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December Oldsquaw

The weather finally provided enough of a break for heading offshore to set a big oldsquaw rig on a few hundred birds we had spotted feeding the ledge this past few weeks. Birds were diving in 60-90 feet of water … Continue reading

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Winter Crab

There isn’t anything better this time of year than a crisp morning in the blind waiting on the sea ducks to fly… and all the while the crab pots soak and fill with delectable winter Dungeness Crab. After the hunts … Continue reading

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Red Sky in the Morning….

Our first significant storm of the season blew in today as the tail end of a whopper that hit Coastal Alaska dipped down into Salish Sea waters on its way out. The incoming storm made for a dramatic sunrise over … Continue reading

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The Goldeneye Ducks Are Here

Those beautiful black and white ducks from the North have arrived ! Barrow’s and American ( Common) Goldeneye ducks showed up in many of our hunting areas this week. Characterized by their distinctive flight noise both species of “whistlers” make … Continue reading

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Harlequin AKA “Blue Ducks”

Jewels of the Pacific Northwest, the harlequin duck is one of the most prized waterfowl species. A unique sea duck– the blue plumed harlequin combined with dramatic white stripes, spots and red flank feathers are a sight to behold. Wintering … Continue reading

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Halloween Robin

In between squalls this morning the boys spotted something peculiar as a migrating flock of robins pecked their way for bugs out on the house lawn. Mixed in with the other dozen or so birds was a truly “white” robin. … Continue reading

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Banded Surf!

A crisp Fall morning out on the saltwater with our first hunter today. Joe tagged out on a primo drake harlequin just after first light so we decided to pull the rig and move to hunt the openwater for scoters. … Continue reading

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2011/ 2012 Waterfowl Opener

The waterfowl season opened with a bang today as the boys and I set out to enjoy the family tradition of hunting local sea ducks. Unlike most of the puddlers that are still in a moult of brown feathers- the … Continue reading

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Youth Waterfowl

The third weekend of September is always a fun one as in Washington State the game department allows youth hunters ( under 16 ) to get the first shot at gamebirds and waterfowl before the general openers in October. Luck … Continue reading

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Humpys are IN!

We always welcome every other August when the warm sun is out and droves of pink salmon, aka humpys arrive down the Strait and North Puget Sound on their way to spawn in central and south Sound rivers ( these … Continue reading

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