Editing Greater scaup (section)

==Human interactions==
Greater scaup are a popular [[game bird]] in North America and Europe.<ref name=eumanagement/> They are hunted in Denmark, Germany, Greece, France, the United Kingdom, and Ireland,<ref name=eumanagement/> and in Iran for both sport and commercial reasons.<ref name=EuropeBirdguide/> Greater scaup are hunted with [[shotguns]] because they must be shot on the fly, a challenging task, as they can fly at up to {{convert|121|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}. Greater scaup are hunted from shorelines and in open water [[hunting blind]]s or [[layout boat]]s, low-profile [[kayak]]-like boats that hunters lie inside. Hunters frequently use [[decoy]]s to attract the birds, often arranged to simulate a raft of greater scaup and featuring an open area to attract the birds to land.<ref name=discoveroutdoors/>