Where can I get some duck for a gumbo?

Posting your location might help.

I'm in the $527 per bird range, Mr. Balls, not taking into account my in season liquor bill or post season detox expense...

You can't buy wild duck at a store. It's illegal to sell wild game.

Farmed duck is available at most bigger grocery stores, but it is quite a different animal. Wild often has little to no fat, while farmed has a thick layer of fat that you will want to render before putting the meat it In gumbo. Otherwise it will be an oil slick.

Thanks man,, I'm glad you specified those things, we had no clue.

I was going to grocery store to see if they had some fresh, cameron parish killed mallards today for a gumbo, but, you saved me a trip!

Crud, I'm gonna go anyway, I've got a hankering for fried fish, maybe they'll have some fresh bass or white perch for sale?

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Farmed duck is available at most bigger grocery stores, but it is quite a different animal. Wild often has little to no fat, while farmed has a thick layer of fat that you will want to render before putting the meat it In gumbo. Otherwise it will be an oil slick.

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That rendered fat is useful for making roux.

youre gonna have to go to a butcher shop. not a grocery store. I dont know where some of these other posters shop but ive never seen fresh duck at a grocery store.

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