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• Alaska Professional
   Hunters Association
• NRA Life Member
• Ducks Unlimited
• Safari Club International
• Bed & Breakfast
   Association of Alaska
   Innside Passage Chapter
• Greater Yakutat
   Chamber of Commerce

Our waterfowl hunts take place near our lodge on Yakutat Bay. Our hunts begin during the second week of October, and run through mid-December. Sea duck shooting over decoys is from shore blinds and Barnegat sneakboxes used as layout boats. Sea duck limits are generous and the setting is spectacular. Puddle duck shooting over decoys takes place on the many rivers, lakes, and marshes in the area.

During the course of our season, a wide variety of waterfowl species are hunted. These include:
Nothern Shoveler Pintail Widgeon Greater Scaup American Goldeneye Harlequin Ring-necked Duck Hooded Merganser Red-breasted Merganser White-winged Scoter Canada Goose	Mallard Gadwall Green-winged Teal Lesser Scaup Barrows Goldeneye Old Squaw Bufflehead Common Merganser Black Scoter Surf Scoter

For your waterfowl hunt with us you will need the following:
Wool or polypropylene undergarments Rain parka with hood Wool or polypropylene shirts Sunglasses Insulated hunting cap with brim Insulated boot / foot neoprene chest waders Camp slippers Wool socks Wool or pile jacket Handkerchiefs	Shotgun(s) Wool liners used under rubber gloves (available here at nominal cost) Shotshells (steel shot in sizes #2 - #6, 10 boxes per hunter should suffice) Camera with appropriate film (ISO 200 or 400) Liquor (if purchased here is quite expensive) Personal toilet articles / medicines All outer garments such as raingear, hats, and caps should be camouflage with brown camouflage preferred over green
A suggestion for those who have not owned or used some of the man made polyester garments is that we find them excellent in our wet climate. They are warm, lightweight, comfortable, and are quickly dried. Wool, of course, is the classic clothing for cold and wet weather. We recommend wool or polyester garments under your raingear.
LICENSES: A non-resident hunting license along with a state and federal duck stamp are required to hunt waterfowl in Alaska; fees are as follows: A Federal duck stamp can be used in any state, so if you have already purchased one, please bring it with you. Hunting license and state and federal waterfowl stamps are available upon your arrival in Yakutat.
Non-Resdient and Alien License Fees Prices subject to change
Hunting license	$ 85.00
Hunting and sport fishing license	$ 230.00
Hunting and trapping license	$ 250.00
Small game hunting license	$ 20.00
Alien hunting license	$ 300.00
Licenses may be purchased online at http://www.admin.adfg.state.ak.us/license

RESERVATIONS:

We require a 50% deposit on waterfowl hunts and suggest a 5 day trip as a minimum. Reservations are accepted on a first come, first served basis. Rates include guiding, local transportation, food and lodging. In the case of trip cancellation, no money is refunded unless the space being canceled is refilled by the canceling party or us.

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The Blue Heron Inn
John & Fran Latham
P.O Box 254, Yakutat, Alaska 99689
Tel (907) 784-3287 Fax (907) 784-3603
bluhern@yahoo.com
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