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Maine Sea Duck Hunt + White Barn Inn Coastal Weekend — Kennebunk, ME — Kennebunk, ME
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Maine Sea Duck Hunt + White Barn Inn Coastal Weekend — Kennebunk, ME

Destination: Kennebunk, MENights: 3Group: 4–12Season: November, December, JanuaryEstimated: $3,800–$5,800/person

Late-season sea duck on the Penobscot coast paired with a Relais & Châteaux base. Penobscot Bay Outfitters runs licensed Maine guide service out of Searsport — eider, scoter, and long-tailed duck off layout boats in cold-water rigs. Hunt days launch dark, reset by lunch, back to the inn for hot showers and dinner at the White Barn restaurant (5-star, one of 21 such properties in the U.S.). Off-day: an L.L. Bean Outdoor Discovery School clinic on retriever handling or wingshooting, lobster shack lunch at Red's Eats in Wiscasset, sporting clays at a regional ground. Portland (PWM) is the gateway, 30 minutes south.

What You'll Do

Oyster-and-duck weekend

Morning decoys in the St. Vincent marshes, afternoon oyster boat, dinner at Owl Cafe. Pre-Disney Florida.

Operator: Local guides + Apalachicola Oyster Co. · Pair with: Gibson Inn or St. George Island house rental.

Shooting Range

Fishing

Tour

Where You Sleep

  • · White Barn Inn & Spa, Auberge Resorts Collection (26 rooms, Relais & Châteaux, Kennebunk Beach)

Where You Eat

  • · White Barn Restaurant (Relais & Châteaux fine dining)
  • · Red's Eats lobster (Wiscasset)
  • · Lobster pound + tavern dinners on hunt days

Questions

What's the season?
Sea duck runs Nov 1 through early January in Maine — eider peaks late-November through December. Long-tail picks up in deep January.
License requirements?
Non-resident Maine hunting license + federal duck stamp + Maine state waterfowl stamp + HIP registration. Penobscot Bay handles the paper at booking.
How cold is it really?
30°F-40°F daytime in December, water temps low 40s. Penobscot Bay supplies float coats and waders; bring your own warm gloves and base layers.
How does the day pair with the inn?
Hunt 4:30 a.m. launch, back to the inn by 11. Shower, big lunch, afternoon nap or spa, dinner at the White Barn at 7. Most groups hunt two days of three.
Group max?
Penobscot Bay runs 4-6 hunters per layout boat; two boats out is the bachelor cap. Inn is 26 rooms — 12 hunters is the comfortable footprint.

Ready to book the story?

Five quick questions, then we build the full itinerary — lodging, daily schedule, dining, bars, the group-chat message — and drop you into a Trip Room you can share with the crew.