Originating in a North Dakota duck blind, where we were targeting divers instead of dry-field puddlers, this scaup discussion was a real eye-opener. Eric Smith cut his teeth on duck hunting while chasing scaup with his dad in northern Minnesota. Later involved in graduate research and scaup banding studies, he's remained fascinated by them ever since. How'd Smith fall into the scaup rabbit hole? How are scaup populations doing relative to redhead and canvasback populations? Why are daily bag limits only half that of redheads and canvasbacks? Are zebra mussels problematic? How are scaup bag limits determined, what do mallards have to do with it, and is the best science being applied to scaup management? Like a flock of low-flying bluebills hammering toward the layout while obscured behind a huge swell, I never saw this one coming. Found it extremely interesting and bet that y'all do, too.

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