Sea duck hunting
from Kodiak Raspberry Island Remote Lodge is fully guided and conducted from beach blinds, one- and two-person Bankes layout boats, or our 28-foot open offshore duck vessel. All hunts are fair chase. We decoy birds into position by focusing on natural travel corridors, feeding routes, and daily movement patterns.
The Kodiak Archipelago is strongly tidal, and bird movement shifts throughout the day. We typically hunt a location during a favorable window, then relocate as feeding patterns and conditions change. Wind, sea state, and targeted species influence positioning and determine where and how we set up. It is common to hunt multiple species, locations, and techniques in a single day.
First light during duck season generally arrives between 8:00 and 8:30 a.m., with legal shooting hours concluding near 4:30 or 5:00 p.m. This allows hunters to begin the day with a full breakfast before heading to the water while still capitalizing on prime early-light movement.
Our hunts are often structured around species-specific goals, particularly for taxidermy-quality birds in full winter plumage. While Alaska waterfowl limits are generous, we prefer a selective approach. Once a pair of mountable birds has been harvested, we typically shift focus to another species rather than continue targeting the same group. The objective is quality, not volume.
Shots are frequently fast and low over water. Marine safety protocols are central to every outing. Because of open-water conditions, retrieving birds with dogs is not always practical or safe; birds are recovered by boat and handled carefully for transport and freezing.
Stacee and Jack K., AK
sea duck Hunting
Guided sea duck hunting throughout the Kodiak Archipelago, targeting harlequin ducks, goldeneye, scoters, and long-tailed ducks in rugged coastal Alaska waters.
