sea duck hunting

Somebody help this guy out... This the third post that I've seen him ask the same question!
 
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YES....

Thanks for asking. Anything else you might want to know you'll need to be a bit more specific in your question(s).

Steve
 
Yeah..two times in the classifieds and once here. I thought maybe he was looking for a guide. Specially liked that he asked for more pics of a boat and then when they were supplied...he said he wasn't really looking for a boat. Steve, that plethora of knowledge that you spewed was agnostic and depreciated..thanks ;)
 
Hi Ryan,

I have not hunted sea ducks in Maine, but I have hunted puddle ducks on Merrymeeting Bay and Casco Bay. I am hoping to take my dory up to Maine this fall/winter to hunt eider. I have hunted a lot of sea ducks in Mass., and can tell you a little bit about that.

Are you looking for places to hunt, or do you have questions regarding gear, decoys, etc?

Nate Grace
 
You have NO name, location or real email addy in your profile.
I don't post here very often even though I read the forum regularly. Most of these folks are more than willing to help with info but you need to be a little more specific with your Questions and try to give a bit more info.
Instead of saying... anybody hunt Maine, tell me about it.

Explain that your moving from...... too Southern Maine and would like some help leasrning about what to expect.

I know typing can be time consuming but hey.... I can only read my wife's mind... so she thinks... I can not read yours. Not trying to be rude, just trying to help you to help your self.

Brian
 
i would like to know about the ducks i can expect. What is the layout of most of the bays grassy,rocky. I am moving to south maine from central new jersey. you can e-mail me at wdcb123@aol i appreciate the tip
 
The coast of Maine is predominantly rocky. There is a lot of granite along the coast, and the bottom can be a mix of rocks, sand, and mud. You'll need a deep-V hull, at least 18 feet long with fairly high sides. A flat bottom boat will not be safe. If you have never been up to Maine, you'll need to plan on a lot of preseason scouting to get a sense of where the birds are feeding. Look for ledges, bars, and shallow areas where birds are actively feeding offshore. As for decoys, plan on making some sleds - at least two strings worth - I would say 6 to 9 birds/sleds per string. Sleds are the best "attention grabbers" and work well at bringing birds in from long distances. You can mix in full bodied eider or scoter decoys. I think 18 to 24 full-bodied decoys would be good. Kittery Trading Post up in Maine just had a sale on their full-sized eider decoys.

As for locations, I have no idea what to tell you. I'll be doing some scouting this year as well. I have heard that the Casco Bay area is good for eider. We'll see!

Nate
 
Thanks Nate that helped me alot now i have some good ideas on the type of baot would work. My uncles live in New Hampashire and i have gone with them to the kittery trading post. They are life long duck hunters but never hunted the coast.I will also research that bay. RYAN
 
I live here on the southern coast and do a lot of hunting her as well. The coast is real rocky, lots of small islands to hunt from as well as the open water.
Suggestions of where to hunt include the mouth of the Saco river off Biddeford, Casco bay is a big place so try off Freeport, the mouth of the Piscatacqua river has lots of birds too.
Where is southern Maine are you moving too? If you get to the KTP on a weekend ask for me, i'll try to help more.

Geoff
 
There is more to seaducking than a boat and decoys. The coast of NH & ME in the late season can be very dangerous to the uninitiated. When you get in the area just try to meet up with some of the people on this site for a cup of coffee. If all goes well I'm sure you'll get invited out to see the drill. Then you can invest in the equipment if it makes sense for the type of hunting you will actualy do once you get here. You can plan on very cold wind driven salt spray in exchange for ducks that take some skill to make edible!

Good luck on your quest.
 
somebody must have a copy of the pic of Bill Wasson frozen to the wheel they could post.
 
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