Ep. 104 Season Outlook 2025–26: Refuge Managers on Water, Habitat & Access
Update: 2025-10-13
Description
Jeff sits down with a panel of California wildlife refuge managers to lay out what hunters can expect this season—water deliveries, flood-up timelines, food on the landscape, and how weather and pressure will shape bird movement from the opener through the late split.
What you’ll hear
- Water & habitat status across key refuges: unit-by-unit flood-ups, moist-soil production, and sanctuary plans to hold birds after the first volleys
- Access updates: road work, blind repairs, closed-zone adjustments, and any changes to check-station flow or shoot times
- Species timing: teal on the front end, mallards and wigeon mid-season, specks/snows and divers as winter builds
- Weather game plans: how managers react to storms, fog, and hard freezes—and how hunters can adapt to keep birds finishing
- After-season priorities: projects queued up for spring/summer that pay off next fall
🦆 If this helps you plan your hunts, hit Follow, drop a quick review, and share the episode with your blind crew—your support keeps these conversations rolling and the flyway thriving.
Comments
In Channel
Download from Google Play
Download from App Store
United States00:00
00:00
x
