Ok guys, I'm hoping to check off eiders in my to do list. Personally I like to do the DIY type hunts and I know there is no such thing as "a sure thing" but just thinking logistically on my best bet to get some common and/or king eiders. I also don't really want to spend $4000 for a few day duck hunt in the Pribilofs. There are just better things I can do with that kind of money right now.
Here's what I have. 3 Dozen oversized Golden eye decoys and access to 3 dozen eider decoys. I have a 24 foot skiff with protection from the elements, soon to build a layout boat, and a kayak. Cold weather gear and stuff are a given.
One plan is to take the ferry over to Port Lions with boat, stay at a B&B and hunt out of there with my boat(s) where the water is protected much better than Kodiak in winter time where I can hunt. The other plan is to stage gear from the ferry or a friend on a crab boat to another spot such as Dutch Harbor, fly out for a few days and be limited to a kayak, a rental car and hunt beaches near the road system in protected waters. Staying at whatever no-tell motel available the end of December or January.
Has anyone ever tried this? Not a lot of hope for one here in Homer, but just thinking of a good way to get one or two of those cool lookin' birds.
If anything, I just need to go to Island X and wait for their last minute cancellations and capitalize on the deals they offer then.
So tell me what y'all think. Thanks.
Here's what I have. 3 Dozen oversized Golden eye decoys and access to 3 dozen eider decoys. I have a 24 foot skiff with protection from the elements, soon to build a layout boat, and a kayak. Cold weather gear and stuff are a given.
One plan is to take the ferry over to Port Lions with boat, stay at a B&B and hunt out of there with my boat(s) where the water is protected much better than Kodiak in winter time where I can hunt. The other plan is to stage gear from the ferry or a friend on a crab boat to another spot such as Dutch Harbor, fly out for a few days and be limited to a kayak, a rental car and hunt beaches near the road system in protected waters. Staying at whatever no-tell motel available the end of December or January.
Has anyone ever tried this? Not a lot of hope for one here in Homer, but just thinking of a good way to get one or two of those cool lookin' birds.
If anything, I just need to go to Island X and wait for their last minute cancellations and capitalize on the deals they offer then.
So tell me what y'all think. Thanks.
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