Ep. 113 December Property Recap: Floods, Fog, and Averages Across CWA Hunts

Save it for the Blind Podcast by California Waterfowl

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Carson Odegard sits down with Jeff Smith to break down December’s numbers across California Waterfowl properties—what got better, what got buried under water, and how long tule fog and rolling storms shifted bird behavior. From Staten Island’s goose grind to surprise surges at Potrero Hills and Goose Lake, this is your clear, no-spin field report.

By the numbers (December):

  • Staten Island3.44 birds/hunter in Dec; season avg 4.3 (leaders: Aleutians, specks)
  • Potrero Hills (Suisun)3.4 (up from 1.3 in Nov); spoons, GWT, with wigeon coming on
  • Goose Lake (Tulare Basin)3. ... 
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