scoter /eider shooters...

gcs

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Never hunted them, been ignoring them but have them at the inlet. Considering hunting them from the work skiff, on long lines, what would be a reasonable amount of decoys, and would adding eiders with all that white be worthwhile?
Any thoughts, opinions, or guesses welcomed... Thanks
 
30 large Clorox bottles with a black patch on each side of the handle. And it would help to paint some Brown and Black.
That is all you need.
Phil
 
I've never hunted or shot an eider, but from what I experienced this past weekend, I'd say the clorox bottle approach should work.

This past weekend, while scouting one of my hunting spots, from about 200 yards away I noticed an eider. I figured it would flush at any moment. Instead, it let me get close enough in the boat that I could have reached it with a hockey stick. It just paddled away.

I'm wondering if it will be there when the next hunting season segment opens, and if so, how long thereafter it will hang around.

By the way, they are enormous birds up close.
 
There were a LOT of eiders last year by shinnecock inlet, noticing more scoters then normal around the s,shore inlets, saw a few the other day almost land in the black floats by an oyster farm, lol, Have a couple doz. large lobster pot floats that should work....
 
Yeah, those oyster farm buoys are fantastic decoys for eiders and for whistlers. Hard to compete with that "spread" at one of my favorite spots since the oyster farm got bigger. LOL!
 
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