throughout the 100 day season as usual. More mallards seem to be showing up every year in larger numbers across California. Last year was very dry during hunting season,  making for a late migration along with only OK hunting. With an expected La Nina weather pattern, early, heavy rains may make this one of the best years ever for mallard hunting.
This year due to the increase in the waterfowl population, the Department Of Fish & Game of California has issued (1) Canvas Back duck per person, per season. This is an increase of 1 bird up from last years closure. Although enforcing this law maybe be hard for the DFG, California hunters will be expected to abide by this one bird a season limit.CanvasbackReflection
Last year Canvasbacks in the Colorado River region must have recieved the fax about the closure. Many times I found myself shooting other ducks over Canvasbacks sitting on the river. These fearless birds will no longer be fearless this hunting season, as they are fair game once again.

Scaup-650x416Scaup in California also saw an increase in limits from 1 to 3 birds per day. The Scaup season is short as usual, only running 86 days. Spinning decoys may not be used until December 1, 2009. Scaup are very abundant here in California. Scaups are diver ducks and can be found on canals and rivers all over California.

TeamworkGoose limits have increased in California as well. The Daily bag limit on Geese this year is 8 birds. Out of these 8 birds only 6 can be large Canada geese; 6 small Canada Geese; 6 White Geese; 4 White Fronts.

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