Hunting Tips & Tactics
Most Buffleheads, as with any diver duck species can be found on larger, deeper bodies of water. The best way to decipher where these little birds can be found is by scouting before or during and after the hunt.
Are bufflehead good eating?
All Day Elite Refuge Member
Butterballs taste great! You just don't get the meat you would from a larger duck. Make jerky or cook them like you would any other duck. I've eaten plenty!
How do you hunt in Goldeneye?
Here's how to strike gold now.
- Find the Habitat. You won't shoot many of these ducks in a backwater pocket. ...
- Find the Fish. Some hunters disparagingly call goldeneyes fish-eaters because they eat a lot of baitfish. ...
- Get the Spread Right. These ducks often refuse to decoy to anything but goldeneye blocks. ...
- Shoot Them Dead.
