Layout Hunting Divers in Michigan with Steve Rinella | S1E04 | Duck Lore

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  • Опубліковано 7 бер 2022
  • While the “U.P.” doesn’t have the puddle duck hunting of The Great Plains, in the shadow of the Mackinac Bridge can be found some of the best diver hunting the Great Lakes have to offer. In this episode of Duck Lore, Sean is joined by MeatEater’s Founder Steven Rinella and local Michigander Dylan Graves. Neither Steve or Sean have hunted layout boats before, and they learn quickly that there’s more to it than meets the eye.
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  • @df4291
    @df4291 2 роки тому +184

    I like how this guy is introducing Steve Rinella on MeatEater's channel lol

    • @jameskearse8617
      @jameskearse8617 2 роки тому +1

      😂😂😂

    • @beanscommajim4980
      @beanscommajim4980 2 роки тому +27

      As Spencer pointed out on the podcast, 10% of your viewers tend to be new. Therefore introductions, however redundant, are still useful even for those few

    • @kevinschutter2156
      @kevinschutter2156 2 роки тому

      Ikr

    • @df4291
      @df4291 2 роки тому +1

      @@beanscommajim4980 nobody new is coming to this channel via "Duck Lore." And fine, introduce him. But maybe note he's the founder of "MeatEater" and not some random hunter from the U.P.

    • @dennismakowski9973
      @dennismakowski9973 2 роки тому +4

      It's fun seeing him do something for the first time though

  • @danielwarzecha2007
    @danielwarzecha2007 2 роки тому +41

    Steve Rinella, the man, the myth, the legend, the netflix guy, that fishing guy....this man has built a legacy

    • @rediron44
      @rediron44 2 роки тому +3

      He's a great spokesman for hunting

    • @VeganV5912
      @VeganV5912 2 роки тому

      @@rediron44 .. 🦌🐗🐻🦆🔴C-O-W-A-R-D🔫😫🦠🍖🥩🥓🔴... Caveman !!! Fat deposits clog your arteries. 51% death rate !!! That is extremely high !! For a burger !! 5 minute burger etc !! 🙄🤦🏼‍♂️. Vegans have 4% cancer and that’s it. Scientific fact. You don’t hurt your dog 🤗🐶. Or a parrot 🤗🦜. Hypooocrite. Meat🔴fIaaake, or vegan ✅❤️💪😬 ??

  • @rickcrisp7660
    @rickcrisp7660 2 роки тому +8

    Steve I only started watching your shows about 6 months ago. I’m 62 and love hunting whitetail deer and hogs in Georgia. I have watched a lot of other hunting shows you are the most down to earth person you explain everything how to gut,skin cut up the meat and pack it out!!! Your cooking episodes are off the chart!!!! Stay safe hunt free Brother!!!

  • @drewandcharlie7583
    @drewandcharlie7583 2 роки тому +6

    I dont know why steve is so entertaining. He has a style that is larger than life, yet is understated. Like he isnt trying hard. Just hard to nail down

  • @janmorse6948
    @janmorse6948 2 роки тому +23

    Excellent!! I have hunted some of those exact same spots in the past. It is always a crap-shoot on the water, but you guys were at ground zero of some of the Upper Great Lakes best diver staging areas. I have seen them so thick alongside the Bridge that they defied being counted. The last fall I was there it was mid December and I saw, literally, tens of thousands of birds on that "cove" off the N.E. corner of the Bridge. Most of them Redheads, but a bunch of Canvasbacks and Scaup, (both types) as well the other usual suspects. I really enjoyed this ride-along guys, thank you.

    • @sam805236
      @sam805236 2 роки тому +1

      Too cool of an experience! I've never been duck hunting or even tasted duck for that matter. It's something on my bucket list though.

    • @VeganV5912
      @VeganV5912 2 роки тому

      @@sam805236 🦌🐗🐻🦆🔴C-O-W-A-R-D🔫😫🦠🍖🥩🥓🔴... Caveman !!! Fat deposits clog your arteries. 51% death rate !!! That is extremely high !! For a burger !! 5 minute burger etc !! 🙄🤦🏼‍♂️. Vegans have 4% cancer and that’s it. Scientific fact. You don’t hurt your dog 🤗🐶. Or a parrot 🤗🦜. Hypooocrite. Meat🔴fIaaake, or vegan ✅❤️💪😬 ?? .

    • @jeffadams4590
      @jeffadams4590 Рік тому

      Sounds nearby to Mackinac Island? NE of the bridge? Great place to visit, definitely a gem here in the good Ole Mitten!

  • @catchandeat
    @catchandeat 2 роки тому +6

    And I thought my romp in the swamps was work! Mad respect for those of you that hunt seaducks this way

  • @andrejslv4192
    @andrejslv4192 2 роки тому +4

    That 2 for 1shot was something else. Great work dude.

  • @kyleransom7668
    @kyleransom7668 2 роки тому +4

    The Mighty Mac in all of its glory. Great video.

  • @duckbrian7973
    @duckbrian7973 2 роки тому +9

    Good episode. This is a bucket list for me.

  • @maxpelton6819
    @maxpelton6819 2 роки тому

    Nothing better than seeing the sky turn black with birds on the first morning of a multiple day hunting trip. Thanks for showing us Michigan bird hunters some love

  • @dillon26
    @dillon26 2 роки тому +3

    my favorite waterfowl hunts are layout bufflehead beatdowns on lake st. clair. the place is packed full of em!

  • @marcreeves5980
    @marcreeves5980 2 роки тому +3

    I absolutely LOVE layout boats. My favorite type of hunt

  • @TooManyHobbies
    @TooManyHobbies 2 роки тому +1

    I've done a lot of diver layout hunting on Lake Erie, I love self filming it and it's such a fun way to hunt ducks. It's definitely humbling, but once you get used to the boat and shooting it's a blast. Great video covering our favorite way to hunt divers!

  • @creesh7728
    @creesh7728 2 роки тому +1

    The two birds with one stone was absolutely filthy 🔥

  • @dustinboyd6603
    @dustinboyd6603 2 роки тому +7

    Ok now let’s see Steve make a decent meal outta them divers cause I’m yet to figure that one out

  • @Cocarat206
    @Cocarat206 2 роки тому +2

    I love how Steve was going on about all the military history of the Straits. Same thing goes through my mind whenever I head up that way.

  • @paulsly7246
    @paulsly7246 2 роки тому

    Certainly a challenging way to hunt ducks.Got seasick just by watching,lol.Hats off to those who hunt this way ,that's for sure.Thanks for a great show,from Australia

  • @Klaatu-ij9uz
    @Klaatu-ij9uz Рік тому

    GREAT tutorial episode!! During the past several decades, we always saw large rafts just east of the Mackinaw bridge. Never many west of the bridge.

  • @lewismooney3941
    @lewismooney3941 2 роки тому +2

    Ugh I was hoping for Steve’s cooking on this one! Damn

  • @brianballard3393
    @brianballard3393 2 роки тому +4

    Thinking the bridge hunt might be a tad more congested next season. Time to utilize PLAN B : )

  • @aradcliffe585
    @aradcliffe585 2 роки тому

    It's true..You can't compare it to any other hunting. Diver Hunting is an animal all it's own..Been Diver Hunting on Erie since I could walk..
    Diver Hunting is a way of life up here in LP Ontario Canada. Great to see our brothers south of the border smashin' em up. Great Vid Steve

  • @chronicawareness9986
    @chronicawareness9986 2 роки тому +2

    just wanna say if it wast for the bear grease and meat eater podcasts id go crazy

  • @brd1117
    @brd1117 Рік тому

    Sean acting like he saw the ducks when the camera man pointed them out for him. LOL

  • @corymccullough7852
    @corymccullough7852 2 роки тому

    Welcome to the or back to the U.P. Boys I should say. Divers have been so streaky these last couple years when it comes to staging times streaky migrating times not as consistent then in the past for all of them for sure. More of a trickle effect then a solid consistent push like in years prior. The mild weather this year didn’t help by any means and saw big numbers early to mid November. Hope to see you boys up here again soon ! Shoot straight 🤙🏼

  • @justinrice243
    @justinrice243 28 днів тому

    Lay out hunting is by far the hardest duck hunting you can do. Trying off Lake Erie is even worse lol but fun

  • @TheCanadianBeaver
    @TheCanadianBeaver 2 роки тому

    Still haven't got myself a duck yet. I guess I still have to live the whole experience through your eyes my friend. Keep following your nose boyz! From your Canadian friend Up North.

  • @underdogoutdoors
    @underdogoutdoors 2 роки тому +3

    That is a very cool way to hunt!

  • @clarkkane6021
    @clarkkane6021 2 роки тому +1

    That 2 for 1 special was great!

  • @Keith_White
    @Keith_White 2 роки тому +3

    I'd fall asleep laying in that boat.

  • @MLef111
    @MLef111 2 роки тому

    Another great episode. Keep up the great work.

  • @Aicreation101
    @Aicreation101 2 роки тому +2

    Love these videos😁👍🦆

  • @nhkhuntingclubpakistan
    @nhkhuntingclubpakistan 7 місяців тому

    Great job guys❤👌🏻💥💥

  • @leemartin9579
    @leemartin9579 2 роки тому +2

    I have never duck hunted, but going up to the UP of Michigan for my first hunt might be my next vacation hunt outside of Missouri.

    • @Themossyman740
      @Themossyman740 Рік тому

      We’ll love to have ya. Make sure you get a pastie before you leave lol

  • @goooser410
    @goooser410 2 роки тому

    Chesapeake Bay hunter here !!!!! Loving the show !!!!

  • @SpecklebellyHQ
    @SpecklebellyHQ 2 роки тому

    im enjoying this series. more waterfowl pls.

  • @andreww402
    @andreww402 2 роки тому +3

    That new marsh camo is doing wonders with these divers ;)

    • @Jeff-ve1bu
      @Jeff-ve1bu 2 роки тому +3

      hahaha I was happy to see someone switch to a grey jacket at the end.

    • @andreww402
      @andreww402 2 роки тому

      @@Jeff-ve1bu yeah I saw Steve switch it up at one point haha

    • @jaydenbankes8126
      @jaydenbankes8126 2 роки тому

      If they are close enough to see your camo they should be already dead, that’s the rule I’ve always lived by

  • @gwhunt1023
    @gwhunt1023 2 роки тому +1

    2 words: Long Point! Best reds and blues and Cans you’ll get in layouts! (Ok, maybe Mitchell’s Bay, also)… :).

  • @latty6952
    @latty6952 2 роки тому +3

    Duck down let’s gooo

  • @davidcaul7836
    @davidcaul7836 Рік тому

    Brilliant stuff guys

  • @rudyelizondo1935
    @rudyelizondo1935 Рік тому

    Great vid guys, love it

  • @awsp002
    @awsp002 2 роки тому +2

    Please do a behind the scene for the Netflix series. It's perfect for UA-cam.

  • @DUBV333
    @DUBV333 2 роки тому

    Thankful for any content, and would love to see a meal at the end.

  • @rudyelizondo1935
    @rudyelizondo1935 Рік тому

    Great show Bro!!!

  • @pedrojsanchezalvarado5569
    @pedrojsanchezalvarado5569 2 роки тому

    Muy excelentes cazerias amigos saludos chebres caza 👍

  • @noboy345
    @noboy345 2 роки тому

    Gotta love Michigan 💕💕💕

  • @Klaatu-ij9uz
    @Klaatu-ij9uz Рік тому

    One really doesn't need a "layout boat" to layout hunt. We've hunted in open-water from an anchored 3-man camouflaged fishing boat for over fifty years with absolute GREAT successes. We always set the decoys at a maximum of 40-yards (furthest decoy). A high profile boat will not spook divers. True, it was awkward to retrieve downed-ducks at times never having a tender boat, but we always managed.

  • @j.l.schmidt8880
    @j.l.schmidt8880 9 місяців тому

    13:07 love how the duck is still alive after being netted lmao that is wild

  • @chucksmith5002
    @chucksmith5002 Рік тому

    Nice just wished we were in the Fly Zone here in Florida. Enjoyed it

  • @broomstickcowgirl
    @broomstickcowgirl 2 роки тому

    Would've given a thumbs up with not just a catch but a catch and cook!!

  • @chronicawareness9986
    @chronicawareness9986 2 роки тому +1

    i wish i could go duck hunting..with all the effort people put and $ into duck hunting.. those ducks must taste good

    • @Unhinged29
      @Unhinged29 2 роки тому

      Some do taste good but mostly it's down to duck hunters just being crazy

  • @COOPERSCICHILDS
    @COOPERSCICHILDS 2 роки тому +2

    Cool hunting 😎

  • @jonnywalker5742
    @jonnywalker5742 2 роки тому +1

    I wish you guys would cook some up at the end of the episode!

  • @Klaatu-ij9uz
    @Klaatu-ij9uz Рік тому

    ALWAYS have a lifejacket within EASY reach!😊

  • @MartellOutdoors
    @MartellOutdoors 2 роки тому +4

    Lake Michigan actually does have a good population of Oldsaqua and some scoters

    • @erikbjornson6496
      @erikbjornson6496 5 місяців тому

      That'd be a lifer for me , long tailed don't usually frequent the central flyway but I can dream , oldsquaw probably bad spelling

  • @damienchristopher6703
    @damienchristopher6703 2 роки тому

    Cool seeing the Mighty Mac in the background

  • @rjcoady21
    @rjcoady21 Рік тому

    Yes in fact I was stood on shore and said I need to get out in the middle out there. And I built my duck boat and started stacking em.
    I mostly solo hunted and I had some fine days bobbling around in my 15ft boat in 3ft waves.

  • @mrsmith9964
    @mrsmith9964 2 роки тому +1

    You guys were pretty close to castle rock 👍👍

  • @bikerpercy8106
    @bikerpercy8106 2 роки тому

    Love to see Steve

  • @kishidabu
    @kishidabu 2 роки тому +3

    Will the next episode include actually cooking and eating mergansers, scoter, and oldsquaw? Don't get me wrong, they are beautiful birds but I would rather eat fish and shellfish than a duck that consumes them. You are what you eat! I do commend you on the series though, well done!

    • @MrAcuta73
      @MrAcuta73 2 роки тому

      I make them into pepperoni. I actually think the gamey taste helps, weirdly. But they also get "diluted" with other ducks too.

  • @jameslee755
    @jameslee755 Рік тому +1

    I hate to be that guy but my only problem is the amount of shells left floating in the water. They will eventually wash up on shore or sink. When I go to a field, I hate seeing other hunters shells everywhere. Last dove season I fired 150 shells and I picked up every one of em. They don't degrade they just breakdown into smaller pieces. The wads are enough, unless you get fiber wads, at least pickup shells.

  • @evanengen16
    @evanengen16 2 роки тому

    God I won’t forget the morning me nd buddy went and parked by the lake an watched the same thing just wave after wave of just thousands of ducks was absolutely beautiful lol

  • @JeffVonH
    @JeffVonH 2 роки тому +2

    Someday! I want to do this someday! The thing that happened to these guys is exactly why I never have. I can go find birds or switch to pheasants if it isn't happening at home. On a trip like this all the eggs are in one basket.

    • @jaydenbankes8126
      @jaydenbankes8126 2 роки тому

      Once you go once you’ll be hooked, find a reputable guide with good gear on a flyway and you’ll be hooked for life

  • @alc7781
    @alc7781 2 роки тому

    That’s about an 80s model Johnson. Well, they were real similar for a long time. We stuck a full lower unit from I believe a ‘79 on a ‘98.

  • @kazakhstan_hunting_fishing4044
    @kazakhstan_hunting_fishing4044 2 роки тому +2

    Super excellent raids and well-aimed shots. I like and subscribe!!! I will be glad to see you on my channel

  • @elmerrsv4
    @elmerrsv4 2 роки тому +2

    Where’s the cooking at? Great series besides missing some awesome recipes

  • @bradbutcher3984
    @bradbutcher3984 2 роки тому +6

    Finally a meat eater with Steve. I can't bring myself to watch the other people.

    • @michaelwywiorski2008
      @michaelwywiorski2008 2 роки тому +2

      The others have amazing episodes too

    • @neonwhitea.1548
      @neonwhitea.1548 2 роки тому +4

      Callahan is pretty good but the rest I kind of agree

    • @bradbutcher3984
      @bradbutcher3984 2 роки тому +1

      @@michaelwywiorski2008 I've watched some but I enjoy Steve. He's not just a hunter and includes a bit if world knowledge. He talked about how there were sea battles on the great lakes during the American revolution. The rest seemingly only know about one thing and they don't appeal to me.

    • @bradbutcher3984
      @bradbutcher3984 2 роки тому +2

      @@neonwhitea.1548 Callahan is completely different. I'll watch him.

    • @michaelwywiorski2008
      @michaelwywiorski2008 2 роки тому +2

      @@bradbutcher3984 you gotta watch things like the chefs they have on air, or duck camp, I just love everyone's wilderness knowledge and experience along with there hunting experience

  • @_TheRock_
    @_TheRock_ 2 роки тому +1

    Didn’t know you could hunt near the bridge

  • @xreaper_9029
    @xreaper_9029 Рік тому

    Wing & Bill as the old guys say , most effective way of killing Eiders and Scoters

  • @TokinLongIsland
    @TokinLongIsland Рік тому

    4:35 I saw something very similar years ago I was surfing Montauk point alone I think it was in the fall I remember I had my wintersuit on.

  • @paytoncheney9055
    @paytoncheney9055 Рік тому

    I can see our cabin in the video where we hunt out of to go for divers

  • @carlosneivaldo9738
    @carlosneivaldo9738 2 роки тому +1

    Eu gosto de seus vídeo de caça sou Brazil

  • @Jeff-ve1bu
    @Jeff-ve1bu 2 роки тому +1

    Looks like y'all saw a bunch, too bad that you weren't able to convince them to get close. Hunting big water is tricky.

  • @madysdaddys
    @madysdaddys 2 роки тому

    Hunted the Bridge Crotch? That’s some serious scouting there lmao.

  • @ybkyoti4841
    @ybkyoti4841 Рік тому

    Lived up here in Northern Michigan my entire life I hunt but I didn't know people did this

  • @erikbjornson6496
    @erikbjornson6496 5 місяців тому

    Heard them scoters are delish , never killed one but might do a trip next fall , it aint tgat bad as far as prices are concerned i mean any waterfowl hunt will be a couple grand so ...

  • @tercelfish00
    @tercelfish00 Рік тому

    Can't imagine the fuel bill with that Johnson 120. Good runner though!

  • @adamfowler9726
    @adamfowler9726 2 роки тому

    Who else was waiting for a cooking scene at the end because Steven Rinella was on? Hahahahaha

  • @stevenbohren2588
    @stevenbohren2588 2 роки тому +1

    My first waterfowl hunt in the mid 70's was in St Martins bay which is just east of that same area. Next time come down to Saginaw bay for both divers and puddlers.

    • @janmorse6948
      @janmorse6948 2 роки тому +1

      That first segment was St. Martin's.....off the mouth of the Carp.

  • @jakehansen605
    @jakehansen605 2 роки тому

    Welcome to the great lakes! haha

  • @jackolantern404
    @jackolantern404 2 роки тому

    What is the best/recommended way to dispatch one that isnt fully out when retrieved?

  • @bonecc4061
    @bonecc4061 Рік тому

    I live in Michigan. Never been hunting but want to go so bad. But I don’t know anyone that goes hunting

  • @jacksonvang6534
    @jacksonvang6534 2 роки тому

    Born and raised in Michigan, wouldn’t want to live anywhere else, would love to try this someday.

  • @travisbrown3723
    @travisbrown3723 Рік тому

    15:50 there’s a duck lower left screen popped up right by the boat

  • @Bardamu19327
    @Bardamu19327 2 роки тому

    Nice stuff but do you collect the floating empty shells?

  • @SouthDetroitFishing
    @SouthDetroitFishing 2 роки тому

    Was cool seeing the Canadian flag

  • @greenpola
    @greenpola 2 роки тому

    That made me sleepy.

  • @brandonwhite5105
    @brandonwhite5105 Рік тому

    Do a duck hunt on Lake Okeechobee

  • @afonsoturquin5975
    @afonsoturquin5975 2 роки тому +3

    what about the empty shells?

  • @ForestFire747
    @ForestFire747 2 роки тому

    How can you hunt this close to a bridge shooting angled above the skyline, would the pellets reach the bridge?

  • @barthuntfish
    @barthuntfish 2 роки тому

    Man, with the crappy hunting and few trash ducks I'd have thought you were hunting the Chesapeake Bay. Fun way to hunt them though!

  • @paulopimentel2523
    @paulopimentel2523 2 роки тому +1

    🇧🇷👍

  • @pierrelaberge5904
    @pierrelaberge5904 2 роки тому

    RINELLA! Get your foot off the dash!!!

  • @JT-og1jy
    @JT-og1jy 2 роки тому +2

    New first lite waterfowl line???

    • @chevyon37s
      @chevyon37s 2 роки тому

      Yea... it’s been announced for a few months now.

  • @fishingag7093
    @fishingag7093 2 роки тому +2

    I love the meat eater waterfowl hunting! Thanks for making this video

  • @danielcole8609
    @danielcole8609 2 роки тому

    Come hunt the Columbia for divers

  • @N2theBlue1
    @N2theBlue1 2 роки тому +3

    I almost died in a layout boat once cause the guys I was with anchored bow and stern too tightly and the chop swamped the boat. Luckily they saw me waving and picked me up before I sank too far!

    • @ronblackburn3683
      @ronblackburn3683 2 роки тому +1

      Always keep a knife handy! I learned the hard way too.

    • @N2theBlue1
      @N2theBlue1 2 роки тому

      @@ronblackburn3683 I was riding that boat like stationary surfboard almost before I knew what happened. Very thankful for the additional buoyancy provided by neoprene waders

  • @kevinsikora01
    @kevinsikora01 Рік тому

    Sean, who makes that front-facing chest bag that you have?

  • @ashiqibrahimt600
    @ashiqibrahimt600 2 роки тому

    Welcome to Ooty nice to see you.
    Little house Ooty

  • @matthewlafreniere4327
    @matthewlafreniere4327 Рік тому

    My Dad only let us shoot divers with a .22 growing up.....

  • @coltonattrell2804
    @coltonattrell2804 Рік тому

    What is the chest rig that gentleman is wearing?