Alaska Sea Duck hunting
Booking Now for the 2009 December/2010 January time slots!
A 50% deposit is necessary to reserve the time slot of your preference. (This deposit is refundable if the time slot can be filled at least thirty days prior to your scheduled arrival).
Included in the price of your Alaska Sea Duck Hunt On Kodiak Island
5 days fully guided hunting, 6 nights lodging, all meals, transportation from the Kodiak Island State Airport to Port Lions, Round trip, preparation & proper packaging of your waterfowl.
Not Included in the price of theses hunts Shotgun shells, Alaska state hunting license, Alaska state waterfowl stamp, federal migratory waterfowl stamp, Alcoholic beverages, (you may purchase this in the town of Kodiak and bring with you to Port Lions).
$ 3,595.00 Per Hunter
Kodiak Wilderness Adventures offers Alaska Sea Duck hunting right in the heart of the wintering grounds of nearly every species of Alaska Sea Ducks that there are. These birds migrate to Kodiak Island each winter to feed on the rich sea life that will hold them over until their return to the nesting grounds on the tundra of the far north.
December & January Sea Duck Hunts
Our Alaska Sea Duck Hunts are geared for Taxidermist & Specimen collecting Sportsmen that are interested in high adventure while enjoying a top quality hunt conducted by Professional guides with an unsurpassed safety record.
These hunts are available throughout the months of December & January. We run all of our hunts from our Lodge right here in Port Lions on Kodiak Island and include 5 days of hunting and 6 nights of lodging.
Your Alaska Sea Duck Hunting Adventure starts when you land at the Kodiak, Alaska state airport. From there you will be met by either your guide or a representative of one of our local air services. You will then continue your journey to our lodge in the tiny bush village of Port Lions. Once everyone is at the lodge and settled in, we will spend the remainder of the afternoon and evening preparing for the hunt by issuing hunting license & duck stamps as well as going over our plans for a successful hunt and top the day off with one of Katy's fabulous meals.
Sea duck hunting on Kodiak Island is primarily done over decoys from shore blinds or floating blinds that we carry with us onboard our very well appointed 40 foot long boat. Because we are hunting on Saltwater, the shoreline is always changing with the tidal fluctuations and this gives us countless locations to set up for a shoot.
Due to the far north proximity of our location and the lateness of hunting in December and January, shooting times are limited to about 7 hours per day. This means we don't have to be in the blind at 4:00 am. We will be starting our days with a hearty breakfast at 6:30 and we try to leave the boat harbor about 8:00, (shooting time is generally a little after 9:00am) this puts us on the hunting grounds after a 20 to 30 minute boat ride, in plenty of time for the morning flight.
We provide a guide per two hunters and a layout blind, decoys and dog in each of the spots that we decide to hunt first thing each morning. As the day progresses, we may need to move our position depending on the bird traffic. There is almost zero pressure on the Sea Ducks in our area and these birds tend to be creatures of habit when it comes to their feeding grounds, so our decoy sets will usually be very productive for 3 to 4 hours before we have to reposition to finish off the day.
Our Sea Duck and Puddler decoys are all hand painted and primarily consist of Herter's foam bodied, unsinkable decoys. These decoys are incredibly realistic & when properly placed in the lea of a windy point of land seem to suck the ducks right in.
Alaska Sea Duck hunting on Kodiak Island is not something that is recommended for the faint of heart. We will typically have temperatures ranging from a low of 5 degrees in the morning to somewhere just above freezing during the "heat" of the day.
Our Sea Duck hunting guest are typically treated to opportunities that will allow them to take as many as seven different species of Alaska's Sea ducks. Varieties common to our area are the Common, Surf & White Winged Scoters, Harlequin, Old Squaw ( Long-tailed duck ), Red Breasted & Common Mergansers. Less common Sea Ducks but occasionally taken are the King & Common Eiders. We also have very high numbers of Barrows & Common Golden eye & Greater Scaup. These later birds are not included with your Sea Duck limits in Alaska but are rather considered a puddler along with Bufflehead. These last four species mentioned utilize much of the same feeding areas that are frequented by the Sea Ducks and therefore provide additional shooting opportunities. Kodiak Island is also home to countless year round resident populations of Mallards. These birds are an unexpected treat to collecting sportsmen due to their fine plumage when taken this late in the year.
Other species of waterfowl that are occasionally taken consists of Green Winged Teal, American Widgeon, Eurasian Widgeon, Gadwall & Pintail. The Alaska Department of Fish & Game regulations allow for Nonresident licensed hunters to take up to 7 Sea Ducks per day and posses up to 20 per season. Additionally a Nonresident may not posses more than 4 of any the following species per season. Common Scoter, Surf Scoter, White Winged Scoter, Harlequin, Old Squaw ( Long-tailed Duck), Common Eider & King Eider
