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I got my 1st Pacific Eider!!!Warning: hunting pics!!!!
Posted: Sat Dec 12, 2009 3:31 am
by Beerswimmer
My real addiction is waterfowling!!!! I had to paddle my ass off to get this guy!!!! Another "poor mans safari"!
I paddled about 2-3 miles out to get it, but worth it! Now I have both eiders!!! Eventually he'll be on the wall next to this guy:

I'm pretty proud that I got both from a kayak!
Re: I got my 1st Pacific Eider!!!Warning: hunting pics!!!!
Posted: Sat Dec 12, 2009 11:27 am
by rubber duck
That takes a good bit of talent to shoot from a kayak. I would be afraid of dropping my gun. Did you get them on the water or on the wing?
Re: I got my 1st Pacific Eider!!!Warning: hunting pics!!!!
Posted: Sat Dec 12, 2009 2:50 pm
by Beerswimmer
Wing. But it doesn't matter. I didn't use decoys for these. You still have to stalk close enough to hit them hard with steel shot. If they take off or not does not matter.

Re: I got my 1st Pacific Eider!!!Warning: hunting pics!!!!
Posted: Sat Dec 12, 2009 4:00 pm
by Tater
What they taste like?
Re: I got my 1st Pacific Eider!!!Warning: hunting pics!!!!
Posted: Sat Dec 12, 2009 8:17 pm
by rubber duck
Beerswimmer wrote:Wing. But it doesn't matter. I didn't use decoys for these. You still have to stalk close enough to hit them hard with steel shot. If they take off or not does not matter.

I didn't know you had to use steel shot there, that makes it a good bit harder to take them down.
Re: I got my 1st Pacific Eider!!!Warning: hunting pics!!!!
Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2009 7:26 pm
by Hillbilly Rebel
Beerswimmer wrote:Wing. You still have to stalk close enough to hit them hard with steel shot.

Or you can pay $2.50 a shell for Remington HeavyShot. I hunt Canada geese and to a lesser extent, duck. I have also taken Swan in North Carolina where it is legal.