Does anyone hunt ducks in the pudget sound? How hard would it be to do a DIY hunt? And what species can be hunted? Kamo Gari has started a itch to do some sea duck hunting and the sound is the nearest salt to me. Any info would be great.

I have hunted Puget for ducks. Last year, actually. In short, hunt wise, it was a freaking disaster. TONS of birds, but precious little areas we could hunt. I planned to bag a harlie and some other birds we either can't shoot or don't get here. Saw all of them. Got no chances to hunt them properly. I did a qucik search and found a link to a report I did on another site. Hope it helps.

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P.S. The distance thing shouldn't be that big of a deal as far as Pacific vs. Atlantic. If saving money and getting your birds is a concern, I'd probably suggest you get out here. It won't necessarily be fast and furious, but for years I hunted seaducks without a dog, proper seaduck decoys or a boat, gunning them from jetties and sandbars. You just need to play and heed the tides, and be willing to do a bit of work (fetching dead birds in the surf in winter on foot is not for those with a weak heart). I will say that seaducking is a must at least once in a lifetime for the dedicated waterfowler.

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Cheers,

KG

Thanks for the post I too have had hunts like that. I'm not really surprised that it was hard to find a place in the sound to hunt it is called the left coast for a reason. with all the coastline in the Pudget Sound you would think that there would be more places to hunt.
As far as heading east it sounds like a great idea I have always wanted to do a classic New England sea duck hunt. A couple years of saving my pennies and getting a new chessie broke in ( my current chessie is retired and my springers are to small for the surf.) And it could happen. when it looks like I can do it I will defiantly pick your brain about it.

Anytime you'd like to ask, I'm happy to help. Honestly, it doesn't have to be an expensive trip. One of the ugly secrets about seaducking--at least where I hunt--is that you absolutely need a guide. You don't. That said, coming out flying totally blind isn't such a great idea, but armed with a bit of knowledge from someone local, it's totally doable.

Cheers,

KG