The Finest Sea Duck Hunting on the Coast of Maine

Eiders Down Coastal Guide Service offers professional guided sea duck hunting in the unparalleled natural beauty and remoteness of Downeast Maine. The countless islands and rugged glacier-carved coastline provide the primary breeding and nesting area of Eider ducks. Vast mussel beds also make the region home to Scoters and Longtail, also known as Oldsquaws, and we are not dependent upon migratory birds for any of these species.

Migratory birds begin gathering on the Maine coast in early October and into November, providing exciting late fall shooting. November and December is peak time for Goldeneye and Black duck. Your daily limit is seven sea ducks of which five can be Eiders. It is rare that hunters fail to get their limit every day they hunt with Eiders Down.

All sea duck hunting depends on several factors including weather, moon phase and migratory movements. Successful sea duck hunting also requires the planning, preparation and hard work that are Eiders Down’s trademarks. Still, we firmly believe that you should not measure the quality of your Maine duck hunting by the number of birds you kill. You should measure it by the quality of the total experience you had in this awe-inspiring place.

The Eiders Down Experience

Hunt with Eiders Down Maine Guides and you will take home more than your quota of sea ducks. For nearly two decades of thrilling, safe and successful hunts, our goal has been to ensure that hunters - young and old, male and female, novice and expert – experience the Downeast Maine coast through the eyes of professionals who love what they do and where they do it.

 

During your hunt, we will introduce you to a unique and unforgettable place that is serenely beautiful and bitterly harsh - enlightening and humbling – timeless and ever-changing…where rafts of Eiders share the waters with solitary loons, and noble eagles must compete with lowly seagulls for the same meal.

Wildlife is plentiful here, and in addition to our primary game ducks you may also see Bufflehead, Mergansers, Loons, Terns, Puffins, Osprey, Cormorant, Seals, Moose, Deer... we recommend you bring your camera as well as your gun! 

MASTER GUIDE, BILL PIDGEON

is a 25 year veteran of the Maine Warden Service with more than 20 years experience as a duck hunting guide. Eiders Down is the oldest outfitter in the State of Maine.

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SAFETY AND A SUCCESSFUL HUNT

are our main objectives. Most hunting takes place on offshore islands and ledges.

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READ ABOUT EIDERS DOWN IN THE STAR TRIBUNE

Hunting sea ducks in Maine with a group of Minnesotans proved to be entertaining but challenging, thanks in no small part to the wintry conditions.

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READ ABOUT GUIDE GALEN RUHLIN IN THE BANGOR DAILY NEWS

The dawn breeze was fanning the fires of day as Galen Ruhlin guided the beamy 18-foot Lund boat through the moorings of a snug harbor situated on Frenchman Bay.

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