Lots of Greenheads!!
Come experience World Class Duck Hunting in the heart of the Pacific Flyway.
Paul's Ponds have become quite famous, due to all of the TV shows
and the fact that Paul's Ponds are as good as it gets!

Thousands of ducks congregate on our exclusively private fields and ponds.
Primary specie is Mallards. Also we see some woodducks, pintail, widgeons, bufflehead, etc.

Green heads are our specialty: Limit 7 per day.
We have a volunteer $5 penalty for every hen which goes to
Ducks Unlimited, Delta or another conservation group.

Truck of Ducks!	Ducks in a row!	Happy Hunters!

Our private Duck Lakes are one of the best kept secrets in the Columbia Basin!
Paul's Pond is the original lake; but now Paul has developed 3 more lakes!
Paul fine tunes his fields and blinds annually to provide World Class Hunting.
Great duck food; flooded corn, wheat, barley and buck wheat surround the blinds.

When is the best time to come? When you can come, is always the best time!
Early season, prior to mid November, sometimes there are opportunities to get a mixed bag of geese and ducks, in one blind. There is no extra charge for the other specie, but your guide may limit the shooting, depending on how the birds are working the blinds. Of course the goal is to fill you bag with the bird specie you choose.

When are there the most birds?
On or before mid-November the full migration usually appears at Burbank.
Burbank books fewer hunts in October. Then from Mid-November to January most of the hunts are very consistent, with always a few days when mother nature gives us a challenge. (Wish we had a crystal ball.)
We have shot limits right up to the last day of the season, the last few years. Therefore our bird management procedures do work!

• Experience shooting ease in Maximus Blinds.
• Sit in comfort and be able to watch the birds work the blind.
• Enjoy your guide's expert calling ability.
• See the finest decoy spread available.
• Custom Full Curl Duck decoys with Velvet Feather finish for added reality.

      
All hunts are guided and all must exercise safe handling of their guns. Our blinds hold five hunters plus your guide. Blind buy out is 10 hunters.
        All hunts are guided and all must exercise safe handling of their guns.
Hunters must be aware of other hunters at all times, the guides location, the dogs location and be able to discern the decoys from the birds!
     During full migration 2 blinds may used, close to one another, but everyone gets separate opportunities to shoot individually. Each hunter knows the birds he/she has bagged. All lost/wounded birds count towards bag limit.

Dogs: Only one dog per blind. The first to book space in the blind has the opportunity to bring their dog. The guide will have his dog as a backup. It is imperative that we quickly retrieve all birds, and not allow the dog to flare the birds. All downed birds are counted as part of hunter's bag.
      Therefore, be prepared with a kennel for your dog, in case it is not Fido's best retrieving day.
      Sometimes the guide will allow you to continue to use your dog, if you have filled the blind with your guests/hunting partners, but missed opportunities due to poor retrieves, excess time taken in retrieving, having to yell/call/direct the dog or the dog does not hold at shot will limit your overall opportunities to shoot from the blind.

What to bring:

• Bring layers of warm, QUIET clothes, such as Polar Fleece in green, tan or camo.
• Wear waterproof high boots. Waders are not needed, but the extra warmth from them is great. Neck gators are recommenced, especially ones which can cover the face.
• You will be outside so bring hats, gloves, full length waterproof boots, warm socks and a water-repellent outer garment.
• Wear hip boots if you bring a dog. Bring a kennel for your dog and a leash.
• Be prepared for cold weather, since October temperatures range from 20° to 70° , and December and January temperatures are from 0° to 45°. Since you will be hunting
  from an above ground blind the wind chill factor can make it even colder.

Duck Hunting Shell Info:
You will be shooting at birds at close ranges, landing into the decoys. No pass shooting.
Only duck loads in the duck blinds. Do not bring goose loads.

Bring only 2 3/4" 12 gauge shells for hunting on Paul's Ponds.
This is a regulation for our guide service.(However 3" 20 gauge is OK)

Plus, there are goose fields above the ponds, and we do not want to scare/flare the geese.
No 10 gauges and no 3 1/2 goose loads in the fields above the duck ponds either.

Our policies and management techniques enhance quality hunting all season long.
They work!! It is hard to argue with proven success.

For complete Duck Hunt Information - click here to download.
Passing on our Hunting Heritage is important! Start at an early age, and gradually introduce youth, just as you would with a young pup. We start them on BB guns and advance from there. Shoot some trap to get them accustomed to the guns. Then, take a trip to the area in advance, explain the hunt, make sure they are warm and make the actual outing FUN (and short if very cold.)

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Mallard Information

"Mallards feed by "dabbling" and upending, meaning that they tip their bodies into water, bill first, tail
in the air, to forage for food. Their diet is 90% vegetarian, consisting mainly of seeds of grasses,
sedges, pondweeds and other aquatic vegetation. Snails, insects and small fish sometimes are taken.

"Mallards can accomplish some interesting feats. They swim with their tail held above the water and, when they are alarmed, they spring directly out of the water and into the air. The sudden flight of Mallards can make quite a spectacular site.

"Once Mallards arrive on their nesting territory in the spring, the females build down-lined nests on
the ground near lakes and reservoirs. It is important that the nests be well-placed in dense vegetation
to avoid detection from predators.

"Although Mallards are seasonally monogamous, the male deserts the female after only the first week of incubation. The female incubates the five to 14 eggs by herself until they hatch some time between March and July, some 26 to 30 days later. The downy young leave the nest soon after hatching and can fly from 49 to 60 days later.

"Mallards are very common throughout North America. As migratory waterfowl, they winter south of Canada, throughout the United States south to Central America. Mallards arrive on nesting grounds in northern parts of the United States and in Canada between March and April.

"Mallards are also common throughout much of Europe, Asia and Africa. Wherever Mallards are located, they are most likely found on shallow bodies of fresh water, on lakes, marshes and even flooded fields."http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/nature/wild/birds/mallard.htm

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FAQ's, or Frequently asked questions.