EP 107. Duck-A-Minute Banta and Other California Duck Hunting Topics

The orange sun melts slowly into the horizon on legendary Suisun Marsh, flocks of ducks are trading overhead and Yancey Forrest-Knowles speaks to the heart of California duck hunting times past, present and future. A lifetime duck hunter and former director of California Waterfowl Association, he is an articulate storyteller, a passionate waterfowl conservationist. What was duck hunting like when California became the 31st State and how's it since changed? Who was Duck-A-Minute Bill Banta and how'd he earn that title? How many duck clubs are there in California and what's the club culture? What is the Butte Sinks, and what befell duck hunting on the fabled Salton Sea? Why'd Clark Gable once get kicked out of a duck club? What's the significance of the Klamath Basin to California waterfowling? This is a fascinating episode. Like one of those picture-perfect duck hunts, you'll not want it to end. Episode Sponsors: BOSS Shotshells Benelli Shotguns Kanati Waterfowl Taxidermy GunDog Outdoors GetDucks USHuntList It's duck season somewhere 365 days per year. Host Ramsey Russell chases waterfowl worldwide, year-round. Follow Ramsey's duck hunting adventures: Instagram @ramseyrussellgetducks YouTube @GetDucks Facebook @GetDucks.com