...or has the duck hunting been totally retarded lately? For me to hit this many ducks day after day it's got to be good. So much fun

Many of them succumbed to heart failure. They really like bread crumbs and pop corn

Nope, not just you. I only managed to get out 3 times since the snow started. There was 3 of us on the first trip where we got an almost all mallard limit the rest were widgeon and pins. The second one my buddy and I holed up in a snow blind, and had the most wicked teal shoot. I came home with an all teal limit, and he shot some mallards and widgeon in his limit. Then the last time my Dad and I set up but could not get the mallards to work, and ended up doing a diver (jerky) shoot. We shot widgeon, ringnecks, and scaup (plus a couple of mallards).

I also got at least 1 goose on every trip, sometimes more. Here is a couple me and my brother in law jump shot out of a slough.

Its just you guys. Its seems when everybody is having a banner year; I dont get out as much. I did manage to jump two gorgeous drakes this morning when I was "walking the dogs". I need to get way down river for a few days and boost the bird count.

"Give a man a fish
He eats for a day

Teach a man to fish
He lies all the time"

Classic!

You poor SOB's. Now you gotta eat those pieces of turds. And don't be lying to me and tellin' us you actually like to eat water fowl. You sick monkeys!

This from the man who doesn't like shellfish. I've got the best goose and duck recipes around. If you like the taste of wild game at all you'd like it Parker.
Besides eating it watching the dogs work is worth it even if you're not hunting. I even dragged my ex wifey out there once. She enjoyed watching the dog work though she agreed with you on the duck taste.
Try it smoked sometime (I know I open myself up to the "it'll smoke up just fine" comments) but smoked duck rules!

Thanks robbo.

Parker, its not chicken or beef, but with practice its possible to cook some very delicious meals with wild waterfowl. No lie!

Duck hunting was killer right up until the thaw... Now they're spread thin and everywhere....

Keith

been bad down here for a while. the first day everything froze was awesome, but having to work our asse$ off for a few birds. all we have is access to public land, so the birds are flying right by and into the fields.

I am a public land guy too. During the freeze we had awesome hunting now that they are back in the fields, I am going fishing. I won't hunt again, until I know fresh birds are using my spots. I actually have one spot I may hunt on Sunday, it is being used now.

Parker you missed the boat if you never thought ducks taste good. A fat mallard cooked rare on the grill, is just good meat. I served "duck poppers" (duck, pepper, cream cheese, bacon, grilled) at a party over Christmas, and they disappeared faster than a lot of items on the buffet table. It is all in the preparation.

I was lucky enough to snag a private flooded corn field loaded with'em Keith, otherwise the public ground has also slowed here. As for their eating quality, it's all in how you cook'em. Terayaki and orange/ginger works great or make jerky out of the little buggers. Outside of that that it's just fun as hell to shoot'em and gets me out of the bloody office!

Forgot to mention duck wrapped in bacon and cooked in the smoker all day...##ck oh dear is that some good stuff!

Endlsey...my gawd boy...you're learing, but what's with the other 2 non-greenheaded thangs? You'll get there someday kiddo...sreiously tho, glad you're doing it and not me. I've just been wearing out the 'pen fish, at least I can give those away. Have fun down south bro!

Oh no. I *love* shellfish.

It's just that some shellfishes don't love me back. For that reason, I stopped eating most shellfish.



I hate the taste of "game". Especially, waterfowl.

As I've said before, if there was such a thing as "Shoot-n-Release" on waterfowl, I'd be all over it.

Love to hunt 'em. Hate to eat 'em.

I've got a guilt free way for you to hunt them Parker.....
Drop em off at my place on your way home. I'll take all you can shoot.

Coooool.

Ducks is good eats...just don't eat a fisheating duck...get the ones that fly into fields and eat grain...taaaasty!

Fish on...

Todd

Wild ducks and geese are OK.

New Years eve I made domestic duck - Peking style. Now that is some good eats.

Bingo!

You hear all these exotic recipes where you wrap them in bacon or marinade in some strong tasting brine for a week then cover with a fancy glaze.
You could make a turd tase good following those recipes.
I hunted the shitt out of grain fed waterfowl as a kid.
Cannot ever remember an excellent eating one.

The guys that shoot hundreds of them, then try find people to give them to kill me.