First Sea Duck

[Craig F]

I've never been sea duck hunting before, but at least this morning I learned I don't need a Duckwater, Bankes, TDB, etc. as I can shoot them right out of my sneakbox while puddle duck hunting.

Probably don't shoot too many of these over a puddle duck rig...

 

[Luke Berkey]

Nice! Always fun to get something different. Congrats

 

[Capt. Larry M]

congrats Craig occasionally they show up where you least expect them usually Juvies do that, but thats a mature bird

 

[Mark Spolarich]

Thats a pretty scoter......congrats

 

[Capt. Jack Passie]

Black is Beutiful

 

[Todd Duncan Tennyson]

you are lucky to get an orange flavored one.

All we get are orange/vanilla and black licorice flavored ones out here.

 

[Craig F]

Thanks everyone. It definitely surprised me. My dad shot a surf scoter probably over 10 years ago near where I shot this one so you never know. Really beautiful prime bird, the orange is just amazing on the bill. That was all for my morning shoot, but I rounded out the day with a mallard and gadwall in the afternoon.

Having fun grassing the sneakbox in.

Birds would have a tough time looking into the sun like this, I always like to get down in the shadows somehow when I hunt in the afternoon.

 

[Farrukh Ashraf]

Nice bird Craig, congrats on the first !!

 

[rracioppi]

I am impressed with that grassing job, very nice, the bird is cool also.

 

[Troy Fields]

Very nice...those drake black scoter are certainly a beautiful bird, great contrast with the yellow and black. Congrats!